The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-14 00:00:00

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KPORT always in Stock, and carefu packed CLIBBORN & T .OMAS, 3 TRUCKLE, and Other CHEESE 3IIINEAS PER ANNUM EVENING EDITION ta- An Evening Editia TIMES is now Published eve) E4e ti.l n MONOA r, IT is pret' West mon e 3 some impress MAJE STI guarar general are of Hi NORTH B Phil tittirg JANUARY 14, 1856 -.....-....-.*.-----. lmitted that France an England are in want of heavy loans, and that Tur key will requir and Turk pounds, their nancial requirements for the cur. year will give the rather awkward total of 50.000_000 who may cavil about a fe tiovernment sh to bet tions imposed on a re assailed by a y ask t cote RODO ancient Britons' notic at our 3 explain to us hog g poll is to be me 1, and abused of paper RN DAILY News of tgis D . , 1 George 2500 Ba: Apply to mbrerifWlt Apply to fgz AN Barrels New itionar the ding tified, f pr a Jacot irlieus of Billin s, the si t, backed by ti n a " down of Parliament 1 tendency and a hea Such is th nded the h against Monetary a rm for the last six mu subm ie rights of the vanquii if we ask the a means of self-preservation. We have little care for ou selves, but we do feel some pangs of eommiseratio and industrial clan n this ssive taxation The lo eat, and, the London Times says Direful pr delusions ar lisaste nation anguish I earn when tile' eve of b or Lord Ov mows lamp injurio . much fuel add vould it mouth are n B unionist the metallic the month o )tat cash I nostics and melancholy e lianas ae parents of And we r aid at the moment )rst forebodings appear to be on the ealised ild ask Mercato: and all the known and anony- )f Bank ( arter Acts and bullion crotchets, i 3.: the London Time DailyiVews, G 1 r Guardian and all o ilightened s, to tell us what has become of the enormous amount of bullion 1848, up to th g answered I iestion elief of I war with May, 1854 ? Ha' isfactorils , we would next propose to do for the r( vigour, and to de end t: nose rights and invaluable I interests for which we are contending? This is iot requiring too much of those who boast so I a system the advocate They have ?.s of discount —contracting ded to trade, and restrict- le eiret r expedients a for gold marlff sh, and Sardinian loans the f I In these latt er asser ti ons th ey h ave won would be opula 'or their t ithori us pi em, b those field being r the total amount a Enal and was, according to the ig the sth of Ja try, 1 3,231/ when compared Nv 1 the pre: cedin, lation as we d k, at the 4, Temple-court. N. & CO., E k CO., Brokers , John-st tftWOOD, SAY uth, that it s, how iwe are to meet Bank of France f r the las according to the )n to question jot less Khibit a deCrease in )mpared with those ast of 884,6341, the Bank a 30 la ile we can or NORTIIERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, JANUARY 14, 1856. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING, The sales of Cotton to-day do not amount to more than 5.000 bales, including 1,000 taken for peculation and export. Prices ha ve b een irregu - r lower. tar, and ra The Liv )01 Share Market has been steady a sli , 2ht improvement upon yesterday's osing without ehanize :—Aberdeen, 11 111. and Biikenhead, 124 13k. Caledonian, 261 . . . Uhester and'Ho Eastern Conn -171 Great of the calls, dating from the day of payment. Another feature of some importance to British capitalists is the fact that the capital raised here will not leave the country, but be expended in the purchase of plant, rolling stork, &e , the capital to be raised in Brazil being sufficient for the cost of labour. When it is remembered that the province to be traversed by therailway has a free population Of 500,000, with more than 1000 sugar estates in full cultivation, sending to Pernambuco from. 65,00( to 70,000 tons of sugar annually, besides consider able quantities of cotton, hides, and *— exportation, and cattle and grain for the consume tion of the city, it will be evident 76 - t proceeds will be ample. m, for the traffic The monthly return of the I up to the 10th inst., has been bullion, while we had only a eireulf ion of 18,900,8051., with a reserve of 10,536,9091. of gold. Therefore, Frar eireula* e has 6,429,9261, more notes i )n, wherewith to sustain her industry, an the demands of the State, than we have hat will our Bu ionists say to the reeklessne of Fran 3 in issuin so la )t paper m y, on so t can be done in France from satisfactory. It exhi tion in the specie, and indicates the continued drain for the purposes of war which had diminished in the r the extent of 1.527,000/. have agar withstanding the high rate of interest (du the Bank. The advances upon Public show a alio' nn increased, not czed by Securitie. Railway Securities show a diminution to the exten 0,0001, which reduces them her list On the circulation has inn Private Dop deerensed 1.651,0001, We quote the following resume of the business of tbn past week in th It arid Shar Avon - Owing to the ciocina of transactions in connection with the settlement on Thursday, to cot 1 sales of stock on the part of the Bank, and to speculative sales, a large amount of business has been transacted in Consols since my last.—But in most other securities the market has been partially neglected, though the indisposition to engage in transactions noticed last week is certainly passing away. At the same time the prevailing feature is that of caution, and, as from the unsettled state of the market on the one hand, and the still prevailing'condition of political uncertainty as to peace on the other, no great reliance is placed on the stability of present quotations. The money market is still characterised by a considerable demand and by a limited supply. The demand is both commercial and political, while the supply is restricted, not so much by absolute shortness of coin or bank notes, as by an impression that money will become dearer until the financial position of the government is more clearly defined. Commercially, the demand is exceedingly moderate, con sidering the preparations usually made about this period for the spring and summer trade. Politically, it has never been heavier at any period since the breaking out of the war, for the government is not only-selling stock, but is borrowing from the bank, and anticipating revenue, whilst it is tolerably certain that the Chancellor of the Exche quer has the contingency of a large loan under his con sideration. These are the main disturbing influences of the market ; and there is no prospect of their being neu tralised to any appreciable extent. The possibility of a new French loan and the necessities of Turkey and Sardi nia, also affect the market to a considerable degree. Ap prehensions were prevalent on Thursday that the bank, in order to protect its stock of bullion, would be obliged to advance the rate of interest; but no change was made. The weekly return, published last night, was again unfa vourable. The public deposits had decreased £329,337, although the payment of the dividends did n t com mence till Wednesday, and the bullion showed a diminution of £283,234, while the reserve had fallen £483,424. The anticipation of this return caused much loomy feeling yesterday, especially as the monthly balance sheet of the Bank of France was equally unsatisfactory. shew ing a dimnution in the coin anti bullion of nearly £Boo,o''o, and an addition to the d'scounts of £1.100,000, while the treasury balances had fallen off £850,000. Under these circumstances, the policy of the hank is watched with much interest, or rather anxiety ; but an impression prevails that no change will he made in the rate of interest, until the government have explained their intentions as to a loan. The arrivals of specie since my last have been £61,000 from New York, an import on French account, and £29,742 from Brazil. The exoorts on Bri6sh account, so far as are yet known, amount to about £lOO Ono. Consols which closed 11.4 Saturday at 874. to I, closed last'nicht at 4 361 to f ,, r the 7rh of February. On Tuesday they were as low as 85f. The decline thus established is therefore equal to Li Der cent. It is ettributable to reports of the neace negnciations having failed, and the tichtness of the M.. The payment of the Dividend., which to any reaction at ' , e Account money mmenced ort Wednssdai has resent. At the a heavy 13111 intent on Tt.ursday, d the rate of Contaneo inerrale:l to ner cont. The Names passed for Stock were nrineipally those of Bankers, chewing that_a large, amount )f Stock had been " nawnod.' Shares rind there is an expeetatinn t} rl la-ge balances w ill he e not inc the dividends aTr over. The business of the half year has been nnloubtedly nrosperous, and these Securities will certainly be more in favour if it is shown, at the anproaahino• meetings, that the working pxne,ses have not absorbed an uneor orotortien of tle receipts; ac , inst this, however, must he set the fact thlt most of the lea'linr camoanies hire dorir the half year he , n t o r)xvintr, to ray off i'icreased rate of inter 3 inst;lnors to larrre bal.nnces in next , rn (3-u f- yea Gl.ernment Iv.petto? n of the is Eze.pt in Tnrki-b, little or no huainegs has been done in Foreign Seenritips. Joint Stock Bink Shares all keep on. The Colonial Bank have declared a dividend of 5 per cent. SATURDAY.—OWIIIT to the unfavourable "nature of the bank returns. Consols which closed last n;ght at 861 to 1, opened this morning at a decline of but, upon the publication in the Press of an Intimation that the eoun'er proposals of Russia would be of an acceptable character, and that the prospects of peace were favourable, an im provement took place which was steadily maintained until the price reached 861- to 1. A slight reaction then occurred upon the receipt of lower pr - ces from Paris, and the closing quotation was 861 to 1. The market was then rather firm, owing to an anticipation of important news respecting the Proposed negotiations arriving either to morrow or on Monday. Business was not very active at any period of the day. Railway stocks were better, but quotations are only regarded as nominal, few transactions took place. The prospectus of the Recife and San Fran cisco Railway Company was issued to-day. The line, which will be 78 miles in ;length, is to traverse the Per nambuco sugar district. The grant is in perpetuity and the Brazilian Government guarantee 5 per cent., and the Legislature of Pernambuco two per Cent. interest upon the capital of .£1,200,000 for a period of 90 years. The terms of the concession are advantageous in other respects. Foreign stocks. except Turkish, have scarcely moved. The Six per Cents, were done at 791, and closed at 791 to 801. The Guaranteed Stock declined to 41 to f dip. All other descriptions neglected. In miscelbin OUR shares no transactions can be reported, and but few in banks : but the quotations keep up. There is no change in the money market. The French Three per Cents opened at 62f. 500 the closing price of last night, and at half-past one they came at 62f 30c., being a tall:of from k to I. The following is the offical return of the exports of the Precious Metals from the ports of London for the week ending Jan. 3rd, 1856 : —Gold bars to Boulogne, 100 ozs ; silver coin, do., 660 ozs. The following are the Gazette average prices of muscovado Sugar, for the week ending January Bth, 1856, exclusive of Custom's duties payable thereon, on the imnortation thereof into Great Britain :—From the West Indies, 29s 3 , 1 per cwt ; East Indies, 33s 21 per cwt. Average price of the two foregoing descriptions. 32s 11141 p'r cwt. In Mincing-lane this week the purellas-s of most of the leading articles of colonial produce have been quite of a retail character; and, except at much reduced quotations, holders have found it impracticable to efieet sles. This is more par. titularly the ease in the sugar market, the quantity offered at public sale having generally been bought in. A large quantity .of coffee .has been offered for sale, and a decline of 6d. to is. per ewt. has occurred for some kinds of plantation Ceylon Nctive has ruled dull but steady. Cocoa has been . _ inactive; and f or rum , a t the racent reduction, there has been a very limited inquiry. Rice h as been dull, and also saltpetre. Pimento. nutmegs, and mace h ave b een ra ther cheape r . hut. Singapor e white Pepper has rather advanced. Cotton has contined (II - apt, and tallow has tended downwards. The quotation of gold at Paris is 4 per mille premium, and the exchange on London at short is 25 30, m a id og gold about 0.12 per cent dearer in London than in Pmiis 1,1 nt TT wr marl and the' pxciian London at A( gold 0 . 23 per cent Hamburg. from her Majes a French ImPer to the present first quality, the same duties, with 3fr per 100 kilos. added. The Paris Bourse continues greatly prejudiced by the diminution of faith in the prospects of peace, 'and by the unfavourable portion of the Bank of France. The letters received from Paris yesterday afternoon describe extreme depression on the Bourse, and to-day's telegraph repor;s a fresh fall of -2- to I per cent. on the Three por cent. Rentes The import of the precious metals this week have not greatly exceeded 60,0001. The total value of reported shipments is about 73,0001. The Railway Share Market was extremely quiet to-day.. The following are th e l ast quo t at i ons donian, 53/ 51. Eastern Counties, 81 81. Lancashire, 69 70. Great Northern. 88 Ditto A, 724 73g. Great. W chestex 51. 7 61- London and Nortli'%Ve7,t —Cale Northern )3;1. Man Midland Stock, 624 64 North British, 28 ~ 29 South Eastern and Dover 561 561. York, N'ew•castk and Berwick, 66 67. York and North Midland, 441 44g. LATES I INTELLIGENC SECOND )ITinv, THE EMPEROIt's 'LY TO AU STRIA Impartation of f the first annli impArteri in Frene Siam, and the Philippines the tariff 'rom other ere, ou entreputa, Uofr ; and fa than in is rL Copy of ugars s from China l' per 100 kiln lia, 47 a superior quality of s %11 a bullio t a wa of interest/of five per cent., and with why s the country requ tried in England io the bank Bank c /le natl.( Im, pu extort an end t want t the les of wa are unable to propound some measure of pra, And th ho clings to th 2 fallacies of a few heart nd besotted merce naries which every da erienae exposes, m prepare for a crisis, o hose men wh( argue that high rates of interest will cheek con sumption and keep down prices, pay no attention to the wants of the millions and the interests of the merchant and trader. Those who contend that high rates of interest will increase our e country, t the discount market is closed st all bills havit 3 than ninety-five day o run, which practically renders fully two-thirds of it forei gn commercial paper wholly unnegociable ll , hile those who argue on the presumption that a sufficient supply of gold to be obtained from other ( countries demolish altogether the grounds on whi c h th ey base their theory of alarm at the disappearance of a few millions of the precious metal. They pass by, all( ;ether, the fact, that merchants will not [lip to any country not oh ain discounts for bills, drawn to run )oas, which have more than ninety-five days The anomalous workings of our present system, convulse the whole circle of our colonial and foreign trade ; and whe'i the world's markets become deranged and paralysed, the shipping merchant goes to a ban , r to ask for an advance, is regarded with a degree of suspicion 11 is not confined to a simple question, as t s sanity To tal therefore of enc uraging our )reign trade, by any su h system as that row in operation, is a glaring imposture; and we again call upon the merchants, and those entrusted with the vies of the Empir not to suffer themselves to e drawn into the vortex of coal rci al pro s tra ~ which as !already overt one of the most costly on record readers are aware that we went to tl.l nse and t f the pt le London Tim tins a special repo s of Mrs. Y 111 oc iat pa ANN PALMER'S stoma( n the report by Dr. TAYLOR and Dr. R ie analysis c ucted by t .entured to hand a docu to the it advis was han ) the jury, we should like to know why it was not .ad aloud in court that every newspaper might have ad it? The analysis in question must have been for üblication or el 'or the special use of th and the Crown prosecutor. If for the nmer, why was our Reporter not allowed to cony _ _ _ If for the latter, we should like to know who uthorised its appearance in the Loud< , efore the jury or even the Coroner had seen on Times 1 . • d time to decide the steps that ought to be taken nder the circumstances brought to light ? Our iondon cotemporary is always complaining of the rovincial papers stealing from his and every other paper in the aited Kingdom is as much entitled to Government iumns but an ad Crown documents as the London Timis, and o be made the victim of a system c uritism which is carried to the length of ndangering and defeating the ends of justice. nd it is rather too bad that we should be told when journals publish information two or three days after favouritism has shut them out 'rom the attainment of that which is as much ours other newspaper in the kingd om , th ey are ilching from the columns of the London morning Sir GEORGE GREY cannot, however, pass 3 announcement made by our cotemporary he document which formed the ver 1 - - ---- J , 7 ground 3rnment prosecution would be " handed t had been given to the reporter of t lo London Tim We have carefully )stained, on our we ll known principle • ring any comments on t frightfu But, when the time 1 rrive d are at liberty to descant o is involved, shall not lit to b . under the notice of the Home-office, and the publi in a proper light. E COURT WINDS n, Jan. 11.— Ills Royal 11 hness Prince Alb ng this morninz, a cried by _ - Earl Gra.nviite, - House of Commons, and Rear -Admiral Hamilto- SATURDAY, Jan. 12.---His Royal Highness Prince A impanied by his Royal Highness the Cnmte de F Count of Fl r of t . and attended by his Equerry in Waitinq, left stle this morning about eleven o'clock for Lor The princes proc NV tern R Flandr led by a special train of tt ay to Buckingham Pala, a hour, and the Com dditio r royal hi triprovE S returnee 1d arrived at the ca in the Hein ndsor, Her Majesty ter. S North St Confed provinc These influences have completely suppressed the spirit of commercial enterprise, and plunged many of the inhabitants, who were important consumers of manufactured goods, into a state of indigence. At first the effects of these actual and impending com motions were only felt in the interior, but now the capital sufferers from the inactivity of trade severely, and there is little prospect of affairs improving for some time to come. The amount of business done with the interior is about the average of ordinary seasons, but prices are quite nominal, and these are regulated by the local markets. The arrivals at Buenos Ayres from foreign ports are as usual, but the cargoes they bring cannot be sold profit ably, and consequently the wholesale market is overstocked. In the Money Market matters were equally bad, and the prospect of a civil war has depreciated the local currency. Transactions in specie are liquidated at a great sacrifice to the dealers, and several failures have in consequence been recorded. To add to the depression of mer cantile and financial matters there is some appre hension of a deficient harvest, on account of the almost unprecedented succession of heavy rains. In the export market, with the exception of wool, there is very little produce on hand to counter balance the account of foreign imports. Such is the general state of the Buenos Ayres markets. and accounts from those of Monte Video are, if anything, still more gloomy. accounts from Pernambuco give some im portant facts with reference to the Sugar Trade, and supply a statement of the shipments from the Ist to the 18th of December, the total being 9066 tons, consisting of 3645 tons whites, and 5421 tons browns, against 5885 tons with same dates of last year, comprising 3089 tons whites, and 2796 tons browns 5398 tons in 1853, say 1629 tons whites, and 3759 tons browns : 8491 tons in 1852 and against 3226 tons in. 1851.. Their several destinations have been 1855, 1854, 1853, 1852, 1851, 2984 753...3112...1930... 730 tns nean 6;3... 376... 669...1445... 258 " tizal Rc amain 935...1311... 735.. 739... 771 " Jolted States 136 i... 726... 234...2457... 634 " the River Plate 751... 353... 429... 318.. 89 " Valparaiso 1142 ...1052...n0n....nnne... 6 " ... the Native ports 1273...1314... 219...1542... 718 " Tot al 9066 ... 588 5...5398...8491...3226 tns In reference to the general state of the markets ^he fluctuation in prices for browns has been t for whites, and it has not made a difference the sailing of the steamer for om 100 to 150 rs per arroba in the s in the ' • hav- throutheut the month sin f more than latter, psi e cannot a any opinion as to how markets may turn, hu fluctuated the moment form -e decidedly derstand that according to the European markets' idency, and the prices paid for supplies to arrive, that rood marlin has been left for snecill.tnr. •„ _ the prices )een so hi art at home s, we, until some firmer and more regular ved, th , ation which otir acted upon, for when they _ y losges, they find but a small , r gain gh, referring to our own 113 rkets, we snot see very b , e from the sec pouring provin zer r )m the awful cholera ; but Provilenee, up to the p nt morn Pat se:l with its in toto v.. ay vA, tarptut 1.‘1.3 ereen it must unavoidahly have upon the forthcominn crops especially, and the present, in part, in those neighbouring places where this (now we may term epiderny) has prevailed ; added to this is the very dry weather we are now experiencing, and by all appearances we are likely to experience n- some time to come—causing the extreme want of water to work our plantations where water is used to prepare the cane— at the same time we are not to count upon the supplies now daily coming forward, to long continue; in the first place, because planters have thrown all they could to the market. to avail themselves of the present prices; and, in the second place, on account of the dry weather which must inevitably kill the cane, should this weather continue we may almost consider the crop at an end the last days of March; on the contrary, should heavy rains set in, we are again frustrated by unpassable roads and the consequent rot of the new cans through the sudden appearance of heavy rains after so much dry weather. At the sailing of the last R.M. steamer for Europe, we gave quotations for whites in the one% 29880 to 49000, and browns 29300 to 29600, and we rive them to-day, former 29850 to 39900, and latter 29450 to 29800 per arroba, according' to quality. The entries have been increasinz, averaging 7,440 bags per dey since Ist Dec., say 60,564 bags received. by land, and 43,594 bags by water, or togetherlo4.lsB bags, greater part browns ; and the ship ments during the past month (from steamer to steamer) 7.642 tons, consisting of 3,386 tons whites, and 4,256 tons browns, and of which havebeen shipped to the Channel for orders 1028 tone to England 1,167 tons, to Po r t uga l 7 84 tons. t o Gibral tar for orders and Mediterranean 458 tons, to United States 1157 tons; to the River Plate 751 tons; to Valparaiso 942 tons ; and to the native ports 1241 tons. We estimate the stock held to day for sale and shipment at about 4200 tons of which 760 tons whites and 1800 tons browns are as yet (indisposed of. 2000 bars browns were sold by auction at 29421 per arroba, and 21 per cent com.—Cotfon : Some stir has-prevailed in _this article, and from 3 to 6 per cent higher prices hare been demanded and paid, we are not quite clear as to the calm of the increase, as the tightness of the money market at home and the bright prospects of a forthcoming cop from the United States deceive, and pre judice generally against the rise, we however look forward to January or February for a confirmation of our opinion, as then no doubt will exist as to the extent of the U. States crops. The entries throughout the month have amounted to 3214 bags, when prices have ruled at from 59200 to 59650, we to day though quote them at 59300 to 59600 per arroba. Shipments within , me time 3 009 bags, of which 2,041 bags to England; 4- ^ Rottio ; 20 bags to Portugal ; an i 352 bags to Me are not aware of any transactions de bear of severs! cargoes of s having been sold at 59800 and upwards per arroba f. o. b. Exchange: Since the sailing of the steamer for Southampton, and includiug what the Portuguese - • -rye at havino. t- , Paraißr,' pine, bnt w took; we eeimate the amount of exchang, £165,000, inelnding £68.000 for government, nt rates---viz , v , 92,000 at 27ii, £31,01)0 at 27.41, £7,000 at 2714, £27,000 81, all 60 days sight, also about 200,000 francs on 't 348 and 350 rs. per franc, and 60.000 mares on •Inst 660 rs per mare. Discounts : B 31'4 `s risen to 11 per cent. per annum, and 't January, which are at present the ont b.' bill S per cent. up to 2 )t often that a foreign railway project ore the public with so many advantages tend it to the favour of capitalists as are by the Brazilian line from Pernambuco ) "August Preta, conceded by .the Government to h ft guaranteed interest of It is r)( omes bef guarantee, from for itr known the invest-- lead, 11 114. 171 9 _94. Great Western kshire Stock, 75i rth Western Stock, 93 93 4. Lon , 1 and 1 n, 23 Manches. Ditto Prefer- cent Prof 63. North British, 71.7 84 8i 1. South Eastern. astle, and Berwick, 161 161 Midland. 291 • - 22 Duteh 1. Great Western of Canada, 241- 241 - - - - • - Nortt e give a ver ie the month of November merchants consider that the trade is entirely stopped. The Lis depression are the continue .I of an immediate rupture on the one hand, and the es and Brazil on the other Tliis nrabli .trite-, with the sent traffic alone fj bo w larger may be relied the line is eon' 3rs have to wait till Id, the guarantee coming I on the amount sits. A snow an inereaso o vanrsize of heir hat the ustrian Co , respondenz -states ituss:an reply to the peace pro- positions is peaceable in its tone, but does not contain an unconditional acceptance of the terms of which Count Esterhazy was the bea --- The Rusian ty, that ct potions, it adds, are, however, only of a formal nature, and hopes of peace are still entertained. PRUSSIA We learn from Berlin that Baron Seebach left that city for Paris on Saturday night. TURKEY, Intelligence from Marseilles of Saturday's date, brings us news from Constantinople to the 3rd instant. The campaign undertaken by the Turkish army towards Georgia had been definitively abandoned, and the troops were being directed so as to cover Erzeroum. The army under Omer Paella had begun to arrive at Trebizond. General Mouravieff had ordered reinforcements from Gumri, and fortified Kars, so as to constitute it the base of his operations next Spring. Armenia, according to the last accounts received from that quarter, was entirely covered with snow. THE C M EA. The same despatch brings the following intelli genre from the Crimea. Numerous ambuscades of Cossacks were spread round the camp of the Allies, but the vigilance of the latter rendered completely abortive every attempt made by the Russian troops. PERSIA, The official journal of Persia has published a declaration, under authority, to the effect that the Persian Government intended to maintain its neutrality between the hedigerent Powers. ♦ GREECE. Advices dated Athens, Jan. 3, state that the Greek Government have determined to keep a strict neutrdlity. Their relations with the Allie were, however, excellent, and order reigned every where. THE OVERLAND MAIL, Despatches by the Overland Mail, the arrival of which we announced on..aturday in our evening At the Santal insurrection has edition, state been entirely suppr( I, and all the insur The Delhi and Solna pipers mention positively that Herat has fallen into the hands of the Pei sinus. THE ROYAL ALBERT.—The follow•mr communrcation respecting H.M.S. the Royal Albert, for the safety of which soole apprehensions h h , .cn entertained, ha,, been received at the admiralty_'- Her Maj-sty's ship Royal Albert arrived at Malta on the 7th January. A;I safe." The new public hall at Allnchester proeressos. The design is Venetian. It has two arcades, and is sur mounted by a frit-ze, decorated with festoons and pannels, and by a cornice surmcunted with a PARDnll.—The sentence of four years' penal ser. ward at the last assizes of this county upon Evre T. nnant, chemist and druggist, of Man ehester, tor a crimi na l as . au l t upon S trait Warrington ers is c "' has been rernLtPd. The notifi cat i on o f a free pardon was the comnany on- rece'ved by M r . Wh eeler (the accused ' s counsel), from t n's friends. s thP Home office, on T ues d ay last. Askharn THE COMIC OF PA.3 , AGE— ROONEY V. HUTCHINSON.— At the rising of the court on Fridly, Mr. Hutt , n, instructed by Mr. Boggle, moved on behalf of defendant for a new trial, on the ground that the jury were not directed to find for the defendant on certain issues if the pLintiff had refused to proceed with his contract ; and the court granted a rule. LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.—SATURDAY.—Be Fore Mr. Commissioner Perry.—ln re I. Crippin.—His Honour appointed this day for judgment on the certificate, but it appearing that, owing to a misapprehension on the part of the bankrupt, he did not account in his balance-sheet for a sum of £3OO, inasmuch as he considered it was the property of the wife, his Honour, with the assent of Mr. Evans, who appeared for the assignees, adjourned the certificate sine die. It will be necessary that the bankrupt should file an amended balance-sheet, and repass his last examication. Mr. Dodge, who appeared on his behalf, applied for protec tion; but his Honour declined compliance with the request, observing, that at present it would embarrass the court in the matter to grant it. CRUELTY TO AN APPRENTICE.--A shoemaker named Orden, was summoned before the county magistrates, on Saturday, to show cause why the indentures of his appren tice, Alfred Leoney, should not be cancelled, on account of the master's cruel treatment. Mr. Cleaver appeared on behalf of the West Derby Board of Guardians, who had apprenticed the lad. The boy, who was very young and childish, complained that he was several times beaten severely by his master, once or twice kept without food, always kept dirty, and net allowed to go to church. Mr. Gough, master of the West Derby workhouse, and Rev. Mr. Moore, chaplain, stated that they visited the boy, and that his appearance, at the time, confirmed his statements. The shoemaker did not deny the charge, bat al le ze d th at t h e boy was idle and inattentive. The magistrutes compli. mented the West Derby officials on their kindness and attention, and declared that th e case was one of snch hard• ship, as to warrant the cancelling of the indentures. FIRE.—In our advertising co'ums of this day, will be found a notice, published by the direction of the Watch Commi`tee of the Borough, informing the public of the different places at which fire stations have been established. The increasing wants of the town have for some time demanded. that, ins'ead of collecting all the apparatus of breaks l to t r h fi e bi ti fi si t r ee e dxo p ti otn l ,vg i tieri is shat extinguishment of the np f tt e ha few eths should u e toml n fd t o r bst a a meanslrhr fire . l e y th l a V p a p t he l t i n t b d e . ac ivity and zeal of our fire brigade are well known, and we are happy to fi-d that their usefulness will he further be pro moteddis- tributed by the liberal supply of stations. machines, &c., to which we have referred. We would r commend our readers, for once, to deface our keirnal by tuning out the advertisement, and causing it to he affixed to some part of their dwelling, that all the inmates may know where to apply for assistance, should such a calamity as fire happen to occur. ecnnbso spots,go immediattttenh they should AMERICAN METALLIC (OATS —A very extraordinary trial. of the strength of the celebrated "American metallic boats" took Place, on Thursday, in Vie fiuskisson-dook. The Collins' steam-ship Baltic, as well as all other American steamers, is forr.ished entirely with these boats. On _the (leek of the shin, is one of the largest. boats stowed upside down. She is th e di mens i ons of ihe longest size man-of war cutter. A strong matt with an axe, having a long handle, struck same twenty blows on her bottom, in one spot, with ail his strength, without being able to mak e an indentation. Any one bb , w would have gone throu g h a wooden boat, f'ne owfi7grbeanattsvi‘oylaesutchee,n,onpttrhteoneosnheor:',Sahn(d rolled and tossed on the cobble pa'ement, with all the strength of six men; then lifted up, many times, on end, suffered to fall, h, r) thrown overb , ,ard, and rowed many times agains with al the Dower of e stone•pier, end r All this did T 1 , se boats hay( jure the boat, or eauße !en on the Bailin ever lt, over five years. ie ship, wilhont rep Riree, end will last as -besides havincr, the a4l and ready ror inatani use, and are fire proof. The government of the United Stites have lined their coagt with the metallic boats, mo tly on account f -- ad being able to dart over reefs and rooks to oard wrecks under yesterday's date, we learn ffittial FRANCE. *Sr (FROM Ouit oWN CuttitESPONIMIWY -,VENTN PARlS,Fftiola kg The 3foniteur fowarded to you this moi'min usual by express, contaios two articles' cannot have failed to notice, but the full sign. Lion of which can, perhaps, only be understotra this country. The first, the announcement f the Council of War which has been so often tall of assembled yesterday, under the presitt ticy the Emperor, and that its object is not io piilgn, riot up a wan of an approaching earn berate on the ii cob - siderations plan to be preferred to another, bui t rk I bed goverbm( Corabillretit)llB 11th May t 3 all their e their exigencies' 1 that, from thi: azure of ,t propositions rni t use )est elriplo3 Meol, of II ‘Vesterti Pu - wers. Ti article has creatt reial and money s In winch 1 ) show that the probabilit y of peace doffs not enter into eon lly f,,olish, but the Freheh traders, b mkt- Bee their hopes thus . round, and by the °kilobit j naturally startling Monit,:ur is a of the mentary on the eonsti , which pour le q;-art cure is that of Fi-inee ; arid singular to relate IL rcbillieS th Senate, for, on the one httnd glng in discussions on matters which it I r hlit to discu,:s tsot i•,g that it is hot a ( of Pci rte, or a deliberate body; and on the oilier neglecting to occupy itself with the metters Which the Constitinion declares fall within its pros ioce—those which concern the neutralisation of the people, the interests of agriculture, trade; and commerce, and the security of France. What is the political meaning of this article—an article emauanating evidently from the very highest authority, and even, it is said, written by the Emperor himself? It would be presumption in.'s newspaper correspondent to pretend to know, seeing that the matter is a profound secret to the Senators themselves; but from what I hear, I should not be surprised it its object were to• be this, the government contemplates the adoption of some financial measures which will probably create profound dissatisfation amongst the higher classes,. and which will, perhaps, rather seriously affect their' pecuniary interests; and it thinks that if the' Senate can be made to take the initiative in pro posing these measures, the obloquey then Will not , tali altogether on the Emperor personally. One . or two of the expected measures have been named to me; they are of what is called in this country a Socialist character. One of them, for instance, is (what was talked of some time ago) a tax on railway shares. However, I only give you this version as 'a supposition entertained by some' high political personages, whom I have the' privilege of consulting. It may, or may not, be true. A despatch from Vienna states, that Count de Staekelberg. the Emperor's private secretary:hadi been sent off with counter-propositions on the part of Russia, and new instructions for Prince Gorts— chakoil; but that at Vienna scarcely any hopes of peace are entertained lam told that the precise• text of the counter-propositions are already' in the hands of the French government,. and that they are considered perfectly tisfactory. Indeed, it is said terms in which the assembling of the Collin tZT • War is announced in the Moniteur are m sort ut reply to those counter firopositim eating to Europe that they will be rejectel The text of the circular of the Swedish went to its (I . lplowatie agents annottm conclusion of the recent treaty with El France, has come to hand to tiny. • The of its tone to Russia is much re-- ,marked, great importance is attached to its cunt that Sweden and Norwa maintain neutrality so long as Russia strait teclaration im at aeldug her; t lechtraiiou is itt t Irrud ai Made pro forma VT whoa letters assert that the precise o Prussiaa Cuiuuel Alititteutt.l's tilts Vienna is LO ascertain if Bosnia will s and the eve►►t of her being au the Baltic, or on the Rhine ! The Austrrti, cannot., ovsing to the treaties wb: leer to England and Frunee, be ulltllll ret usa The monthly return of the Bank of Franc( beeu published to-day. Compared . with di itt,L rilutit.ll, the spl-tne in hand has fallen f 218.500,0u0f. to 109,500 0001; but the disc: latiou has i , ,creased frotn 417,500,0( 11,1, )U() ; the advaliees on railway sha e'• seem. ties hay fallen from 97,00 , and the note 111 Cirt. to 608,000,00 the I of S a• g news was regarded as ver' ivouratde indeed ou the Bourse, and nooe . Z arty quarter calculated to ditninish tr graviry. A heavy decline in the rentrs, aid!' all securities was, as you will have already learned by telegraph, the consequence• .4" It tile prueeedi ne iu troll The following appeared in our Extra Edition. of Saturday : RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, JAN. 3. The great council of war is concluded, and from what has transpired on the subject it appears that the Russiats tactics for the approaching campaign have undergone, some important modifications. Various orders sent off from head quarters would seem to indicate the resolution to abandon the Crimea altogether, for a part of the troops are ordered to march for the Caucasus to reinforce the corps of Geoeral- Mouraviefi, whilst others have orders to join the grand army of the centre, un ler General Panitiune. THE ILL I IC. KIEL, JANUARY 8. : We still have open water, and there is no interruption to the activity which, for the last ten days, has so universally prevailed between the lower ports of the Baltic and those of Russia, which, notwithst:inding the. winter, are still accessible to trading vessels u nder canvas, although it is long since the weather in those regions has become too boisterous or too severe for the war-steamers of England ; and it is to be hopei that those English merchant vessels, which their owners a nd charterers have still ventured to despatch to Memel , ' licenigsburg, and other Prussian deposits of Russian produce, may nut fall a prey to some of the cruizt•rs the Czar, while the protection they had a right to expect from the British navy has been so prematurely drawn. THE REVOLUTION IN MONTE VIDEO. A revolution broke out in Monte Video on the November, and for four days that city was the see a fratricidal war. Between 011 and 100 persons were killed, and a t lager numbtr wounded. On the 28th, the city was declared by the graver he in ;s state of siege. 29th, order was restored, and dos Nunez with 123 of the revolntion,►ry p , rty einha Buenos Ayres, in the steamer Constitution, ia with the express wishes of the diplomatic agents 2 . _ .• a On the in Monte Video. The subjects of Foreign States maintained neutrality. SALT OF GR,YHOUNE )ISto BELONOING TO THE LAT OF SET. roN was a lare aut. alsrs Lucas', to to the la ug the tit'enthtnce was numerous, the hovers w rid the competition was exc , edingly .11111. Them I: , gs put tin for sale as fidlows, and the prices atta ahha cow,' b e. reeN,o.l ther the ba ind even in this ca —I. Th ere bons fide irrev hound Fire Oqiee, black dov, by Ceerops, of out 'eotion. sire of many winners, 2.58. 2 Stich. bl ,c 1 'Our years old, Oster er to Senate, anti t to Stwilace, Luttstring S ,, ftot;'s Stayni out of his Stra?.egy, black tk. hitch, (third season, ,d Marshall; nut of Lord Seftou's Spy eope ziii:eas. 4 Mack dog, own brother to Si ,ty Fire Office, out of Lord Sefton's Salley „p( , d April, 1854, two and a half guineas 5. Brit ter br Fire Office. out of Lord Soft. n's Stitch, P° alf guise arcs► sister to lot 5, eight anal a half guineas. nd white dog, Lit Lung's Lahlactie, out of Grider, air , of L trd &Iron's Sackloth, the winner of the tin.) three and a half guino - were nas. the property of the let J. J. Henderson. z 0.., There w(re be animals seld at prices varying from Oa " to -6-0 i