The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-07 00:00:00

RMD J. NOLSDER, HATTER, 81, CHURCH-STREET, Begs respectfully to Inform the Nobility and Gentry of Liver pool that his NEW StYLES for the Season are NOW READY .or Inspection. WILLMER'S RAILWAY AND STEAMBOAT GIIID E, for MAY—PRICE TWOPENCE. Sold by CII4.RIAS WlLLsina, 19, South John-street, and by all Booksellers. COMMERCIAL STATIONERY, SOLD BY CHARLES WILLMER, . _ _ WHOLESALE - 3iAT ION E R AND PRINTER, 19, SOUTH JOHN-STREET, LIVERPOOL. THE attention of Merchants, Brokers, Trades men, and others, is respectfully drawn to the fol oxing list of Clan Plum for LETTER PAPER: Per Ream. For 3 Reams s. d. s. d. Superfine large thin Cream Laid..... 6 0 017 6 Ditto ditto Blue Wove 6 6 018 0 Ditto ditto Yellow Wove 6 0 017 0 Bank Post (Towgood's) for Foreign 1 7 6 1 1 0 Correspondence 1 Ditto French, extra thin 761 1 0 FOOLSCAP OR CUSIuM HOUSE PAPER. Thin Blue Laid Middle Yellow Wove Per Ream. For 3 Reams. .90 1 6 0 .96 1 7 6 TVELOPES. L tid Adhesive, full letter size, T Lick Yellow Wove, ditto... ss. per 1000 6s. per 1000 NOTE PAPER. iperfine Large Cream Laid, is for 5 quires, or 3s 6d per ream • Ditto Ditto Blue Wove, Is for 5 quires, or 3s 6d per ream LET TER COPYING BOOKS, half-bound, calf, paged and indexed, 4 )011eaves, 6s; 480 do, 7s ; 500 do, 7s 6d ; 580 do, 8s 6d; ACCOUNT BOOKS, of every description, manufactured on the premises, in the bast style, on the shortest notice , and at prices equally low. Orders from the Country receive prompt attention. WHOLESALE PAPER WAREHOUSE, L 9,. MM II T H JOHN-STREET, LIVERPOOL. Commercial Salm THIS DAY Tuts DAY, the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' office, 17, Exchange-buildings, 28 Bales Damaged COTTON, and A Quantity of WET PICKINGS. For particulars apply to DUCKWORTH & RATHBONE, Brokers. Tins DAY, the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' office, Oldhall-stveet, 10 Tons Jamaica LOGWOOD, landing ex Golden Eagle, in Albert Dock.—Apply to GLADSTONE & SERJEANTSON, Brokers. TKO DI; the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's office, 7, Exchange-chambers, Tithebarn-street, 600 Double Bundles PIASSAVA., now landing ex _Eugenie, from Bahia, in Prince's Dock.— For farther particulars apply to FRANCIS J. EATON, Broker. THIS DAY, the 7th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' office, Liver-chamberi, Tithebarn-street, 45 Bales COTTON, and A Quantity WET PICKINGS, partially damaged by salt water, ex Wellfleet, from New Orleans ' • lying in Brancker's warehouse, Dixon-street.— Apply to BOURNE Sr ROGERS, Brokers. TO-MORROW TO-MORROW, the Bth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' saleroom, Oldhall-street, 1500 Bags Bombay LINSEED, 500 Bags Bombay RAPESEED, 30 Chests GUM ARABIC, 120 Casks GINGELLY OIL, 12 Casks RAPE OIL, • 15 Casks COCOANU r OIL, 13 Casks CASTOR OIL, 51 Bales MADDER ROOTS. For particulars apply to GLADSTONE & SERJEANTSON, Brokers. TO -MORROW, the Bth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' office, 13, Exchange-buildings, 524 Bags Bengal RAPESEED. T. & H. LITTLEDALID & CO., Brokers. App'y to FRIDAY tion of the country. They have 23,000,000 1 . to fund and throw on the Stock Exchange ; 15,000,000 1 . or 20,000,0001. to borrow on the money market within the fiscal year; and heavy duties to re• impose, in order to supply a surplus for this year, and a revenue to meet an equally heavy expendi ture in 1857. Instantaneous reductions in our armed forces are almost impossible. If we can disband the whole of the militia and the volunteer corps, and send two-thirds of our ships of war into ordinary within the next twelve months, it will be doing wonders, and much more, in fact, than we have any right to expect, considering the apathy shown by Parliament on the subject. If, there fore, no additions are made to the total supplies granted by the House of Commons at the corn mencement of the session, we may rest assured that the deductions will be but very trifling ; while we are quite certain that trade cannot expand to any remarkable extent, when the rates of discount add fully 21 per cent. over a fair commercial rate of interest to the cost of production, to which also is to be added 3 per cent. for deprecia tion of our products, caused by making money dear, and forcing " a fall generally in the prices of "all commodities !" If dear money is to depress the prices of every man's labour, and every shop keeper, farmer, and merchant's stock, the public will see that the burdens of taxation must be reduced. On FRIDAY next, the 9th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' office, 15, Oldhall-street, 60 Cases Malabar COFFEE, just landed ex Lydia M'Henry, from Bombay; Nos. 6 and 7, Albert Dock Warehouses.—Apply to BUCHANAN, BROWNE &. CO., Brokers. On account of whom it may concern. On PRIDAT next, the 9th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' office, 8, Lancaster -buildings, Tithebarn-street, 63 Bags CLOVERSEED, just landed ex Floating Zephyr, from Philadelphia.— Apply to SILL & MEUGENS, Brokers. NEXT WEEK WEDNESDAY. On WEDNESMY next, the 14th instant, at Two o'clock, at lames Procter and Co.'s office, 32, Castle-street, The Whole of last year's import of Birch's Fine RUM, 60 Puncheons IB RUM, 8 Hhds., 16 Quarter-casks OLD BRANDY. Apply to JAMES PROCTER & CO., _astle-street, and 16, Back Castle-street, EVENING EDITION sr An _Mussing Edition of the NORTHERN DAILY TIMES is now Published every Afternoon, at Three o'clock, containing the Markets, together with all the News of the Day, up to the hour of going to Press. Tas ANNUAL Susscsirrios To THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES is TWO GUINEAS PER ANNUM. E4e RorOtru To render peace a blessing to ourselves and the rest of the world, we must prepare for it as becomes a sane people. Politicians are. at all times, more or less adventurous, and risk heavy stakes on the wheel of fortune. But it behoves us, as a commer cial nation, to look as COCKER would at those figures which disclose our social condition. The Government can, no doubt, find three or four hundred supporters to vote away, without much compunction of conscience, on the Budget, and all that belongs to an excessive expenditure, and, consequently, the commercial classes ought to exercise three-fold caution in their trade transac tions. Money will not be cheaper so long as the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER goes on issuing millions of Exchequer Bills, and the expenses of the PAL . MERSTON Cabinet render a resort to large loans unavoidable. France and all the other Continental States are better off than we are, for they can get money for their productive purposes at 2 and 3 per cent. less than we can ! There is much here for consideration. The minimum rate of discount in France being 5 per cent., the producer saves, as compared with the English manufacturer, 2 per cent in the cost of production, towards taxation ! This, of itself, is no very contemptible affair in a race of competition. We need not, however, cavil at the advantage the Frenchman enjoys. It is our duty, on the other hand, to look at home, and endeavour to meet those manifest difficulties which are before us. If Parliament does fulfil the trust resting on its shoulders we shall not have to contend with impossibilities, which can only be continued in ignorance or for party purposes. If we are to have a year of trade at all equal to the burdens thrown on industry and the general resources of the public, great reforms must be made in our monetary and banking system-7 per cent. is not a commercial rate of discount. Land, in the days of rampant " protection," could not pay such interest for money, and how can trade, with all its hazards, bear to be fleeced to such an extent ? If the Cabinet have nothing to suggest for the relief of trade and the ratepayers through out the country beyond the propriety of renewing the Bank Charter Act, and keeping up usurious rates of interest, we can judge pretty accurately as to what the future will be. Increasing production is our only resource ; but why, in the name of reason, risk anything of the kind, when we have the bank screw used, as its advocates openly avow, to lower the prices of all commodities, in order to get back gold in exchange for our depreci ated products ? This principle of dealing with the trade and industry of the people is warmly sup ported by the present Ministry, who have declared their willingness to renew the Bank's Charter. but they forget to shape their estimates of expen diture according to the restrictive and many baneful influences it must have on trade. We have never heard any paternal Chancellor of the Exchequer say that, " as gold has left us, discounts " being oppressively high, and as the Bank of " England has applied the screw to lower the " prices of commodities, I will endeavour to get " through the fiscal year with 5,000,0001. or " 10,000,000/. less than we required when the " general aspect of things was better." But we do call on the House of Commons to look coolly into the facts which are staring them in the face ; and we would have the mercantile men of the North remember, that there can be no real health or profits in trade, when the minimum banking rate ▪ of discount is 6 per . cent., and when taxation is 1 double what the public can afford to pay in either • war or peace. WEDNESDAY, MA Y 7, 1856 THE financial condition of the country is the only matter of material importance before the public. Downing -street may be a den of lions, the Houses of Parliament the homesteads of rampant Bulls ready for battle, but the slow and sullen Bears of Threadneedle-street and the money market rule the host. The Bear looks at palpable facts, and will not forsake common sense for political speculation or party nonsense. We do not know a more important personage or a more " glorious institution " than this very Bear. He is the stern arbitrator in every case where peace and war, famine and plenty, dynasties, and refractory subjects, are brought on the great stage of life. He pays no heed to the aspirations of loyalty, nor the impulses of patriotism. He is a skilled politician, and goes at once to the root of the State's power, and having the true key to the prospects of trade, and the limits assigned to Ministerial tactics and party strategy, his acts are generally found to have been replete with wisdom, and the present moment bids fair to be o ne of the richest Bear harvests we have witnessed for some time. France commenced the war with 15,831,00Sl• of gold ; she returns to peace with 11,176,2631., being a deficiency of 4,205,735/. England entered on the war with'a bullion reserve of 14,822',8391. ; she comes back to peace with 0,723,1301., having parted with 5,090,7001. in got& or considerably more than one-third of the avail able means of trade, taxation having been nearly doubled in the meantime, and the banking rates of discount raised to seven per cent. as a means of causing - a fall generally in the prices of all " commodities. Our Bears could not ask a more favourable concurrence of circumstances for their purposes. Lord OVERSTONE, as the leader of high commercial circles, ought to be able t o po i nt out to hi s con s tituents a ready road to a m illi on or two w i t h ou t risk. It SWUM be impossible for the PALMERSTON Cabinet to bring forward a Budget in accordance with the aatual monetary and commercial condi- 1 1 10ETHEILII TiIIFS.-LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY, MAY 7,1 U& MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING There has been no change in the tone of the Liverpool Cotton Market to-day, and with a quiet demand prices have been steady. The sales amount to 7,000 bales, of which 3,000 have been taken for speculation and export. The Liverpool Share Market in the early part of the day showed considerable firmness, and a fair amount of business was done, but towards the close it became rather easier, and closed at the following quotations : Aberdeen, 12/ 13. Chester and Birkenhead, 15,1 151. Caledonian, 30 30*. Chester and Holyhead, 151,-- 16. Eastern Counties, 0 15-16 10. East Lancashire, 191 191 Great Northern, 231 24. Ditto A, 98 9*. Great Western, 62 628. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 88* 89. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 16* 171. London and North Western Stock, 1004 1001. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 29 291. Ditto Pref., 111 12. Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., 7-16 9-16 p. Midland Stock, 748 741. North British, 81 B*. North Staffordshire, 6 51d. South Eastern, 21j 21 7.16. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 194 19*. York and North Midland, 27* 271. Leeds Capital Stock, 15* 151. Buffalo and Lake Huron, 2 2* . p. Dutch Rhenish, 1-*- lip. Great Western of Canada, 261 26 11-10. Ditto New Shares, 38 3 11-16 p. Ditto 2nd issue, 31 3 11-16 p. Great Luxembourg, 71 71d. There has been but a small amorint of business done in the Manchester Goods Market to day. The non-arrival of the American steamer renders both buyer and seller undecided as to what course to, pursue, As regards prices generally, buyers had the advantage. At the Liverpool Corn Exchange to-day there was more firmness, and an advance of 3d to 4d per bushel in the price of wheat was generally estab lished. Flour was also 2s per barrel higher than on Tuesday last. The arrival of the undermentioned vessels from Australia is announced, viz : Gold on board, Name From Sailed Ounces. Thames ..Geelong.. Jan. 25 41,788 Albatross . MelboUrne.... . . Jan. 18 ..18.902 Statesman .........Geelong.... ... . .. Jan. 25.... . 14,198 Ellenborough,.... Sydney Jan. 24 l4l Total ounces. The total value of these supplies is fully 800,000/, nearly the whole of which will, it is hoped, be sent into the bank. The dates have been anticipated by former arrivals. The London public sales of colonial wool corn. mence tomorrow evening, and as the manufac turers both here and on the Continent are generally without stocks, a considerable attendance of buyers is expected. The high prices now ruling for cotton as well as wool are exercising a powerful influence upon the state of the markets in the textile manufacturing districts, where business is, in some cases, alleged to be the "reverse of remunerative." There appears to be a general expectation that higher quotations, at least for wool, will prevail, and there is likely to be great competition at the auctions, at which about 40,000 bales will be offered. LATEST INTELLIGENCE. , Advices from Martinique to the 11th April have come to hand, stating that the arrivals and depar tures of vessels during that month were above the average, and a brisk trade was doing in sugar. Notwithstanding an advance in prices of 2fs. per 50 kilos. on rates of the present month, the demand was animated after the arrival of the packet report ing favourably upon the European markets. For good qualities the prices paid ranged from 26f. to 28f. per 50 kilos., and for ordinary sorts 23f. to 25f. Other articles of export ruled as follows :—Coffee, not in request, and prices nominal ; cocoa in de mand at 00c. per kilo. ; tafla steady at 50f. per hectolitre, and Campeche 48f per 500 kilos. In imported merchandise the market was almost glutted, chiefly from Marseilles, which had caused a sensible fall in the prices of the different articles of consumption, especially in flour. A large quantity of French flour which had arrived was found to be caked, and was sold by public auction at a considerable reduction, which assisted in lowering the price ; while the small stock of American flour on hand has to submit to the low rates of French. By a decree of the 26th of April the duties to be levied on imported cocoa in France are are follows: —7sf. per 100 kilos. in foreign ships, and 65f. per do. in French vessels. Another decree of the same date fixes the duty on imported iron pipes of all diameters at 30f. per 100 kilos. There is great demand at present in this article in France, and prices are advancing upon English pig and bar iron. The English Stock Market continues good in character, but the upward tendency is restrained by uncertainty as regards the next Government Loan. During the morning increased firmness was shown, and a further slight advance was estab lished, but the closing quotations were about g per cent below those of yesterday, being 92 13-16 to 92 15-16. The influx of gold into the Bank is very favourably viewed, inasmuch as the influence of remittances for account of the Turkish Loan will be thus counteracted. In the Stock Exchange, to-day, money commanded about 521 per cent for terms on Government Securities. The Discount Market presented a quieter appearance. It is announced by telegraph that the Bank of Berlin ' had just reduced its rates of discount to Four per cent. At Paris, to-day, the Three per cent. Rentes closed the same as yesterday. The whole of the 167,5001. in gold, brought by the Thames, from Geelong, was to-day purchased by the Bank. There was no alteration of moment in the Foreign Exchange this afternoon, but the demand for bills on Paris, Hamburg, and Amsterdam continue, and effectually prevents any upward tendency in the rates. The Danish Consul General in London is authorised pro te►n to execute all acts required for the clearance of vessels bound to and from the ports of Russia, with the exception of certain goods intended for the Black See. The Rail way Share Market to-day showed great firm ness by closing at the following quo. tations:—Caledonian , 598. Eastern Counties, 01-, 10. East Lancashire, / ,76 78. Great Northern, 951951. Do. A, 79 80. Great; Western, 62 62. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 8S 88,1. London and North Western, 1001 1001 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 291. Midland Stock, 741 74. North British, 34 35. South Eastern and Dover, 71 711. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 78 79. York and North Midland, 55 56. REPRESENTATION OF LANCASTER —The _Lancaster Guardian states that Mr. Robert Baynes Armstrong has expressed his intention of appealing to the suffrages of the electors at the first opportunity. Mr. Armstrong, who comes forward on the liberal interest, will be opposed, as has been already intimated, by Mr. Robert Gladstone, of Manchester. FATAL CARELESSNESS.—Mr. E. Herford, city coroner, held an inquest at the Manchester Infirmary on Monday, touching the death of Charles Ridings, the engine driver of the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshirs Railway, aged 32. About half•past five o'clock on Wednesday last, the deceased and his stoker, Richard Boardman, left the Ard wick station in charge of a goods train for Lincoln, They went on safely as far as Guide Bridge, and went into a sid ing to draw some waggons out. The deceased then told his stoker to hook off, that is, to detach one of the engines, so that he might go underneath to see if the axletree was all sight, as they had both noticed that there was something wrong. Before he went under, he told Boardman to pay attention to him. The steam was m.king a great noise with blowing off. The deceased having got underneath, told the stoker to move on, and then stop. He then called out a second time, and the stoker gave half a turn, and had scarcely done so when another engine, formerly attached, but then detached unknown to Ridings, came up and crushed him. It was about forty yards off when the deceased first went underneath his own engine. Boardman, hearing the cry, got off immediately, and found the deceased had caught between the smoke box of the second engine and the 'ground, and that he was very badly hurt. He was first taken to the lodge and thence to the her up the line to do what he ougiat to h ave gone furt Infirmary, where he d ied on Sunday morning. The de ceasedhad to do. He ;;.2"1, however, done the same thing before, by n his stoker._ He gave no notice and had been cautione::.' etas_ driver, ,. who to the other engine driver, .: d the stoker on this occasion as he thoughtd e,y he From was did not think of reminding hinif • - to the Dv the de going under and coming out again evidence of Edward Spencer, another was originally coupled on to the engine driven ceased, it appeared that his attention was direetta. guard, who was signalling for them to stop, as they we. 7 standing. When his engine moved he did not know that his engine was not fastened to that drive n by the deceased ; and on his moving the deceased was in consequence aceiden. tally crushed. He and the deceased were on the best of terms. The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death," THE COURT The SherrifYs of London and Middlesex, Aldermen Kennedy and Rose, accompanied by the City Remem brancer, had an audience of the Queen on Monday after noon, at Buckingham Palace, to learn her Majesty's pleasure respecting the address of the Lord Mayor, Aldermen, and Commons of the City of London, on the peace. The Sherriffs were presented to her Majesty by Sir George Grey, G.C.8., Secretary of State for the Home Department. The Queen was graciously pleased to appoint Thursday next, at three o'clock in the after noon, for the reception, at Buckingham Palace, of the address from the corporation. The Prince Consort rode on horseback in the forenoon, with the Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred. The Prince and Princess de Join ville, visited her Majesty in the afternoon. Her Majesty and the Prince Consort honoured the Adelphi Theatre with their presence in the evening. -----.41.-_ ACCIDENT. —Yesterday a float loaded with timber was left stanuing on Waterloo-road, when a lorry coming up, struck the timber, and canted it round, dashing it into the window of Mr. Palmer's public house, the entire front of which was smashed in an instant. Some persons con nected with the float were arrested. ----- - LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY FOR. CHILDREN, GREAT GEORGE-STREET—Monthly Report, April, 1856.—Fresh patients admitted during the month, 59; patients who have received treatment during the month, 164 ; patients remaining under treatment May Ist, 95. Medical officers —Mr. Stephens, and Mr. Hey. Surgeon-dentist—Mr. Newman. CORONER:B INQUEST.—Yesterday the borough coroner, P. F. Curry, Dq, held an inquest on the body of a child named John Fearon, who was killed in Great Howaril street, on Saturday, by a lorry running over him. A report of this case appeared in our paper of Monday. The unfurtunate affair was purely accidental, and the jury found accordingly. THE TREATY OF PEACE. —A meeting of the Manchester City Council was held on Monday, the Mayor presiding, at which, on the motion of Mr. Alderman Nichols, seconded by Mr. Alderman Neild, an address was proposed, con gratulating her Majesty on the conclusion of peace. The representatives of the peace party in the cou.ncil con curred in the object of the address, but objected to expres sions in the document acknowledging the " justice and necessity of the war," and speaking of "the spirit of aggression and aggrandisement" which led to tlio war as having " been triumphantly chastised." The mover and seconder of an amendment for leaving out the objection able words were Mr. Joseph Simpson and Mr. Woolley" Mr. Bennett suggested a compromise, by which unanimity might be secured • but Sir J. P o tt er h ope d t h at they would go to the vote, and test the real feeling of the council. The address was adopted, the amendment being negatived by a majority of 35 to 9, RUSSIA, BERLIN, MAY 6. The Russian Government has ordered the dis banding of all the irregular troops in the Crimea. The preparations making at Moscow for the Coronation of the Emperor continued with activity. Count Trapain has been appointed to represent Naples at this ceremony. THE FRENCH FUNDS PARIS, TUESDAY EVENING The Three per Cents closed to-day at 75f 40c. APPROACHING EVACUATION OF THE CRIMEA, CONSTANTINOPLE, APRIL 24. Several vessels, and amongst others the Napo leon, have arrived here with Zouaves on board. The Presse d'Orient publishes the order of eva cuation, as regulated by Marshal Pelissier :- 1. The Zouaves, who are going to Africa. 2. The second corps, under the orders of General Bosquet, and the divisions of Generals Vinon, Camus, Espinasse, and Motterouge. 3. The first corps, commanded by General Salles, consisting of Autemarre, Levaillant, Pate, and Banats' divisions. 4. The third corps, commanded by General MacMahon, [consisting of Herbillon, Aurelle, and Chasseloup-Laubat's divisions. The cavalry will return in the following order :- 5. The Kamiesch troops, Sol's brigades. 6. The Constantinople troops, Bosquet's brigade. AMERICA. ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA„ The steamer Cambria, Captain Douglas, arrived in the Mersey this morning shortly before two o'clock from Boston and Halifax, bringing advices from New York to the 22nd, Boston the 23rd, and Halifax to the 24th ult., all inclusive. She also brought 83 passengers, and 512,155 dollars in specie. On the 26th the Cambria passed the mail steamer Persia, bound from Liverpool to New York. The advices by this arrival from New York are three days later than those by the Washington, but they contain very little news. The papers are chiefly occupied with the details of the defeat of General Walker's army in Central America, the particulars of which have already been pub lished. The Philadelphia correspondent of the New York Herald states, that private letters have been received from Nicaragua, attributing the discomfiture of Colonel Schlessinger's command to the intrigues of the agents of the govern ments of France and England in that quarter, who have exercised their utmost efforts in frustrat ing the designs of the invading party. Previous to last advices a Spanish steam frigate had taken up a position at the mouth of the Gulf of Dolce, and a French steam frigate and two English sloops of-war had been hovering off Cape Blanco, with the evi dent intention of effecting a temporary blockade, if not of forming an alliance against the Nicaraguans. News from Mexico to the sth ult had been received, and from Vera Cruz to the Bth. Notwithstanding the defeat of the insurgents at Puebla, the country was still in an unsettled state. In consequence of the clergy having been the principal fomenters of the disturbances, the government had issued an edict forfeiting the pro perty of the church. The edict is very severe against any person who may con ceal, or assist the clergy to conceal, any church - property. The Bishop of Puebla refused to deliver the books containing statements and accounts of the property of the church. The official then procured a body of troops to enforce the demand. On arriving at the gates of the Episcopal Palace, they found the bishop had posted a notice, excommunicating any one who should assist in carrying out the design of the government. The property was seized notwithstanding. Our Canadian advices state that some excitement had been caused by the introduction into the House, in favour of selecting Quebec as the per manent seat of government. The resolution was only carried by a majority of two, the vote being, yeas 61, nays 59. Twenty-six Upper Canadians voted for Quebec. The Hon. Mr. Ross, speaker of the Upper House, has resigned his seat in the Cabinet. It is understood that he will retain his office of speaker, and give the Government a general support. The Canadian Mail furnishes the following additional TRADE WITH RUSSIA. NVe read in the St. Petersburg Northern Bee of April 22: — Since the beginning of this month, a stoppage has taken place in our business matters, The price of Russian products has fallen at London out of proportion with the prices at this city. It results that the traders of St. Petersburg, holders of merchandise, are in no hurry to make new pur chases ; the Russian merchants, on their part, being little disposed to lower prices, as they are firmly persuaded that a rise in our principal articles of export is imminent upon the opening of the navigation at the time of the arrivals from the interior. It is with the greatest satisfaction that7we see at St, Petersburg, from the foreign journals, that the London bourse takes a lively interest in the con struction of the railway from Riga to Dunabourg. From information received by private letters, we learn that many companies are being formed in England for the construction in Russia of some other lines, which will also be 'Advantageous for our country, as well as for English capitalists themselves, who by this will put their capital to a much more profitable account than they could do in England. The construction of railways by private individuals being authorised by the govern ment, commercial men applaud these wise and useful projects, and entertain the most sincere wishes for their success. The above article is copied into the Journal de St. Petersbourg. FRANCE. (FROM 01111, OVN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, MONDAY EVENING You will not, probably, have failed to see, in the Moniteur forwarded to you this morning, that the whole of the soldiers, levied in 1849, have received their discharge, thus causing a diminution of some 52,000 men in the effective of the army. A regi ment of hussars has also been ordered to be dis solved. Although the King of Wurtemburg, as you were informed yesterday only, arrived at a very late hour on Saturday night, the Emperor immediately paid him a visit in his apartments at the Tuileries. Yesterday, his Majesty was entertained at a grand dinner at the palace, and in the evening went to the Opera Comique. This being the anniversary of the death of Napoleon 1., at St. Helena, masses for the repose of his soul were celebrated in the chapel of the Tuileries and in that of the Hotel des Invalides. At the former the Emperor was present ; at the latter were a great number of old soldiers in their ancient uniforms. The Petrie, of this evening, gives some extracts from the pamphlet on the Treaty of Peace which is about to be published, and which is supposed to express the sentiments of a lofty personage. In these I find a confirmation of the facts I have already communicated to you, that the honour of chosing Paris as the seat of the Peace Congress is to be ascribed to England, and that the English alliance is to be spoken of favourably. The following extract on the latter point is interesting :—" In seeing the able attitude which the Russian Plenipotentiaries adopted towards France on their arrival at Paris, and in calling to mind that England, though consenting to negotiate, would have preferred the continuation of the war, some persons asked themselves if these circumstances would not weaken the alliance ; but the prudence of the French Government has dissipated all fear. If we are well informed, the initiative of the plan of conduct in the negotiations came from France, and was conceived in its essential conditions in such a manner as to prove to the Government of her British Majesty flint at Paris, as at London, it was desired to give to the conditions, accepted as basis of the Con ferences, all the extension they were capable of bearing." The question is asked with some interest in political circles—" What will the United States say to the abolition of privateering in future wars proclaimed by the Peace Congress ? " And the general belief is that they will hesitate to acknow ledge it, in order not to deprive themselves of their most powerful instrument of offence against any European Power with which they may be at war, and especially against England. But, at the same time it is asserted that " Europe" (for it is not doubted that all the other States will adhere to what the great Powers have thought fit to adopt), will certainly, either by persuasion, or, if forced, by force compel the States to do what they have done. Some partisans of the French Government who write in the Continental press, even go the length of asserting that the United States will at once be called on to give their sanction to the new prin ciple, or—to take the consequences ; and if these gentry are to be believed, the French Government, for its part, would be glad to see the States say " No," in order to have a pretext for combining all Europe into a solemn league and covenant against them. It is even said, gravely, that the European combination might not only compel the States to accept the European desire respecting privateering, but even to cease to be " a revolutionary stronghold," and, as such, an object of dislike and terror to all Continental potentates. All this will, I dare say, look uncom monly silly in your eyes, but it is not silly in con tinental estimation, and from what I hear in differ ent quarters, it represents pretty correctly the views of the French Emperor. A Marseilles despatch announces the arrival of the Meander, with Constantinople news to the 24th ult , to the effect that an insurrection had broken out at Mecca, owing to the dismissed Scheriff, at the head of 50,000 Arabs, having pro claimed the Sultan unfaithful to his religion. In consequence of this pilgrims had been refused permission to the Holy City. The Circassian deputation had arrived. A Berlin despatch says that the King of Prussia has conferred the order of the Black Eagle on the French Emperor. Yesterday, one came which said that it was the Red Eagle which was granted. But as the red bird is of inferior dignity to the black one, in Prussian heraldry, people thought there was a mistake, and so i t turns out. The des patch _ the Treaty of Peace had been published adds, thh..!' at St Petersb , . . .rg, an d that Prince Scuchozanet had -,sister of War been appoini.".4 news : Our last impression contained an account of the failure of the Grand Trunk Company to meet their liabilities to the province, and we publish to-day some further information on the same subject. What the company propose is, that the province should abandon its lieu on the road, and become simply a stockholder for the amount of its guarantee. We do not think this proposition will be accepted. We have already stated that the finance minister, Mr. Ca . yley, intended to propose an increase of the tariff. Here is an abstract of his resolutions : Be it Resolved: That all the articles now subject to a duty of 123 per cent, be, unless specially excepted, chargeable with a duty of 15 per cent. That silk and manufactures of silk, in whole or in part; Leather Manufactures and India Rubber manufactures be charged with a duty of 20 per cent. On the following articles, now subject to a duty of 24 per cent., be charged with a duty of 5 per cent :—Canada plates, wrought cranks, scraps for walking beams, plough moulds, gal vanised iron, frames and pedestals, connecting rods, chains, other than chain cables, wheels and axles, hoop or tire for locomotives, door, window sash and blinds, machinery, printing paper, that is to say book printing paper and news printing paper. That the duty on cigars be per pound, 3s ; snuff, 6d ; manu factured tobacco, 2FI ; brandy per gallon, 4s ; cordials, 5s ; gin, 3s 6d ; rum, 2s 3d ; wine in wood under ten pounds per pipe, is ; over ten pounds, and under fifteen pounds, is 3d ; over fifteen pounds, 2s. In quart bottles per dozen, lOs ; in pint bottles, ss. Molasses per gallon 23d ; coffee per lb 3d ; dried fruits 1 ; maccaroni 1 d ; vermeeilli 13d ; vinegar, per gallon, 33d ; tea, per lb, 24d ; brooms, per dozen, 2s 6d ; mustard and starch, per lb, 3d ; ginger, pimento, pepper, cloves, and cassia, 3d ; cinnamon 6(1; nutmeg 9:1; spices unenumerated 4d. Refined sugar, whether in loaves or lumps, candied, crushed, powdered or granulated, or in any other form,whito bastard sugar or other sugars equal to refined sugars in quality, per cwt 14s. White clayed sugar, brown clayed sugar, and yellow bastard sugar, or sugar of any kind, equal in quality to any of the said kinds of sugar, but not equal in quality to refined, per cwt, 10s. *Paw sugar, and all sugars of any kind not equal in quality to any of those above mentioned, 7s 6d. Rice to be free. We cannot say whether any alterations in the 'resolutions will be made ; but the proposition, as it at present stands, is very unpopular here. The Upper House has passed thiC.mgli its second reading, by a large majority, the bill to alter the constitution of its own body, by making it elective, preserving, however, the present members in their places for life. MONEY AND STOCKS. There is no prominent feature to notice in our Stock Market since our advices of the 15th inst. The news which has reached us by the last steamer, of the conclusion of the Peace Treaty at Paris, remains without effect, its influence having been anticipated: In the absence of any disposition to speculate, operations continue on a very moderate scale, and our subjoined table of daily quota tions shows in some instances wide fluctuations variously resulting in a rise and a decline. For City and Country Bonds the demand has been for small amounts, and prin cipally for European account. San Francisco lOs have declined 1 per cent. We note transactions in Milwaukee city 7s, guaranteed by the Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad, without any variations in rates. Bonds of the same city, guaranteed by other railroads, are offered 1 per cont. lower. Money is rather in more active demand, on call, at 7 per cent. ; business paper from 8 to 10 per cent., according to its length and class. Exchange on London is firm and in demand, at 1094 to 109 1. On Paris bills aro scarce, at 5.161 to 5.173• DE COPPET & CO. BREADSTIJFFS, FLOUR.—The decline advised in our last circular brought in a few buyers for export and also to hold here on specu lation, and prices advanced 25c per bbl upon common and the lower grades of shipping qualities, the better descrip tions remaining unchanged. The market, however, closes dull, and one half of the advance has been since lost. Western Canal and state, common, 6 dols to 6 dols 25c per bbl ; good shipping, 6 dols 37ic to 6 dols 75c. Ohio, Indiana, &c., 6 dols 75c to 7 dols 50c.WCanada, 6 dots 50c to 8 dols. Southern, 7 dols 25c to 8 dols. Fancies and high extras, 8 dols to 10 dols. WHEAT continues in fair demand for home use. Southern White, 185 c to 197 c per 60 lbs. Genessee and Western, 180 c to 190 c. Canadian, 180 c to 190 c. Western Red and Mixed, 160 c to 175 c. Southern Red, 170 c to 175 c. INDIAN CORN is taken at previous prices, both for export and the,Ea.stern markets. Yellow, 64c to 65c per 56 lbs. White, 64e to 66c. Western, Old Mixed, 63c to 65c. RYE was depressed by large arrivals, and some sales were made at 90c to 92c 1 tst week, but the market is now firm at an advance of 3c per 561bs from the lowest point. Rye, 92 to 95c per 56 lbs. Barney,l 125 to 128 c per 48 lbs. Corn Meal-3 dols 50c to 3 dols 75c per brl. Rye Flour 4 dols 50c to 6 dols per brl. COTTO N The market has not been as active as during the previous week, but there has been a fair business doing at advanc ing prices, the acccunts per Baltic to the 2nd and per Africa to the sth inst., together with the advance in the South, acting favourably upon prices, which must be quoted is to ac per lb higher. The sales amount to 13,500 bales, about which one-half are in transitu. Uplands— Very ordinary to mid,n, 9ic to Hie (ord, good, mid, lOic ; good 114c.) . Fair . to good fair and Pie to 1310 and 130 ; (middling fair, 120 ; fully fair, 121 c.) Mobiles and Louisianas, &c.—Ordinary to middling, 10c to 11 jc ; (good ord, 'Ole; low mid, 11c; good mid, 12c.) Fair to good fair, 13Ic to 131 c; (middling fair, 121 c; fully fair, 131 c.) Good and fine, none. The exports, 84c., of cotton since Ist September, are as follows: To G. Britain, Receipts, Stocks. Total Exports, 2,103,000 1 337,000 3.052 000 605.000 I.ast Year 1,504,000 1,033,0 0 2,142 000 392 000 Year before, 1,417,000 931,000 2,386 000 670,000 FREIGHTS are rather lower. To Liverpool, for cotton, id per lb. ; flour Is to is 6d per brl ; grain 4d to 41d per bush. To London, flour, 2s to 2s 6d per brl. To Havre, cotton, ic per lb. ; flour 65c per brl. EXCHANGE on England is in fair demand, at 109 i to 1091 per cwt. Bills on France, f 5 16} to f 5 20. WOTHEaSPOON, KINGsFoRD & Co. HOPS : Retail rales are made at 7c to 10c for common to fair western. Choice brings 10c to 12c for home use; there is no foreign demand. MOLASSES : Sales have been made of 100 hhds Muscovado at 34c, and 80 do Porto Rico at 41c. NAVAL STORES were inactive to da y ; spirits of turpentine may be quoted at 38c to 39c ; rough turpentine 3 dols 121 c to 3 dole 25c for Wilmington, and 3 dols 25c to 3 dols 373 c for Northern County. Tar is dull at 1 dol 75c to 2 dols. PitovisioNs ; Mess pork has advanced, with sales at 18 dols to 18 dols 121 c, the latter price for small lots. Prime mess 16 dols 50c to 17 dols. Boil is rather quiet; country mess 8 dols 25c to 10 dots ; repacked Western 10 dols 25c to 13 dols ; Vermont mess 11 dols 25c to 12 dols 50c ;ii extra mess 12 dols to 14 dole 50c ; prime mess (Ohio and Ccago) 21 dols to 22 dols. Cut meats are in moderate request; shoulders in pickle and dry salt 7c to 71c. nams Bl i c to 9c. bacon, 9 ; 1 --c to 91c for clear middles, and rib in 92c to 9,1 c. Lard is selling to fair extent at Sic to 10c for brls. Grrase lard 81c to %ie. Butter is dull at 25c for State, 18c tor Ohio. SUGARS : Market quiet on account of the inclemency' °ie; dl weather ; 300 hlids Cuba sold at 61c to Bc. a nd' 14e to FEMIGIITS : To Europe are inactive. To London : Flour s , 2a to 28 3d ; grain, 50 to 6d ; naval stores, 3s. To Liver pool : Grain, 4d to 42d ; flour, is to Is 3d ; bacon, 20s. To Havre : Cotton, per lb, . I ,)c to ac ; whalebone, &c:, -ac to ' l ; ashes, per ton, 9 dols to 10 dols; rice, 10 dole ; flour, per hrl, 75c ; provisions, 1 dol ; grain, per bushel. 20c. To San Francisco : Measurement goods, per foot, 25c to 30c; heavy goods, per ton, 10 dols to 12 dols 50c ; coal, per ton, 12 dole to 13 dole, To Melbourne : Per foot, 35c to 40c, LATEST BY TELEGRAPH. NEW YORK, April 22, 6 p.m.—Ashes firm, 64 dols to 61 dols, and 81 to 81 dols. Co t to n a ctive and firm, sales 4,000 bales, mostly in transitu. Flour heavy for common brands, sales 7,400 brls, com. to strait State 6 12 to 6 50. Upper Lake, 625 to 650 com. to good ; Ohio, 631 to d 6 50 ; Southern steady for commo n, sales 1,400 brls, mix,n to good 7to 7 50, fancy and extra 756t0 8 50; Canadia s . heavy, sales 350 brls, superfine 6 50 to 7, extra 7 25 to s Wheat firm, but quiet. Corn lower and quiet, sales 33,00 0 ' bush, mixed 62 to 63, white 63 to 64, yellow 63 to 64, round do 62 to 64. Pork heavy, sales 500 bbls, mess 18 dot prical 16, Western prime mess 16 .50 to 17. Beef drooping, sales 250 bbls, country mess 8 25 to 10, repacked Chicag o 12 25 to 13. Lard--400 bbls 94 to 10. Bacon firm. sl'ort ribbed middles, retrimmed, 91 ; long boneless mitidlcs city 91; hams 84 to 21 ; shoulders 7 to 74 ; bulk sides 8. Butter heavy, Ohio 14 to 18, State 17 to 22. Whis.„.l4Y 251 to 26. Sales 5000 boxes scaled herring 32 1 to 35. Coro''' quiet, sales 365 bags, Laguayra 12, Java 15. Sugar steadp Molasses firm, 400 hhda. N.O. 47c. Linseed oil dull, at 75 to 76 : 2,7 00 brls. whale , to come here, 78 ; ; lard (lull at 90. Spirits Turpentine : 650 brls. 38 to 39 ; crude firm at 3 121 ; rosin 175 ; 300 brls. rope tar 2 25. Hides weak. Iron lower, 100 tons Scotch 33 50 to 34, 6 ms. Rice dull, at 31 to 41. Whalebone: 6000 lbs. N.W. 57, 8000 largo Ochotsk 61. Freights to Liverpool fi rm, cotton id, flour Is to is 3d, grain 4 to 4i. STOCKS dull. Money on good security, plenty at 6to 7 per cent on call. Sterling Exchange, 9i to 91 pm• nois Central bonds, 871; N Y Cent ral RR, 924; Erie, .56ii Reading, 901 ; Chicago and Rock Island. 924; Clev eland and Toledo, 834 ; Galena and Chicago, il4 Michigan Southern, 98. NEW ORLEANS, April 19: Sales of cotton to-day, 14, 000 bales; mid. quoted 101 c to 103 e. I SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. The Arabia, hence at Mobile; Zenobia , h e n ce at NeW, Orleans ; Centurion, R. Robinson, and Oriental, hence ge New York ; General Parkhill, hence at Charlesto u ; Ror Stewart, hence at Mobile ; John Cottle , Norma nd y , TYlr' and Carlisle, all hence at New Orleans. TRIAL OF A NEW HOWITZER. Some attention was directed to the Bootle shore. yesterday morning, in consequence of the trial of a new howitzer, whic h , was done for the purpose of ascertaining its range. The trial took place under the direction of Colonel Griffith, commander of the midland and northern district, Sir Duncan McDoug al ' and some officers of the Royal Lancashire Militia. The gun is composed of brass, and five feet six inc hes lon g ; the 104°1 of the bore being fifty-four and a-half inches, with a ru ean diameter of about four and a-half inches. Th e bore is rined, throughout, and is hexagonal. Some of the features of th'', gun are remarkable; and, amongst them may Le mentioned, it can throw a projectile of from twelve to sixt y -ei g ht lbs. The shot is of a conical form, and rifled at the butt end to sui fined the' rifling of the gun-bore—the additional weig ht bein g by lenizthening the shot—thus, the length of the twelve - P un being little more than a sphere, with a slight riding at the but the length of a twenty-four pound shot is nine and a-half inch"; that of a thirty-two pound, eleven and a-half inches ; a f°,,, 11 1 eight pound, sixteen and a-half inches, and so on. '' 1" ; experimental shots, fired out of the gun yesterday, consisted of five rounds, and were made with four projectiles of tworltY -fn . u „, pounds each, and one of forty-eight pounds; the full° l '' being the result : Round. Degree of elevation. Powder. Shot. Distb.e.Ce• 1 2 „ . ..24 2 ,900 3 4 1 „ 48 ~ • .1,20° 4 b. All was considered very satisfactory. O ne of the so glanced, and sttuck a house, but no serious result followed-- SPAIN The Madrid Gazette of the 29th ult. conta ill ,, g ' the following singular paragraph :—" In cols,' quence of what some foreign j ourna ls have r ecena published on the affairs of Spain, it appears that tl high personage has had a conferen ce with th6` Queen, and that her Majesty decla red that sil l . would sooner lose her crown, and th e hope. °, seeing her daughter reign, than suffer an y forelg' nation to interfere in our affairs." PIEDMONT The Opinione of Turin states that the resigniti° of Chevalier Cibrario, Minister of Foreign Affairslla: has been accepted, and that Count d i Cavour been provisionally entrusted with that portfolio:, The Risorgimento adds that this resignation political meaning; that General de la garatobro having returned, the portfolio of war will f restored to him, and that the present Minister._ portf° llu War (General Durando) will resume the of Foreign Affairs.l the The Corriere Mercantile of Genoa states that dl royal decree for the establishment of s Credit royal Company in that city was signed ° II era . 2nd. and that the company will commence op - lions in the course of a month. has 11, THE PARK iNittglC —We learn by returns furnishe d frOm` the Office of Works alid Pu bli c Buildin g s that the number of persons who entered Kensington Gardens in the our of Sunda, te 4th instant, was 65,545. The nuelber° persons entering the enclosute of the Regent's Park on the same day was 81,807. ter from Paris steieS THE IMPERIAL BAPTIM—A let r th e a r l a t l he p E r m in p u ero s r h h a a ll s r f e a s r olv a e u d rp th as a a t thi.:; barepatisra of the Im,i splendour all that is recorded of the gorgeousgnittbca(e)Pindtei,serenisitahl::s7; the King of Rome and the Duke of Bordeatix. elothworkers, embroiderers, and artificers of all kiods , 11 , 3 he been employed in great numbers, ' to heighten the ecla t 01 ' expected day. THE COLLECTION OF THE LATE SAWIEI. 0, 00 " - s. --A ii ll i ,i mated as the competition between the various biddererinsz been t at the gallery of Messrs. Christie and 11110ei. d c , u c ol.. _ e he t: four first days' sale of this remarkably interestia., iao, i c lon, it was not to be compared to the scene oil F „, f i t ieg a a4 a d roal S edt a e t mr n ,a rd st a Te y rhse, last, which was of a far more ( 6 ',1 w pi i e th tur a e a s p , raiamiolninngtihnyg goodto 221, P %tern B al ,,,eci pamters, were disposed of during those two daY s ' realised the very large sum of £30,000. o f the Hz Ppacx.—On Friday morning the troop e - r or d Dublin garrison were reviewed by his Excellency th attended Lieutenant and the Commander of the Forc3s, attelii:,rd each by a brilliant staff, at the Royal Boracks. 11,,beeesioe rinciP3' liii:f2 Mayor and civil authorities assembled at the ' 3 ' 3- ,, I l i% House, and drove in procession to the Castle, wh et- ft Excel'ency proclaimed peace in the Presence Chambertreetsf procession was they formed through the princiPal 6 ,f of now was joined by the officers of the French ShiP3 of QS well. THE in Kingston harbour. Everything Pas — ter ' THE TRIAL. OF WM. PALMER.—At present no a,eett' S has been made in the day appointed by the `'cu rt of Q 1 tye Bench, for the trial of the prisoner, namely, Wednesd3Y,' e 0 14th of May, but it is said that an application will b e e en - the to postpone the case to the Monday following, ' o, '"'"d of , T w h h e ole of the ordinary business will have been dspo s f a t he prisoner was brought to London on Sandal% in of c th h e arge of the deputy governor of Stafford gaol, atm d, tbe westerheo r the turnkeys, and he was delivered to Mr. governor of Newgate, in due form under the er„ der be ° aPhl' t Court of Queen's Bench. lie appears renearkabq riser and does not seem to have at ail suffered from the Iti ffe is 4 meat and the anxiety he must have undergone. „linale fo p a l re a i c l e it d y i t n o theusual ward appropriated to u ntried °Y4 ereP er . his class, and he will, of course, be allowed the pa ad THE TIPPERARY e . p rlO his trial. We w ee, communicate BANK.—The hhi s sorlirCeietomrap oU:stylist:let. of the sfen a statement, said to be extracted from the boo . ! t the Tipperary Bank, by which it would appear that s e liabilities now existing, which bear date be f°re the whi eli and th° s° am elf December, 1853, amounted to only £4,83 2 9 arose before 31st March, 18.55, including the first-I f : 1 0r t ee only reach £33,227. We do not, however, vouch take accuracy of this calculation, which also does not , we iok, b ° include the renewed deposit receipts, which will, we ' re pro' held to be merely a continuing debt. Should the abo ve no of sent all the old liabilities, they would stand a fair chant thie being paid in full. With reference to the affair s ",,t -"' bank, the Evening Post has the following stateniee teea Mr. Nicholas, the secretary fora period of over ie; b l3 ,fore years of the London and County Rink, was examinee ha t it the master last week. Reporters were not admitte" ; w hich has transpired that much of the erroneous impress bin b La ic was heretofore entertained, as to the dealings of that b ,,en. with their chairman, the late John Sadleir, b au d the removed. We have heard that the secret n okt solicitors who represented the London and County. i n to stated that the directors courted the most rigid enqulrYj. 36 the transactions of the late John Sadleir with theol,,39i'do a test of sincerity, offered to submit their books ana 3.9,,,r, securities they hold to the secretary of the officill nourlect, We earnestly hope that this statement will prove e e f the and that the result will be beneficial to the creditors 0 Tipperary Bank. j ` 1A P 1 : - '4 Soci, alte r bey, 1