The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-28 00:00:00

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Tap ANNUAL SußscalprioN TO THE NORTHERN fIATT,V TTNTER rgt TWO GUINEAS PPR A iST,77,M. which would do something more than " represent " victory and power." It would not only satisfy moderation, but it would banish the grief and fears of reason ! What the " leading journal" expects is, that Lord CLARENDON will, when he ventures to bring the Treaty of Peace before Parliament, " assume " a triumphant tone;" to which it adds : " We trust we will be able to state, in plain and "unmistakeable language, that the objects of the " war have been accomplished ; that the integrity " and independence of the Turkish Empire, includ. " ing the Principalities, have been guaranteed ; that the Black Sea has been neutralized for the " Commerce and Representatives of all nations ; that its shores are to be dismantled of its remain ' ing arsenals and military strongholds ; that the " Danube has been opened ; and that the firman, " conceding equal political rights to all subjects of " the. Porte, has received a European sanction. " These safe and moderate results may not satisfy " all people." If these are the conditions we are to obtain from Lord CLARENDON'S negociations, what more can be desired ? But are those con ditions implied or expressed " in plain and unmis " takeable language "in the Paris treaty ? Turkey, in consideration of having granted a certain firman, which confers equal civil rights on her subjects, without distinction of religion, "it is " quite understood " shall not be interfered with by any of the contracting Powers, " either collet " tively or separately, in the relations of his Ma- " jesty the SULTAN with his subjects, or in the " internal administration of his Empire. " What guarantee is there in this paragraph of the future independence of the SULTAN, beyond what is described in the words, " quite understood? " With regard to the Principalities, it is stipulated that they shall "continue to enjoy under the " Suzerainty of the Porte, and . Under the guarantee "of the contracting Powers, the privileges and " immunities of which they are in possession• " No exclusive protection shall be exercised over " them by any one of the guaranteeing Powers. " There shall be no private right of interference " with their internal efforts." Whilst article twenty-three states, the " Sublime Porte engages to " preserve to the aforesaid Principalities an inde , " pendent and national administration, as well as full liberty of worship, legislation, commerce, and " navigation." They are also to have an armed national force organised to preserve internal tran quillity. and defend their frontiers. All this appears straightforward enough ; but then it is " quite understood" that a commission is to be appointed by the European Commission, which is to take the place of the Conference, "to enquire "into the actual condition of the Principalities, " and to propose the bases of their future organisa " tion," in conjunction with two divans, who are to report the result to the Congress at Paris, who, when they receive the final understanding of the Suzerian Power, will cause it to be recorded, when a hatti scheriff, conformable to the stipulations of the convention, will be issued, and definitely con stitute the organisation of those provinces, which will then, and not until then, be placed under the collective guarantee of the contracting Powers ! Here we would ask, what has been done for the present or future relief of these valuable countries ? They are not even to be relieved of their Austrian oppressions. Article thirty-one provides that the French, Austrian, British, and Sardinian troops shall evacuate the Turkish territories, under the terms of the convention entered into by the Porte and the Western Powers on the 12th of March, 1851, as soon as possible after the ratifi cation of the present treaty. All this, again, appears to b 3 exceedingly in telligible. But then the closing paragraph of this very aqicle says :—" The time within which the " evacuation is to be effected, and the means of " exemtion, will be the subject of a convention between " the Sublime Porte and the powers whose troops "occupy the territories." Hence it will be seen that the time and means for executing the Austrian evacuation of the Principalities, is left to depend on the amount of influence or intimidation FRANCES JOSEPH can bring to b:ar on the SULTAN! Lord CLARENDON will hardly assume a Elye .31/, U 1 PTTI filfits triumphant tone on this portion MOND. PIIIL 28, 1856 of his diplomatic labours. The noble Earl thought it sufficient to restore Servia to its former dependence on the SULTAN, in con formity with pre-existing treaties, and placing it under the collective guarantee of the contracting powers. Add to this, the injunction laid on the SULTAN and the Czaft, not to construct nor preserve any military-maritime arsenals on the coast of the Black Sea, and we have the essence of one of the most paltry State productions ever laid before an enlightened people. As a concussion to the political moderation of our times, it would e bbaso flattery to call it delusion ; as a record of the conciliatory feeling of the contracting parties, one towards the other, more especially En gland, it would be gross profanation of words to call it a mockery; and, as the offspring of intrigue, it would be a positive outrage it to common sense to hold up to the world as a snare. A few school boys would have shown more tact in pacifying an angry wasp's nest; evacuating an orchard in the presence of spiing-guns and man-traps ; and returning to each nest in a rookery its lost eggs. It is well, indeed, that we have the treaty of Vienna to fall back upon. The object of that convention was simply peace-at any price. And since the incom prehensible writing of 1856 has, to the amazement, •ho the Paris Conference has left nothing to boast of are very remarkable and no less detestable. They would have the public believe, that all who are not satisfied with the treaty of peace were the advocates of war, for endless political purposes, and, as a matter of course, inimical to the cause of law and order ! Such imputations come with a very ill grace, after the well-tried loyalty and patriotism of the people without distinction of creed, politics, or station. They are libels which Europe will know how to value, and the people of these realms to despise. The war was never popular. It was looked on as necessary, and i:s policy, though absolutely loathed by every honest Englishman, was tolerated, as the million thought of nothing beyond the justice of their cause and the honour of their country. The Conference had scarcely a greater monopoly of the nation's incredulity than the War Ministers bad of its indifference. The most appal ing losses by land and sea—the worst plagues of the most prodigal expenditure of the country's substance to repair the havoc of imbecility in the field and routine at home—were not enough to call forth an expression of political opinion, to say nothing of feeling, from those who are flow told that they are disappointed at the restor of peace as it will d efeat their ulterior no doubt, of its authors, brought us repose, let us be satisfied, and endeavour to accomplish, by the force of reason, that which the pen of diplomatists cannot defeat, and the sword of the most immortal It has always been, however, the peculiar misfortune of innocence, to be made the victim of sure due to the blackest knave or most profligate sinner Toasting the downfall of despotism is a fine old Christian practice. Seeking the release of the captive, and the social advancement and happiness of mankind, are the long cherished duties of the Englishman. Demanding the free 'navigation of GoD's highways, be they rivers or seas, and eon• tending for uninterrupted commercial intercourse with all the peoples of the world, is the province of the Statesman and Free Trader. If these be national sins in the eyes of the London Times, England must confess she is the worst of heretical transgressors, and the most un relenting of profane idolators. Great Britain does desire to see every nation on earth in the full possession of those blessings of Constitutional government which she herself enjoys. She makes no disguise whatever of her fervent prayers for the consummation of her desires. She is breathless with anxiety for the realisation of what sh,) ~:oneeives to be her sacred But who ever said that she looked to 11 of her grea t moral and religious ends? Wh o ever thought that the mission the sworci for the t Russo-Turkish wa civil and religiou3 alone flPPea moral and pul such Luea.ns. in his irnaginat from the deliberat advaree the eatte of London Times inttnent as to - • , s to be attained by porary has conjured up ,tring of results arising )f the Paris Conferences, warrior could not vanquish CABINET COUNCIL.—The council of Ministers summoned on Friday, assembled on Saturday afternoon at the Foreign Office. The time appointed was two o'clock, bat it was half-past three ere the whole Cabinet were assembled. The Prime Minister arrived at ten minutes to three o'clock, and was followed by Sir George Grey, Mr. Labouchere, Mr. Vernon Smith, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Earl Granville, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Sir Charles Wood, Lord Panmure, and the rest of the Ministers. THE PEACE RATTrcAtioxs.—The ratifications of the treaty of peace will be exchanged at Paris today—just four weeks after the treaty of peace was signed in that city by the plenipotentiaries of the European States. On to-morrow the ratified treaty will be received by our Government, and orders will be immediately issued for the proclamation of peace—the general thanksgiving—and the no less general rejoicings, for which every preliminary preparation has been already made. The grand pro clamation will be made by the Earl Marshall (the Duke of Norfolk) in the leading public places, accompanied by the heralds and attendants, with all due solem nity. The treaty, and all its adjuncts, will be duly published, and communicated to both Houses of Parlia ment. The order for the proclamation of peace by the E trl Marshall of England will be by sign manual of the Queen. The day of thanksgiving Will be settled by the Queen in Council. The general rejoicings will ba arranged by the Secretary of State and the municipal - ' ' The precedent of former days .c ill be e cnserved on a The ratified treaty will be rec folio xed in the programme to I occasion , morrow, and all the customary proceedings will follow in due course, and without,,any unnecessary delay.— - _ Ob s e r ver o f yesterday. TEE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVRRPOOL, MONDAY, APRIL 28, 186 e MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. FRANCE. LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENYNG The sale' of Cotton to-day have been 7,000 bales, of which 1,500 have been taken on speculation. The market his been quiet, but prices continue steady. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, FltIa1.11; EVENING The Liverpool Share Market has been dull, and very little business has been done. The closing prices were as follows :—Nberdeen, 123 ; 13. Chester and Birkenhead, 151 151. Caledonian, 29 9.16 29 11-10. Chester anti Holyhead, 151- 16. Eastern Counties, 91 91. East Lancashire. 191 191. Great Northern, 23i 236. Ditto A, 9-1, 94. Great Western, 611 62. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock 87 871. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 171 171. London and North Western Stock, 991 100. Man chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 271 271. Ditto Pref., llt 12. Ditto New 6 per cenC Pref., Midland Stock. 731 731 North British, 81 North Staffordshire, 6 51-d. South Eastern, 211 21 8-16. York, Newcastle, 'and Berwiek, 19 1-16 19 3-16. York and North Midland, 27,1- 271. Leeds Capital Stock, 151, 151. Buffalo and Lake Huron, 11 lip. Dutch Rhenish 11 lip. Great Western of Canada, 2.51. 25a. Ditto New Shares, 21 3p. Ditto 2nd issue, 2 15-16 3p. Great Luxembour , , 71- nd. The Liverpool Wool Sales, which commenced on the 22nd, terminated to-clay, and the result is reported in the circular of Messrs. A. Gartside and Co., as follows: A rigorous investigation is decidedly being made by the government, to discover how the treaty of peace found its way to the Belgian and English newspapers, and it declares that it will hEive thii parties who gave it up, and received it, severely punished. It is probabld, however. as generally happens in such matters, there will be a good deal of fuss and nothing done. O►z dit that the price paid for the treaty by one of the newspapers was somewhere about 401. It is expected that the Moniteur will say something about the affair to morrow or next day. In obedience to orders from the government, not one . of the Paris pipers has ventured to reprint the treaty. The attendance of buyors for home consumption was large, and they bought freely and with spirit. Ex porters were less numerous than of late, and their ope rations were limited and cautious. The general result of the sales is satisfactory, and a slight advance uoon January rates has been obtained. In our sale of to-day the highest prices of the year were obtained for particular lots of three leading kinds, viz., East India 14/1, Peruvian 201,1, and Egyptian 15.14. The following are particulars of the whole quantity offered :-7,700 bales East India. all sold. and reulised 12d to 1411 fine white, 74d to 1144 coarse to middling do., 10/d to 1114 fine yellow, 60 to 941 coarse to middling do., 5d to 6cl unwashed do., 8J to 9id fine coloured, 2d to 4d refuse and burry ; Persian, 120 to 131 d white, 91d to 11 d yellow, 9d to 11d coloured; native, 54 to 64 white, 44d to 54 black. 31d to 4d grey. 33 Australian 1741. to 271 d. 345 Portugal. Oporto fleece 134 d, lamb and yellow 101 to 104 d. refuse 2i; Frontier It 17d ; Alentijo It 15d, F.S.A. 120 to 134, unwashed 50 to 7d. 148 Egyptian, white fleece 124 to 13d, second and yellow 91 to 1144, coloured 9#d to 100. 1.563 Arequipa, skin 113 d, fair fleece 144 to 1414, Merino 20d to 2044, unwashed 104. 115 Sfax. ordinary white 124, inferior do. and coloured sid to 91d. 129 Barbary, part sold at 411 to 74. 52 Cordova, part sold at 94 to 914. 87 Buenos Ayres, Mestizo. 154 to 1744, coarse 614 to 714. 113 white Crimea 61d. 1,773 bales Turkey, Smyrna, Donskoi, Chili, Scotch, &c., were chiefly withdrawn. 12,058 bales total. By private con tract during the last few weeks the market has been very active, and the limited imports have met with ready sale, at an average advance of five per cent and upwards. English, Scotch, and Irish have participated in the improvement, and the lightness of stocks throughout the kingdom encourages holders to be firm in their expecta tions. The Beemah has arrived here to-day from Melbourne, with dates to the Ist February, and 25,698 ounces of gold, valued at about £102,792 sterling. The commercial accounts, which we publish at great length in another column, are highly satisfactory. The other arrivals - of specie this week have been £207,276 in gold. per Angle sey, from Melbourne ; 201,943 S and £3OO in specie, per Canada ; and 4 8544 per Atlantic from New York ; £3,415 from the Penin sula; ; and £20,000 in silver from Antwerp. The report which was published by some of our co tcmporarics, that the amount of gold brought by the Atlantic wis 500,000 dollars was incorrect, the amount being nearly 5,000 dollars as stated above, and reported by us at the time of the arrival The exports of specie during the week were by the Indus, for Alexandria and the East Indies, 356,5741., of which 5,2001. was in gold, and the remainder silver. divided as follows :—Gold to Alexandria 2.5001., and Ceylon 2.700/. ; silver to Bombay 209,9931. ; Madras 14,8751., and Calcutta 26.4861. I am told that the formal exchange of the rati fications of the treaty will take place on Monday. The following is the Offi , tial Return of the Exports of the Precious Metals from the port of London for the week ending 18th April:—Gold Coin to Hamburg, 4 115 ounces ; Gold Coin to Havre, 6131. ; Silver Coin to Hamburg. 700 ounces. In the Mincing-lane markets this week, there has been less activity, partly owing, -to the absence of any public sales on Wednesday, in consequence of the naval review. The prices, however, have been well maintained, and Sugar has been in good demand, at an advance of 6d per cwt. At the end of last week the stock in London was 49,865 against 50,217 tons at the corresponding period of last year. For coffee there has been a steady de•nend, and at previous prices a moderate busi ness has been done. Cocoa has ruled quiet, and Rice has been neglected. Saltpetre remains dull, and prices are is per cwt. lower than they were a forl night since. There has been a good demand for Rum, and full rates have been realised. Tea is heavy, and Spices have been actively dealt in. There has been a good enquiry for Cotton, and Tallow has attracted very few purchasers. The following are the Gazette average prices of Muscovado Sugar. for the week ending April 22nd, 1856. exclusive of Custom's duties payable thereon, on the importation thereof into Great Britain : From the West Indies, 26s 4 , 1 per cwt ; Mauritius, 20s per cwt ; East Indies, 27s 101-d ; average price of the three foregoing discriptions, 27s 41. The grave affair of the Transatlantic lines of steamers will, I hear, probably be decided before the end of the month. There are now only two companies in presence—Messrs. Rothschild and the Messaszeries Imperiales. The establishment of lines of French steamers, communicating directly and regularly with America, must needs diminish, in some respects, the cargoes and number of passengers of the Liverpool steamers. The government papers sent reporters to the naval review, and published long reports from• them about it. The anti-governmental papers, except the Presse, says scarcely anything 'on the subject. We quote the following review of the London Stock and Share Market for the week, from the circular of Mr. W. Avens There is a talk of the legislative body being prorogued for a month or a fortnight, partly to be present at the baptism of the Imperial Prince, partly to give it time to examine a number of ,new bills that have been sent up to it. As its mem bers are paid by the month, they receive the idea of prorogation with great pleasure. The approaching retirement of Lord Cowley, our Ambassador. which I mentioned some time ago as probable, has given rise to speculations as to, his successor. Amongst the persons named as likely to be his successors, are Sir H. Bulwer, Sir E. Lyons, and Earl Stanhope. The Constitutionnel denies that, as stated in certain Madrid papers, the Emperor specially invited Gen . Narvaez to the review in honour of peace, and even senthim a horse. The object of this denial is of course to show to the Moderados of Madrid that Narvaez is not in such a high favour in Paris as they take pleasure in supposing, and that the French Emperor and his government ara not so hostile to Espartero and O'Donnell as some recent circum stances have caused to be believed. The money market has been comparatively easy. The commercial demand, which is at present confined to the Lombard-street houses, has been very considerable ; but the increased confidence in the soundness of all branches of trade, and the disposition of the public to place their reserves with the banks and brokers for the sake of the high rate of interest allowed for limited periods, have pro duced supplies considerably beyond the demand. At the same time the general rate of discount, upon unexcep• tionable paper has been about one-half per cent. under the bank minimum—a difference quite certain to attract nearly the whole of this class of business into Lombard street. The bank, however, has not been in a condition .!- 0 lower its rates to enable it to compete for discounts, owing to the reduced amount of its reserve, which. notwithstanding current repayments, was but only 4.573,577/. last week, and is 2273 - 0/. less in the present. Tie Lombard-street Houses have. therefore, the safest and most profitable class of discount business solely in their own hands ; but they are dealing liberally, and their assistance during the last week has been most useful to .oral commerce. The main pressure on the bank has arisen from applications for advances to pay the final instalments due on Thursday, upon the loan and Ex cht-quer 811 funding. This pressure was also felt on the Stock Exchange, where they have averaged fully 7 per trot. Business on the Stock Exchange in all deseiptions of securities has been upon the most limited scale. The state of the Money Market prevents operations being undertaaen of any great magnitude • while many of the dealers and others have been absent from town, attending the Naval Review, and there have been apprehensions of a new loan of 10,000,0001., with a funding of b,000,0001. Exchequer Bills. Under these circum stances prices generally have declined since this day week. Consols, which were 9111 to last Saturday, have been at 931 to 4 ; bat last night they declined to 921 to 3 from the abollicauscs. The market is now no longer likely to be affected by poli tical news; it will chiefly be regulated by the demand for and the value of money. Consols are still considered to be at an extreme quotation in relation to the value of money. Foreign Securities have been dealt in to a very limited extent, and they are generally lower. Railway Stocks have all declined since our last, in some instances more than 21. per cent., and there have been but few trans actions. Except in one or two lines the traffic returns are not very favourable, although the prospects are pro mising ; the decline, however, can only be assigned to two causes, the absence of active business, and the commercial competition for money. Joint Stock Banks and miscella neous descriptions are nearly all lower. To-rlaY there has been a considerable pressure for money, and somewhat less ease in the com mercial market, though the banks and brokers are well supplied. The anticipation of a new loan is gradually increasing the existing tightness; though for all legitimate and bona fide oljects there is no difficulty in obtaining advance , :. It is reported that the new loan will be announced on Monday or Tuesday ; and that the payment of instalments. will be extended over the remaining threi. , , quarters of the financial year. It is apprehended that if consols fall much below 92, the government will be disposed to negotiate the loan in some other securities than consols. Owing to the expectation of a new loan, a considerable amount of specula tive business has been done to-day upon the Stock Exchange. Consols opened at 92a to for the Account. Upon a number of speculative sales they declined to 92i to I, but subsequently the market becajne firm, and there was a recovery to 92.;, to I, hut it was not rnaiutuieed, and they finally left off at 92 716 to 9-16 pretty firm. Rail way Stocks declined dining the early part of the day. Most of the heavy stocks were fully 1 per cent lower than yesterday; hut before the close a slight reactieri act in, averaging *per cent, and the market remained steady The mother of the Empress, Countess de Montijo, and her brother-in-law and sister, the Duke and Duchess de Alba; leave this city to morrow for Madrid. A Berlin despatch says that the Prussian ratifi cation of peace was sent off on Thursday. A private letter from the same city mentions an on dit, that the Emperor Alexander is to go there in the course of the summer, to have an interview with the Emperor Napoleon. Russian letters say that the coronation of the Czar will take place, at Moscow, on the . 11th Sep tember. • N ‘ COMMERCIAL STATIONERY, SOLD BY CHARLES WILLMER, WHOLESALE STATIONER AND PRINTER, SOUTH JOHN-STREET, LIVERPOOL. THE attention of Merchants, Brokers, Trades men, and others, is respectfully drawn to the fol owing list of CASH PRICES for LETTER PAPER: Per Ream. For 3 Reams s. d. s. d. Superfine large thin Cream Laid 6 0 017 6 Ditto ditto Blue Wove Ditto ditto Yellow Wove 6 0 017 0 Rink Post (Tovrgood't.) for Foreign I 6 1 1 0 • Correspindence Ditto French, extra thin 761 1 0 (FOOLSCAP OR CUSTOM HOUSE PAPER. Thin Blue Llid Middle Yellow Wove Per Ream. For 3 R eams . .90 1 6 0 961 7 6 ENVELOPES Laid Adhesive, full letter size. Thick Yellow Wove, ditto ss. per 1000 . ..... . NOTE 13 inerfine Large Cream Laid Ditto Ditto Blue V." .ive PAPER. Is for 5 quires, or 3 ,, 6fl per ream Is for 5 quires, or 3s 61 per ream LETTER CoPYING BOOKS, Mit-hound, paged and indexed, 4)o:leaves; 68; 480 do, 7,; 500 do, 7s 6d; 580 do, 8s 6d V BOOKS, 0' every !scrip' io r. 4.;:ure,l nn the premises, in'the tiet., and at prices equally low. 3 from t y receive prompt attention. LE P 19. SOll T II WILT:NI:Ea GUIDE, VTAREEMITSg, EEC, LIVERPOOL Sold by CH&RLsIi W Booksellers. RAILWAY AND STEAMBOAT or APRIL—PRICE TWOPENCE. mga, 19, South John-street, and by all THIS DAY 3th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the r•Mee, 7, Exchange-chambers, 15 Barrels TAPIOCA, just landed ex Everton, from Bahia.— For further particulars apply to FRANCIS J. EATON, Broker. Tim DAY, Of Broke TO-MORROW TO-31oRRoW, the 29th inst., at Half-past One o'clock at the Commercial saleroom, Temple-court, 1263 Boxes American CHEESE. now landing ex steamer Atlantic, from New York.—Apply to Messrs. David Stuart and Co., Merchants, or to TRIMMER, & GRAINGER, Brokers, Bank-chamherq, Cook-street. TO-MORROW, the 29th inst., at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial saleroom, Temple-court, 6i2 B .xes American CHEESE, new landing ex Empire, from Nov York.—Apply to John Doherty, Esq., Merchant, or to TRIM MER & GRAINGER, Brokers, Bank-chambers, Cook street. On account of whom it may concern 'ro-atoeaoW, the ?9th instant, at One o'clock, at the Brokers' :ale-room 10, North John-street, 91 Ballots ALPACA, damaged by sea water, •x Naomi, from Islay, via Glasgow.—Apply to ABRAM GARTSIDE & CO., Wool Brokers. EVENING EDITION, tor An Evening Edition of the NORTHERN DAILY TiMEs is now Published every ,Ifternoon, at Three o'clock, containing the Markets, zog3ther with all the News of the Day, up to the hour of going to Press. THE COURT BUCKINGHAM PALACE, Friday.—Her Majesty and the Prince Consort, accompanied by the Princess Royal and the Princess Alice, went this afternoon to pay a visit of congratulation to the Duchess of Gloucester upon her birthday. Her Majesty gave a juvenile ball this evening. Invitations were issued to a party of 276. The general company began to arrive about a quarter to nine o'clock; and were ushered into the picture gallery- Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with all the royal family, entered the throne room soon after nine o'clock, and were followed by the nobility an I gentry. The Princess Royal wore a dress of white tarlatan over white silk, with four flounces, trimmed with three rows of black velvet ribbon, with straw and bunches of pink roses and black volvot ribbon ootf£uro, ruao an.a volvot ribbon. The Princess Alice wore a dress of pink tulle over a white silk double skirt, and looped up with wreaths of violet—coiffure, wreath Of violet. Tlse Princess Helena and Louisa wore dresses similar to that of Princess Alice. The Prince of Wales and Prince Alfred appeared in the Highland dress. The Lords Albert and Ronald Leveson Gower (sons of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland), and the sons of the Duke and Duchess of Argyll, Viscount and Viscountess Emlyn, and Mr. and Mrs. Farquharson, of Invercauld, also appeared in the Highland dress. Directly after the entrance of the Queen and Prince and the royal family into the throne saloon, the juveniles were forxned into sets for dancing, and the ball commenced. Refresh ments were served during the e•:ening in the green draw ing-romn, and. when the ball had concluded supper was served in the dinner-room. SATURD .y.—The Queen rode out on horseback in the parks this morning, accompanied by his IL R. H. Prince Albert, and attended by the two equerries in waiting, Lord A. Paget and Colonel Seymour. After the return of the royal party, the Earl of Derby, Lord Overstone; Lord Stanley, of Alderley, and other commissioners of the Ex hibition of 1851, arrived at the palace, for the purpose of attending a meeting in conjunction with H. R. H. Prince Albert, the President of that Royal Commission. The Queen and Prince went this evening to honour the -per formance of. Donizetti's opera, " L'Elisir D'Amore," at the Lyceum Theatre, with their presence. Another Levee and another Drawing-Room are expected to be held in' the month of June. • - THE EAST INDIA DIRECTION --Major-general Robert John Hussey Vivian, who held at Madras the office of Adjutant-general of the Army, and has since been in com mand of the Turkish contingent force, has been appointed by the Queen to the vacancy among the Directors of the East India Company, caused by the death of the Hon. Wm. Leslie. Melville. SUIPOSED REMAINS OF THE PACIFIC.—On Friday, ad vices were received at Lloyd's, under date New York, April the 12th, that on the Bth instant the Alliance, Capt. Cole, when in lat. 37, long. 72, fell in with some floating pieces of wreck, amongst which was the top part of a steam-vessel's paddle-box of large size, similar to the Pacific's. It was painted black, except in one part, where a new board had been put in; and, it is suspected, that this is part of what remains of the missing vessel. A strong gale prevented Capt. Cole from securing the paddle-box. ----•-•••.--.--- POLITICAL PARTY MOVEMENITS,—The Earl of Derby has called a meeting of his " party " at his house in St. James's-square, and Lord Palmerston has reqlested the Liberal members of the Legislature to meet him on to morrow at one o'clock, at his residence, 144, Piccadily, to consult about the present state of public affairs. " When bad men conspire, gocd men must combine.'' The Liberal party have the country with them. They can only lose the game by dissensions in their own ranks, of which the common enemy is always ready to take advantage.— Observer of yesterday. 4. APPOINTMENTS.—The following notification of corn missing, signed by the lord-lieutenant of Lancashire, app era in the Gazette of Friday last :—W. B. Swainson, Esq., t) be Deputy Lieutenant; J. T. Hopwood, Esq., to be 'entity Lieutenant. 2nd regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia : Ensign IT. H. M. Seel to be Lieutenant, vice Mac namara, resigned. MISS EMMA STANLEY.—This evening.. this talented and justly famed young lady presents (for the first time in the provinces) her highly successful lyric entertainment—" The Seven Ages of Woman''—at the Clayton Hall. The run of this well written and unimitably sustained entertainment in the metropolis has been unexampled, and has added unfailing laurels to the histrionic renown which has so worthily beau awarded to this clever artiste. Miss Emma Stanley's success, when a member of the Liverpool corps dra matique, gives her a prestige among the residents of the go al old town, and we cannot doubt that her advent amongst ns in a new and still more arduous role, %kill receive to-ni.rht a most cordial and enthusiastic welcome, Of her embodiment of the multitudinous characters intro duced into this monopologue, our metropolitan cotempo raries have, without a solitary exception, bestowed the most unlimited end unqualified praise and approbation. To-MA-lit we shall witness Miss Stanley's performance, and judge for outselves, and would respectfully invite all persons desirous of a high intellectual and amusing treat to adopt our resolve. The engagement of •he fair Erna is a bald under taking on the part of the management, and may he regarded as an earnest of their datermination liberally to cater for the amusement of their patrons—the public. L iTEST INTELLIGENCE, RUSSIA A. despatch dated Warsaw the 25th instant states, that General Gortschaltoff had just published a decree, maintaing the prohibition against the ex _portation-from Poland of rye, barley, oats, wheaten flower, and mottle. The reason assigned for the measure is, the dearness and scarcity in those articles, which now ovists. A hitter in the Augsburg Gazette states that an inferior harvest is anticipated this year in Southern Russia. The want of cattle having prevented the cultivation of the fields in Autumn, uhilst the drought which lasted six months destroyed the seeds. The same letter adds :—Southern Rus is has no excess of supplies, all having been consumed by the armies, M. de Fonton, the Russian ambassador at Hanover, has been nominated 'ambassador at Vienna. --...-..4ii...........-....-. THE ODESSA CORN TRADE A despatch from Odessa mentions that the arri• val of foreign vessels has solved in a practical manner the question of the removal of the block ade. First arrived- an Austrian vessel, which was received with extraordinary joy by the merchants. It was soon followed by two other vessels, but it is not probable that they will be able to obtain a cargo beyond 20,000 tchetwerts of corn, which are on forage account. Odessa contains no stock on hand, and the price is likely to be high. It is, how-- ever, probable that the exportation will be very large from tho ports of the Sea of Azoff, which possess important supplies. EVACUATION OF THE CRIMEA, The Piedmontese Gazette publishes a telegraphic despatch from the Crimea, announcing the em barkation, on the 19th inst., of the first division of the Sardinian army, with two squadrons of cavalry, on board six English and three Sardinian steamers. Two hundred pieces of ordnance taken at Sebas topol have also been embarked as the share of the Sardinian army. That army is to undergo a reduction of 16,000 men. THE . SARDINIAN MEMOIR The " Memoir" on the state of Italy, presented to the Paris Congress by Count Cavour, the Sar dinian plenipotentiary has, it is said, been replied to by an Austrian one, which has been approved of, it is reported, by the French government. Count Cavour had an interview with the French Emperor on Saturday. THE CABINET. A meeting of Cabinet Ministers was held yes tPrday, (Sunday), at the private residence of Viscount Palmerston. 'GREECE A private letter from Athens, of the 16th inst., gives some particulars of a discussion in the Greek Chamber, occasioned by a remark of Lord Palmer ston in the House of Commons, to the effect that the state of Greece was so unsatisfactory that the only part that could be traversed in safety was about three miles between Athens and the. Piraeus, as .the French cavalry patrolled there day and night. The Minister for Foreign Affairs declared that his Majesty's- Government had done their best to re-establish and consolidate the security of the country. While he regretted deeply the erroneous information Riven to the House of Commons, by Lord Palmerston, who, he admitted, was one of the most noble friends of Greece, he :attributed the lammage used by the noble lord to the absence, in Paris, of the Greek minister at Lomion, and consequently to the Inter ruption of frequent communications with M. Tri coupi The minister concluded .by informing the Chamber that a convention relative to bhgandage was .in course of negociation at Constantinople, between his Hellenic Majesty's Government and thelPorte, and was probably at the time of speaking brought to a successful termination. The incident then dropped. SPAIN, A private telegraphic despatch from Madrid, dated the 21. th, announces that General Espartero, accompanied by his aide-de•camp and a number of deputies, left at six o'cleck the same evening for Valladolid, to be present at the opening of the rail way works from Valladolid to. Burgos. It also rnentions•that several deputies had presented to the Cortes a vote of censure cox the government for its conduct during the troubles of Valencia. M. Ribero, a democratic deputy, Supported the motion in a speech of much violence. The Minister of the Interior replied' at some length, and apparently to the satisfaction of the chamber, for the motion was withdrawn. The Madrid Gazette publishes a royal decree, authorisin g 'the biddings for the loan of 200,000,000 otrealsthree per cents, with the coupon of Decem• ber, the produce of which is to devoted to, paying Off the floating debt. The adjudication will take place on the 31st of May, when the minimum price fixed by the government will be made known. THE niDIA, AND CHINA MAILS MARSEILLES, SATURDAY —The Valetta, with the India . and China mails, reached this port at nine a.m. They sill be despatched .for London at one p.m: The Pera, with the heavy portion of the mail, was to leave malta for Southampton, at eight a.m., on the 24th inst. THE FORTHCOMING REJOICINGS The preparations for the fireworks in Hyde Park, the Green Park, and the Victoria Park, are now completed. The buildings are each severally 200 feetlong, and 60 feet high. The fireworks are in an advanced state of pre paration, and could, on an emergency, be completed in a day or two. But, it is now the intention of the Govern. ment to defer the rejoicings for a fortnight or three weeks, as it is proposed to have a day of general thanks giving previous to the general rejoicings. The ratification of the treaty will probably be now on the 30th instant, and it will be . after that period that the final day will be fixed. On the part of the Government, fire works will be provided, of a similar character as those in London, for Edinburgh and Dublin ; and it is expected that many of the principal cities in the kingdom will em brace the opportunity to give vent to their joy at the return of peace. With respect to the fireworks in the metropolis, the discharge of rockets from Primrose hill is expected to be the most effective. Above 20,000 will be discharged at once. Some of the pieces and bouquets will be of a most splendid description, several of them being 60 feet high. In the House of Commons, it was stated that the cost would not exceed ''t3 000 ; but, con sidering the extent of the pr; -, p Lrations, it is very ques tiouable, whether this sum will cover the outlay. THE MURDER OF Mn. 9 KELLY.—The mystery continues imprenetrable. The second private investigation held on Thursday, at Moate, has reulted only in another adjourn ment, and the further remand of Mr. Sttevans, to Wed nesday next. wh, n the enquiry will be resumed. A further reward of £2OO has been offered for private information relative to'the murder. . PALMER'S TRIAL—We have already announced that the Lord Chief Justice Campbell has fixed the trial of William PAmer, for the alleged poisonings at Rugeley, for Wednesday, the 14th of May. As this will be the day for the commencement of the session, it is considered that the trial, if it takes place on that day, will greatly interfere with the other business before the court. Representations have been made on the subject to the unner sheriffs, and the probability is that the trial Kill take place upon some day early in the week after the commencement of the session, and not en the 14th, as find by the Lora Chief Justice. It is said that already nor, less than two thousand appUcations have been made to the sheriffs for orders of admission to be present at the trial—a number far greater than can be accommodated is the old court. inillOMO , ltiVanwalsavir P _ for RECEPTION OF ARCHBISHOP POLDI AT SYDNEY. .••••••••••... The ree4ption of Dr. Pa!ding, the Roman land, Catholic Arch-, nits b'shop of Sydney on his return from Eng was, accord i g to the accounts publishel in the Sydney p a p ers, q — .en it was known that the Pbcanis, the his Grace sailed from Liverpool on the 27,h an ovation. W me on the 18th istant, a ing of the Catholic laity_ was a t once toeonv-Iled vessel in which Iher last, reached Mc public mt— for the purpose of taking into consilefation what err men's should be made to receive his Grade' in ft m'a befitting his high dignity in the Church, and expre the esteem and veneration which was felt for him b over whose spiritual welfare he • bad watche' _ years. At the meeting a committee was appoint ed to rta the necessary preparations for the reception of the nvere'v" prelate. e . On Saturday morning the corntiaittee succeeded in ole o , ing the Washington, steam tog, by which vessel a '.ndaru , of the clergy and laity, including the Venerab le Arc- F eerrelc?. M'Encree, the' Rev. Messrs. O'Connell, Sheehy, 1) and Sheridan, Messrs. 'Cal'aghen (Crown p roseout Macnamara. Fitzpatrick, Arkins, Curtis, Dolman , ;10 proceeded to sea. Shortly after p issirg the r[ea"' h ' • t o Pitcenis was desctied in the distrtn.e, and three heart,Y n c e - dte l g ; were immediately given by those on board the Wasu'" Loud cheers were interchanged between the vessels, an Iv o the appearance of the .Archbishop on click, the apPl"gr the' redoubled. At about twenty minu t es past fou r .0 , 17 qh- Phoeniz came to anchor in Neutral Bay, and the :::an ilizton having brought up alongside, the pally' r 0- Sytheey boarded the former vessel an I . immediately P; ceeded to the cabin, on .entering which his Gree,,Pm°o nounetel oe;er them the following _benediction : a nd the peaCe and Messing of God descend uTon Yl' is b o p Shortly after five o'clock. remain with yon.' f accompanied by the Dr. Gregory, the 1 7 , , 5 i, the Arch -. e a, J. Keating, M. jtorist), _and H. Cultist (previously on, dents in the colony, and ths 4, Revs. J. MeGirr, P. e : e ni tee P. ()Wee, and M Atby (new arrivals), together w, ‘ ; s b.. deputation from - Sydney, procee' ded on b oard the N . ti e to ington. His grace, on stepping on the sta g e leadirliele the quay, was received by the .I::rethren of the Guild of St. Joseph and St. Mary,. knee. , i c ed, Por t The Archbishop, with Dr. Gregory sterteaot of entered his GraCe's carriage, and immediate l Y slow pace along the quay, amidst the vociferesna chee;rir'was the assemblage, to St. Mare's Cathedral. The c:wer'n7 pro. loud, and ft equently repeated throughout the rnitt`:' jor cession, and on appro'ching the cathedral the bells reXe ' e red ous peal. Having arrived at St. Mary's, his Grace cu.! ofl by the west door, according to established ord:be.,l,e'ee .the return of an Archbishop to his diocese. ge '* -- a acr diately entered an ante-room on the left,t that: was robed At this time the rush was so gree it was found necessary forcibly to close the door s ' e up . grace, having been robed in full canonicals, pr ur d f tree' the passage to the altar, while the choir play ed duction to the Te Deum. The doors were agai n to' open, and in a few minutes the cathedral was c rowd aod overflowing, On his grace entering the saee:aallieref taking his position on the right of the altar, with the c 7 e feie in front, the choir commenced the Te.Dcum, thelerg-k, and responses to which were chanted by the B ev o : r ace O'Connell. At the conclusion of the Te Deutabi i r i. elf ascended his. throne, and Mr. 3. H. Plunkett irnal ew ,' - e t e,d stepped forward from the body of the cathedrals e lt , i t he the sanctuary, and, standing. before his grace, re' of address of welcome agreed - to by the Roman Catboli iresg e Sydney, in public meeting assembled. A second ad 1 ,.. /e a bre ' O ,l was next presented by Mr E. I. Ruhie, from the of the Australian Holy Catholic Guild of St; ‘ l3 e r ecit St. Joseph. To both these addresses the Most nr r e en- Prelate made a most f, cling and appropriale reP l Y' r eo hiding in these words-" Accept my, thanks fall not mo re. You have expressed your joy at my return ; it sha, e ll e c t rho my fault. if - ever we are separated • again. A.ehbishop-. attend to his duties; let the - attend to theirs; -and let the - faithful of oil, to also attend to their duties ; each accortilDs a ll, his vocation, and all. will be well. Then Tn 3 Yb e ctis witnessing elle beautiftil oider which prevails thrct o tei the church of God, exclaim, How beteitiful.are thy mem 0 Israel.' Let us remember -and 5 P our privileges, a po le , forth ' en this dark and nemey-getting generation,'as 3 13 , to - who have their best affections fixed on God, an d thei r conseqeence, have but one desire, which is to to duty to each other, to the church, and to society, and act in pert ct conformity with 1-lis adorable will? the Grace then pronounced the apostolic benediction, au" congregatioa . separated THE CASE OF THE SCHOMBER( On the 16th of January last, Captain J. N. Forbes' ' - tfor of the unfortunate ship Scho nberg, appeared at to Williamstown police court, Melbourne, to answer complaints preferred by several of the passengers, th ree , Mr. Broad, the government emigration officer, of the o . li t p ficiency in the quantity and the inferiorit y of the q ua „ of the provisions suppled to than on • the pase 6 •ti considerable number of persons were present, the to l J or .ncr. , 4 , of whom appeared to be interested in the proee ed ,:f the' Captain Forbes was present, and also Mr. MurPhYl lo s,(l, Melbourne house of Mackay, B sines & Co. iteacl; conducted the case for the prosecution, and M r ; guts , ' solicitor, appeared for the defence. Mr. Broaa geng er that the information had b en laid under the Pe' R `,.. to bcr Act, 1855, which came into operation on the Ist of 0 , - s the last in the United Kingdom. The Schomberg vv ‘ _ ° ' a ut• first. ship which ' came under the provisions or t t i ! , lcr eas The principal peculiarity of the new act was, that w we re by the act of 1852, three quarts of water per dalYt" tea allowed to passengers, the new act provided ta 3. o be gallons additional tor every hundred passengers e li f t put on board for cooking purposes. The new - a ct ' provided for a More liberal dietary scale than the ° the The information was laid gilder the .a 35th sect lo3 ;•., the, new act. The hearing occupied Lieut. Pascoe, „ &ado' authority under the statute, two days, and was eCin ,g wer e on Friday, the 18th of January. A host of witne3st- rho` examined in, suppert of ,the information. " d i e ter/ testimony was of a most conflicting and cont, ra ,gree: character, in short no two witnesses seemed to b e . ex cel One condemned the `pea-soup, another declare d loped lent, a third objected to the pork, ' a 'fOurth CO I ex cel' the beef, others thought the provisions in fraera i s the lent, and the weight of the evidence was certainly to direction. As to the supply of water, it was 9 decid e "' have been adequate, allowance being tions,from each passenger for cooking purPc' e t s 'befo rt :, evidence having closed, Lieut. Pascoe stated tha',,,,rioo; this case came on he could not help hearing v ery r - pr f wa.- ~, grievances relative to the insufficient supply ° bncab e 'a provisions to the passengers by the ill-fated Se—soue.; the . provisions also having been described ?- s „ n u l l ud f r p f ee but hehad studiously eudeavOured to keep b' s from prejudice in the matter, one way or the et - , - but wag had. given the charges very patient investigation.oe must say they were totally unproven, and. the dismissed. made .for the To PRESENTATION TO THE REV. A. LODE. ••••••••••1 On Friday last the parishioners of Rhuddian rn e t, - t h e their late curate, the Rev. A. Lodge, at the Marsh len , f a c es purpose of presenting the rev. gentleman with an 0 n unit and a testimonial of their esteem. The co t ee °- th * e at parishioners, on whom the pleasing duty dev --" 119 down to a cold collation, under the presidency of IkIr• —e o f who officiated in the absence, from severe indisposition, v• Mr. Roberts, of the Abbey. After the health of the t e e gentleman had been duly toasted and received wi th t .° e 4l. honours, the address and testimonial were Presenai e The address, beautifully engrossed on vellum, was 113 terms : To the Rev. Aneurin Lodge, B.A. sif Rev. and Dear Sir,-After a residence of six yeo''" t t o eurate of this parish, we cannot allow you to rernov e ni est new sphere of ditty without offering you our wa r n thanks for the untiring zeal you have ever disp l3 ,,: n iti your clerical.capacity, and for the kindness and ur","-irso that have characterised your more familiar intere°in - with us. Wishing you every success and haW nes9 all 4 gold v" - f oi.V . lite, and a.ssuriug you that your friends in this pari 4h i f n w e e i gbrgo your ur hood acceptancevtdi will always ot. I p o u n t g eh li a y s e d to h w y e, s t u r, b : s i c s r: L ption. buelegahcidcotmo accompanying iontrur we' , 3 0 . 13 r labotirs in the Mtnistry of the Word. We are, It-v. and Dear S;r,your faithful servan, JoIIN E Ts, memento ani of w h t i h e e ti c w e e ne Pr o a f Y y olu°rael"):ll The A hbeY' , on ers Chairman of the Committee of th e Parish! of It oliddian f Live r- The gold watch, of the make of Mr. Itoskell, 0 - ented t' t he ~ pool, bore the following inscrip,ion pres of the totter' it f oa Rev. A. Lodge by the parishioners , as. a esteem for himself personally , and in gr ateful ree li n, of six years faithful services rendered t o all vvith°,lod Unction of sect." The address and gift w ere acknol%, and by the Rev. Mr. Lodge in a curt but to uching .reP o.ra• the evening was spent in the most satisfactory at` tifying manner. Ni p x,n S . SO_LTJ . DISSOLUTIONS PARTNERSIIIP.—j Garr le " an d ci• Oa Liverpool corn brokers. A. Hay, J. 1111%;1 0 811 ,:c ' B° J. 111 . Kean, ryaMancleste n builders, and Pack' '• o w. makers. J. M B . n nd T. Cneshire,Liverpool.9 ;aro, mongers_ .o and scale ' beam manufacturers. \T. A. Ala a c c i l 3 a r rlan e ' J rawfoed J. Macfarlane, jun., and j. and J. u „, r atillo Guadalonpe, merchants. H. W. and W. A. -I A - n . g lift Liverpool, , merchants. W. Rawson, and W. and G• 'J r-7 lc. ards an d }Aland, Yorkshire, cotton spinners ; as far as reg R.iwson. W,, T., T., and M. Horbfall, A. Dirbanic, J ' re tt, S. Barber, J. Ilorsfall, W. H )rsall, inn,, W. "r• G3r " far and J. Hulbert, Denhome, Yorkshire, cralmasters ; ' A r s vir. a s regards W. Hor,fad, jua. J. li e dtearn, • : 1 „• ri;iret Kriowls, and W. Houghton, Thornhi ll Lees, 1-o:,ster, scribbling / millers. IV, Towers and J. Shirley, bia"-- machine makers. . 16W.' i