Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-29 00:00:00

• HEALTH COMMITTEE. . . At the weekly meeting of this committee, yesterday, Mr. Alderman Dover presided ; and the other members present were—Messrs. Beckwith, Vernon, Barton, Avison, Haydock, Anthony, Sheil, Bowring, Holden, Robertson, and Gladstone. . The borough engineer, building surveyor, and inspector . of nuisances reported various particulars of the operations in their several departnrents during the week, from which it appeared that 89 nuisances complained of by inhabitants had been inspected, and means taken to remedy them ; 904 houses in the unhealthiest districts, containing 3,030 apart ments, and 584 cellars, had been put under examination,with tho view of bettering their sanitary condition ; and 138 lod ging houses had also been examined and reported upon. Mr. M`Gowen, the law-clerk, read the following report of the sub-committee appointed to inquireinto and report upon the sanitary rates laid for last . year, the state of the collec tion thereof, the expenditure in each township, and as to rates required for the ensuing year : The rates which wero laid by the Council in May, 1803, have . proved sufficient for the works then proposed to be execthed ; but during the past year, at the solicitation of the ratepayers in some of the districts, additional works have been undertaken, the cost of which will have to be provided for in the rates to be submitted foe 1859-60. The treasurer has prepared an abstract of all the receipts and pay ments, which is submitted herewith, showing the particulars of the 'whole transactions of the year ending the 31st of March last. AS TO . THE COt LECTION. The per centage of rates collected is £79 19s 9d, exclusive of the 'composition abatement of 50 per cent. in respect‘of small property; but taking the net sum payable by cottage owners as the amountlo be collected, then the collection crxeceds 92 per ,cent., a proportion which has only once been exceeded since the Sanitary Act Came into operation E4rII4A.TF,S Von TIM TEAR Your committee have applied the sum of £5,000, paid out df the borough fund, towards the sewer and paving rates for Liverpool, as follows :--L4,90 0 in -aid of the paving rate, and £lOO in aid-of the sewer rate, to - which last mentioned rate they have also appned the sum of £575, paid by the Council under /the Sanitary Amendment .Act of 1854. The portion of the general expenses of the public offices, and of the salaries of the treasurer, his clerks, and the collectors, payable by the health committee, together with the salaries of the borough engineer, medical officer of health, and inspector of nuisances, and their respedtive Staffs, have been distributed among the five dis tricts forming the borough. The cost of removing refuse, and similar charges, have also been similarly dealt with. Your committee have carefully considered the estimates for the ensiling year. Some of the payments for which provision has to be - mule, are obligatory ; such as interest on loans, contribution to sinking fund, and the like. With regard to new works and other matters of discretionary character, your committee have only attended to the most urgent wants of the public, and have post poned everything which is not immediately required. Your committee propose to execute all permanent works with borrowed capital, but the increasing charges in respect of loans farm aheavy item of annual expenditure, and will continue to do so until the accumulated sinking fund is sufficient to discharge the liability. The following statement shows the sums proposed to be thus expended for paving and sewers. PAVING. Works•intended to be executed with borrowed capital :—Liver pool, £20,000 ; Kirkdale, £4,700 ; Evertou, £5,600 ; West Derby, £800; Toxteth Park, 3,000. Balance unexpended of loans already sanctioned by the Council : Liverpool, £15,000; Kirkdale, £2,600 ; Everton. £4,300; West Derby, £1,900 ; Toxteth Park, £9OO. Amount required to be borrowed :—Liverpool, £5,000 ; Kirkdale, £2,100; Everton, £1,300; Toxteth Park, £2,100. SEWERS. Works intended to be executed with 'borrowed capital :—Liver pool, £19,000 ; Kirkdale, £5,200; Everton, £B,OOO ; West Derby, £2,200; Toxteth Park, £5,000. Balance unexpended of loans already sanctioned by the Council : Liverpool, £7,400.; Kirkdale, £'2,600; Everton, £2,300; Toxteth Park, £4,700. 4 Amount required to be borrowed :—Liverpool, £11,600; Kirkdale, £2,600 ; Everton, £5,700; West Derby, £2,200; Toxteth Park, £3OO. In reference to the rate for water for public purposes, the water oommittee*have forwarded a resolution stating that they require the sum of 2d in the pound, whichis an advance of id in the pound beyond the rate for last year. The Liverpool Improvement Act of ISM having now come into operation, your committee are progressing with the necessary pur chases of property. To meet this branch of outlay the Council are empowered to levy a rate of 2icl in the pound; but your committee find that there is no occasion at present to raise this sum, but only the amount hereafter mentioned. RATES TO BE LAID. Your committee, having most carefully considered the rates for the year 1359-60, arc of opinion that the works entrusted to their charge cannot be kept in a proper state of efficiency for less than the undermentioned stuns, which they accordingly recommend to be raised by rates as follows: Descrip tion of Work. Rates to be Rates laid for laid 1859-60. 1658-9 Descrip- Rates to be Rates tion of laid for laid Work. 1859-60. 1858-9. LIVERPOOL. WEST DER.BY. Paving 0 8 Sewer 0 3 Water 0 2 Paving 1 1 Sewer 0 10 Water 0 2 General 0 6 Improvement-0 li 0 0 General • 0 3 , Improvement..o 1 51 2 - liIRKDAIE Paving 1 3 , Sewer 0 7 . Water 0 2 , General 0 3 . Impronement 0 2 41 EVERTOIi, Paving.. Sewer .. Water .. .0 11 0 7 .0 2 General 0 4 Improvement-0 1 The practice of allowing parties to appeal to the members of Council, sitting as Commissioners, has this year been discontinued. The precise result of the change cannot yet be ascertained ; but the time of the Commissioners and the Magistrates has been saved, together with the expense incident to the appeal sittings, and your committee are not aware that any dissatisfaction has been expressed by the ratepayers. The medical officer of health reported that in the week ending on last Saturday, the deaths in the borough were 204, being 30 less than in the corrected average of the same week of the preceding ten years. In the parish the deaths were 128, and in. the out-townships 76. The mortality from diseases of the zymotic class was lower than in any week of the preceding two years, the deaths being 37. Nearly every disease of this class shows a low mortality. Typhus has been only once lower in the last four months. Scarlatina has been less fatal than it has been for nearly two years No death was registered from bowel complaint • a very unusual occurrence; and no fatal case of small-pox has been recorded for the last fortnight—. a longer interval than has been observed for the last three years and a half. Diseases of the lungs, in consequence of the inclemency of the weather, have caused a larger propor tion of the general mortality than in any week during the winter. The deaths were 85, including 44 from consump tion, forming nearly 42 per cent. of the entire deaths. The report was adopted. Mr. Gladstone said he wished to call attention to a matter which he thought was of very great importance in itself, whilst, at the same time, he was sorry to observe that he had every reason to believe they possessed no legal power whatever to deal with it ; but it was to draw the attention of the committee to the fact, that various buildings had been constructed in late years, if -there were not some now in process of construction, which were erected in such a manner as by possibility might become extremely dangerous to human life. Tie alluded to those instances where a very large structure rested upon iron pillars, without any solid foundation of brick work whatever (hear) ; so that in the event of any flaw in the testing of those iron pillars, no one could tell what the sacrifice of human life might be. The premises so erected in past times, and -he believed at the present moment, amounted in one or more instances to two, three, or four storeys ; and he presumed the most accurate calculation that could be made was, that in sonic ingenues a pressure of something like 200 to 300 tons was dependent upon this sup port below. Now, rememberine• how many lives that might be called upon to pay the price of thi s course o f procedure, it did seem to him, whether they had the power or not, that it was their duty to direct the attention of the Town Council to the circumstance. He believed their officers had no right whatever to say one word of what was going forward; but that did not exonerate the committee from.the responsi bility which attached to their respective positions ; and it seemed to him that something should be done, because if these buildings were to give way, not alone would the people in 'them be made to pay the price of their lives, bat those located on the opposite side of the street must be called upon for a similar penalty. And, under these circumstances, he wished to take the sense of the committee, to know what sort of ropresentation it was their duty to make to the Town Council. The borough engineer, and Mr. Rishton, and, for aught he knew, the town-clerk also, were aware of what be was stating ; but the thing was so serious that he felt he should not be doing his duty if he did not clear his conscience, because lie felt that some day or other 50 or 100 lives might be the price of that madness over which, it seemed, they had no control legally. Mr. Vernon said if his opinion would go to strengthen the 'remarks which Mr. Gladstone had so well made, he should be happy to give his opinion for that purpose. He declared that when he had seen the buildings in course of erection on such slender pillars without examining the -foundation at sll, that he had actually trembled. He TOXTETH PARS, Paving 1 2 Sewer 0 7 Water 0 2 General 0 5 Improvement-0 li 0 0 thought it desirable that a committee should be formed to inquire into the subject, anti see what steps could be taken. If they possessed any power, let them exercise it at once ; if they did not possess it, the sooner they acquired that power the hotter. Mr. M'Gowen said tkere was no doubt their powers did not extend 'sufficiently far to enable them to grapple with this difficulty. The question might arise whether by adopting the local government act they might not get the power, as it empowered the town council to make a bye-law for the security and stability of a building. The only other mode to obtain the power would be by an Act of Parliament Mr. Beckwith said that no doubt something should be done, and the question was, which was the best way to do it. It would be better to leave the matter to the Tuesday's committee, with instructions tc report to the geuerzi com mittee. The - matter was referred to the general purpeses sub comnettee, and the proceedings then terminated. man before the electors. In such an event, Mr. Horsfall must blame his own party alone; the Liberals will not be in any way compromised in this matter--they have no wish to alter the representa tion, but are satisfied to leave it as it stands. Still, if our opponents court the issue, by all means let us ascertain the feeling of the constituency on the question—whether we are strong enough to place two Liberals in Parliament, or not ? Now the Liberals have a gentleman who would se cure the confidence of a large body of the electors, his presence in Parliament would meet the want referred to by the Shipping Gazette. He would surely be a fair representative of the shipping interest (we mean Mr. Thomas Brockle bank), than whom I know of no man more honest or more determined to support a progressive and liberal policy in the state. I venture to place his name before the electors, in the hope that, if on to-morrow we find the threat of opposition carried into effect, Mr. Brocklebank may be nominated, and, if. he is nominated, I feel pretty confident he would stand high on the poll on the day of election. V. THE SINEWS OF WAR." TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES. Sir,—From the aspect of Continental affairs, the moment is fraught with interest of vital importance to this country. Our efforts for the preservation of peace, and the advancement of civilisation, appear to have been basely trifled with. Why, then, should we hesitate to adopt measures that may, in the end, mitigate the horrors of protracted war on the Continent, as well as strengthen our position at home. War, it is true, has not been openly declared against us by the despots of Europe ; but, after what has transpired, can their inclinations be doubted. Our noble efforts in the cause of civilisation and humanity have been met by treachery and deceit, and while in a painful state of suspense as to the course that may be forced upon us by circumstances, almost beyond our control, we may be entirely justi fied by prohibiting the export, not only of all war matarial likely to assist a prospective enemy, but of gold, the very nerve and sinews of war, and this without a moment's further deliberation. The feel ing of the country is aroused ; diplomacy is thrown to the winds ; let us be prudent as well as brave. "God" will " protect the right." A BRITAIN. • Liverpool, 28th April. 1859. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. TATTERSALL' S.-YESTERDAY. LATEST ' BETTTNG, CHESTER CUP.---7 to 1 agst Leamington, (off); Bto 1 agst Royal Sovereign (t) ; 20 to 1 asst Pensioner (t freely) ; 25 to 1 agst Rosabel (t) ; 25 to 1 agst Brewer (t) ; 25 to 1 agst Queenstown (t) ; 40 to 1 agst Belle (t) ; 40 to 1 agst Polestar (off); .50 to 1 asst Satinstone (t) ; 1,000 to 10 agst Prioress (off) ' • 1,000 to 30 agst Master Bagot (t) ; 1,000 to 15 agst Sam Spode (off) ; 1,000 to 10 agst Thorn hill ; 1,000 to 10 agst King William (t) ; 1,000 to 10 agst Ancient Briton (t). 2,000 Cluixrus.---2 to 1 agst Promised Land (t freely) ; 8 to 1 agst Nimrod (off) ; 50 to 1 agst Hal O'Kirkless (scratched). THE DERBY.---1,000 to 40 agst Trumpeter (t) ; 1,000 to 15 agst Glenluce Colt (t freely); 50 to 1 agst Defender 50 to 1 agst Balnamoon (off); 22 to 1 agst Trumpeter (t). NEWMARKET RACES.-YESTERDAY. A SWEEPSTAKES of 200 sovs each, h ft; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 31b ; untried stallions or mares allowed 31b, if both 51b ; P.M. ; 4 subs. Glenluce colt Mazzini .... Ten ran. , MATcH—Prioress beat Olympus. A SUBSCRIPTION PLATE Of 50 sovs ; three year olds 7st, four Bst 71b, five Bst 131 b, six and aged 9st ; the winner to be sold for 300 sovs if demanded, &c. ; if entered to be sold for 150 sovs, allowed 71b ; D.M. Mimosa 1 Orianda Four ran, A SWEEPSTAKES of 25 sovs each, for two year olds; colts -Bst 71b, fillies Bst 51b ; last half of Ab. M. ; 8 subs. Madame Eglantine 1 Hersey Filly A HANDICAP PLATE of 50 sovs, for three year olds and ❑pwards ; A.F. Ghika Gourd 2 • 1 1 4 O 8 O • 3 0 0 DOCK BOARD, The weekly meeting of this board was held atone o'clock yesterday, Cita.:les ,Turner, Esq., in the chair. The other members present were—Messrs. Hubback, Rounthwaite, !Inman, Farnworth, Boult, Smith, NA, Brocklebank, .A n derson, Bushell, Arnold, Moell, Shand, Langton, M'lver, Laird, Tobin, Forwood, Hutchison, and Segar. WORKS COMMITTEE. The committee recommended the acceptance of the following tenders George Thompson and Co., to erect office No. 4 on the timber ground, Canada Dock, also a coach-house, stable, &c. ; jolin H. .Sloane, 10 tons cake spelter ; Forrester and Co., 12 crates sheet glass ; William Carson and Co., 3 tons white grease. Mr. Brocklebank moved the confirmation of the pro ceedifigs, which was carried. WA.ItEIIOITSE COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee did not contain anything of importance. Mr. Ilubback moved their con firmation, which was agreed to. MA JUNE COMMITTEE. The committee hnving considered the report of the Director of the Observatory regarding the time-balls and the clocks to be kept in order by the electric communication, resolved that the system be only applied to the time-bails for the present. Mr. Mondell moved that the .proceedings be confirmed.. Mr. Bold was very sorry to, hear that the committee had decided not to have an electric communication with the clocks, especially on the Victoria Tower. He was informed that the expense would be very trifling, and he thought it would be absurd to see the clock two or three minutes before or behind the dropping of the time-ball. They had experience of the working of the system as regarded the Town-hall clock; and he really thought there ought to he some reason given why the committee had decided upon not carrying out the recommendation made by Mr. Hartuup. Mr. Mondell said the estimated expense of each clock would be £lO a-year, for the patentee merely. There would be other expenses incident - to other points. The committee deemed that the time-ball dropping correctly to seconds was of importance to the ships for the adjustment of chronometers, but an error of a minute or two in the clocks was of little matter to the town. It would be an expense without any concurrent value to the dock estates Mr. Bushell thought really a great trust like that should not consider the matter of .£lO or £2O a-year. If science had attained the precision which it now had in reference to time, he did not think the argument such as emanated from their friend was really quite satisfactory in this matter. He thought the expense ought not to stand in their way in adopting . it. He was of opinion that two or three minutes were of importance, and they ought to adopt that which science pointed out. The proceedings were confirmed. PILOTS' COMMITTEE. The proceedings of this committee were read and con firmed on the motion of Mr. Shand. DOCKS' AND QUAYS' COMMITTEE. On the proceedings of this committee a minute was entered in reference to parties sending carriages on the high level railway loaded with coke that were not purposely constructed for that purpose, and notices were accordingly issued against them. Mr. Smith, in moving the confirmation of the proceedings, said, in reference to this subject, certain parties had recently sent waggons loaded with coke that were not adapted for the purpose, and the effect was that only forty five tons could be discharged into a vessel from these waggons in the same period that 800 tons could be dis charged if the waggons were properly constructed. The proceedings were then confirmed. MASTER-PORTERS' CO7MMITTEE The proceedings of this committee contained a reference to the subject of licensing stevedores. Mr. Arnold, when moving the confirmation of the proceedings drew attention to the matter, and said that in the next bill brought into Parliament by the board, the committee were ready . to insert a clause for this purpose. Mr. lioult said he should like to hear some statement with regard to the result of licensing stevedores, and what good would arise to those employing them. The Chairman said the subject would be brought duly before his attention. A letter was read from the manager of the Woodside Ferry, calling attention to the inconvenience arising from the bridge at the north side of the George Dock being opened immediately before high water, and requesting that the board would take some steps to remove this incon venience. The letter was referred to the docks' and quays' committee. A letter was read from Mr. W. T. Curtis, proprietor of the patent train and road omnibuses, suggesting that the board should enter into an arrangement with him for the exclusive use of the tramways along the docks for a term of years. The letter also suggested that steps should be taken to plank over the drawbridge of the Collingwood dock, and also to elevate the archways leading into the Prince's Dock. The Chairman said the principal request contained in the letter was a serious subject, which would require some consideration. The letter was referred to the works committee. This concluded the general business, REPRESENTATION OF LIVERPOOL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTH-ERN TIMES, Sir,—The leading organ of the ship-owners, while lamenting the want of representatives of the shipping interest in the House of Commons, remarks, " Hitherto the shipping interest has been in effect represented in the House of Commons by Mr. W. S. Lindsay, but Mr. Lindsay has differed with his con stituents, and has gone to seek the suffrages of the electors of Sunderland. If he fails there, we have no assurance that the new parliament will contain a single member practically acquainted with shipping matters." The Shipping Gazette, in making th ese observa tions, has lost sight of the fact that, at least one of the members for Liverpool is deeply interested in shipping, and that his interest is largely involved in its prosperity, I refer to Mr. Horsfall, who, I believe, to be most anxious to protect the shipping interest, and to support any measure which may be submitted to parliament, having for its abject the amendment of the laws now in force for the regula tion of British shipping. These laws may be defec tive, I believe them to be so, to a considerable extent, and that being so, I submit, that Liverpool, the first port of the Kingdom, should be represented by gen tlemen alive to the importance of the subject, and acquainted with the particular grievances of which the shipowner has to complain. I am not a partizan of Mr. Horsfall ; I differ from him in many points; but I have the most perfect confidence in his honesty, and that he would not give a vote on any question whatever, without being thoroughly convinced that he is supporting that, which he believes in his conscience, to be right. A gentleman of Mr. Horsfall's character and position, is an honour to any constituency, apart altogether from political considerations, and hence it is, I presume, that the liberal party in Liverpool, have no wish to insult him or offer opposition to his return on the present occasion. I am in a position to bear testimony to the courtesy which characterises his intercourse with those who may have occasion to require his aid on public business, and, taking everything into account, I am of opinion, the people of this town could not be better represented than they are in Mr. Horsfall and Mr. Ewart. But, it appears, there is a desire on the part of a section of Mr. Horsfall's former supporters to unseat him and to place a gentleman of more extreme Tory views before the electors on to-morrow. It is said that, at the last moment, Mr. Charles Turner is to be nominated; obviously, this move must have for its object the turning out of our senior member, for it cannot be contemplated that Mr. Turner could secure a single vote from the ranks of the supporters of Mr. Ewart. Well, supposing the Tory party do provoke a contest, the question presents itself, what course should the Liberals pursue ? It is pretty evident, to my mind, that our opponents have not confidence in their own strength, if we have a fair, stand-up fight--;t o h s e s i - b rant to work a dodge,. by which they might vegianmmai more H representative than they have if there must be a battle for it, I think otiiisefatbeßruatl party right to measure their strength, and put their Ray ton Jeannie Deans Miss Stewart - Harry Prince of Denmark THE NORTHERN TIMES, FRIDAI, APRIL 29, 1859 MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Evening. There has been a complete panic in the Liverpool Cotton Market to-day, and prices have been extremely irregular, in some instances Cotton having been offered at a decline of fully a farthing 'per pound below the quotations of Thursday last. The busi ness done has been exceedingly small, the sales amounting only to 2,000 bales, the whole being taken by the trade. The condition of the Liverpool Stock Exchange to-day, has been truly frightful. The depression in the value of all the leading Railway Stocks exceeds everything previously experienced. Cale donians, which were yesterday quoted at £7.5, have been sold to-day at t7O. London and North Westerns, which were quoted at 881, have been dealt in at 851, and Lancashire and Yorkshire have' declined from 881 to 85, but they subsequently' rallied, and sales were made after official hours at 86. Several failures have been reported, and others' are freely spoken of. The actual business done, in cluded Caledonians, 70 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 85:1, 851, 85, 841, 85, 851, 5 c; London and North- Western, 85 1 ; Do. one•eighth Shares, 2 d; South Eastern, 18. There was generally a better feeling in the market after official hours, and sales were made in Lancashire and York shire Stock at 851 to 86. London and North Western at the same quotations. Midlands at 941, and South Eastern and Dovers at 184, 18 3-16. The final closing quotations were :-Blackburn, 111, 11 ; Chester and Birkenhead, 60, 61 • Cale donian 70, 72 ; Eastern Counties, 104, 1 East Lancashire, 84, 86 ; Great Northern, 96, 98 ; Do. A., 81, 82 ; Great Western, 50, 51 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 80., 854 ; London and North Western Stock, 85, 86 ; Do. one-eighth shares, 2, d ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 34, 35; Midland Stock, 951, 951 ; North British, 50, 52; North Staffordshire, 4Z, 4;4 d; North Eastern --Berwick, 83, 84; York and North Midland, 70, 71 ; Leeds Capital Stock, 42, 43; South Eastern and Dover, 184, 184 ; Dutch Rhenish, 64, 61 di Great Western of Canada, 14, 141 ; Do. New Shares, 6, 51 d; Great Luxembourg, 5,5, ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 71, 7 1 ; Lombardo-Venetian, 24, 2 d Do. New Shares, 3, 9 21 d. In consequence of the great efflux of Gold, the Directors of the Bank of England have, this day, raised the minimum rate of discount to three and a half per cent. If panic has prevailed in. the Liverpool Stock. Exchange, the condition of the London Stock Mar ket evidenced something .more than panic. Most violent fluctuations took place in the English Funds, and it was for a long time quite impossible to give anything like accurate quotations. Consols, after sustaining a decline of fully 21 per cent. from the closing quotations of yesterday, subsequently rallied to the extent of about one per cent. At one time they were down' as low as 881. At noon, they were quoted at 89, 88!., 884, 90; and at the final close at 891. In many instances, dealers positively refused to operate at all, except upon the widest . margin. The , failure of fourteen, and some accounts say nineteen, members of the Stock Exchange was reported, in addition - to the seven reported yesterday, and throughout the day the wildest possible excitement prevailed. The final closing prices for Public Securities were-Consols for Money, 89, 891; ditto Account, 87Z, 884 ; Three per Cents, 218, 222 ; Bank Stock and Exchequer Bills, large, 5, 5 15 prem. All descriptions of Foreign Stocks suffered in like proportion, and Turkish even in a greater ratio than any other stock. Considering the extraordinary depression in the Stock Market, it may naturally be supposed that the London Share Market was completely wild, and with no disposition to transact business, prices suf fered a very heavy decline, and finally closed at the following quotations :---Ambergate, 54, ; Caledo nian, 70, 74 ; Preference, 99, 101 ; Eastern Counties, 50, 51 ; East Lancashire, 84, 86 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 70, 72 ; Great Northern, 95, 97 ; ditto A, 78, 82 ; ditto B, 126, 130 ; Great Western, 49, 51; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 83, 85 ; Brighton, 105, 107 ; North-Western, 83, 85 ; South-Western, 83, 85 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 32, •34 ; _Midland, 92, 94 ; North British, 49, 51; North-Eastern--Berwick, 83, 85 ; ditto • Leeds, 41, 43 ; ditto York, 69, 71 ; North Stafford, 6, 51 ; South Eastern, 60, 61 ; Turkish Sixes, 58, 62 ; ditto Fours, 99, 101 ; Great Westirn of Canada, 131, 144 ; new, 7, 6 dis ; ditto Trunks, 7, 74. The. Grain Averages for the week have been issued to-day, and are as follows :-Wheat, weekly, 41s. 4d. ; aggregate, 40s. Bd. ; Barley, weekly, 325. Bd. ; aggre gate, 335. 9d. ; Oats, weekly, 225. 7d. ; aggregate, 235. 4d. ; Rye, weekly, 325. 2d.; aggregate, 31s. Bd. ; Beans, weekly, 41s. 4d. ; aggregate, 40s. 10d. ' • Peas, weekly, 38s. 11d. ; aggregate, 395. 2d. Wheat sold last week, 116,166 quarters. The Liverpool Corn Market has been exceedingly active to-day, and an advance in the price of wheat is stated to have exceed four shillings per quarter, and the advance in other articles has been propor tionate. There has also been great excitement in regard to the article of Rice, and a large speculative business has been done at a further advance in price, particularly for floating cargoes. .The sales on the spot comprise 650 bags Bengal at 12s, 5,000 bags Larong at 9s, and 37,000 bags Necransie at 8s to 9s 3d; for arrival 900 tons Rangoon have been placed at lOs 9d floating conditions, and 500 tons for this port at lOs 6d N 11 s• per cwt. We have received private advices from Alexandria (Egypt) to the 18th instant, from which we quote the following, in reference to Cotton and Corn :- Corror: throughout the month has continued in steady demand, with occasional days of brisk buying, when sellers obtained some advantage ; ugood to fine " is a class now rarely to be met with, and has been sold at equal to 9d. per ib., f. o. b. The arrivals by rail and canal continue to a fair extent, and although the exports (chiefly by steamers) have been large, the stock on sale is probably not less than 25,000 cantars. WHEAT : Out of the 15,000 ardebs sold, 12,000 were bought by the government at piastres 78, or 31s per qr. f. o. b. 1,500 ardebs for shipment to Malta at piastres 75, or 30s per qr., f. o. b., and the remainder for consumption. The receipts from the interior arc almost nil. BEANS : A few boat loads of the new crop, from the neighbourhood of Cairo and Delta, have reached this, and have been sold for export. The quality is superior to that of .last year's early arrivals, and seems to promise a fair crop. With regard to its probable extent, our information as yet is not conclusive as to a deficiency, though there arc reports of it formed chiefly on the unfavourable inundation of the Nile last year. The several phases of the day's intelligence were discussed with great avidity at Lloyd's, the Jerusa lem, Baltic, and Jamaica Coffee-houses, the interests involved and the points in dispute furnishing topics for every class. There was great excitement at Lloyd's and the Baltic, the Russian trade especially manifesting a desire to trace the effect of the sup posed change in the relations between that country and France. At Lloyd's war risks were demanded on steamers and vessels in the Mediterranean, and it is not improbable they will be extended to other ports if affairs continue to present such a menacing , aspect. In Mincing-lane and on 'Change consider able activity. was noticeable, saltpetre, tallow, and rice being the articles principally affected. Great excitement prevailed yesterday in the Tallow Market, owing to the continental intelligence, coupled with the news of an advance of 5 ro. at St. Petersburg, whence the price comes quoted 1931 ro. for delivery in August. The advance established here yesterday amounted to is 6 to 2s per cwt. A fresh rise of about 2s per cwt. has also taken place in Saltpetre. The public mind has become inoculated with a feeling of anxiety as to the prospects of the Money Market. Many of the banks and other establish ments are stimulating a pressure by hastily calling in their loans, the result being the diversion of the great bulk of the current business to the Bank of England. The demand at that establishment yesterday was general, and heavier than on any day since 1857. The amount of gold withdrawn from the Bank yeSterday for exportation was 30,000/., making an ascertained total of 370,000/. since the date of the last return. 16,000/ in newly imported American gold was also taken for the Continent. To-morrow week, the 6th of May, the first instal ment of the new Indian loan must be completed, and and will amount, in the majority of instances, to about 18 per cent. The deposit having been, inju diciously limited to 2 per cent, there is an impression that a number of unscrupulous subscribers may prefer to forfeit it, with a view to avoid the obliga tion of further payments. Their moral obligation, however, is clear. The Stock Exchange was to-day visited by a panic scarcely paralleled in intensity within the memory of the oldest members. The positive statement that an offensive and defensive alliance has been concluded between Russia and France, and that the former Power is making the military dispositions requisite to overawe Germany, afforded at once full scope for alarm. A coalition, of this kind is regarded in many quarters as not merely sounding the knell of the Anglo-French alliance, but as pregnant with direct menace to England. Many persons jumped at once to the conclusion that the execution of the long-meditated designs of Russia against Turkey is now approaching, perhaps, in virtue of the Russo-French compact, and a fall of 18 per cent. took place in Turkish Stock. Throughout the day, the urgent necessity of corresponding . and costly armaments on the part of this country, was painfully impressed, and deepened the feeling of gloom that universally, prevailed. The English Funds opened this morning about 2.4 per cent. worse than at four o'clock yesterday. The quotations between four and five o'clock were the worst of the day, and nearly 34 per cent. below those current at the same hour yesterday. On this the first day of the fortnightly settlement in shares and foreign stocks, six or seven members of the Stock Exchange have been declared unable to meet their engage ments. English railway stocks have fallen 3to 5 per cent In the other departments of the Stock Exchange it was extremely difficult to transact business, the confusion being general.—Daily News City Article, Wednesday evening. The news of the French and Russian treaty took the Stock Exchange this morning by complete snrprise, and caused the markets to open in a state of panic, which was aggravated, before the closing of the day, by the announce ment that, although Austria had accepted the direct mediation proffered by the Derby Cabinet on Monday, France has declined to entertain it. Finally the last dreams of the possibility of peace having at length been dissipated, there was a fall to 91 to 911, at which quotations the I regular business of the day terminated ; subsequently, however, there were numerous transactions, and consols were offered at 90:3. The general depreciation in the nominal value of the funded and share property of the country, even since yesterday, may be roughly estimated as equal at least to about £50,000,000 sterling. An advance of the rate of discount to at least 3 per cent. is generally expected to be announced to-morrow. The bankers and discount houses refused in most cases to take paper to-day, having any length of time to run at the present rate of 21 per cent., and consequently the demand on the part of the leading mercantile firms was thrown almost exclusively upon the Bank of England. Large war insurances have been taken out at Lloyds by foreign ship owners, and on nearly all kinds of policies increased premiums are demanded. Sardinian and Austrian vessels can scarcely be insured on any terms, and even for English for protracted periods, especially in the St. Petersburg trade, a considerable addition is made. Hamburg is certain to remain neutral as long as possible. Yet, for her ships going for coffee to Brazil, as much as three guineas per cent. has been required for extra risk. The war has led to a fall of kd or a td per lb. in cotton. Sugar and indigo have likewise been effected, and are very flat. Rice and saltpetre have advanced. Most kinds of Russian produce is again firmer to-day. Within the week, tallow has advanced three or four per cent., and linseed five per cent.—Times City Article, Wednesday Evening. ADVANCE IN THE BANK RATE OF DISCOUNT. LONDON, Thursday.—The Bank of England has this day advanced its rate of discount to Three-and-a-Half per cent. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.—Apitn, 28 Colonial, &c.: The Sugar market remains quiet, and only 65 hhds Jamaica sold at 40s per cwt. A cargo of clayed Cuba Molasses, for arrival, is reported at 14s 3d per cwt. A better inquiry has been experinced for Rum, 150 puncheons Demerara and 70 puncheons Jamaica having been sold at firmer prices. We have had a very excited market for Rice, and a large speculative business has . been transacted at a further advance, particularly for floating cargoes ; the sales on the spot comprise 650 bags Bengal at 12s, 5,000 bags Larong at 9s, and 37,000 bags Necransie at 8s to 9s 3d, and for arrival 900 tons Rangoon at lOs 9d floating condi• tions, and 500 tons for Liverpool at lOs 6d to Ils per cwt. Nothing to notice in Dgewoods. Ashes firm ; Pots at 31s to 31s 6d, and Pearls at 31s 6d. Of iVitrate of Soda, 1,000 tons have changed hands at 14s 9d to 15s 6s per cwt, and holders asking higher rates. Nothing further has transpired in Saltpetre. 100 tons Brimstone aro reported, at £7 17s 6d per ton for best seconds. 120 bags Catch, at 37s ; 5 casks fine Bees' Wax, at £9 10s per cwt ; and 50 bags Singapore black Pepper, at 4d per lb. Oils, &c. : 300 tuns Palm, taken to arrive, at £45 10s ; of Olive, 100 tuns at £47 for Malaga, £47 lOs for Toronto, and £43 per tun for Mogadore. Tallow, at 60s for P.Y.C. ; and 10 tons Tuscar Lard sold at 575. Of Rosin, 400 barrels common, at 4s 2d per cwt, ex store. Of 630 packages Para India Rubber offered by auction, about 80 cases and 240 bags found buyers, at 2s 2d for fine, is 7d to is 9d for middling, and is 11-,d to is 4d per lb for negro head. We have also to report 300 bags Bombay Linseed, at 52s 6d; 1,250 bags Bombay Rdpeseed, at 37s for low to 46s per quarter for fair; 40 tons Valonia, at £l5 lOs per ton for fine ; and 5 tops Linseed Cake, at £8 15s per ton, English make. Ten ran A SWEEPSTAKES of 50 sovs each, for three year olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 21b ; winners of a two year old stake amounting to 400 sovs, including the winner's own stake, 61b, of two such stakes 101 b extra ; A.F. ; 4 subs. North Lincoln 1 King at Arms 2 The OLAILET STAKES of 200 sovs each, h ft, for four year 'olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 21b ; D.I. ; 5 subs. Toxopholite 1 Sunbeam A SWEEPSTAKES of 100 sous each, b ft, for three year olds ; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 4lb ; the produce of mares that have bred a winner of the Two Thousand Guineas, Grand Duke Michael, Derby, Oaks, or Doncaster St. Leger stakes 71b extra ; those by stallions or out of mares that never bred a winner allowed 31b ; D.M. ; 6 subs. • Grafton walked over. A SWEEPSTAKES (reduced to a match) of 100 soya each, h ft, for three year olds ; colts Bst 101 b, fillies Bst 61b ; *winners of a two year old stakes value 200 goys 51b, of two such stakes or one of 500 sovs 91b extra ; D.M. Glenluce Colt received forfeit. PROGRAMME OF NEWMARKET MEETING, FRIDAY. The QuKENT's PLATT: of 100 gs • four year olds, 9st 81b, five lOst 71b, six and aged lOst 1211) ; R.C. HANDICAP PLATT, of 50 sovs for three year olds and upwards ; new T.Y.C. A SWEEPSTAKES of 10 sovs each, for two year olds; colts Bst 71b, fillies, Bst 41b ; the winner to be sold for 150 sovs if demanded, &c ; if entered for 100 sovs allowed 61b, if for 80 91b, if for 50 121 b, if for 25 161 b ; last half of Ab.M. A SWEEPSTAKES of 100 sous etch, h ft, for three year olds; colti Bst 71h, fillies Bst 21b ; D. 112. ; 4 subs. . _ Lord of the Manor I C by Cotherstone out I Engineer (de a d) Meg Merrilles of Glenluce A SWEEPSTAKES of 30 sovs each, 20 ft, for three year olds ; colts Bst 71b, Allies Bst 41b ; winners of a sweepstakes value 400 sovs, including the winner's own stake, and having not less than eight subscribers 41b, of two such races 71b, of three 91b extra ; T.Y.C. ; 5 subs. *The Sunken Rock Miss Finch Lord of the Manor I j Green Jacket *Doubloon MATCH, 500, h ft; A.F.—Sir J. Hawlev's Fitz Roland, Bst 71h, agst Lord Glasgow's brother to Bird on the Wing, 7st 111 b. MATcH, 200, hft ; Bst 71b each ; from the starting post of R.M. to B.C.—Duke of Bedford's Leontes agst Sir J. Hawley's Beacon, * The Match between Lovebird and Water Sprite is postponed from this meeting to the last day of the first spring meeting. CATTERICK RACES 1 r - ESTERDA.Y. EXINESSE STAKES. Caliph .. T)ilkroosh The Squire Eight ran. ORAN STAKES Butterfly ... High Treason Whirlwind.. Eight ran. SCRAMBLE HANDICAP. Eight ran. HORNEY HANDICAP. 1 2 Seven ran. It is a well known maxim that "time is money"—the terms are relative ;so to save one is to save the other. We save both time, and economise patience, and present good tempers, when we have a good PEN--a bad one upsets pati ence and temper. Preserve all, then, by purchasing your steel pens and other stationery, at' E. T. Hall's whole sale steel pen warehouse. 23, South John-street. John Gillott's, Thomas Lowe's, G. W. Hughes, and other maker's pens at is per gross. Good Pen Holders 2d per dozen. Tho Newcastle Chronicle records the death of (probably) the oldest nonconformist minister in the United Kingdom— viz., the Rev. William Uurner, who was for fifty-nine years minister of a congregation at Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Ere he retired from his pastoral duties he established the Literary and Philosophical Society, and the Literary, Scientific, or Mechanics' Institution. He also witnessed in full operation the Infirmary, which be had laboured to found. He was the means of establishing marry other institutions of minor importance, though of much . useful ness. The venerable ,minister died on Easter Sunday, at the.residence of his daughter, 14 ; Manchester, in the 98th year of his age. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.---APRIL 28. There has been almost a panic in the cotton market to day, and,with very limited transactions, prices are extremely irregular, at fully id decline since Thursday. The sales— including 30 Maranham, 7Z-d to Bid ; 90 Egyptian, 7Z-d to 844 ; and 300 Surat, at si-d to sid—are reported 2,000 bales to the trade. MANCHESTER CORN MARKET.-APRIL 28 There was a large attendance at this day's market, but business was not extensive. Wheat met a fair sale, at an improvement of 4s to 5s per quartersince this day se'nnight. Flour held above the views of buyers, still the sales effected were at 3s to 4s per sack more money. Oats were 2d per 451bs, and oatmeal is per load dearer. Indian corn and beans improved is per quarter. LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.---APRIL 28. Sugar : The market is flat. Coffee : The whole of the quantity offered to-day has been withdrawn, there being no buyers. Tea : The market is quiet ; common congou is reported to have been sold to-day at 14d. Rice : The market is again 3d dearer, and a large busi ness doing privately. By auction, 6,800 bags Rangoon sold at 7s 9d to 8s 6d; 3,700 bags East Indian, rather inferior, sold at 7s ad to 8s ; 600 bags Ballam taken in, Saltpetre : The market is very firm, and still excited ; 5 per cent on the spot is quoted ; 5 per cent landing and near, 45i 6d ; 5 per cent distant arrival, 455. BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-IPRIL 28. We continue to have a steady but b o means active demand for all ,new hops at full quotations ; otherwise trade is heavy. METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—APRIL 28. Beasts, sheep, and calves, were in steady request,at fully Monday's currencies. Lambs and pigs met a slow sale on former terms. Beef, 3s 4d to 4s 8d; mutton, 3s 10d to 5s 8d ; lamb, 5s .4d to 6s 4d ; veal, 3s 10d to Ss Gd ; pork, 3s to 4s 2d., per Sibs., &c. Total supply :—Beasts, British 821, foreign 50; sheep and lambs, British 7,522, foreign 600 ; calves, British 70, foreign 31; pigs, British 294. LONDON TALLOW MARKET.-APRIL 28 The tallow market is very excited ; 59s 6d is paid for May and June ; 60s is offered for last three months, with a few sellers. LONDON MINING MA.RIKET.-APRIL 28, The market for English mining securities still maintains comparative steadiness, with, however, but little business doing. In the Stock Exchange, East Wheal Russell shares are officially marked 8 ; shares have also changed hands in Wheal Basset, East Basset, Lady Bertha. and United mines ; sellers predominate. In foreign mining shares Linares have been dealt in at 9. The shares of the North Rhine Copper Mining Company of South Australia are marked prem. LONDON MONEY MARKET.-APRIL 28. Markets opened in a fearful state of panic. Consols opened at 89. There were ten failures, and business for a time entirely suspended; it was however afterwards easier, and Consols were done at 90. The Jews buying largely. Shares not negotiable. BIRMINGHAM CORN MARBET.—APRIL 28. Wheat sold at an advance of 8s per quarter. Barley Is, oats and peas 6d per quarter dearer. GLASGOW CATTLE MARKET.-APRIL 28., There were over 1,200 beasts at this day's market, being the largest supply for several months. The general quality was very good, but. the demand being dull sales were slowly effected, at a reduction of 20s to 30s per head, and at the close about 200 beasts were turned out unsold. Sheep were alsp in large supply, the demand fitir, and all sold at a slight reduction from last week's prices. Cattle at market, 1,250 ; sheep, 1,890. GLASGOW IRON MARKET.—Arnm 28. No. 1 warrants, maker's iron, and No. 3,49 s to 49s 3d. Small panic: To SHIPPERS AND EXPORTERS.—A most profitable article of export, to warm climates especially, are the Self cleansing Charcoal Filters, patented by Messrs. Saunders Ana CO., of 16, Parker-street, Liverpool —in fact they are invaluable wherever there is brie water. S. and Co. allow liberal discount on export and wholesale orders. SHIPPING INT ELLIGENCE. HIGH WATER. Morn. Even. neigh:. WIND At LIVERPOOL,—E.S.E.—Strohg breeze. " HOLYIIEAD,—E.S.E.—Strong gale. THIS DAY .... .AN'ance Alice . ARRIVED. Hambro' British Queen ( ss ) I . St Malo Aida Sinnige..St Peter B sburg C TH a eaea r ilvmreimog Telegraph sioaai nspyh( s Kurrachee Fenna Gerarda .- • • v er n ila teB Elsinore Lively Lass ....... ..011-urg , AI A E lb p atr . oss ..... . P Rio Jai leir ° l Quebec Friehandel ..St Pet Melbourne D ux lo i n r g en e R . e . i . k . a . .. . In.lierr igh Knt Errant .... B Calcutta Sarah Smith .. • • Ba rbad°- e rt MARITIME EXTRACTS. OL HOLYHEAD, April 28.—The sloopL'lTßoEyßaPl° William, f t he Dublin to Liverpool, has sunk alongside the quay in New Harbour. been BA.TA.VIA, March 9.—The Marion, Maclntyre, 10 , 5 4 ,ag, got off the Reef, and is now lying in Sornabaya Her cargo is savd, but mostly damaed. frail MANILA, March 9.—The America g n ship Reinde er. , San Francisco, remains on the reef, and all the 'I! 01 cigars, &c., have been got out of the wreck, though I l e a t exceedingly damaged state. She was put up for 63 t he auction the day before yesterday, both here and n d t he spot where she lies. Here there were no bidders, she result of the sale there is not yet known. The wreck of Danish ship Adele was sold at Sual for $3OO. A g part of the cargo of that vessel has also been saved. do r SHIELDS, April 26.—The Laurel, of Whitby, stranu : , e An ), the Spanish Battery Rocks at Tynemouth, (coke a nd . ter and sailed hence on Saturday for Holland. The eur took place in the midst of the gale. The Lall re ` r a ll pt endured very stormy weather, and was obliged to atte to put back into the harbour. She stranded on the l eiy , near the outer battery. The lifeboats were imw ediB o put out, and pulled to her assistance, and lines wer e th cc o over her by rockets from the shore. After a bard strtit with the storm, however, the South Shields pilots, i t he magnificent lifeboat, succeeded in getting to leeward o f od vessel, and rescuing the crew, five in number, which brought into port. The vessel is likely to break 11 1 ) . CALCUTTA, March 22.—The Ann Bridson, Murray, Bence 10, for the Coast and Colombo, which put back M drcl bas i leaky, at one time making five feet of water per hoill e nt discharged nearly the whole of her cargo, and is at P r „` - , ce under survey. The French ship Giscours, Terch nt, :a for France, grounded near Hautkollah, but floated °''.. tA ei is proceeding down the river. The barque St Wynn, hence for Mauritius, which has put back after "-tea, OR shore on her way down the river, has been r°,,cillof stripped, and remetalled. The American ship 11• :,: c iel Sturgis, Cook, hence March 21, for Boston, gr ° fter yesterday near the James and Marys, floated shortly a b wards, and is returning, being very leaky. March24l,-), small portion of the cargo of the Cape of Good E P P ° asif from Moulmein, which sunk near Hog River this after collision, has been saved. OUTPORTS. frog' GRAVESEND, April 28.—Arrived : The Calmar , de ns; ; Helene, Bnngshall ; Mette Catherine/ ga ll en s i Der, Sarpsborg ; Thed, Gravelines ; Union, TI i n ns Aurora, Dant= ; Lamverino, llddewalla J"i e hel; Norderschlinse ; Soderhamen, Gottenburg; Sabed„, , i ' ;ste di Iris, Dunkerque; Margaretha, Nykiobing ; Kenus , ,I' n dig; . Ida, Nickatias ; Fredricka, Nykiodig ; Eden, Fortuna, Lokmen ; Warrior, Gottenburg; Sirens, l v ' n bist Catharina, Norkoring ; Elizabeth, Goltenburg ' Memel ; Emanuel, Landycrona ; Helene, Aalborg; I `, / ,`' l , - e tis, Gottenbarg; Aiche, Aalborg; Hebe, Christiana; ' - '" iiin e- Gottenburo• ; Minerva Thisted, Hans ; O'Harrold , sand ; Eindrecht, Thisted; Elise Luders, Aarhuns ; re- Cronstadt ; Belviden, Gottenburg ; Ridvall, Dordt; ri de tronella, Holmstadt ; Peter Moggie, Middlehorss • I ce .s e t Broders, Nykiobing. Sailed :'The Mary Ann, ' fo r - Zealand. 4.00 b • DEAL, April 28.—Arrived : The Sir Isaac Newton? is London to Geelong. It has blown a gale all nig ht ? now more moderate. 1/ 111. BELFAST, April 28. Arrived : The Alert, from T he kirk ; Elina, Rouen Mystere, Nantes: Sailed Malvina (ss), for Lon. - • GREENOCK, April on 2 d B.—Sailed : The Emily, for 11()ell ri SPOKEN. ~., to March 13. Joshua, hence to Bombay, in lat O ' ' 22 W 1 i rt March 28 ..Montmorenci, New Orleans to Livel o ° . lat 24 N, lon 32 W 11 ,i r t April 1. . Mary Marsden, from Londo n , in tat ' lon 32 W R April 5 ..Kawe, hence to Eastport, in lat 46 N, I°ll d' FOREIGN PORTS, Stranger, Coot, hence at Colombo Marion, Murray, from Colombo at Tutocorin t 31s t . Governor (ss), hence at Gaile, an.. lef March for Madras Isis, from Colombo; Jane Morris, from Natal; ; e at? from Buenos Ayres ; Mermaid, from Madras ; A t from Halifax ; and Isabella Blyth, from London' 11 a uritius. fro ° Sardinia, White, from Bombay ; Prince Arthur, 11 at Calcutta; and Balaclava, Bennett, from Bombay -4 Akyab T O ; Sorata, Richardson, from Foo-choo-foo for Deb Gen. Wyndham, Harrison, from Foo-choo-foo for w„ - ', o l'r rara; Matilda Atheling, from Foo-choo-foo for Lic h e r r: r nef Catherine, Olsen, from Table Bay for Batavia • -11 e_. 1 11, i from Clyde for Batavia; Iska, Jones, from ' 3 1 ' 1 'P - a nd Melbourne; Bernicia, from Singapore for London! Herculean, from Foo-choo-foo for London--all at ,fin) Deodar, from Singapore at Anjer for Liverpool. nal No SHIP SHOULD GO TO SEA without one of _ - 11 as and Co.'s Patent Self-cleansing Charcoal Filters, ca g a r fitted-up expressly for use on board ship. Note the 3 SAUNDERS & Co., 16, Parker-street, Liverpool. rrherer EXTRAORDINARY AND USEFUL INVENTION."'" t hfu" nothing that housewives complain of with greater 70 a ssr 'less, than the breaking of somo favourite piece ° .ac h valuable china, or earthenware. In hundreds of ease',;(lea; re things cannot be matched, and of course cannot be e % . aaa The latter want has been obviated by an extraordinar• near effective invention, by Mr. Adshead, of Derby petterY; pe r Derby. It is a cement that may be said to heal, ie,en of, feet manner, all cracks and breaks in the articles aP ° ' and not only in these, but in marble, alabaster , &C . ~ benefit of this article need n o t be dwelt on. We h a d' the some of its effects at Mr. Hall's, our neighbour's, a n t p art glass that has been cemented by it is stronger in th „ a boat! than in any other. Th e ar ti c l e i s very c h ea p, and a` its can be long without it. M r . Hall is the agent fin* s,( looking- in at his e s t a bli s h men t. A gen t f or ol3l in Liverpool, and all i n t eres t e d can j u d ge f or thernsti LiverrT. Hall, 23, South J o h n - s t ree t. S o ld i n bottles, or sent free on receipt o f s i x t een p os t age s tamps. ' s clit None are genuine, except bearing the signature, s treet NORTH-EAST PEOPLE.—It is a curious facti a s tat e science, not I think, before recorded, that ev e r of wind and weather drives its peculiar flock of Peel into: and the street, who are seen at that time, at no other tinolictioa at that time only. This is a fact beyond all cell to deep why is I know not, but I believe it may be tre e btle physiological causes, and is connected with very a ll co ha of attraction, cohesion, and sympathy. The c an drag' alliances, Dr. Rogenbogden thinks, with electric it y an ontier netism, and are most highly curious proofs of the prePosoalar ance in the present age of the nervous above th e inr `" th-east and all the coarser organisations. There are your ne and people, your sou'-west people, your nor'-west Pe°Pbe;, the your --But why need I box the whole compa s3 w e i o ss fact is so palpable to a keen observer ? It 113 used tell me that this is an imagination, and is really pa, uen ce4 the moods of my own weatherbeaten mind being in_u ur an d by the weather. This is absurd.; the wind beingteoplei north-east does not make me north-east, nor all the P It o. all e s oar, meet north-east; no, the simple fact, scientifleah):l,v,t the (only science is jealous and will not record it) is, i' eara at north-east wind brings out north-east people. first a wild assertion, but it is true, th a t dung„ bitter, blighting, ill-tempered prevalence you get no good-looking person, no virtue, no be_ a fro ,adir worth. Every third person is a money-lender or;_ , cr aciv era bankrupt ; the costermongers are pickpoek skulls, and cut-throats to a man. Poverty prevnaii",,oefal greasy, buttoned-up poverty---not struggling a ,an . 'ett worth, but bilking, lying, skulking, and hopete; w hite meet no decent comely old age, crowned d cesl i4 coronet of time, wisdom's mark of brevet rank auc. of the.easutty, raear promotion. No, not one, but rather sour nut-crang.ec_i bat with no kind, full lips like the rims of deco skin t ios screw-snippers, Harpagons born of Sycorazos7, : I ft . the ir who have come out for a breathing after having !u', aug hter eldest son with a shilling, turned their favourite raufgo, out of doors because she burnt the breakt_ast„oloutli written six dunning letters, and kicked thei r pet d " al :bullies , down stairs. All the officers you meet the n ar the doctors quacks, all the lawyers rogues, all the : T T 40,;. North-east people's face's are blue and yellow, sloven l Y t h ig sceptics, all the women are ugly, and all the T he n u : se is frosty and red, and the lips are white ; they are wrong side of the road, and tread on your t h a n dress, and insolent in manner ; they alwaystod_riisn'efa;tet they are north-east people, and one cannit go furt her : i; c. they that. 111-conditiened, suicidal, felonious peaPr , .. site :fol. -- are generally middle-aged, and often old and ,Dickens's "All the Year Round." i !-1' Cal keko n * th, ii.4l