The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-28 00:00:00

Enantell. WANrEn, a PARTNER, with £5OO at his command, in a Manufacturing BuNiness in 1 iveri ool.—For further par ticulars apply, by let.er p.p., to F. P., Northern Times office. _ WANTED, a Gaol Strong PONY, from 14 t, 15 hands high. V V Must he quiet, and steady to rider r drive, with good action, and made. at•ly fast. Price not to exceed £2O. For address, see teferenca List, Northern Times office. - lIXrANTED. by an experienced young person who specks French V' V a SITUATION as Barmaid or Book-keeper In a fir,t- lass Hotel or Refreshment Rooms. Uwxcepti nab .e nferences will be %thiress, M. W., Northern Times rfft e. "VXT ANTED. an ACTIVE YOUNG MAN, of good address, who • hash accustomed to the KEEPING and COLLECTION of ACCOUN C 3. Must write a good timid. One who has a I“,ow. ledge of the l'lttwriNa and STATroi9ity Business preferred.-- Address. in applicant's own hand writing, to A. C. G., Northern Ti Hies office. WANTED. a SOLICITOR, for a First-class Tailoring and Out fitting Establishment. —A libe , al salary and commission will be given to a competent man, who has a good connection with captains, and the shipping generally.—Ad .ress by letter (Z. It), at the iVf)i - thern. Times office, stating qualifications and where last em ployed. • Co be Ed. ET, a well furni‘h%d COTTAGE, No. 2, on the No. 4. Terrace loo.—Apply a' SOLD, twoFREEHOLD HOUSES in Pnrk-asr^•t. —TO be LET, - TO he 1.7 T, a rod NOUSE, opposi - e the Dee, two kitchen .goo.l cell,rs, butler's 1 entry, two wing -room, woe bedr om', wih Roo: flower an The bonie has been fieAt liaperei an i painted Apply t, Dlr. Johnson, 1 Duke-street; or Jones I)ARKG.%T cQntain' Igo, T 0 rim) WHOIESALE DRUGGISTS and OTHER WA I , ER he 1H a Term of 1 e in Wood-street s, which are v d, S, uthport Live bedrooms OUSE, OFFICES, occupied by Messrs. Edney & Ita.nes, a‘ le M ngine and Machinery, now commod ous, will ,ossession can be J Mr. George S. S rroshed, on ti.e 25th of June, ix. or tw lye rrif:oths, E\V The cottage contains Has Len reyet.tly riven.-- 13, Sanes QOUTHPORT LI at Moderate ien a FREE VILLA, Sea Ban iraiving-room, tarnished, end commands a del ghoul view of the tea. To as X or twelve months' tenant, liberal terms will be offered, and any s mad, that may be desired; or the to any parry aho will take the furni. n. Water aad gas in the hou e. y to Mr. Hargreave, London. For terms and fn. street. ,uthport en z.alt. A Variety rf A ":tERIC 1N NEWSPAPERS, rece.ved per Baltic, /A. 011 S A at the Northern Times office. 1 7 7 :.:ITI.tEDG R.—A large and well-assorted Stock always on har. d. 1.1 Also, BALLAST (Pi,o IRON. ILLIAM F. SIM, Sweeting-street. ON SALE. in Oxtm, Che•l ire, upon liberal terms, ELIGIBLE BUILDING LAND. C3MMat ding sp endid views, and suitable for the erection of tint-class Was. The unexpired !ease is for S. yt ars, free horn all rent charges.—Apply to Mrs. Atherton, 18, Great Georee agnate, Liverpml. TOXT• TH PARK CEMEPKItv, SMITHDOWN-LANE.— NOTI E.—The Burial Board are now wepared to S GROUND for Gtai , es and Vault, and for In erme ,, ts in th • above Cemetery. For sc4le of charges apply • t the offLe of the Registrar, Bt tite Cemetery; or to the Clerk to the - Daard, at the Pubitc Office, Park-place, Toxteth P DDRESS MR, PRIEST. BIRKENHEAD.— HOU , E ! _LI HOUSES!! LAND! LAND I I ---ON SALE, in large or small lots. I , arlonsly situated, and r6n.dng in price tr , m about £lOO to ',ooo.—See H. P. Che-hire and Lancashire Prqperty Circular. Can be rad g atis and free by post. Cheshire b•fices, for the Sale aid I.etting of Land and Houses, Market-cross Cha'tnbers (one deo! from Market-square) Market-street. Birken head. --1#7.49M-e79, u 1 1/ 0 2 / 4 , - gla / Jo, HOWARD ST' ~,~,,, 16‘. 4 . 4 .=&422 T OSALE, at M'Elroy's Coop vaee, Tlentinck-street. near the St , nley Dock, the •ollowina Stock, viz.:- 600 Tons of Old PALM. OIL CASKS, trimmed ready forrshipping, • — h. per ton. PALM OIL CASKS, at the following rates:— 44N iv rich Puncheons, standir. g, 324 Od ; Do., in shjoks, 235. Od 30s. Od. ; 21s. 63 •• 25g. 'd. , 394 New WATER CASKS, vr , rr .nted to pass the G,,vernment sur , vey. Price 198. per 100 gillons. 350 Srcond-hand Ditto. at 9s. to 10s. ps 1 , 35. 6d, 100 gait , s J. NODDER, HATTER, 81, CHURCH-STREET, togs reaneetfolly to inform t ,, e Mybility and Gentry of Liver pool that his NEW SPYLES for the Season are NOW READY for Inspection. ("1 ENTLEMEN'S SUMMER THE alluding is no longer a mystery. The whole thing has been practically tested, and for a sufficient length of time to furnish us with unquestionable data, and yet there are not a few who still look for charmed passages to the Antipodes. The paddle not having been equal to the wing of the hawk, the screw is to fly like an eagle ! But what say experienced mariners on this bead. Captain MORIARTY, in his evidence given before the New South Wales Steam Communication Com mittee, stated, that " the difficulty in the return " passage would be very great ; owing to the preys, " lence of Westerly winds, and that the screw " propeller would not afford that certainty of rapidity `` which is essential in postal communication" Captain STANLEY, another witness, alluding to the same portion of the southern navigation, says—" I " think it perfectly impracticable for the auxiliary " screw to propel a vessel against the strong westerly " winds." These were nautical men, who were examined in the Colony, and were selected to give evidence on account of their well-known skill and experience. And with such testimony in the hands of the COLONIAL SECRETARY, what are fo r I we to think of,the revival of the old " fifty-day" tale ? The Oriental Steam Packet Company have always managed their ships vvell i but they could not keep time against the winds and waves they had to battle with. And yet the Government venture to throw the Panama line overboard for another five years, and return again into that old track where all has been delay and disappoint ment! The average passage from England to Aden is 25 1-6, and the time required for the passage from Aden to Australia—Adelaide for example—is from 55 to 80 days. Strike off four days in favour of Melbourne, as a packet-station, and the transit will occupy from 80 1-6 to 85 IA days I Liverpool and Panama could most assuredly beat this round about line. But her AlAJEsnes . Government promise us something more than a magical flight to the gold fields. The mail packets are to carry passengers from Southampton to Melbourne direct, and we feel particularly anxious to see the Royal Mail Steam boats' tariff of charges, for first, second, and third class passengers, after all Mr. JAMES LAMING has said in his pamphlet about " those preponderating classes of passengers, that frequently, accona " panied by their families, cannot a f ford the error " mous cost insepaiuble from the Red Sea route." Merchants and bankers will also he curious to know what provision has been made in the Austra lian mail contract for the safe transit of gold by the Aden line. They would like to know who is to insure the gold on its journey from Suez to Cairo, from thence down the Nile to Afteh, and then on to Alexandria. If these matters are not explained in a business-like way, and if the practical working of the line does not support the statements of its originators, the whole affair will prove to be just what we think—a job, entered into in direct oppo sition to the weight of the reliable evidence sup plied for the guidance of all parties really interested in the welfare of the Australian Colonies, and the parent State. Liverpool need not, however, wait for further proof of the impractibility of the Aden and Ceylon line, for gold and passengers ; and as this port can accom modate both, and to any extent, by the Panama route, we can only say that we have lost nothing beyond a contract, which binds the steamship owner to a speed which, practice has shown us, has no existence, except in the noddles of our go-a-head officials. THE worst difficulties of the East appeared to have been revived by the restoration of peace. The internal condition of the SULTAN'S dominions is represented as one of interminable misery and discord, and what it will all end in no one can tell. France and England can do no more than defend the Ottomans from their foreign enemies. The Western Powers have no soldiers to employ as a police force in any country, much less where there is so little honour or remuneration to be earned. They must withdraw their troops from the shores of the Bosphorus, and their departure will be the signal for general revolt. The Servians, Walla chians, and Moldavians, will make common cause. The presence of an Austrian army in the Princi palities has excited their suspicion, and will eventuate in their union. The arms of France and England only can prevent the consummation of this long•cherished design. No other nations can, in fact, prevent the popular mind of those countries from following its natural bent, and here the question arises, whether we are to be the armed guardians of Eastern Europe. The van guard of the Russian army is said to have already crossed the frontier of Persia. What does this mean? Can such a movement have been designed to draw off our attention from the Danube, while the military occupation of Turkey is necessary to preserve the SULTAN'S dominions from dismember ment ? If it were not for the certainty that Austria will require all her troops in Italy, before long, we should be inclined to believe that the Principalities were irretrievably lost to the SULTAN. But FRANCIS JOSEPH is not in a position to hold poor con quests, and to embark in the speculation of con verting them into happy and contented Austrian provinces. He talks already of the danger of having a second Piedmont in the East, and with Hungary and the Concordat on his hands, the power of Austria is almost a nullity. She - -files far greater than every CLOTIIING. P. L MACTAGGART, 24 and 26, BOLD-STBEET. SUMMER COATS. SUMMER OVERCOATS SUMMER WATERPROOFS. SIIMMEII DRESSING GOWNS SUMMER DRESSING COATS. THE A RIPTION tlye ro THE NORTHERN 'WO GUINEAS PER ANNUM. Utrits SATURDAY, .TUNE 28 Tin Government have selected what they conceive to be the best line of postal communica tion between England and Australia. " Round the " world for sport," is a very old saying, and in this instance we have it carried into practice, notwith- Standing all the Parliamentary reports of the Colonies, and the general interests of the mother country say to the contrary. Mr. WILSON, in announcing the decision of the Cabinet, took good care not to utter one word about the Advantages of the line chosen. He confined himself to a simple narrative of what the Government have done. How they considered the important question— invited- tenders for all and every route, though they had previously decided on the Southampton Aden and Ceylon line—how they refused to wait to have proper ships built for the service—how one old and "powerful" company refused to be bou.&d to the conditions for completing 0 , 0 the time laid down ; and ' wn contractors harl hurric. 'eable and nded on every directly opposed to to sustain life_ L adopt round in some direction must be assailed or laid Millions of people ) be ready to lie down and if their Legislato deliverance. Th, tnnot Dposed tc 3 must ,neans for their gs and dreams of the West have not )ttom an Empire on of the East, but th Religious fanaticism ying complaints of Turkey are entirely social. She lacks everything 1 appertaining to an industrial and civilised organisa tion, and who can hope to see those wants sup, NORTHERN TIMES. plied where the most despicable corruption exists in every department of the State? All those who look dispassionately at the real state of that fertile and once mighty country, will find that her people Must help themselves before the West can lend them the assistance they seek. The opening of the navigation of the Danube and the EuXine will be a great boon to the Principa lities. It will lead to the developeinent of their resources, but the moment they feel their strength; what will become of the sovereignty of the Porte, whose power in the meantime will be exhausted in internecine troubles In dealing with nations so circumstanced we cannot be too cautious. We must leave countries which manifestly need reform to reform themselves. This the Turks will do if we protect them from foreign interference. They have their enlightened statesmen and rulers ready for the work;. and if the intrigues of foreign Courts had not been suffered to mar the designs of the present SULTAN and those Ministers he once had round his Throne, the wretched and benighted Turkish people would have been in a far different condition,both morally and materially. With Russia on one side, Austria on the other, and England and France labouring only to preserve peace—what hope was there of Turkey's amelioration? With such powers opposed to her advancement how could she rise ? These two obstacles have now been severely checked, if not entirely neutralised, and the people so long oppressed, and the able men who have been so often thwarted, are beginning to be impatient, and to ask for those reforms which have been but too repeatedly defeated. Our course then is, ,to leave, and compel others to leave, the Turks to themselves. THE COURT. The Queen, with the Princess Alice, attended by the Hon. 'iora Macdonald, took a drive in an open laidau and four on Thursday afternoon. The Prince Colsort and Prince Frederick William of Prussia rode on horse back. Prince Albert, attended by Colonel the lion. Bs Phipps, went on Thursday morning to the Provdeut Institution in St. Martin's-place. His Royal Higiness visited the Royal College of Chemistry in the afterroon. Prince Frederick William of Prussia visited the Duchess of Xent, at Clarence House, St. James's. The Prince of Wa'es went in the afternoon to the Royal Arsenal at Woolwich. Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster with their company, at Grosvenor House, in the evening. Her Majesty was accompanied by Prince Frederick William of Prussia. THE AFFAIR AT THE LEVEE.—The Morning Post fiats that the United States Minister lost no time in offering apologetic explanations; and these have been accepted. ARMY PuniuoTioNs.—The Gazette oflast night announces that Major-General Sir James Jackson has been appointed to the Colonelcy of the 6th Dragoons, and General the Hon. J. Finch to that of the 24th regiment of foot. THE TIPPERARY BANK.—Yesterday the Master in Chancery appointed to wind up the affairs of the Tipper ary Bank (Master Murphy), issued a notice, maliirg a p'remptory call of £4O per share on the shareholders in the concern. The notice set forth the names of share holders on whom the call is made. These names are 39 in number. THE LATE CAPITAL CONVICTION.—The case of Ber nardo Henriquez, who was sentenced to death at the last session of the Central Criminal Court for the murder of a fore'gn seaman in a sailor's lodging-house in Wellciose— square has been under the consideration of the Secretary of State, and we understand that, in complianee with the recommendation of Mr. Justice Coleridge, before whom the prisoner was tried, her Majesty has been pleased to commute tho capital sentence to transportation. -..--- ACCIDENT TO THE PRINCESS RoYAL.—We are sorry to hear that the Princess Royal has sustained some injury from an accident which occurred to her Royal Highness on Tuesday last. The Princess was engaged about mid day in her boudoir, and was in the act of lighting a wax taper when a spark ignited the sleeve of a gauze dress worn by her Royal Highness. The flame spread rapidly, and in an instant the whole sleeve from the wrist to the Her Royal Highness manifested shoulder was in a remarkable presence of mind under the trying circum stances, and succeeded in extinguishing the flames before they had communicated with the body of the dress. The Princess's arm was much burnt, and her Royal Highness has since been confined to the Palace. LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT, YESTERD:IY•—IN RE JOHN ii OBERTi.—Tce bankrupt, a boat builder, of Birken head, passed his adj3urned last examination this day; and the 25th of July was fixed for the certificate day. CAPTAIN IWCHLERY, OF THE PRINCESS ROYAL.—The friends of this gentleman will be glad to learn that at the conclusion of the judicial investigation into the circum stances which led to the loss of the Princess Royal, the justices honourably acquitted him of all blame, and returned him bis certificate. GRANT OF A CHARTER FOR ROCHDALE.—Mr. Z Mellor, solicitor to the corporation committee, has received a . letter from London intimating that her Mhjesty has been graciously pleased to grant a charter of incorporation to Rochdale, the details of which are referred to the solicitors and other parties usually concerned in such matters. There has been no intimation as to the number of wards. LECTURE ON PHRENOLOGY.—Last evening Mr. Bridges, of this town, gave a lecture on the above subject at the Q teen's Hall, Bold•street. This gentleman was the person sdected by the Staffaids.hire magistrates to take a cast of the head of the murderer. Palmer, after his execution. I , was from this cast that the lecturer expla:ned the develop ment of each particular organ, the detals of which have already appeared in the newspapers. There was a fair attend ince on the occasion. THE LATE RAILWAY STRlKE.—Yesterday a notice was issued to the porters belonging to the London and North Western Railway, informing them that any amount due to them up to the time they left work, would be paid, thus intimating that their services were not required. At a meeting they recently held, for the purpose of explaining the re , ult of W. Ra'hbone's, Esq., attempt to settle the dispute between the shareholders aad the men, and from which the press was excluded, we believe it was recom -,ended by that gentlefe , n 0-4 0 ''•'en should apologise 'heir lost situa while, we Ce, but 2ed v. j the Rev. ,ny of laying the ol lee ti o n amounted les sittings for 900 _e ion has been betvvedn 2..ve, the value of which is At:), is the munificent gilt of Mr. at n 4 it was stated by the Rev. Reltor, in ertnon, that no debt is now due on the v •ctoria schools, who walked in Fricession to the rch, and were, after the service, treated to cakes, &c., also attE THE HUME MEMORIAL.—A public meeting of the merchants;•bankers, and citizens of the city of London was held yesterday afternoon at the Man-ion-house in furtherance of the Hume Memorial. The right hon. the Lord Mayor presided, and the meeting was numerously attended. The Lord Mayor, in 'opening the proceedings, observed that time was valuable in the city, and he was, therefore, glad that the object of the meeting needed little explanation from him. Mr. Thomas Dakin moved the first resolution as follows :—" That the disinterested services.of Mr. Hume, for above forty years, in the House of Commons, hia successful cif , irts to check the waste of public money, his constant support of all measures con ducive to the spread of moral and intellectual improve ment, and his unvarying advocacy of constitutional liberty, claim a lasting record of the gratitna,-, of his count ryirien." Sir James Duke, M.P., seconded the re;o lution, which was passed unanimously. Resolution's, instituting a city subscription list, and limiting each individual subscription to £lO, and appointing a com mittee of management were adopted. A long list of sub scribers was read by the Lord Mayor, to wham, on the motion of Earl - Fortescue, seconded by Alderman Wire, thanks were voted for granting the use of the Mansion house for the meeting, and his conduct in the chair; and the proceedings, which were conducted in a most busi- I ness like and expeditious manner, terminated. ea the ceremony --LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING, Last weeli the Cotton Market closed with a dull and rather depressed feeling, but the return of fine weather and the increasing facilities of the Money Market have influenced during the past week the manifestation of renewed confidence both on the part of the trade and speculators. The sales of the week amount consequently to 55 760 bales, 41,820 of Which have been taken for home consumption,' 1,700 for export, and ltZ 240 for speculation, and the tone of the market has been uniformly rather adverse than otherwise to buyers—holders, how ever, have upon the whole met the demand freely, and we are linable to notice any definite change from the prices of Friday last, except in the medium qualities of American descriptions, which must be considered to have advanced about 1.-164 per lb. The sales to-day are estimated at 1.0,000 bales, 3,000 of which are for speculation and export. —a firm feeling continues to characterise the market. The committee's quotations. to-day, for lair Cotton is as follows :—Bowed, 60.; Mobile, 60.; and Orleans, 611. per lb. _ _ _ The Liverpool Share Market opened with a very firm tone this morning, and with a good business zyadually improved, and closed firm, at the highest point of the day, at the following quotations :—Aberdeen, 14 141. Chester and Birkenhead, 1.71 171. Caledonian, 311 311. Chester finlvhead 10 1 4 • 16 1 Eastern Counties, 10 15.10 . . 11. East Lancashire, 21 211. Great ,Northern. 24 24k. Ditto A, 91 10. Great Western, 62 621 Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 97,1 971. Liver pool, Crosby, and Southport. 181'184 North Western Stock, 1051 105 k London and Manoliester Sheffield,'and Lincoln, 34f, 34i. Ditto Preference ; 12 124. New 6 per cent. Pref., -2- in. Midland Stock, 831 831. North British, 9-1- 98. North Staffordshire, 6 sid. South Eastern and Dover, 221 22;1. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 211, 22. York and North Midland, 308 30,1. Leeds Capital Stock, 19k 19i. Buffalo and Lake Huron, 11 lap. Dutch Rhenish, 21 21p. Great Western of Canada, 26 5.16 26 7-16. Ditto New Shares, 3a Great L►►xembourp, 88. . The Liverpool Corn Market has been quiet to-day, and prices, under the influence of fine weather, have had a downward tendency. We quote from the circular of Mr. P. J. Eaton, the following report of the Tallow Market There has again been a good business doing, chiefly for forward delivery, some large sales of P. Y. C. to arrive have been made at 47s to 48s per cwt, and on the spot at 47s 6d to 48s per cwt ; 400 cks N. and S. American changed hands at 46s 6d for fair, up to 48s per cwt for good quality. There has been more animation in the London market, at an advance of is per cwt,:the closing prices last night being 47s per cwt on the spot, and 48s per cwt. for Oct. and Dec. The half-week delivery is 1,155 cks against 1,029 last year, and the stock is now 18,080 cks against 47,523 in 1855. The business transacted during the past week in Colonial produce has not been very extensive. There has been a firm market for all descriptions of sugar, but previous rates have not been exceeded, There has been more enquiry for Native Ceylon Coffee, and steady rates have been realised, but Cocoa and Tea have been very dull, and rather cheaper. Rice has been heavy at a decline of 6d per cwt.' Saltpetre has continued firm, and Cochi neal has realised a slight advance. In Rum few transactions have been reported, but prices have remained steady. The Tallow Market has sl4,htly improved. The annual meeting of the General Mining Association was held to-day, when a dividend was declared for the half year of 10s. per share, free from income tax, making 20s. per share for the whole year. At a meeting of the Canada Company, held to day, the dividend declared was 3/. per share, free of income tax, payable on the 10th of July next. The financial statement shows a balance of 38,4841, and after the payment of the dividend there will remain 6,540 l A telegraphic despatch from Turin states that Count Cavour has officially announced that the. Credit Mobilier Profinno, founded in that city, is not specially authorised by the Sardinian govern mont, and that it is simply a society en corn mandite. formed in the usual way. This announce ment has- created some surprise on the Paris Bourse, where the stock has been dealt in as the Credit Mohilier - Society of the Sardinian States, under the auspices of the government. The Bank of France has notified that the first half-yearly dividend of 185 t is fixed at 137 fr. per share, and will be payable to the shareholders, or their agents, at the office of the Bank on the Ist July next. Advices from Lubeck to the 22nd inst. state that the wool fair at that city had commenced on the 20th and closed on the 21st. The quantity brought for sale amounted to 22 450 stone of 221bs each, being about 2,000 stone more than the preceding year. The wools consisted chiefly of Mecklenburg and Holstein, and the remainder from Denmark and Sweden. Buyers were more numerous than during the preceding year, and a less quantity remained unsold. There were many purchases made on account of England and France, but the principal transactions were conducted by Mecklenburg, Hol stein, and Berlin houses. The prices obtained in no case were lower than in 1856, while the greater por tion realised an improvement of 4 to rixtlialer on common wools, and from Ito 1 rixthaler on fine. Ordinary qualities brought 12 to 13 rixthalers, and fine qualities from 15i to 171 rixthalers. Although the producers and merchants having wool to sell did not stand out for any great advance in price, yet, during the first part of the fair, they did not press for sales. This was met on the part of buyers bv liberal offers, which were generally taken, and the business of the fair closed satisfactorily to all parties. The correspondence which has taken place between the Hon. East India Company and the directors of the Bombay and Baroda Railway Company, relative to the amount of the survay and preliminary expenses. has been printed. The outlay has reached 34,2771 lOs 7d, but the East India House refuses to admit a larger sum than 28,8001 for the purposes mentioned. A committee of seven gentlemen has been appointed to confer with the directors " as to the best mode of carry ing into effect the special agreements which were made with the chairman, the secretary and. the engineer of the compan3%" tendency is also decidedly improved. Buoyancy is especially observable in the Railway Market. In the discount market the supply of money to day was . again abundant. At Paris to-day,- the Bourse was sensibly firmer. The closing quotations of the Railway Shares stood as follows :—Caledonian, 63 631-. Eastern Counties, 10-j-, 14. East Lancashire, 84 86. Great Nor thern, 96 96/. Ditto A, 79 80. Great Western, 63.1 631 Lancashire and Yorkshire, 071 981 London and North Western, 1051 106. Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 35 35/. Mid land Stock, 83/ 84. North British, 38 39. South Eastern and Dover, 051, 651: York, Newcastle. and Berwick, 87 88. York and North Midlaud, 6:21, 621. BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap 32, for the Week ending June 20, 1356. ISSUE DEPARTMENT. Credit. Government Debt Other securities 3,459,900 Gold Coin and Bullion Debit. Notes issued . • £26,237,940 11,762,910 £26,237,940 Total ... . £26,237,940 BANKING D: Debit. Proprietors' ca pital Rest Public deposits 4,132,110 Other „ 10,6112,674 Seven day, and other bills 739,623 Total .... £33,258,414 :PARTMENT. Credit. Government se curities 511.276.125 Other securities 14.411.884 Notes 6,915,380 Gold and silver coin 655,025 Total .. . , £33,253,414 The foregoing Bank Returns show the following results when compared with those of the preceding week :—.Notes issued, increase, 325.7301; bullion in both departments, increase, 359,1731; rest, crease, 16 0141 ; public deposits, increase, 19,6621 ; other deposits, increase, 393.9131; seven days' and other bills, decrease, 31 764/. On the credit side government securities have increased 49,6571; other securities, increase, 64,805/. Notes, un , employed, increase, 236.9201,, Actual circulation 19,322,500/, increase, 88,8101, T 1 tAnnexed are the closing quotations of the Foreign Exchanges:—Amsterdam, short:, 11 18 to 11 181. Do., three months, 12 18 to 12 181. Rotterdam, do , 12 181, to 12 181 Antwerp, do., 25 57} to 25 60. Brussels, do., 25 57i to 25 60 Hamburg, do., 13 0 to 13 25 27* to 25 321 Do., three months, Paris, short 25 65 25 72k. Marseilles, do., 25 97i to 25 72,4. Frankfort, Flo , 120 to 120 k. Vienna, do., 10 17 to 10 19. Trieste, do., 10 18 to 10 20 Petersburg, do., 37/ to 37i. Madrid, do., 491 to 40` The funds experienced a fre'" cent., the - I rise of fu 13' parr a speedy reduction of the rate of discount. to four per cent , giving a stimulus to investments. The closing quotations were 95 to 95k. In almost every other department of the Stock Exchange, the GENERAL WILLIAMS AT HIRROW Thursday having been fixed for tho delivery of the Harrow .peeclies s the opportunity was embraced of inviting General Sir William Fenwick Williams, of Kars, to perform the interesting ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the chapel of Harrow School, which is intended as a memorial to the Harrovians who fell in the late war. General Williams arrived from his hotel in town in an open barouche, with postilions, accompanied by Colonel Lake, Captain Teesdale, aide—de-camp to the general, and Mr. Churchill, his secretary. The scene on the entry of the gallant defender of Kars was one of the greatest enthusiasm, the roads being lined with the inhabitants of Harrow and tha surrounding neighbourhood, .eral places triumphal arches of evergreens, laurels, &e., were erected. The Rev. Dr. Vaughan, the head master, took the chair in the speech room shortly after twelve o'clock, when the large room was croc, - ded to excess, chiefly by elegantly dressed ladies, the learned masters immediate supporters including Gener:l Williams, Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell, Lady Rus=ell, Madame Jenny Lind Goldschmidt, &re. After some slight preliminaries, the speeches were delivered and prizes awarded. The company then proceeded to the ground where the foundation stone was to be laid The proceedings commenced with am appropriate prayer, offered up by Dr. Vaughan, after which 'Sir W. Williams notified that the mortar was properly spread. The storm was then lowered, and the usual tests having been ap2lied, Gem. Williams declared the stone to be duly laid, amidst reiterate d applause. _ _ • general Sir William 'Williams then came forward, and was received with great applause. rte said—My lords, ladies, and gentlemen, Dr. Vaughan asked me to come down here to hear the speeches delivered, and .1 accepted the invitation, feeling great pleasure in doing so. I subsequently received another communication from Dr. Vaughan, requesting me, to lay this the foundation stone of the chapel, as a memorial to those Harrovians who fell in fighting for their country during the late war. I wrote back, accepting the invitation, and saying that I hoped I should not be doin7 wrong in bringing with me some of the men of Kars. (Cheers). In the first place, here is Colonel Lake, a Harrow man—(cheers) an officer who did his duty day and night—working by day and watching by night. (Applause.) Again, hero is Captain Te,sdale, my aide-de-camp, who distinguished himself in every instance during the siege, and on the memorable 14th of September he kept the key of tho position far fourteen hours. (Applause.) And then here is my secretary, Mr. Churchill —and, laying his hands on thai gentleman's shoulder, the gallant general said, " Come forward, Churchill," and drew him forward, he himself appearing much affected. Mr. Churchill has (continued General Williams) though a civilian, done great good in the service of his country. (Applause.) I have addressed you col'ectively, but now I will say a word or two to the Harrow boys I see around me. It is strange that we all try to bo thought well of after death, and the more we progress the moro the feeling will be spread. Now of the list of names of those Har rovians who fell in the war, it was my honour to know two or three of them well. Among others, - there is Major- General Estcourt, whom I always knew to be one of the best officers ; then there was Captain Pechell, who had title and fortune, was the only son, and yet he preferred honour and glory to staying at home to enjoy that ; and after ho had many times distinguished himself he was offered by his sovereign to come anti join some regiment at home, very likely her Majesty's Guards, where he might have enjoyed some rest, but no, he preferred to stay where he had gained his laurels. (C/her rs.) I therefore hope that these examples may be borne in mind by the Harrow boys I am now addressing. (Loud cheers ) That they aro honoured after death is not all, but they are cared for during life--for does not their sovereign ply visits and console the poor wounded fellows when they are in hospital ? (Hear, hear.) If they die, they die in glory ; if they live, they live for honour and reward. (Cheers.) Then coming to the question of education, I may, perhaps, he permitted to say that I feel very glad to think that positions in the army are to he thrown open to public -competition: Of that I ate very glad, but I must observe that we have not the books to teach those who are to become candidates. I hope the press of this country will take the matter up, and have the best works on the continent translated, for without proper elementary instruction nothing can be done. I have one more word to say to my young Harrow friends. There is such a thing as death in glory, but the loss of position is oftentimes felt more severely by the friends of the soldier. I wish to be. properly understood, for it is a fact that an evil word or a thoughtless axiom may cause the loss of a commission. If a soldier dies fighting in his country's service, his end is glorious, but if, through any misconduct on his part, ho loses his position, then nothing but an ignominious fate is open to him. The gallant general concluded his speech by thanking them for the attention they had paid him, and the interest they had evinced in his welf me. Three cheers were then given for General Willams. Captain Teesdale, Lord Palmerston, and Dr. Vaughan respectively. Lord Palmerston then said, as an old Harrovian, he wished to say a few words. They were assembled to do honour to the memory of those Harrow men who lost their lives in their country's cause, the names of whom had been read to the meeting. Many of them had been taken away in the prime of life, but th-y had not lived in vain, having -d in a good cause; and he might with fairness and truth remark that there never was a more righteous cause than that for which the Harrow men had laid down their lives. (Hear, hear.) General Williams had modestly referred to his comrades as the men of K ire ; but he (Lord Palmerston) felt they were entitled to be deslie riated the heroes of Kars. (Hear, hear.) General Wil liams was not a Harrow man, but Colonel Lake was, and his lordship trusted that the boys would always show patience under emergency, which would, no doubt, earn for them those laurels which the irroes of Kars had rained for themselves. After some further observations of a general character, the noble viscount concluded by urging the Harrow boys to think well bf what General Williams had said to them, and always endeavour to serve their country to the utmost of their power. _ _ The whole of the company then proceeded to Dr. Vaughan's residence, where a banquet was served, at the conclusinn of which the numerous visitors separated. Some American seamen lately deserted from ships in the Tyne. The police could not legally interfere, as we have no treaty with America for the extradition of seamen who desert. But on "au authority " from the American Vice-Consul at Newcastle, the polio arrested the seamen. The police have now been warned by the town council that they have acted illegally. CRYSTAL PALACE COMPANY.—The following is a sum mary of the Fourth Annual Report of the Directors, to be presented at the general meeting on Monday :—The management of the exhibition department has been made a part of the duties of the general manager; and by this means, and by other modifications, the salaries and expenses have been reduced by about .X 2,000 per annum from their former amount. The directors have also reduced the salaries of the secretary, the accountant and treasurer, and the superintendents of the inter:or and ex , erior gardens, by about one third of their previous amounts, whereby a saving of about X7OO per annum has been effected. By these and other arrangements, the fixed working expenses of the establishment will in the current year be reduced by about .E 5,009. The experience of the later concerts has shown that the money paid for admission at the doors is sufficient to pay the current expenses of each concert. The capital account shows that the ultimate expenditure will amount to £1,355.59 12; 21, of which there has been raised and paid £1,225,181 85, leaving to be provided £130.415 4s 2d; but on this the net sum payable on land (X 39,039 19s 80) is deferred by the existing arrangement until the year 1859. If this be deducted, there will remain £91,375 4s 61 to be raised at present, to meet with the existing borrowing powers of the company are amply sufficient. These powers are as follow :_Balance of debentures authorised, but not yet issued, .X 73,761 ; further issue of debentures, for which a resolution will be submitted to the meeting, £33,333 6s 80, extending to the amount of e 107,000. The directors do not recommend that any immediate formal deelaration.of dividend on the . original capital should be made, but that it should be left to the directors to declare a dividend of 2; psr share on the original shares, as soon as they can see their way to mee big its payment from the above sources. The season tickets for the cur on • sold up to the present time, under s, would be as follows :—Two-guinea dmitting cn all 0cca5i0n5,..4,335 ; the thrce c in tickets inea t ransferabls except tlextmzi, awn., .:,:.; ~, v.,,, vv.....,..., 666—in all 13,653, representing £25,572. The West End Railway will open froin the Crystal Palace to Clapham in the month of August, and the whole line, I with the Sloane-street station, will be completed next summer...= FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. • There is positively not a line of political news to send to day The Bourse has been better to-day, owing chiefly to the Bank of England having reduced its dis count, and to English capitafists having com menced purchasing rente. The Threes closed at an advance of 50e. for cash, and 25c. for the end of the month, over the closing prices of yesterday; the Credit Mobilier at an advance of 5f , and the principal railways at an advance of from sf. to 15f. The Count de Chambord (Henri V., the " right ful King of France" according to right-divine notions) has sent 20 000 fr. (LS00) to the fund for victims of the inundations, and has written a very pretty letter expressing his profound regret at not being able to do more. The government, I hear - , is not over pleased at the attention which the+ public seem disposed to pay to this donation of the--. exiled prince; it is less pleased with the sensation , which that, somewhat larger, recently made by the, Orleans family, created. From an official return published to-day it appears that the price of wheat for the month just ended, presents an increase of 2!r 17c. per heelo_ litre over that of last month. This is the average increase for the whole country, but, as will be sup posed, it is considerably more in the districts visited by the inundations. A postal treaty between France and Spain has, it 'is said, been concluded A Madrid despatch says that several of the insurgents of Valladoled, having been condemnedi by court-martial, had been shot. FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE THE BOURBON J ND ORLEANS FAMILIES Intelligence from Pails el der Thursday's date, states that it is generally ;;elieved that the Princes of the Orlraiis family intblu n dta n i t l i i n u a g t t i l l t e e opportunity afforded by the late law, ;:a sum of 600,000 f to the heirs of the Prinesses , to protest, if they have not airealy done so, ag ,:inst the Decree of Confiscation of January, 1852. Ti2o present law they consider as an admission on the part of the Emperor of the illegality of that decree—as an admission that the confiscation to. the State of the property in question, was an act of violation of all the rights of property. It is not said, however, that the parties benefited by the law will decline availing themselves of it. It appears that the grant was arranged between the Prince de Chimay and M. Dupin, the executor to the will of the late King Louis Philippe and the law adviser of the family. The Duke of Nemours has, it appears, written to M. Dupin a bitter couched in very strong terms on the impropriety of his having concluded the arrangement without consulting him as the head of the family. The Union publishes a letter from the Dtte de Levis, with a communication addressed to the latter by the Count de Chambord, on the subject or the inundations which have desolated France, aryl towards the relief of which the Count has con-- tributed the sum of 20.000 fr. The following is the letter of the Count de Chambord : VENICE, June 16 —I was on a journey, my dear Duke, when the news of the frightful inundations which have desolated France, particularly in the South and West, reached me. I could not read the details of those scenes of devastation and. mourning without having my heart deeply affected - On returning to this city my first ,care is to send. you, as a mark of my lively sympathy for the numerous victims of those terrible catastrophes, Et, sum of 20,000 fr., with the expression of my deep. regret that my circumstances will not allow me to send you more. It is particularly on these occa sions that I suffer severely at finding myself kept far from my country, not being able to hasten personally to the assistance of so many sufferers,. and at only having at my disposal resources too. limited for it to be possible for me to contribute so , effectually as I could have wished in relieving so, much distress. My wife is not less affected than I am at these disastrous events, and it is in her name as well as my own that I send you this stun. May this feeble mark of cur sincere interest give some alleviation to the sufferings of those afflicted people. I renew to you, my dear Duke, the assur ance of my constant friendship. THE PAPAL STATES. A. Vienna letter of the 23rd instant, states that somewhat disquieting news has been reccived. from Lombardy. The lower clergy, who are despair at the thought of being entirely in th© power of their bishops, are suspected of favouring the plans of the National Italian party, and the. probability is that the suspicion is not without, foundation. Considerable political excitement prevails in Tuscany. and we learn by the Lombardo- Venetian papers that the Tuscans are about to petition their Sovereign to resuscitate their Con stitution. _ _ . . . . _ The ncace of the Papal States is now maintained:. by 14,000 Austrian, 6.000 French, and 12,000 (?) Roman troops. The Government cannot place. confidence in the regiments raised in the dominions of the church,, and the finances are so. deranged that the so-called Swiss regiments, which are composed of Swiss and Germans from. the smaller federal states, cannot be completed. The Inquisition exists but in name, and can do nothing without the consent of the police. The Papal domains are governed by about 600 superior employes, of whom not more than 80 are regular priests. It must, however, be added that these 80 individuals occupy the highest places in the Ad ministration. The civil code is acknowledge,l to be good, but it is badly carried out. " The mitt:inn' laws bear the stamp of barbarity, and their total reform is indispensably necessary." The system of keeping the prisoners locked up for a long time before they are brought to trial prevails at Rome quite as much as it does at Naples. The annual deficit is about 2,000,000 scudi. The correspond-. ent concludes by stating, that the Pope, in spite of the remonstrances of Cardinal Antonelli, insisted on having the following words printed in a Roman paper : " Lord Palmerston declared in Parliament that the States of the Church were never better ruled than by the Government which ” was formed ad interim after the flight of the Pope. SPNIN We have received advices from Madrid to the before b date of the 21st instant. They info rm us that the triumph obtained the . day Y M. Escosura appears to have consoli dated the Cabinet When he had concluded his s p eech, the Duke of Vic tor y walked up to him an d cordially shook him by the hand. M. Escosur a declared, on the 21st, in the their sittings. 1 bein g , sovere ign, had aloneCli a m b t l e i e r, p t o h s a v o t y t t h o e s u C s o p r e t n e s d , It was believed that they would adjourn on the 3`)th inst. The Constitution is not to be promulgate(' during the recess. At a banquet offered, on the 18th, by the Demo crats to the patriaeh of the party, M. Olavaria, former editor of the s ignificant toasts were proposed :-•-• Di. By M. Hurri ca ne, the f ollowi ng To the union of the Dem o . cratic party, which alone can ensure the triumph o f it s cause and rights," " To th e By M. Orense, Marq u i s o f Alhaida ,— P a triarch of Demo racy , to ou r friend O lav a r ria, and to the overthrow of General F,soartere ! May the latter soon cease to guide the car of the revolu. • 41 tion." By M. Rivero,_ ,, To the triu m p h of the revolu. tion, without G enera l E s partPro."' By M. Garcia Ruiz;—.. To DeillOtTftey ! M q 3 7 it wage an energetic and trueeless war against G er , e. rr ral Espartero—aainst the man to whom th e People committed - , in July,unsullied and honoul e d , the banner o f the revolution , now dragged through the mud, thanks to his pusillanimity, and trodde n under foot by its enemies." in b( Al