The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-19 00:00:00

...- -.-•- ^ - - - - i dommtrrfal Saitc THIS DAY On account of whom it may concern. Tuts DAY, the 19th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' office, 8, India-buildings, About 50 Bales Damaged Egyptian COTTON, ex Pactolus, from Alexa YN ndria.—For further particulars REOLDS & GIBSON, Brokers. Tim DAY, the 19th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' office, 33, Tithebarn-street, 50 Pipes South American TALLOW, ex Rita, from Buenos Ayres.—Apply to ISAAC lIADWEN, SUN. & CO., Brokers. TO-MORROW TO-MORROW, the 20th instant, at Twelve o'clock, ZS Bales Mocha COFFEE. 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EVENING EDITION oar An Evening 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. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1866 ENGLAND has for some years been the hospital for the " sick men" of all nations. She not only looks after the disabled foreigners who are thrown upon her shores, but if any alien State runs its nose against the bricks, loses an army, or even drops its shoe, her philanthropists, cures, ministers of State, considerate peers, independent members of the House of Commons, and even literary and intellectual cobblers rush to the rescue of the sufferer. When Turkey was taken ill, we went to work to remove her malady with arms and money, and we are now called upon to take Denmark, with her chronic chest disease, or shortness of fiscal breath, in hand, and save Denmark for the Danes. A number of diplomatic physicians have already met to consider her painful case, but the world has not been made acquainted with the exact character of the remedy they have suggested, The London Times, however, has discovered the old lady's lost shoe, and is anxious to restore the treasure, fearing the patient may suffer greater anguish from being kept without it. The zapato was found where most other State slippers are, in a quagmire of indebtedness. Denmark had been levying ocean taxation on the shipping of the world for centuries for which there was no " value received." She had borrowed many millions of rix-dollars on this piratical income, and when she could borrow no more money, there she stuck. That Great Britain should have been both the heaviest lender, and tax or Sound Dues payer, is not to be wondered at, considering that pure philanthropy deadens all feeling, and banishes all thought of self. When ever Denmark fell sick she always wanted cash, and our State quacks believing that as many diseases became epidemic by sympathy, thought a cure might be wrought in her case through the same medium; therefore, instead of putting the sufferer to any unnecessary pain, they clapped the blister on John Bull's back, and then obliging that kind creature, the British shipowner, to swallow the bolus which would have been better for the Danes had they taken it themselves. thought, But to illustrate the real extent and alarming features of Denmark's disorder, we will allow the London Times to state the entire case, as it did on Monday last. America says just what the British shipowner and Merchant think. " The 0 Sound Dues are a nuisance ; let there be no " Sound Dues." To this the " leading journal" adds —" To Denmark, however, the Sound Dues are " the staff of life ; the bread by which, as a nation, " she exists ; by them her internal government is " kept up; by them her foreign obligations are " punctually met and paid. It so happens that a " great portion of the Danish foreign debt has " been contracted in this country, and these " very Sound dues have been assigned as 0 a security to the British bondholder. We have no " doubt that even this short explanation will make " many a reader sympathise more strongly with ". Danish independence than he has ever done " before." Here we have the facts in a concise form. England has been snared into lending money for the perpetuation of an unjust and oppressive tax on her commerce, so far as her contributions is concerned, and on imposts, which other countries have, very properly, decided on not paying after a certain day. Jf such glaring impositions when practised upon our eap f . talists are to make " many a reader" of the London Times " sympathise more strongly with " Danish independencd,'' we can only say that pampered political corruption must speedily subvert the last feelings of honour and patriotism left in the land. Of the 2,300,000 rix-dollars which our cotemporary alleges the Sound Dues yield annually, England alone, out of all the nations of the world who use the Sound, pays 45 per cent. And what do the mercantile public think Denmark proposes, and the London Times approves? To capitalise the Dues' revenue for a sum of 35,000,000 rix-dollars. By this operation the Danes are to lose 1,000,000 rix-dollars per annum, but for this they are "to be freed from Russian intrigue." Then, British shipping, it is " will benefit in the proportion between ,eOOl., the present sum levied in the shape of Sound Dues, and 45,0001., the interest of the " sum which it is proposed that England should pay in the w ay of capitalisation." It is as we ll " here to observe, that the authors and promoters of this notable scheme do not tell us who are to be the fortunate recipients of the proposed "bene- There is, manifestly, a difference of 15,0001. per annum between the sum which is said t o b e p a id ROW, and that which is to be exacted henceforth; but whether that sum is to be taken from the British bondholders," vhose " sympathy with Danish indepe ndence hoped will become stronger, and given to the British shipowners, on the principle that Paul should be compelled to pay Peter, is not made to appear. Now it is quite certain that the United States will not accept the terms proposed. " The " Sound Dues are a nuisance ; let there be no " Sound Dues." This is the opinion of the Washington Cabinet, expressed officially through Mr. MARCY, and after such a declaration it is not TILE gORTHERN TIMES.—LivEarooL, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19,185 e. MONETAR' ,Y AND COMMERCIAL• LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING. The tone of the Liverpool Cotton Market has not improved to-day, and a very small business has been done at irregular prices. The sales reach only 4000 bales, all of which has been taken by the trade. The Liverpool Share Market opened this morn ing without animation, but slightly improved during the day, and closed steadily at the following quo. tations :—Aberdeen, 13 134. Chester and Birken head, 151 151.. Caledonian, 308 301-. Chester and Holyhead, 13 13 1 . Eastern Counties , 9 a 91. East Lancashire, 181 181. Great Northern, 23 234. Do. A9l 10. Great Western, 63 63t. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 83 83k. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 151 16, London and North Western Stock, 1001 loot. Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, 268 26:. Ditto Preference, 11'4 11,1. Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref. , a p . Midland Stock, 71; 711. North British, 7 11-16 7 13-10. North Staffordshire, 61 58d. South Eastern, 20 7-16 20,1. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 191 197 1 . York and North Midland, 27 278. Leeds Capital Stock, 151- 16. Dutch Rhenish, 13-16 15-16 p. Ditto New Shares, 21 24p. Great Western of Canada, 25 251. Ditto New Shares, 28 21p. Ditto 2nd issue, 28 2ip. Great Luxembourg, 7i 78d. The Corn Market has been heavy to-day, and it was with difficulty that the advanced prices of Friday were maintained. The Manchester Goods Market, although not very active, showed considerable firmness to-day, and business done, both in Goods and Yarns, was generally negociated at prices the same as on Tuesday last. The steamer Asia has arrived at this port, with advices to the sth of March from New York, and has brought 559,747 dollars in specie. The political news is unimport ant. That relating to trade may be regarded generally as satisfactory. The supply of money continued abundant, and in some instances loans on call had been negociated at 5 per cent., but the most current rate was from six to seven per cent. First class paper was readily discounted at from six to eight per cent. Foreign Exchange was more in demand, and the quotations on London had advanced to 1098 to 1091. The last return of the New York City banks showed an unexpectedly large increase of loans. The deposits showed an increase of about 900,000 dollars, and the specie a decrease of about 200,000 dollars. The com parison with the previous week was: — Loans. Specie. Circulation. Deposits. dols. dols. dole. dols. Feb. 23..100,745,447 15,835,874 7,664,688 87,680,478 March 1..102,632,235 15,140,686 7,754,392 88,604,377 1,881,788 89,604 923,899 Inc. . Dec There was a fair business doing in the Produce markets, but restricted by the absence of the steamer's letters. Flour was stronger and in good demand at $6 879 to $7 121. Wheat was unchanged and quiet. Corn had a downward tendency. Pork irregular. Other provisions without change, except ing Lard, which was lower. Groceries were firm, and without much activity. Wool was in demand, and had an upward tendency. We here subjoin a statement of the total shipments, grain, and flour, from all the ports of the United States from Sep tember 1 to March 4 (New York latest date), in each season : 1855, 1856. To British ports ...... ~ Continental ports 4. Flour. Wheat India Corn. brls. qrs. qrs. 674,161 438,200 329,868 585,628 264,110 20,000 Total to date ....1,259,789 702,310 349,868 1853, 1854. To British ports..... „ Continental ports . 1,361,584 606,835 303,321 757,861 231,072 6,700 Total to date .2,119,445 837,907 310,012 This table shows that 687,423 barrels flour, an, 168,635 qrs. wheat have been shipped less to British ports, and 172.232 brls. flour less to Con tinental, but 33,038 qrs. of wheat more to the latter, but the total deficiency this season, com pared with that of 1853, 1851 (a good crop in America) of 859,656 barrels flour, and 135,600 qrs. wheat. The increase in the shipments of Indian corn this season, compared with 1853, 1854, is 39,856 qrs., but is 73,232 qrs. less than correspond ing dates for the season 1855-1856. Letters from Lisbon state that the Portuguese Minister of Finance has proposed to the Chamber of. Deputies the outline of the financial system adopted by the Cabinet, and the plans for carrying out the public works for the present year. Much depends upon the acceptance, or refusal, by the Chamber of the scheme laid before them. Should they reject it, the Ministry will make it a Cabinet question and resign. The measures proposed are preceded by a long preamble of the reasons for adopting them in the present financial and com mercial state of the country, and the chief items are as follows :—That the government be autho rised to negociate a loan of 1,500,000/. in the three per cent. bonds, the produce of which to be applied to the construction of works of utility ; that the contract entered into with the promoters of the Lisbon and Santarem railway be annulled, and the government authorised to pay off the shares of the company ; the abolition of the imposts for the amortisation of the old Lisbon Bank -notes, by creation of additional duties in the customs ; the extinction of all imposts which retard the progress of industrial operations ; and all domestic taxes upon servants, &c. ; and, finally, that the government bo authorised to coin 1,000 contos of reels, about 250,0001., and issue the same during the present year. Accounts from Madrid state the Minister of Finance had published the amount of the Spanish floating debt, up to the Ist March, as having reached 591,000,000 reels. Notwithstanding the efforts of the government to carry forward the claims at a !ower rate of interest, they had to pay from 8 to 9 per cent., in consequence of the scarcity of money. From this heavy charge upon the State, it is evident that the funding of this debt is of great importance. It is said that this arises from the difficulty of putting the matter into execution, on account of its intricate relations with the financial questions. Last week the departures from London for Aus tralia comprised six vessels, representing 3,350 tons in the aggregate. Two ships were bound for Sydney, one for Port Phillip, and the others for Launceston and Swan River. The adjourned meeting of the Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China was held this day, for reconsidering the resolution of the last meeting, empowering the directors to apply for a supple mentary charter for reducing the capital of the company not below 400,0001, which resolution, after a few observations, was confirmed unani mously. With reference to the increase of 1,072,5001. in the Treasury deposits, as showp in the last Bank of France return, by which this item is raised to 3,433,300/, we may remark that the half-yearly dividends on the Four and a Half per Cent, and Four per Cent Rentes will become due on the 22d inst. The dividend on the Four and a Half per Cents will require about 3,441,400,1 and that on the Four per Cents about 17,6001 An instalment on the last French loan fell due on the 7th inst, and is computed to have furnished 720,0001 of the increase of 1,072,50 01 above referred to. St. Petersburg advices of the Bth instant quote the price of Tallow at 142.10 for delivery on the tat of August. A General Court of the Bank was held to day at eleven o'clock, for the purpose of taking the deter mination by vote, in print or writing, of the question on the following resolution, proposed at the court, for a dividend, namely ;—" That a dividend be made of 51. per cent interest and pro fits for the half year ending the 29th of February last, without deduction on account of income tax." The amount of dividend declared at the general meeting last Thursday rendered it necessary, in conformity with the Act of Parliament, 7th George IV., that the same should be confirmed by ballot in the ordinary manner. Although the ballot will not close until four o'clock this afternoon, it may be safely stated that not a single vote will be recorded against the proposed dividend, which has given general satisfaction. The Funds opener' with renewed flatness, and soon experienced a fnrther decline of per cent. A rise of 1 per cent., however, took place, and the closing quotations were the same as yesterday, namely, 921 to 921. The slight depression of the morning was attributed to the realisation of weak likely they will listen to the capitalization— Council, we should probably have heard something more about raising the cannel price of g as for scheme. What then will be done ? Will the 4,0001. per quarter or half cannel light. Still, in that gentle annum which, the London newspaper says, man's absence, it was well to hear from Mr. America now pas in dues be th ro wn on British HIIMBEB.TSON, that Mr. SALISBURY had attached a Y shipping and merchandise ?Is English to take condition to the proposed scheme of gam the whole out of one hand and put it into the tion, to the effect that " the price should be raised other to give Denmark " the staff of life, by which, to 55." It is well for the con onsumtheer toamalgamation have this on "as a nation, she exists?" I f En g lish vessels are to the authority of a leader be piratically taxed when navigating the seas to side, as it will enable them to see what they have support Denmark what becomes of her indepen- to expect. As the question now stands, however, Bence, with which the British Bondholder is to we fear e consumer and ratepayer d s are oomed s y m pathise so strongly ? The Lo ndon Times tells us to ss. a thousand for a commodity which they do that,—" There is nothing that excites so much sym- not receive—that is, cannel gas ; and whatever the " pathy in the breast of a bondholder as the pros- friends of monopoly, with their extortionate prices, "pect of the utter loss of his security, principal and may lose in any other way, we do not see what "interest altogether." This is simply playing !s to compensate those who are to pay in hard cash with the weakness of a limited c lass, and tr y in g to for light. The next debate which takes place i n raise a mountain of interests where there the Council on t subject will, we think, their be a is not a molehill of right , o r a p article of warm affair ; bu h t, e unless the citizens put justification, --except that " Denmark has shoulders to the wheel meanwhile, the amalgams " borne the crushing weight of an over- tionists will gain the day for monopoly, exorhitant " whelming debt with the utmost dignity, prices, curious meters, and all that is delectable and in " has always scorned repudiation , and ke p t faith connection with that modern blessing—good " with her creditors to the last dollar," with the cheap gas light money taken from British trade and industry ! A swellmob's-man, who picks one's pocket, is gene rally a very dignified gentleman, scorns repudia tion, and would, no doubt, keep faith with his creditors to the last farthing, if he was only allowed to dip deep enough into the pockets of THE AFRICAN MAIL PrAntourn, Tuesday.—The steamship Gambia, Capt. Rolt, arrived here this morning with the mails from the West Coast of Africa. She has brought 1,948 ozs. of gold, a full cargo, and 20 passengers, among whom are eight distressed British seamen. She left Fernando Po, Feb. 7 ; Lagos, 11 ; Acra, 13; Cape Coast, 14; Liberia, 20 ; Sierra Leone, 25 ; Bathurst, 29 ; Goree, March 1 ; Teneriffe, 7 ; and Madeira, 11. The coast waslhealthy, and quiet prevailed, except at Cape Coast, where a disturbance had occurred between the natives, 30 of whom were killed and 70 wounded. The King was deposed, and had taken refuge in the fort. The military did not suffer. The towns people had been fined for the riot. Trade was dull at Lagos. Oil slow in coming forward, although large quantities were in the hands of traders. Her Majesty's ship Hecate had grounded on Lagos bar. The Bloodhound left Fernando Po, 2nd February, to assist her. The steamer Puffin was totally wrecked in endeavouring to recover the Hecate's guns. Dissatisfaction prevailed at Lagos, and disturbances were expected in consequence of a resident having farmed for the King certain duties imposed on exports. Business was dull at Sierra Leone, and ground nuts were scarce. The colonial engineer had died a week prior to the arrival of the Gambia. Governor Hill was still effecting sanitary improvements. From Bathurst we learn that Governor O'Connor was at Mearthy's Island. The Antelope left Clar ence en route for England, Jan. 31. The African mail-packet Niger left Teneriffe March 3, outward bound. wayfarer, a Americar s have, howev up in a prope " nuisanc spirit and since they have allowed Denmark, from the 14th of April to the 14th of June, to abolition the Dues, it would be well for our Government to wait to see whether the United States are to be wholly freed from their payment or not, before they sanction a gross injustice being done to our shipowners, for the benefit of the holders of Danish bonds ; and whether Great Britain is to pay most dearly for privileges which are to be conferred upon other nations as a simple matter of justice, and without the payment of one cent ! TPE Gas Quest:on is assuming portly dimen sions in Chester. Every meeting of the City Council adds something to its gravity. At the Corporation gathering held on Friday, in the Exchange, these, among many other proposals, were discussed :—" That the capital of the old "company, after such purchase, should not exceed " 50,000/. of capital paid up to the time of the " arrangement. That the company should enter " into an an obligation to supply gas to public and " private consumers of the best quality, to be aster " tained by the usual tests. That the price of gas to private consumers should not exceed 4s. 6d. " per 1,000 cubic feet. That the charge for public light should not exceed the sum specified in the " schedule. That the company should, at their " own cost, provide apparatus for ascertaining the " quality of the gas, to be fixed at a place hereafter "to be determined upon. That the company " should not manufacture gas at the works the Chester Company after a date .‘ to be fixed upon. That the Council should "have the power to test, by au inspector, all gas That if the clear annual profits meters amounted to 10 per cent., or upwards for three successve years, the council should be at liberty " to re-consider the conditions regarding price, and "to reduce it." At the first sight all these condi tions appear very straight-forward ; but it is difficult to understand why the gas monopolists of Chester )uld require 30,( to suppl 2,500 consumers n the light jobbers of Liverpool hav€ ed 610,0( to illuminate upwards ustomers, and after a most eminent gas engineer has estimated the cost of erecting entirely new works to sply the demand of this Borough at 300,0001. Now 201. for each consumer is rather a gh figure for sane men to pay for gas works to light a town in these days. To demand 4s. 6d. per 1,000 for light, where the raw material lies close to the spot, is also too much of a good thing. Gas is made in the city—at the Chester Railway Station—for 2s. 6d. the 1,000 feet; and how comes it that the supporters of the amal- gamation job require 2s. extra per 1,000 for the distribution of light made by the Gas Companies ? The charge is so monstrous, however, that we may safely leave it for the citizens to deal with. When the MAYOR found it necessary to allude to the coal employed in the manufacture of light in his city, he let slip a very important fact, namely—that only a portion of Lancashire cannel is used by the present companies. If this be so, how do those monopolists venture to ^ charge the cannel 20 per cent. more price, and 6d. or J.- per 1,000 than Liverpool consumers are now paying after all the extravagance, bad management, and unscientific work which has been going on here for nearly thirty years ? The Liverpool company can get 1.0 per cent from their business, after losing immensely by the largeness of the demand ; and since some distin: guished chemists are of opinion that there are several descriptions of coal which would produce more gas than cannel, we think the Mayor of Chester might have suggested the propriety of analising the coals of Cheshire, with the view of saving his constituents the expense of taking the raw material from Lancashire. We believe that a care ful inquiry into the gas producing qualities of the several descriptions of coal to be found in different parts of the country, would show that can nel is purely a " fancy" article among gas com _ panies, for which they charge a " fanc But before monopolists are suffered to make such charges, they should be made to prove that they use the right material, and not tax the public for a commodity made from coal which they declare to be worth less ! The Amalgamated Companies, undertaking to supply the town with gas of the " best quality, to be ascertained by the usual " tests," when the raw:material required to make the " best" gas is only " partly" used in Chester, is clearly a sheer hoax. The Corporation may be gulled into a belief that Chester has light of the " best quality," so long as its manufacturers supply, and are allowed the management of, " the apparatus " foraseertaining its quality." There is no end to conjuring in this branch of trade; and our advice to the gas-consumers of Chester and every other large town is, to have nothing whatever to do with inspectors of meters." Such glaring folly is quite now in the North. It dates from London. But what have the metropolitan public gained by it? The same meters they had in use years ago are still employed. Competition alone has lowered the price to the consumer; andwherever has followed the establishment of r i a v al n y e l o o ra s panics, it has been attributed solely to extrava gant management, jobbery, peculation, or bad engineering, one and all of which are certainly not cardinal virtues, for which private consumers, an d others ought to pay, either in meal o r malt. Among all the opponents to the Chester s c h eme iof amalgamation, Mr. CUTTER and Mr. MUSGROVE appear to understand the matter best. As for Mr. ROBERT FROST, he loves both hare and hounds and would fain kee p in with both. All this their ! respective constituents have, doubtless, discovered before to -day. Had Mr. SALISBURY spoken in the price speculators, whose previous purchases were based on the hope of peace. The supply from this source, however, is met by the steady investments of the public. Apart from the immediate current of speculation, it is considered certain that the pro clamation of peace, whenever that event will take place, will lead to a gradual increase of bond fide purchases. In the Stock Exchange, money continues easy. In the Discount Market also a sensible mi tigation of the late pressure is observable. The supply of money is more liberal. At Paris to-day the 3 per cent Rentes at 1.30 p.m. showed a further decline of I per cent. At Vienna the increased probabilities of peace has caused a further rise of 1I to 2 per cent in the Austrian Funds. Small parcels of Gold continue to be received from day to day from the Continent. The anticipation of an improvement in the Exchange at New York on London is also realised, and the Asia has conse quently brought 112,0001. in specie. The Sultan has taken out for the Peninsula 42,295 1 . in specie, and the Magdalena _for the West Indies, &c., 15,7501. Tho following were the final quotations of the Foreign Exchanges : Amsterdam short, 11. 19! to 12 01. Do., 3 months, 12 2 to 12 21 Rotterdam, do. 12 24 to 12 21 Antwerp do., 25 60 to 25 70. Brussels, do., 25 60 to 25 70. Hamburg do, 13 11-1. - to 13 12. Paris, short, 25 40 to 25 471. Do., three months, 25 80 to 25 85. Marseilles, do, 25 80 to 25 85. Frankfort, do. , 1211- to 1211 Vienna, do. 1.0 28 to 10 32. Trieste; do., 10 32 to 11 36. Peters burgd, 36 to 361. Madrid, do., 491 to 49a. Increased confidence in the immediate conclusion of peace, caused inquiry for tonnage from the Russian ports, and orders are now held for ships to load tallow at Cronstadt, for London, or the east coast, at 28s to 30s per ton. From Archangel 4s 6d per quarter, or 90s per standard is offered. Deals are also offer ed. Speculative chartering from Odessa and other ports of the Black Sea, and Sea of Azoff, has already commenced. There is little doubt, therefore, that an active Russian business will commence concurrently with the termination of the war, and will create a large demand for tonnage. The Freight Market generally continues without tone, and comparatively little doing. Outward freights to Australia are still de pressed, but prospects are improving, owing to the nature of the recent commercial advices from the Colony. The Railway Share Market showed a little flatness, but afterwards recovered. The market closed at the subjoined quotations : Caledonian, 60Z Eastern Counties, 91 91 East Lancashire, 731 74k. Great Nor. them, 92 93. Do. A., 78 79. Great Western, 62a 62k. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 832- 831. Lon don and North Western, 100 k 1001. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 251 261-. Midland Stock 214 - 211 North British, 31 311. South Eastern and Dover, 661 661 York Newcastle, and Berwick, W I 771. York and North Midland, 56. THE HEALTH OF THE FRENCH EMPRESS The bulletins successively issued by the medical attendants of the Empress Eugenie are of the most satisfactory character. The first, which it is necessary to record, is that which followed those we have already published. It was issued at the Tuileries on Monday, and is as follows; March 17, Noon. The health of the Empress is exceedingly satisfactory. The state of the Prince Imperial is excellent. (Signed) „Dr. H. Conneau, Baron Paul Dubois, Rayer, Jobert de Lamballe, P. Darralde. The ac3ounts at a later period of the day (up to three o'clock) were not less satisfactory. The bulletin last received, reached the French Embassy in London yesterday, and is couched in the following terms : PALACE OP THE TUILERIES, TUESDAY, Half-past Eleven o'clock. Her Majesty the Empress and the Imperial Prince are going on favourably. (Signed) Dr. 11. Conneau, Baron Paul Dubois, Rayer, Jobert de Lamballe, P. Darralde. -4.--- - THE PRINCE JEROME The news of the birth of the Prince was received in the Departnients at seven o'clock on Sunday morning, and, according to all accounts, was very well received. Letters from Havre state that the ships were dressed out in all their flags, and the theatre and public edifices illuminated. At nine o'clock the guns of the citadel of Lille announced the fa.lt to the citizens, who received it with every demonstration of joy. At Beauvais great satisfac tion was manifested ; and at Lyons, after vespers, the Te Delon, was chanted in the cathedral in thanksgiving for the event. On the occasion of the happy delivery of the Em- press a Te Deum was sung, and prayers of thanks giving offered up in all the churches of the Reformed Church in Paris and the hanlieue. The same will take place on Sunday next in the other parts of the Consistorial circumscription. On Sun day next a Te Deum will be sung at Notre Dame, and in all the churches of France. By Imperial decree, dated March 16, M. Paul DuboiS, surgeon-accoucheur to the Empress, has been promoted to the grade of Commander of the Legion of Honour The reports of Prince Jerome's health are favourable, and the bulletin of Monday► announces that the Prince had some sleep, and that his state was satisfactory. The Emperor visited his imperial relative at four o'clock on Monday afternoon. SUNDAY SALE OF LIQUORS. On Monday afternoon, a deputation waited upon Sir George Grey. at. the Home-office, to present memorials from Birmingham and other towns, asking the support of Government to a renewed inquiry into the sale of intoxi cating liquors during Sunday, The deputation was intro duced by Mr. James Bell, M.P. The attention of Sir George Grey was particularly , called to the fact that the late select committee, by sud denly and unexpectedly deciding to close its proceedings, had shut out a mass of valuable evidence which was ready to be given. It was also observed that the bill subsequently introduced was passed before even the evidence that was received could be placed in the hands of hon. members ; the consequence was, justice had not been done to Mr. Wilson Patten's Act, while advantage had been taken of the lateness of the season, the absence of members, and the Hyde Park riots, to relax a measure which had worked favourably in respects for the moral and social interests of the country. Those and other points were repeatedly enforced, and made the ground of an appeal for renewing the inquiry of last session, and giving to all parties an opportunity of being fully heard. In reply to these observations, Sir George Grey ex pressed his strong desire that all practical means should be adopted for diminishing the intemperance so unhappily prevalent. In so doing, however, an eye must be had tolthe existing state of public sentiment and feeling. He had no doubt that, in proportion as publichouses were closed, drunkenness would decrease ; but how far this policy could be wisely pursued, was a question difficult to decide. He could not commit himself to any promise on this matter; he very much regretted if, as stated, the evidence taken by Mr. Berkeley's committee was essentially defective ; and it was open to any member of Parliament to make a motion on the subject, with a statement of the reasons for the dissatisfaction which prevaled. The interview lasted about three quarters of an hour, and the deputation retired, pleased with the courtesy shown in their reception, and the interest displayed by Sir George Carey in the object of their visit. SUBMARINE TELEGRAPH BETWEEN EUROPE AND AMERICA. The oharter granted by:the King of Sweden to the Ame rican citizen, Mr. T. P. Schaffner, containing the exclu sive permission to lay down a submarine telegraph wire, between the coasts of North America and Norway, is dated 24th of January, and contains the following articles : I. The company is permitted to lay down a telegraphic wire from the continent of North America to the coast of Norway, and to establish a telegraph station there, but permission is not granted them to continue the line by land through the dominions of Norway. 2. The concession granted by these presents is depend ent on the company's subscribing the sum necessary for the undertaking within five years from the present date, and completing the submarine telegraph before the expi ration of another period of five years, 3. Should any interruption of the communication take place after the opening Of the the company is bound to repair it at their, expense as soon as possible, and not later than after a year's delay. 4. The Norwegian government engages to construct separate lines or wires on the telegraphs of the state, for the purpose of forwarding the despatches from America, if so desired, and on the guarantee of a minimum amount of receipts. b. The company, and their agents, and servants, shall be subject to the same laws and jurisdiction as Norwegian subjects. as far as regards the telegraph in the sea and land dominions of the King of Sweden and Norway. 6. Should a war break out between Norway and the United States, or between Norway and any other state through whose territory the proposed telegraph shall pass, the Norwegian government reserves to itself the right of suspending the communication during the continuance of the war, without detriment to the privileges contained in this charter. THE COURT WINDSOR, MONDAY. — The Queen and Prince Albert, accompanied by the whole of the royal family, and attended by the lady, the maids of honour, and the gentle men in waiting, arrived at the castle about twenty minutes before five o'clock this afternoon, from London. Lord Camoys, lord in waiting to the Queen, and Captain the Hon. Dudley de Itos, equerry in waiting to Prince Albert, have gone to Dover, for the purpose of receiving the King of the Belgians, upon his arrival from the continent. ARRIVAL Or THE KING OP THE BELGIANS.—His Majesty, the King of the Belgians, arrived at Dover from Ostend, at a quarter to twelve o'clock on Monday night, and immediately proceeded to the Lord Warden Hotel, where his Majesty and suite remained for the night. Yesterday morning the royal party left Dover for the Bricklayers Arms station by special train at a quarter nftqt ten o'clock, and arrived at Windsor Castle shortly N MILITARY COMMIS IN. —We understani THE I - _ that General Sir George Berkeley has been added to the military commission of inquiry into the allegations of the Crimean report, in the room of General Sir Thomas Mac Mahon, whose state of health will not permit his at tendance. 0- THE INDIA BOARD.—Sir George Russell Clerk, has accepted the permanet office of Under -Secretary to the Board of Control of the affairs of India, in the place of Sir Thomas N. Redington, who vacated the appointment to qualify himself to become a candidate for the repre sentation of the borough of New Ross in parliament. MEETING OF CAUTO%VNERS. -Last night a meeting of cartowners was held in the Clarendon-rooms, South John street, to take into consideration the bye-laws for the regu lation of the loading of carts, &c., which have been laid before the council, by the hackney coach committee. The proceedings were private. PRESENTATION.— At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Liverpool Institute and School of Art, Mount-street, George Wartnaby was presented with a medal, which had been awarded to him by the Department of science and art, Marlborough-house, for a drawing executed by him in this school. The chairman, Mr. S. Booth, in presenting the medal, spoke eloquently on the object and true value of rewards. LIST OF PASSENGERS PER R.M.S.S. ASIA.—Mr. and Mrs, Dick, Mr. and Mrs. Sharples, Messrs. Banndahr, Wm, Dietz, Mr. and Mrs. Lippein, Mr. and Mrs. Leon A Gervais, son and child, Mr. and Mrs. Ramas, and two children, Messrs. Hustwalker, Wolgemath, David Graham, James Caldwell, H. Osterbury, L. A. Friend, George H. Jackson, Wm. Phillips, W. Steinwedell, H. Von Lindeloff, Wray, Oscar Kneife, Fennell, Salrinni, J. Steinert, Teaks, Harcourt, Becker, Hipp. Durand du Repaire, H. B. Perry, F;Tyson, B. Pringle, Gus. Pfeil, Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Foster, Messrs. H. Weissenborn,S. E. Hale, C. Engelberts, W. Lynes, A. Hogg, Moritz Weissen• stein, Mr. and Mrs, Perkins, and three children, Mr Lubricht, Mrs. M. Smith, and Mrs. Gerloff. CORONER'S INQUESTS.—The coroner held the following inquests yesterday :—On the body of Lawrence Hendrick, 3,5 years old, who resided at No. 21, Blackstone-street. He was employed at the chemical works of Mr. Ledward's, in Pump.fields, and, on Wednesday morning, he died suddenly while at work. Verdict, died from natural causes.—On the body of a child, named Thomas Rushell, three years of age, who was burned to death, in consequence of its mother having left it, unprotected, in a room in the house, No. 95, Fontenoy-street. Verdict, accidental death. [When will a law be enacted to punish parents for thus exposing their offspring to almost certain death ?]—On the body of Samuel Parry, a cooper, who resided off Wood-street. It appeared that death was the result of apopl e xy, which, a ccording to the evidence, superinduced a fall. Verdict accordingly.—On the body of Elizabeth Ann Nicholson, a child two months old, that was accidentally smothered in its mother's arms. Verdict accordingly.—On the body of Robert Dingwall, a sailor, who died suddenly at his lodgings in Crooked.lane, It appeared that, on Wednesday last, the deceased had arrived from Calcutta, and on Satur day he was paid off, went on a spree, and died from the effects of excessive drinking. Verdict accordingly.—On the body of John Pennington, a mason, who died in conse quence of injuries received from a fall from a house in Breckfield-road South. Verdict, accidental death. [On Tuesday afternoon a respectable female jumped off the London Pride steam boat, between Hungerford and Waterloo bridge. Captain Blackett used every means to save the unfortunate woman, but she sank instantly. Mr. Odder, boatswain of the St. Jean d'Acre, was tried at Malta for drunkenness, and reduced one grade, but no court martial could have been more flattering, for both his captain and commander spoke in the highest terms of him, and he is stated to be the best boatswain in the service. THE BANK or WALES.—Sir Watkin Williams Wynn and Mr. R. H. Cunliffe, who were lately advertised as directors of the proposed Bank of Wales, having published an intimation that, owing to the subscription list corn- prising only a small proportion of Welsh names, they have withdrawn from the undertaking. They admit that the list contains a great number of persons of high character and large capital, but their object was to sup port a pnroly Welsh hank, and not to connect themselves with persons out of the principality, " for thee-Ike of trading adventure." FAILURE IN BELrAST.-- , -A meeting of the creditors:9f Messrs. John Mackenzie and Co., eminent distillers in Belfast, was held on Saturday last, and was largely attended. The statement presented was, it seems, much more favourable than the reports current previously had anticipated, The liabilities are £87,582. The assets con sist of stock and good debts to the amount of £16,346, of course not including the distillery and machinery, and some other minor items. A committee was appointed to inspect the realization of the assets, and give the house time to make a proposal to their creditors at a future meeting. It is supposed that the dividend will be from 5s to 6s 8d in the pound, and it is understood that arrange ments are in progress to enable the house to resume active operations very shortly. j, (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, MONDAY EVENING' The Peace Congress did not sit on Saturday, nor yesterday, neither has it met to-day non-meeting on Saturday was perfectly regular none took place yesterday because it was Sunday and there has been none to-day because, I al n informed, all the Ministers and official dignitariehs have made the birth of the Imperial Prince the pretext for having a day's holiday. eer' theless the passing over of three days without a meeting has created some alarm on the Bourse, and the alarm has been increased by reports that the deliberations of the Congres s have not been so smooth, recently , as was generallY supposed, I have made enquiries in a high quarter, in which the little that is allowed t° transpire about the Congress is almost certain . be known, and I am assured that difficulties undoubtedly do exist, but that they are not of a nature to diminish seriously the hopes that have been entertained of peace :—" if indeed," it was r emarked to me, " there were no difficulties, to° Congress would be at an end." The independance Brussels has got hold of a story that England has been trying to raise obstacles to the conclusion of peace, but that she is made to understand thatthey will not be admitted, and that she is sulky I° oonsequenc e. This, however, is all bosh ! If Eng' land chose to propose this, or that, to the Congress' let us hope, for her honour, that she would do s° w ithout caring a straw for the opposition site might encounter, and would just insist on it, eve n if the Congress should be broken up. I am assured that Turkey displays very c.oa si derable firmness at the Congress. Lord Clarendon, I am told, has presented hi s hearty congratulations to the Emperor on til e birth of a prince, and has assured him tha t th . o Queen will, without delay, address an a uto g raPn letter to him, expressing her feelings on. subject. Baron de Manteuffel, the Prussian prime ministe r ' arrived here yesterday tc take part in the Con gressi• He does not, I am told, speak French at all wel'. and on (lit that he prides himself on being sonle" what like Napoleon, and on having small wi t: hands. He may be ornamental therefore in t' Congress, but can hardly be useful. I omitted to mention yesterday that , as 1 1 0 viously resolved on, the Emperor committed tithe tomfoolery of presenting his child with the Gl°, Cross of the Legion of Honour and th e Milita % Medal. The illuminations last night we re rou te more general and brilliant than had been expeete.id At three o'clock to-day the Empress and her 01, ' 1 were going on remarkably well. PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING' I have nothing new to tell about the peace (111,e5.; tion, unless it be that the belief is universal tu"'a peace, if not formally, is virtually concluded ; 611 0 that Lord Palmerston's speech in Parliamen t , , ,;o, Friday, is looked on as a proof that it is so. ""Ile there are people who cling to the idea that, o , t 1 . 0 , last moment, difficulties will arise which will P l att vent it. If we are to believe the Nord, the Itils s :a journal of Brussels, Russia is not to be recpleesitio to destroy her forts on the Circassian coasts of Black Sea. The great incident of the day is the accouclzentegt of the Empress. At five o'clock, yesterday inerilni ing, her Majesty was seized with the paw , r - e labour, and at three o'clock this morning she g ee d birth to a prince. At six the event was anneti ll , e e e h e to the Parisians by the thunder of 101 guns at,' 0 Invalides. The child is stated to be (but thir d ' s as matter of course) a remarkably fine one--01,:,0 big and plump as any body else's baby at '',l o months old. On receiving it in his arms, the Emperor is said to have cried " I do not wcti'd the Empress suffered so long !" The sufferings the Empress are stated to have bee n not onlY y e ll / •'0 long but truly terrible. The Emp eror and ',a Empress's mother, the Countess de M onti j o is au Englishwoman) were in the cha mber of 17 Majesty at the moment of the birth. The Otte.; meat as it is called, that is, a sort of preliniie7 b a ptism of the child, took place this morning,' ": i f the chapel of the Tuileries, with a great deau pomp, and the child received the names of 1" 141)- ; loon Eugene Louis Jean Joseph. The cerenLl3' was performed , by the Bishop of Nancy, t he ",.i;; peror s first chaplain. The Legislative BodY,„'" of Senate, the Municipal Council, and the ic - Couce'.4 State, assembled at an early hour in them c41310-,3 to receive the news, and they determ ined to on the Emperor to offer their congratulations. ,iog The Empress and her child are said to be, a on well The Emperor passed a considerabl Ville ;lid alone with her this morning. Amongst the the birth of the new Prince has been rec eive- v‘ o g et ite io to something very like indifference ; and, strsli say, it has produced no effect at all on tile,' w itl - 1 Bourse. A good many houses are dee ke " flags, but that is in obedience to the orders '1 the police. Preparations are now making Woo. illumination, but they are not very extens ive ' t "ell at all events, the illumination will no t be I brilliant, as it is raining. ; ce era The first two names of the Imperial Pr'llrio in held by his father ; the third is given to 0 i 0 ;, consequence of his mother being named I ,l ° B lo l ' the fourth is in honour of the Pope's ; a nd in honour of his godmother, the Queen of s i.s v ; v tist il ., which are John and Josephine. The regilla r i .";:e of the Imperial child will take place in 011 1 ; - 1 . 01 10 , am told that Prince Napoleon will go to Stoe' 1 0 1 to bring over the King and Queen o f Sweg n , l ian d ' that afterwards their Majesties will visi t P' f , i 7von t ' The malady of Prince Jerome has taken t",'-of able turn, and hopes are now enterta ined recovery. tO • ra ng The semi-official newspapers are beg_la'-'" p its' , preach against the emplo3ment of French --rlo,cea in foreign, commercial, and industria l eaten)! 0 to and to intimate that measures ought to be ttl'eu, keep it at home. This proves what 1 t:Ar i es cl i : Friday, that the government, ala ,- , e d at tu t ,', e oe' ness for speculation which ' the "' - d it , people, contemplateQ nas seize , ec i t ion, o the interdictis- tts one means of V' of all foreign enterPri▪ s oft ba'° s ,jt J fact is I told you months ago, an a d ba , th ..peated since) that this country is Ineri —e n d w d a financial crisis of no small magnitude, 9,,,"-reea; government feels the necessity of taking trill, tions against it. n a P.S.—I hear that the treaty of 1 1 ' - a c a 11- , 0 according to all probability, be f) , - ; announced in the course of the we.,,e l ;,nef st h ) e told, on good authority, that Lord ri l ''.,„"bat did not exactly tell the precise truth in f ,' . l DP - s ' said about Prussia, on Friday. She is ti e niti ° ,. fi ja to be consulted on the fifth point of the e t) ; bn" because that has been definitively settle",oool to have a voice in the settlement of all t ! le o f fia t is because they comprise numerous matte i r:.o. a, which remain open for consideration. 111 01 : now said, on the formal demand of All s , -i gre s ;is Russia), that Prussia was invited to the ee- r d all c A sTe s tatit Placards are now being stuck up announcing the birth of the Prince , ~allereft hat £8,000 are to be given by the -r - `, (r %.114 redeem pledges in the Mont do Pl e- lar go brokers), made by the indigent. as The baby has, it appears, a relna r--- 1 )5- , Ili c• head. This being .Palm Sunday, pioa s t ° o esr e-. "4 in honour of the birth, have been g iven body, high and low, who has been a t the 1 . - . PAPAIi, .0,- SATURDAY ee" Letters from Madrid state, that itt Conse-tlYbee° considered - pe . c b ' o se f nt, a b e elng y su telegraph, to Lord Hoyden, our 0;e:1.1, tlio 'certain, orders inllosio dor, to s o pend the purchases of mules, w,.110 , 5 English se g m yernment was making in SP aill. oti °-e - • The t-official journal of Stockholm ilniveclell that i cas_ . 37ou know already) the Queen' e't id. is to Ne P w e s Ul f 0 godmother to the EtlitterOr'S e!it'il, Vs rom Constantinople, to the 6 . 0 arrived t 01 0 I e The ("a3r. armistice had produced a great Sens .. til „f1gat,,,,,„ .5 the armies. Sickness continued sl3l----oal'lff pare_nch in the Crimea. Several ,Eegli9l:td se ° a n ,,0 . d _taken advantage of the arinistiee, tt e vs ore l.- d 1. .. t 1 . Jerusalem, and some French 06ce-jia"013,,/ f a , sirous to do Eo also. General Vivi° Geeit [ . allen ill at Kutch, - had been replaced bY„,,,becl,"4 t A i litc p hell. . The Tartars, fearing to be iii-tr''Alllci ie .ussians, were preparing to follovi th e n hir n o b n the conclusion of peace. The Dirin-000 iv a andoned its project of issuino I° o ' ouu :' c°l3- paper money, Ruslem Pachn, Caving be e 7 to a victed of rnalversation, had been sen telle ct i . 1 1 0 0 , 1 " yderealdslimpriSonment, and to restore seTevt-vecte,:, .. at t t _iousand pounds sterling • but it was e - n *ce '''' •tn he Sultan would a ' I, eute" -nintnute t e 5 .041,14. .