The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-14 00:00:00

_~.~~- - AMERICA YorktYoram tamers Ericsson and Mersey from New • ger"e Persia has bro; u s, and 584,796 ght home about 180 passen- The steamer 'fiollars in specie. Canada, from Liverpool, arrived out at 111 , 1 Y 0 :/E on the 28th of March. O rlean s 8'1) Mariner, from Liverpool to New p or if" , has been wrecked off Key West, A ` ; '*ll of the cargo was saved. ee steamer Atlantic, from Liverpool, arrived he 2111,t at New Y or k at 11 o ' clock on the morning of „s9ed € 1 inst. O n th e 3rd of April the Persia 100 k. --1 3 the steam s hi p As i a 250 miles off Sandy nine exact time of the passa ge o f th e P ers i a i s il e a du ys sixteen hours and forty minutes. nc e - A r elv York Ho;'rald says :- An arrival at Curl ee r eportg that the Cunard steamer t h e I .sw, frog lial.',fax for Bermuda, ran ashore on °°t tlorth, n -1 -'recker, off the latter port, at 4 o'clock fiir 1: nor':lino. of the 18th ult., and sunk in three Th: crew saved their lives, but the Were lost It was expected she would rove t etal lo„ p . The news from Nicaragua is of decided import act 're had been previously apprised of the sea tuat the Government of Costa Rica had refu to4,4 to receiv e or ac k nowledge Col. Schlessinger t ow n ie other commissioners from Nicaragua, and es ee w e learn th a t th e unsuccess f u l envoys were rted a nd th out of the country on the 9th of March, of w . fro n the following day, a formal declaration s3 Tor r m Costa Rica arrived at Granada. This liv itri li c l° l ls to arms was responded to by General Th e 9 ,j• Gen. Walker, in a proclamation issued on wi e „., ' 4 of March, states that he was invited by the ,ea'"ocratic party of Nicaragua to espouse their V II" ' Re had complied with their request, and Va ll e g g ie d to carry out the principles of 1851 ; but cee, l i e l FitiMist party, having repelled all efforts at Wa r ' a t,ion, there was left no other resource but addr es s ae Costa Rican government had issued an laved to e people of Central America, calling enl tQ rise and destroy the American l rs . • ,tork ail steamer Illinois had arrived at New e over a million and a quarter dollar s in l ate ae r ttre f rom California. She brings two weeks 'ter , 11 "a from the Pacific State—the most in *rat" , leg item of which is the trial of Cohen for zthate#4,4ling the assets of Adam s an d C o . It seems v e ,, A Lue cash book and ledger of Adams and Co. Ah; t he evid ence c hi e fl y rel i ed on in the case, but mer e we re missing. On the 27th o f F e b ruar y th e y on - t e i, ch , s eovered in the most extraordinary manner by iZ e b each wh ere th e y h a d b een was h e d as h ore ee w aves. The event cr ea ted qu it e a sensa ti on oc eli ft ) ,l l Francisco. M ore I n di an d epre d a ti ons h ave tleliZ e2l at the North. A th r illi ng accoun t o f th e the - -n_' ll ` of a body of savages upon a settlement on Tbi r gue River, will be fou n d among th e news . 1441 settlers and their families are supposed to bee n massacred. % , ,,, 81 'les the intelligence f r o m C a lif orn i a an d w a s e, the Illinois brought later news from the ste,i",,,e (3 ast of M ex i co , C entra l an d S out h A mer i ca, San dwich Islands. ta ke have dates f rom M ex i co t o th e 22 n d u l t. ali e — „ a riz was st ill at P ue b la, penned in by the govern- It is reported that he made pro 'Were ` 11 ?S to s urren d er to C omonfort, but his terms Are re Jected by the latter. Affairs at Vera Cruz Th e lat t t ii ,. Proceedings i n C ongress h a d b een o f a cit e h ;a to attract on ly l oca l i nterest, an d t h e ex et;'ent about th e C en t ra l A mer i can an d enlist awit;:lUestions appears to have completely died COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE Cp NEW YORK., APRIL 2. clek" 3 o ? = We have held during the past week an active thi,'nu for cotton. with an advance of I,c to lc per lb., and by tLllotwithqanding the general expectation o f a d ec li ne Rooo 7 Chtiad a , an d th e certa i nty t h ereo f , on rece i pt of her I,t,e a s by t e l egrap h , on S atur d ay last, as well as a very ileci t i a b ler lt opinion that for th ree or f our wee k s a f urt h er "e in Liverpool may an d will probably occur. The tx es of the wee k I est i mate at 8,000 bales, chiefly for el: t to Liverp oo l an d t h e Cont i nental ports, the market a etthg firmly at the annexed quotations. The following is 144,aterneRt of the movement in cotton since the Ist Sept, cornpared with the previous three years - -.g 1855. 1854 pta n r ta to Gat the Po t e eat Britain France... .. 8 Ports other For. Porte .. . ... pt d 2,821,000 1,903,000 2,128,000 2,7 , i2,000 1,131,000 9"3.000 840,000 1,100,000 354,000 249 000 229,000 255,000 346,000 167,000 179,000 204 000 1,831,000 1,379,000 1,248,000;1 559,000 670,000 320,000 612,000, 767,00 -wring the past week, included in the above -•pt, at . -- Port. die Ports 92,000 60,000: G6,.-00 , s 4 Great Britain 35.000 28,0001 59,000 I Prance.. other For. Ports . I 11,000 2,000 I 60,000 49.000, S t7m /ear, 9 44.1t Y •• Receipts—lncrease at the ports over last ser e ,: 18,000 bales; over 1853 , 5 9, 0 00. Exports : In 1883et° G reat Britain, 168.000 bales ; comp a red w ith with i'ol‘ooo. Increase to F rance, 105 , 000 ; compare d )1900753, 99,000. I ncrease to ot h er f ore i gn ports, F it ."; c ompared with 1853, 142,000 bales. 4 avr e. l:3lllB are dull at I to Liverpool, and le per lb to Wsr. P. WRIGHT. . -s--- ;-- COTTON STATEMENT, Total 1 Exports to Receipts. I Exports to Great Stock and on Foreign Britain. Shipboard. Ports. !slag 455 2.825,836 1,338,597 4 , 1 92 98 7,5 1 374 992 tier 1,133,702 1 959,415 330,255 ti) , ,_,.. i l ,.____zz_l____ __ ::: i • ktiva ii b STDP Ps.—Flour : We have . again to report re to dig market, unaided by any foreign demand , . the t o tiblents for the home trade having sufficed to raise pr ices Te l o) 6 extent of 25 cents per brl. since this day week. h ,e4nttint.ent is greatest in the better grades of Western 4 ad i.. 4 .. °4l §tate flour. The stocks are exc 0 e• en m e o g derate, i of the li ver 7 e 18 DO immediate prospect of the p I lani. m..avigation. Wheat : There has been a moderate Ilidinu for shipment, and prices are without change. 0 -4 Core : Has declined 3 to 4 cents per bushel. , 0. 4 , / , . . lin • Liverpool has become scarce, and is wanted, at pro v i i , . t io g Prices. Pig i ti : In bars there is littte or nothing doing. Scotc h are held at 36 dols, but the business is very light. Ra ils En i i - n better request, and Swedes scarce and wanted, Ing t . 4 , 11 sheet, singles is dull at 3: 7 - 7 , cents, and stock increas broo"'°o bdls doubles and trebles, a good assortment, 1 , :,," t 4 , 6 mos.—the stock is large. O f be-..P.33l(ll'ts•—The decrease of 24,823 brls. in the stock t of i e .. uerin , K the past month, as is shown in the statemet . i th e bsilteruaYl Was made the basis for increased firmness in lat;market. and some disposition was manifested to specu aloaloth"gh we are not advised of any time sales. The o od IR ("notations establish an advance of 25 cents on mess, tats h2l Oil Prime. The beef market is steady, with a mode th e -•°Dle trade demand. The stock has fallen off dur ing . favour /3188 th 11,383 pkgs. Prime mess is dull, and prices sale s the buyer. Beef hams continue firm, with small meatsat 13 dole to 16 dols 50c for common to prime. Cut Letts are scarce and firmer • sales 500 pkgs at 71, and 91 4 al s _ for dry salted and pickled shoulders and him& Bacon e ric r,co in limite I supply and wanted ; sales 300 bas short seil.'° ll g middleq, rib in, at 94,- cents. Dressed hogs are t rlt( lng at 8 to 8-1 cents to packers, and 83 to 9 to the city Otte. Lard is firm. Butter and Cheese dull. c - E: The market is depressed , with a large and "'creasing stock. „,,to-An : There i s a steady firm feeling in the market, and 11 a rather increasing demand prices are supported. tillr R EIGHTS : The market is Without important change, the offerings to Great Britain at the close were very gilt. PtetiANGE : A fair business was done for the Persia, t you irtieular change in prices. We quote bills on (41'10n 9 to 9,1 per cent. preen. tti 463,605 )94 I 340,092 1-TAIO, THE GREATEST GRAIN MARKET IN THE WORLD. vih eat s only eighteen years ago that the 'first cargo of w as landed upon th e w h arves of Buffalo. Giles the Initidanis is said to have bro ug h t there to be sold, in 1838, atory shipment: re than grain in alcomm which, in bt l , s h ) a„Mounted to mo a quarter of a erce, million of Bo ar !s of breadstuffs. The S e c retary of the Buffalo °f il e `' of Trad e h as presen t e d t o that body this summary th e grain ..... r .Year 1 855 eceipts at Buffalo, by lake a n d railroad, for : Flour redoreduced to wheat, do. 20 . 00 2,647 . 5,019,530 eat Total bushels 2 5,022,177 n this statement that sixteen millions of bushels of litiff„i' c orn, oats, barley, and rye, changed hands in th e 'Lc' last year the secretary claims that tha . t city is ...,..h.eaßter.e,atest grain market in the world. Tbat it is the ree e i " Rrain port in the world, the following table of ptsshows : Wheat, Corn, Oats, Rye, Total O dessa' bush. bush. Barley. bush. ci,,_. ............. 5,600,000 1,440, h:7etz & Ibrella, 2,400,000 5,600,000 320,000 7,040,000 000 7,040,000 Zreteie ............... 3 ,080,000 1,328,000 8,320,000 rsburgh, all kinds 7,200,000 it : Ra ngel, S 9,528,000 a i . . s e : 4 4 4,000,000 let tle lBss )-7,115,250 7 , 517 ,615 2,000,928 16,638,813 ° 0...13,120,816 8,722,516 3,097,461 25,022,177 THE BRAZILIAN MAIL. The - Mather Tay arrived at Southampton on Saturday, with the Brazilian and River Plate mails. Her dates are— Buenos Avres, March 3rd; Monte Video, 6th ; Rio de Janeiro, 16th P, Bahia, 20th ; Pernambuco, 22nd ; St. Vincent. 3] st ; Teneriffe, April 4; Madeira. sth; Lisbon, Bth. 'The Tay brings, besides passengers, £61,650 value in nd precious stones, and a cargo consisting of diamonds tapioca, ipecacuanha, samples, &c. At BUENOS AYRES there was a rumour of another invasion of Indians. The political state was more satisfactory. There had been a fair amount of business in imports, and stocks wereigenerallyilow. Exchange : 68s. to 6ss. 6d. per doubloon oo London, and:on Paris 86f. 50 c . t o 87f . , an d doubloons 342 currency. A sufficient force had been sent against the Indians to the south. Coals, 12$ silver per ton ; salt, 7-1-rs. per fanega; lumber, 35f. Freights for England, 40s. salted hides ; 475. 6d. tallow ; 35s wool; 70s. tobacco. Exports, during the month, to England : 70,000 salted ox and cow hides, 7,500 salted hides, 4,100 horse hides, tallow and mare's grease, 400 bales wool, 60 bales hair, 32 bales sheepskins 200 serous tob acco . E xpor t s t o the Continent : 70,000 dry ox and cow hides, 14,000 salted hides, 500 boxes tallow, and 4,500 bales wool. At Monte Video matters were more favourable, and business was improving. Exchange opened at 44d and closed at 424 . d. The election of the new president, Don Gabriel Pereira, passed off quietly, and he had named as Minister of Finance, Don Doroteo Garcia, and as Minister of State, Doctor Elawri. The general aspect of thirgs was peaceable, and business improving as general confidence became restored. The British Barque Rosalie was ent ring the port of Monte Video on the 6th March. Merchant tonnage in that port was scarce, and freights looking up. At Rio DE JANElRO.—Exchange closed at 27i, a mo derate business having been transacted at 274 to 272. Paris 346 to 354 ; Hamburg 655. Coffee : Prices declined 200 to 300 from the quotations per Tamar. Stock 120,000. Supplies small owing to the bad weather, and quality generally inferior. The new stock promised to be abundant. Stock 6 per cent, 1051 to 1069 ex dividend. Large transactions in D. Pedro railway shares, at par and $1 premium Imports generally moderate. Prices of staple manufacture pretty firm, but market supplied, and late arrivals in advance of the demand. It was reported that the new tariff would be put in execution on the Ist July, but this required confirmation. No further failures amongst shopkeep rs spoken of. Cholera had again advanced to about ten deaths daily. A few cases of yellow fever had appeared. The dissolution of the Chamber of Deputies was spoken of. The Minister from Paraqua (arrived in February) had been officially presented. Dis counts 8 to 9, the former being the bank rate. _ At BAHIA the yellow fever had appeared in the shipping. It was supposed that Sing, Wanderley, and Ferraz, who had obtained the majority of votes, would be chosen senators by the Emperor. A company had been organised to light the city with gas within two years. Exchange had ruled 271 d to 28d, and cicsed at 271 d At PERNAMBUCO exchange on London opened firm at 271. closing firm for first class paper. Sugar was in limited supply, with scarcely any change V in prices. Cotton was scarce. Freights were dull. The cholera was on the decline ; the deaths for the last three or four days averaging fifty daily, whilst in the early part of the month they had averaged 130 per day. The Imogene, Jane, Clarke, and Camill a , h a d a ll arr i ve d from Liverpool, the former after a rapid passage of twenty five days. The Blackwell, from Melbourne for London, having on board nearly 90,000 ounces of gold, put into Pernambuco for provisions, on the 18th of March. The Peninsular steamer Madrid, arrived at Lisbon, reported having fallen in with a large British ship, the Canada, dismasted, The Madrid offered assistance, which was refused. The Portuguese government dispatched oue of their war steamers in search, which steamer returned without finding any traces of her. At Lisbon ;the potato crops had entirely failed; owing to the heavy rains. We BIN 'in full details of the commercial news from all the Brazilian ports : RIO JANEIRO, MARCH 14. COFFEE : Little was done early in the month and until 11th inclu , ,ve. In the interval the intelligence, both from the United States and from Europe was adverse, and a considerable decline was anticipated. The dealers however determined, rather than submit to any sensible reduction, to become speculators, and export on their own account, and, indepjneently of the 20 000 bags, late in February, further arrangements have, within the past two or three days, been made for the ship ment of upwards of 20,000 bags. The absolute purchases until 11th, consisted of 4,700 bags for the United States, 2,600 Channel, &c., 3,200 Mediterranean, at about the closing prices of February, and the impression was general that business would not be resnmed until after the departure of the steamer ; but on 12th, about 30,000 bags were taken, at a total reduction, since the last steamer, of about 200 reis, in superior, 350 to 400 reis in other shipping qualities, of which the principal purchases consisted. Of these sales, about one half are for the United State 3. The prices paid for assortments have ranged, for the United States at 45900 to 55300, for the channel and North of Europe at 44800 to 0200. The almost cocstant rains have materially retarded supplies, which are confidently expected to be abundant as soon as the state of the roads permit. SUGAR : Arrived 585 cases, 205 barrels, 1,060 bags Cam pos; 1,020 bags Pcrnams ; 122 cases, 7,000 bags Bahia, Macao, &c. Sales, exclusively for consumption, 200 cases Campos, at 35600 to 35800 and 25900 to 35400. Shipped coastwise Re-exported Estimated stock in second hands, including 6,600 barrels for export purposes IRON : 1,790 bars Sweedish, received from Bahia in 1855, were disposed of at 115250 per qtl, a price never before ob- LEAD : Except 25 rolls at 175400 per qtl, no sale noted. LUMBER : Early in the month 65 rs cash, later GO rs per foot were realised. Sales, 150,000 feet. None in stock. NAVAL STORES : A fair business was done in cordage and in sailcloth, little in other articles. Cordage : Of the re ceipts, 106 coils choir and 102 patent, upon order. Sales, 272 coils choir, at 235500 ; 142 Manilla, at 445500 to 40$ ; 149 coils inferior Russian, at 28$ to 34$ per qtl. Pitch : 500 barrels coal, at 3s, was the only sale no t e d. Ravens duck : Business limited to 50 ps stout Russian, at 235. Rosin : Of the arrivals, 1,000 barrels were sent forward to the River Plate. Sales, 530 barrels, at 3$ to 35400 cash, in bond. Sailcloth : The Scotch import was narrow. Other packages included at their average weights. COFFEE : From the cause already stated the market was, early in the month, less amply supplied than was expected, and prices having advanced few purchases, excepting those which could not It e delayed, were effected prior to the de parture of the steamer. The receipts later were moderate, but as prices were maintained extravagantly high, little dis position was manifested, and some of the dealers made arrangements, under certain conditions, to export about 20,000 bags, of which 18,000 were for the United States, and 2,000 for the Mediterranean. From and after the 21st the sales did not amount to 14,000 bags, of which 9,775 were for the United States, 3,600 Channel, and 600 Mediterranean. Until the departure of the Tamar, the sale prices for assortments were, for the United States, 58500 to 55600, for the Channel and North of Europe 55400 to 55600, and for low descriptions 45200 to 45900. Later 55200 to 55400 ruled for assortments was noted, and some bills having arrived from the River Plate the rate improved to 272 to 27i, both at 60 and 90 ds, transactions having been noted at 271, for indirect bills. At the close of business for the steamer, 272 to 27-a, at 90ds, were the quotations, the former having been the general rate for that conveyance. The amount negotiated was limited. France, &c.: 345 and 350 for indirect, 350 and 355 for direct bills were the extremes. The principal transactions were at 350, 353 and 354 for direct, 348 and 349 for indirect bills. Hamburg : Independently of about 100,000 m.b. at 652 to 658, the only rate was 650, at which the transactions were important. STOCK : Until 15th, several small transactions occurred at 106 to 1061, since when little has been done. Provincial ruled at 102 to 104. SPECIE : Doubloons from 295600 rose to 30$ by a demand for the South and for the liver Plate. The sale of about 3,000 at 295800 satisfied the wants of the market, which was later neglected. PERNAMBUCO, MARCH 20 :—Sugars : Notwithstanding the discouraging news from Europe prices have been fully maintained here, owing entirely to the prevailing epidemic which still continues amongst us ; it is said that on several sugar estates the blacks have been carried away to a man, which must prove ruinous to the remaining crop still to come forward; supplies latterly have become very much diminished, and prices paid to the matutos are on the advance. should the cholera continue much longer, our crop will be the shortest we have had for years past, it must tend also to decrease materially the forth coming one, the planters having but few hands to plant the new cane. Paraiba and Maceios : We understand that purchase have been effected at 25300, 25350 per arrb. of the formers, but we hear of no transactions of the latter ports ---in the former place the cholera had broken out, it is said that the deaths were forty, and upward, per day, according to our last advices from there. Cotton : A better feeling exists for this article, the effects of the rumours of peace in Europ ) ;--here we have no entries and consequently our prices are nominal. Paraiba and Maceio's : No sales have taken place throughout the month with the exception of a few hundred bags, at prices for former 55900 and latter 4sBoo per arroba ; Paraiba folks are asking 65400 per ditto f. o. b. and of the latter ports we have none here on sale. Hides : sales have taken place at 260 and 250 re. per lb on shore, we have but few entries, and prices seemingly on the decline. Rum : There are but few pur chasers in the market, and sales have been effected at from 855,000 to 905,000 per Portuguese pipe, according to strength. Freights : Very little has been done in this line ; for the Channel we bear only of four vessels, viz : 2 from this at 30t. one also from this (charter sold by public auc tion) at 291 and 1 from Paraiba at 401 per ton and 5 per cant ; 1 vessel for Genoa direct at 421 6d per ton, and 1 vessel for the River Plate at $l,l per barrel, sod all with 5 per cent. primage ; for Liverpool from Maceio a vessel has engaged cotton at id per lb and 5 per cent. Exchange opened at 27ii and has been on the decline ; amounts leave been negotiated at 27id 60 days, 27-d 60 days, 271c1 60 and 90 days, and 27d 60 days sight, we consider the latter rate the closing one for the steamer ; the whole amount per this has been something above £60,000. Discounts : The bank rate has declined from 12 per cent. to 10 per cent. at which rate money is to be had to-day ; money is now more abun dant, and less sought for, Beef Jerked : Has been scarce throughout the month, the receipts having only been about 10,000 arrobas of Buenos Ayres; prices. nevertheless, have declined of late, and about 12,000 arrobas is the stock held for sale; of Rio Grande there is none. Butter : Heavy supplies have reached us within the last week, and prices are consequently on the decline. Irish—sales have been effected at a's high as 800 rs per lb, but latterly several transactions have taken place at 700 rs per lb. French has declined from 640 and 630 to 600 per lb, at which price parcels are offering, but without purchasers. Codfish The demand has been brisk during the month, and the consumption for this and the adjoining provinces has exceeded 33,000 drums ; the receipts have been ten vessels with 22,135 drums, of which six vessels have discharged here 11,679 drums, whilst the remainder went southward. Flour : We have received during the month from the United States, 2,940 b trrels, Cape Voids, 1,844 ditto and 163 bags, and from sundry ports, 130 barrels and 300 bags. In the beginning of the month the article was ne i l ec t e d, but a littl better feeling now exists, although prices have not advanced. Manufac.ured Goods : Business has been and is eat emelv limited, owing to the prevailing epidemic ; we are told that the immense stocks on hand are sufficient to supply our market fora whole twelve months. _ - BAHIA, MARCH 15.—SUGAR : Superior lists of Cotinqui bas have changed hands at 36300 per arr. for whites, and 2550 per arr. for browns, with slight abatement on inferior cases; there is still a great want of the former description, and purchases are effected with difficulty ; the latter, alone, are offering freely, and 25400 per arr. would be accepted for regular quality. A sale in bags is reported at 25400 per arr. browns, and 35200 for whites. At 26400 and 35500 per arr., Exchange, 27 314, sugars stand iu 22s 3d and 30s 61 per cwt free on board, exclusive of freight. Cotton : There is no alteration our quotations, sales having been made at 56500 to 56400 per arr. according to quality, at which rates, Exchange 27 314, it costs 5.36 d to 5.37 d per pound free on board, freight excluded. Freights: Considerable activity has prevailed during the week, at continually rising rates ; the charters effected were, one vessel for Gothenburg, at 47s 6d per ton ; one for Bremen, at 35s for 200 tons sugar, as ballast, and 55s per ton for tobacco ; two vessels for the Channel, at 60s per ton ; and two for the Mediterranean, at 57s 6d and 62s 6d per ton. Exchange opened in the beginning of the week at 28d, and closes at 271c1 ; transac tions have been on a limited scale. THE NORTHERN TIMES.--LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, APRIL 14, 1816 THE BANK OF ENGLAND The Bankers' Circular, of Saturday, publishes an analysis of the Bank of England returns for the year 1855, from which we quote the following : 1. ISSUE DEPARTMENT, In comparing the power of the Bank of Eugland to issue notes during the year 1855 with former periods, it will be found that it has materially diminished, from the tact of the amount of gold having diminished by which it has been regulated. The highest and lowest extent of the power to issue notes by the bank for the four years, ending December, 1855, was as follows : Highest Date Lowest Date. 1852 .... £35,878.765 July 10th.....£30,992,450 January 8,1 1853 34,014,005 January Ist 1854 29,523,620 February 14th 25,779,095 May 20th 1855 ......31,429,435 June 23d 24,439 625 December Bth These figures show that the Bank, on the 23rd of June, enjoyed a greater power cf issue iu 1855 than in 1854 ; but it was reduced to a lower point than in the former s ear, the fluctuation from the highest to the lowest being £6,989,910, or 22 per cent. The fluctuations during the four years ending 105, were as follows : Highest. Date. Highest. Date. 1852......£23,379,755 July 10 1853.. £23,880,060 July 16 1854 .e 22,557.025 July 4 .. £19,039,065 Dec. 16 _ _ _ £21,19g,665 Juli 28 .. a 618,379,800 Dec. 22 The metallic assets of the Bank, which had reached nearly 20 millions in 1853, and had fallen to about 15! millions in 1854, were partially recovered in 1855, and in the month of June bad reached £17,429,435, bat declined until it stood at £10,189,465 on the 29th of December. From January to July there was, with few exceptions, a gradual increase of specie in the Issue Departme❑t ; and during the second half-year a gradual diminution, caused principally by the drain for war purposes. It appears also by the following official statement made by the Bank, that the purchases of gold were upwards of £8,000,000, and that its sales were above £3,000,000 daring the year. Gold 1855. Purchased. Gold sold. January! .. .e 81,855 February March • • 2,142,141 April May .... . June July .... ... 1323,880 August September October) 444,047 November 166,155 Ddcember 272,336 8,310,358 .. 3,391,981 It appears from this account that during the first half year the increase of specie, as shewn in the tabular state ment, was by direct purchases by the bank, which, after deducting the sales, left in the hands of the bank upwards of 5,000,000. It appears also by the returns we give that during the third and fourth quarter very little more than half the quantity of gold was taken to the bank, while a much larger quantity was delivered. The follow ingare the highest and lowest ;amounts of specie held by the bank in the issue department, from 1852 to 1855 inclusive:— Highest Date Lowest Date. 1952.. .'21,845,390.. July 10th .. .4'16,959,075 —January 3rd 1853.. 19,994 851 January Ist .. 14,385,955.. October 22nd 1854.. 15,523,620.. February 4th.. 11,749,095.. May 20th 1850.. 17,429,435.. June 23rd .... 10,189,465.. December 29th The metallic assets of the bank have arisen above those of the previous year • but the continual demands up on th e the bank for specie have also caused it to fall to a lower point, The proportion which the specie bears to the notes in circulation rose to a higher ratio in 1855 than in 1854, and fell about the same ratio, as will be seen by the following statement : Highest proportion of Specie to Notes in circulation. 1852.... 101'1 per cent.... 1853.... 901 „ 1854.... 71 . 5 , 1855.... 891 „ Lowest proportion of Specie to Notes in cireulation. 81 . 5 per cent. 62 0 „ 54.0 „ 54'4 „ 2. BANKING DEPARTMENT. The Banking Department of the Bank of England during the year 1855, was principally acted upon by the con. tinuance of the war, and although the Treasury account was aided during the year by £16,000,000, the public deposits did not much exceed £8,000,000 as its highest amount. The following is a statement of the highest and lowest amount for four years ending 1855 : 1852 1t53 1854 1855 . Highest amount. Lowest amount, .. .t'9,447,516 £2,802,3 A .. 11,409 933. 1,849,658 ~. 8 291,923.. . 1,765,384 .. 8,389,892.. The private deposits were well sustained in 1855, and gradually increased from £9,981,364 on the 6th of Jan., to £15,048,543 on the 22nd of July. The highest and lowest amounts during the last four years were as follows : Highest amount. Lowest amount. 1852..............e15,464,288 . 469,371,117 1853 .. 14 933,197.. 1854 14,140,492 .. 9,710,512 1855. .. 15,1,48,543 9,981,364 The total amount of the liabilities stood at .e 31,951,505 on the 20th day of January, and at €36,867 on the 22nd of September. Thil most impoortant item in the Banking Department is that of Other Securities," which comprises not only the amount of bills under discount, but also the amount of monies advanced by the bank!on the deposit of secu rities. The amount under this head was very large during 1855, the highest amount was £19,971,293 on the 6th of October, and the lowest £12,305,431 on the 9th day of June ; there appears to have been very little fluctuation during the first six months of the year, but subsequently the demand upon the bank for accommodation became increased, and forced the amount up to nearly £20,000,000. The reserve of notes, or the margin of power to issue, exhibited a gradual increase so long as the bullion increased, and on the 23d day of June it had reached the highest point, as trade had been to a certain extent con tracted, there was a diminished demand upon the bank for such purposes, and the private securities shew very little variation ; but with the diminution of gold in the bank the demand for bank accommodation increased and reduced the margin of issue to £4,262,560 the lowest point on the 29th of October. The total amount of coin and bullion in both departments of the bank has fluctuated between £18,167,026 the high est amount, and £10,735,312 the lowest. The following statement shews the highest and lowest amount held during the four years ending December, 1855 : Highest. Date. Lowest. Date. 1852e22,232,138 July 10 .. 7 515,501 January 10. 1853 20,527,662 January 1.. 14.960,206 October 22. 1854 16,286,165 February 25 .. 12,913,969 May 3 7 . 1855 18,167,026 June 23 .. 10,735,312 November 17. The next point to bring under notice is the bank rate of discount, the changes made under this head during the year 1855 are shown in the following statement, with the comparative position of the bank at each period :—the first alteration was from 5 to 4i per cent. Total Notes in Notes in Price of 1855. Rate of Dis. Bullion. Circulation. Reserve. Consols April 5....4i per cent.... 15 078,818.. 19,812,330.. 8,580,143., 921 May 3• 4 .... 15,619,219.. 20,168,430.. 8,742,600.. 8 June 14.. 3i .18,060,716.. 19,536,195.. 11,814 200.. 911 Sept. 6...4 .... 14, 9 3 9,118..20,104,630.. 8,263,380.. 904 13...4i 13 , 6 98,425..19.713,470.. 7,396,800.. 94 _ 27 ..5 . • ..12,938,928 .. 20,163 685.. 6,195,570.. 884 Oct. 4... 54 .... 12 ,279,281.. 20,291,555. , 5,473,470.. 8 74 18...6 per cent on bills not ex ceeding 60, and 7 per cent on bills not exceeding 95 days to run...... 11 , 2 30,207..20,371,745.. 4,310,485.. 874 The minimum rate of interest stood at 5 per cent from January to April the sth, and was subsequently altered 8 times, and during the second half-year was increased at the rate of 100 per cent. During the year 1854 the mini mum rate was at 5 per cent for 40 weeks, and for 12 weeks at 5i per cent. 3. THE BULLION DEPARTMENT. The following statement shows the quantity of gold and silver received and delivered by the Bank of England in the bullion department, up to the end of 1855, in con tinuation of the one given in the Bankers Circular of Jun e 23rd, 1855. GOLD RECEIVED, 1853. 1854. 1855. Ounces. Ounces. Ounces. Ist Quarter 1, 0 84,467'14-- 1 017,842'79. ... 1,044,834 2nd 1 157,195'14.... 788,142 . 12.... 1,702.541 3rd 4th .....,1 720,801'12. ... 1,121,985'75 .... ,854,905 ---- Totals.. ... . 4,943,916 . 57.... 3,993, i 50.19.... 4,446,795 THE PARK THEATRE. IMPORTANT DECISION. On Saturday, Mr. Robert Edgar, proprietor of the Park Theatre, applied for the renewal (annual) cir the licenses for the above house. He was supported in the application by Mr. Bretherton. The application was opposed in person by the Rev. Mr. Barry, the Rev. Mr. Bishop, and about thirty other clergymen, who ) attended, together with a large number of laymen, all of whom seemed to take a deep interest in the proceedings. The application was heard in one of the police courts, which was crowded to excess. The following justices were present. His Worship the Mayor, (in the chair), Mr. Alderman Holme, Mr. Alderman Turner, Messrs. T. D. Anderson, T. Bolton, G. Maxwell, R. V. Yates, and R. Berm. Mr. Wybergh, the chief clerk, read the memorial and application of Mr. Edgar, which were in the usual form, and praying for a renewal of the license for the Royal Park Theatre, for the next twelve months. The Rev. Mr. Barry came forward - to oppose the granting of the license. He said he presented a memorial, signed by 1,600 inhabitants of the district in which the theatre is situate, against the renewal of the license. The memoralists describe the house as the source of crime, and the demoralisation of the inhabitants of the locality. He had to state that he, and his reverend brethren who opposed the granting of the license, might have had many more signatures, but they had not time, having got up the present in one day. He then handed the document to Mr. Wybergh, who read it. It stated that since the establish ment of the theatre, prostitution had greatly increased in the locality; that thefts amongst the younger classes had also much increased, and the general neighbourhood had been greatly demoralised by the theatre, and the prayer of the memorialists was therefore that the magistrates should refuse to renew the license to the house. The Rev. Mr. Barry then said he did not appear there to prevent any rational and reasonable arntsements for the people; on the contrary, he and those who were with him, were supporters of such good and wholesome amuse ment as the people might require. He had no personal feeling against Mr. Edgar, neither had any of his friends. They appeared against the vice and immorality caused in the neighborhood. They had many Roman Catholics to help them in their efforts, as many Roman Catholics had signed the memorial. He referred to the plays performed at the theatre, and said there were many passages interlined that were not in the printed and sanctioned copies, and these passages were immoral, and calculated to produce bad effects in the minds of boys and girls who frequented the house. He did not mean to offer any opinion on the subject of theatres in general, but what he intended to bring under the notice of the bench was, such as was frequented by the lower classes of society, and such as should be removed to prevent vice. He would show that since the opening of this house, the number of brothels had largely increased in the neigh bourhood. He then referred to the report of the head constable, which, he said, showed a decrease of brothels and prostitutes in the north end of the town—that was north of 1331 e-street, whilst both had greatly increased in the south end, particularly in the locality of the theatre. He said the committee for the improvement of the working classes had formerly resolved to build cer tain buildings in that locality, but in consequence of the nuisance of ithe Park Theatre, that committee refused to do so, and had built elsewhere in the town. He alleged that boys and girls committed thefts to procure money to enter the house. At half past nine o'clock, when elder people went home from the theatre, they were in the habit of selling their tickets to boys and girls outside, who had committed thefts to procure the money. Chil dren plundered their parents, and boys plundered ship and other yards, to procure the money to go to this house. He instanced the cases of the son of a captain whom he alleged to have been ruined at this house, and the son of a sur g eon who was also ruined by it. It was a house that stood the way of the education of the youth, and — Mr. Brethefton objected to this general sweeping state ment. If the reverend gentleman had anything to say to Mr. Edgar personally, or to the management of the theatre, he had a right to do so, but not otherwise. He asked him if he had a single charge to make against Mr. Edgar in the management of the house for the last year ? The Rev. Mr. Barry : Why he has not been the manager for the last year, he has sublet it to another person. Mr. Wybergh : At present he is recognised as the manager, and in point of law he is so, as there does not appear any other person in that capacity. Mr. Harry said he hoped to show that Mr. Edgar was not the manager, he would leave it to Mr. Edgar's own authoril y. Mr. Alderman Holme said the Rev. Mr. Barry must confine himself to specific charges and not go on with general allegations. Mr. Wybergh: Yes, if he shows that there was an im moral play acted, or any charge of that sort, he has a right to do so. Mr. Bretherton : An immoral play coull not be acted, because the lord chamberlain examines all plays before acted, and there is a heavy penalty attached to any one acting any play not sanctioned by him, and, of course, he does not sanction immoral plays. Mr. Bolton : The license for plays issued by the lord chamberlain prohibits such plays as the rev. gentleman alludes to. Mr. Barry : But the plays are interlarded with very immoral passages, such as the lord chamberlain did see or sanction. Mr. Wybergh: You must show that by evidence. The Rev. Francis Bishop said he lived in the Park, not in the immediate locality of the theatre, and he asked if it would not show that immorality was carried on at the theatre, by the prayer of the memorial signed by 1,600 of the inhabitants. Mr. Bretherton : Who are you, sir? Mr. Bishop : I am a minister of the Liverpool Missionary Society. Mr. Bretherton: May I ask the Rev. Mr. Bishop, of the Liverpool missionary society, if he was not in the Park Theatre last night? The Rev. Mr. Bishop: I was. Mr. Bretherton : I thought no clergymen went to a theatre. Mr. Bishop: I was going to state why I went there, when you prevented me from doing so. Mr. Alderman Turner : What is the price of admission to the theatre ? Mr. Edgar : Two shillings, one shilling, sixpence, and threepence Mr. Bretherton : There are thirteen houses of the same class in London, and they are all regulated by the same scale of charges—the same all over England. After some discussion, the Rev. Mr. Barry called James F. Watson as a witness. He said he was a scripture reader at St. James's Church. He was at the Park Theatre about six weeks ago. He did not know the name of the play that was performed when he was there. He took down a passage that was in it. Mr. Bretherton did you know the name of the piece that was performed ? Witness . No, but I will tell you a passage, and that may help to the name of it. Mr. Bretherton : Well, tell us what the passage was ? Witness : There was a man came on the stage, and he I said something about a poker or a croker belonging to his wife. (Shouts of laughter.) Mr. Bretherton : And that was very immoral, of course ? Witness : I think so. (Great laughter.) Mr. Bretherton : Well, I will help you to the name of the play. It was the " Esmeralda," of Victor Hugo ; and do you think that was immoral? Where w ere you i n the theatre ? Witness : I went into the gallery, and saw sailors and young women there, and when the scene was down I saw them act improperly. Mr. Bretherton : Now, on your oath, sir, tell the bench what was the impropriety you saw ? W i tness : I saw a sailor lay . his hand on th e thi g h of a female, and she pushed him in the side. (Laughter.) Mr. Bretherton : She coked him in the ribs ? Did she ? (Laughter.) Witness : Yes. Bretherton : And that, you'r sure, was very immoral ? Witness : I think so. (Great laughter.) Mr. Bretherton : Did you never see a respectable lady, in good society, give a gentleman, playfully, a poke in the ribs ? (Roars of laughter.) Tell us some immoral passage that you heard ? Witness : One gentleman came out on the stage, and was speaking to a young lady, and he said that there was nothing wrong before marriage, but there ought to be something wrong after marriage. (Roars of laughter.) Mr. Bretherton : And that was the passage, you think, wrong and immoral ? Witness : I think the passage was wrong and immoral in its general tendency. I saw unfor turate girls there. the last witness. Was at the theatre on Wednesday night last. The play was " Wapping 011 Stairs" Mr. Wvbergh : Well, was there anything immoral is that ? Witness : Yes. Mr. Wybergh : What was it ? Witness ? The name of God was used irreverently, and I heard the name of the Devil mentioned five times. Mr. Wyberg : Anything else ? Witness Yes, I heard a man on the stage say—" I am not much used to the family way myself." (Shouts of laughter.) Mr. Bretberton : And that was, of course, outrageously immoral ? Witness : I think it was. (Great laughter.) Mr. Bretherton : Meaning that he had not much family of his own, you consider outrageously immoral. Witness : I heard the word " blast," too, used on the stage. Mr. Bretherton : And of course that was much more outrageously immoral than all the rest ? Witness : I think it was very blasphemous. (Laud laughter.) Mr. Wybergh : But what was the contest ? Witness : I don't know. Mr. Alderman Holme : But did you see anything immoral. Witness: I did not see anything particularly immoral. _ Mr. Bretherton : What do you call particularly im moral ? No reply. What was the other portion of the performance that you saw there? Witness : " The Betting Boy's Career." . Mr. Wybergh : Was that an immoral piece ? No. it was not Witness Mr. Bretherton : Were you ever at the Amphitheatre ? Witness No, I was not Mr. Brethertou : Were you ever at a theatre before ? "Witness Yes, at Manchester. Mr. Bretherton . What was the play there? Witness : The pantomime of "Jack and the Bean Stalk." (Laughter.) Mt. Bretherton : Were there boys and girls there? Witness : Y'es. Mr. Bretherton : I now ask you, sir, on your oath, was not the piece of the " Betting Boy's and a caution and example to warn all h )ys such a dangerous coarse as betting? Witness r" a moral piece, )t to enter on It was. Mr. Clough, chief superintendont of police, was examined. and raid that during the past year there was no complaint, whatever of the hous., nor from it, either to or by the police. At the same time, he must state that some boys had been brought before him who went here, and who were accused of habits of dishonesty. (Hear, hear, from the Rev. Mr. Barry.) He must also say, that when low theatres were in town—the Sanspareil for instance, they bred more thieves than all other places in Liverpool. (Hear, hear, from the Rev. Nir Barry.) These low house. were now all done away with. The Rev. Mr. Bishop said, before he gave evidence, he wished to make some observation., if permitted to do so. Mr. Alderman Home : If the Rev. Mr. Bishop can give any specific charge of immorality within this theatre, we will hear him ; but I do not think he can go into general observations. Mr. R. V. Yates thought the Rev. Mr. Bishop ought to be heard. The other magistrates said they would hear the reverend gentleman in reference to any specific charge against tha house, but not in reference to general statements. The Rev. gentleman said in that case he would not go into the witness box ; if he were not allowed to make statements, he did not think he should further the ends of truth to go into the box. The bench said they were ready to hear any direct charge he had to make. The Rev. gentleman declined to be examined on these The Rev. Mr. Barry said the magistrates had the power to close the theatre, in order to give time to bring up witnesses. Mr. Wybergh said, according to act of parliament, that was only in case of preventing a breach of the peace, which was not the case in this instance. Mr. Bretherton then proceeded to address the bench on behalf of his client, Mr. Edgar. Ile said there had been nothing proved against the theatre, either as regards mis conduct, mismanagement, or immorality. His client had been lessee and manager of three theatres for seventeen years, and there never bad been a charge made against him. Ile alluded to the patronage of her Majesty to a theatre near Vinegar Yard, Drury Lane, a locality which, he said, was resorted to by all sorts of thieves in London, and yet, night after night, her Majesty patronised that house, and would she, as head of the church to which the rev. gentlemen belonged, by her patronage, be said to sanction immorality ? It would be a gross libel even to insinuate that our gracious and virtuous Monarch did anything of the sort. He said the Lord Chamberlain read over every play that was to be performed, and sanctioned it first. No play could be per formed without his approval. That officer was an officer in the Queen's confidence, and did any one think he would sanction an immoral performance ? It was absurd to imagine such a thing. He dwelt on the conduct of the gentleman who went to the house of Miss Emma Brown— he did not say he went there for any bad purpose—and he (Ur. Bretherton) was anxious that no one should mistake him on that point. He gave the gentleman credit for his good and virtuous intentions, but he did not prove any thing immoral against Mr. Edgar. It was stated that this Theatre shut the door against the education of youth, but this was not the fact—there was a fight between certain parties in what particular way youth should be educated. ("No, no" from the Rev. Barry.) He (Mr. Brotherton) would say " Yes," and they might laugh and hiss at him, (" No, no" from the Rev. Mr. Barry)—but he would tell them boldly that it was their vicious controversies that stopped education, and not the theatres. (" No, no," from the Rev. Mr. Barry.) Was the Theatre Royal a source of crime and immorality ? The Rev. Mr. Barry : So it is. Mr. Bretherton then dwelt on the evidence given, and referred to that given by Mr. Clough, who had no corn. plaint to make against the hou3e. lie alluded to the works of Shakespeare, Rowe, Sheridan lin3wles, Young, and others, acid asked, were the works of those great men immoral works ? He concluded his address by calling on the bench to renew the license. The Rev. Mr. Barry proceeded to reply, but was objected to by Mr. Bretherton, who contended that be had no legal tight to do so, and the bench decided that the rPv. gentle man had not the right to reply. The Rev. Mr. Barry then said he would prove that Mr. Edgar was not the manager of the theatre. Mr. Bolton requested him to produce his witnesses to that point. The Rev. Mr. Barry said he would call Mr. Edgar him self to prove it. Mr. Bolton said that was a singular way to prove a case —to put a man in the witness box to give evidence against himself. The bench could not hear it, and he (Mr. Bolton) would vote that the license be granted. Mr. R. V. Yates referred to a school where there were 600 pupils, and he was visitar of that school ; he feared there was great danger to the pupils if the theatre was licensed. He alluded to the neighbourhood of the Theatie Royal, and said it had become a great nuisance, and hoped the magistrates would not increase the nuisance by granting a license to another theatre. He would vote against the renewal of the licence in the present instance. Mr. Bretherton : How do you know they were unfor tunate girls ? Witness : Because I visited their houses. (Great laughter.). Mr. Bretherton : Oh, you did, did you ? Witness • Yes, I did. (More laughter.) I think there are more brothels now in the locality than before the Park Theatre was opened. Mr. Bretherton : And where did you visit the girls in the brothel, that you seem to know them so well ? Witness : In Emma Brown's brothel, in Back Parliament-street. (Laughter.) Mr. Bretherton How long do you know the establish ment ofiEmma Brown, in Back Parliament-street ? Witness : About two years. Mr. Bretherton : And all that time you knew her to keep a brothel, and the girls to be prostitutes ? Witness : Yes. Mr. Bretherton : How often were you there during the two years ? Witness : I was there five times, at least, during the two years. Mr. Bretherton : For what purpose did you go there, • Witness : To lead some of th e unfortunate girl; The Mayor (after a brief consultation with the other magistrates) said every attention had been paid to the observations of Mr. Yates, but they did not see any grounds for refusing the license to Mr. Edgar, and therefore the bench would grant the licence. Granted accordingly. Bretherton : Had you interviews with them, and with Emma Brown ? Witness : I had. ➢ir. Bretherton : And read the scripture to them ? Witness : Yes. Mr. Bretherton : And yet Emma Brown keeps the brothel still ? Witnesi : I believe so. Mr. Bretherton : Did you speak to any of the girls in the theatre Witness : I did not. Mr. Bretherton : Did you ever speak to Emma Brown ? Witness : I did. Mr. Bretherto❑ : Did you know where she lived before ? Witness : Yes, she lived at the corner of Williams-place, and Ashton-street, before she went to live at Back Parlia ment-street. Mr. Bretherton : Were your efforts of any avail? Witness : Yes, my efforts were of some avail. I did not notice the dress of the women in the theatre. I don't now any of the names of the young men who were there. I think their conduct, as described, was immoral. Charles Mayo, another young gentleman, was examined, and said he was a Scripture reader in the same district M THE COLLINS LINE OF STEAMERS EXTRAORDINARY LETTER FRON THE LATE COMMANDER OF THE PACIFIC. Some short time since the New York papers published a letter from Captain Nye, late commander of the Pacific, in which it was hinted that the steamers were owned by British capitalists, and this letter having been replied to, Captain Nye has published the following extraordinary communication, in allusion to which a New York corres pondent writes us, " After this, and the previous letter from the same pen, many Americans seem to acknowledge that really they have but a secondary interest in this Collins line of steamers' : It is with reluctance that I intrude upon your columns, as a former communication embraced all I intended to say of the Messrs. Brown and myself in connection with my command of the Pacific. But as many attempts have been made to torture my statement of facts into an attack upon my successor and his chief engineer, I am induced to disclaim all such intention ; nor does my letter warrant any such conclusion. My object was to show the advan tages of the arrangement I desired—and which was approved by Mr. Collins—to give the Pacific to Captain Oliver Eldridge, and the Atlantic to Capt. Asa Eldridge; and I may here add that the former was equally dis appointed with myself at its failure. Anonymous letters are not worthy of notice. I:shall therefore confine my reply chiefly to the letter of Mr. Wm. H. Bowenin the Public Ledger, which was forwarded to me from Philadelphia. He says :—" As to Capt. Nye's letter, whether he was moved by spleen or patriotism to publish it, I know not, nor do I intend to enter into the merits of the controversy between him and the agent in New York." There is no controversy bet ween me " and the agent in New York." The matter at issue is with the Messrs. Brown, here and in Liverpool, and extends over a wide space. The feeling which Mr. Bowen terms " spleen" may possibly deserve another:. name, and the following statement justifies its expression : All remember the accident to the Atlantic, in January, 1851—her return to Liverpool, and consequent detention for repairs. In November following, while the machinery of the Pacific was being examined, preparatory to her sailing for New York, a crack was discovered in her port journal of the main centre shaft. After a survey by the resident engineer, the chief engineer (Mr. Thomson), and myself, it was decided that, with care, the ship might reach New York in safety. The extensive repairs necessary to our wheels, occupied the time night and day, and pre cluded the possibility of turning the engines till three hours before sailing. I then ascertained there was a crack on the opposite side of the shaft. The hour of sailing (9 a.m.) allowed no time to communicate with the agents. Thus I found myself in a tight place, and not one of my own seeking. After consulting with my chief engineer, and deciding on the amount of steam which might be safely carried with the shaft in that condition, I decided to assume the responsibility and proceed on the voyage. I requested Mr. Jack, the resi dent engineer, ( the only person in Liverpool cognisant of the fact,) not to name it, and thus avoid creating unneces sary anxiety. The event justified my decision. In eleven days the ship was at her dock in New York. No one out side the engineroom was aware that anything was amiss ; nor was it ever known to the public that the ship required a new shaft at that time. To remain in Liverpool would Have been most disas. trous. The ship was loaded ; passengers coming on board; we should have failed to perform our mail con tract. Not to speak of the greater expense of repairs on that side, we should have had the mortification of a second detention within the year, and a renewal of the sneers of the British public at American machinery; while the company was nearly bankrupt, and seeking the extra appropriation from Congress, which was necessary to its existence. No one was more directly benefited by the result than the Messrs. Brown, they holding a large amount of stock. My own pecuniary interest was too trifling to be weighed against the racking anxiety and sleepless vigilance required. I might, therefore, have preterred a claim to some degree of " patriotism," and a greater proportion of fidelity to the interests of the com pany. This, lam happy to say, was fully appreciated by all interested, except the Messrs. Brown. Three days after I left Liverpool, the " agents" there without any knowledge of the facts, except what they de rived from Mr. Jack, who took the earliest opportunity to inform them,:followed me with a letter, strongly condemning what they termed my " assuming too much responsibility." This was re-echoed by Messrs. Brown, and by the standard of these " foreign agents" I was judged and condemned, on the plea, " suppose you had failed?" As an extenuation of these agents, it may be that Mr. Hamilton, the managing man in the House of Brown, Shipley and Co., regretted the failure of his brother, an en g ineer, to secure another lucra tive operation in repai r s. Whatever may have been the motives of the Messrs. Brown is best known to themselves. This is an example of the spirit in which all my success has been met by them ; and I am happy to say that in my long professional eareer, during which I have been connected with the first commercial houses in Boston, New York and Liverpool, this is the only instance of a want of generosity, courtesy and strict justice. Mr. Bowen asserts that none of the stock of the company is owned in Liverpool. I did not say there was, but merely quoted a remark of Mr. Hamilton, that the ships were " their own." I leave it for others to reconcile this dis crepancy. It may be well to look at some of the acts of these mere agents. At an entertainment given on board the Persia, on her trial trip, Mr. Burns, the chairman, prefaced the toast, " Success to the Collins line of steamers," with a tribute of gratitude to the gentlemen managing these steamers, for the honor and kindness shown by them to the Cunard line, and gave, as an instance, their readiness to change their sailing day from Wednesday to Saturday, when, the British government requiring transports, the Cunard company ware reduced to sailing once a fortnight. For many years the Cunard line had no competitors. Saturday being their regular day of sailing from Liverpool, became the mail day for the entire continent of Europe, and in fact, for the whole Eastern hemisphere. It is not surprising that they were anxious to retain the advantages of their position. The growing reputation of the Collins line, and their short passages, would, had they retained their day of sailing have soon changed the current of mail matter to Wednesday, and secured an advantage which the returns of the Cunard line could not have wrested from them. Or they might have seized on the vacant Saturday, and retained it, thus carrying out the filibustering principles attributed to the Yankee nation, but which history shows to have been more fully developed by their English ancestors. It may not be generally known that the British agents of the Collins line in Liverpool consummated this arrangement so detrimental to our post office department, and advertised the first ship to sail on Saturday, without consulting the agent in New York, or the postmaster general, so that there appeared no alterna tive for them but acquiescence. Well might Mr. Burns congratutate the company "on the handsome conduct of Mr. Brown and the other gentlemen who managed that concern." But not equally can the American public be congratulated that this " solely American enterprise, com menced and carried on by American capital and energy, whose stock is held chiefly in New York," should be under the control of men whose interest, so far as postage is concerned, is identical with that of the British government and the Cunard line. After denouncing me for "assuming" a responsibility in the ship I com manded, which I could not well avoid, and fully sustained, they did not hesitate to take upon themselves a greater which materially affected one department of the American government. Again, when the health of E. S. Collins and William Brown was poposed, the latter, in his reply, expatiated on the advantages of iron steamers (we have none) ; he also stated in effect, that the models of our steamers were copied from those of the English, a fact not before known, but he strangely forgot to name the gentleman associated with him in the sentiment—E. B. Collins, the founder of the line.— March 31, 1856. B. Nu. GOLD DELIVERED, 1853. 1854. 1855. Ounces. Ounces. Ounces. Ist Quarter 625,796'91.... 1,222,618 . 41.... 675,338 2nd 3rd 4th 1 059,715'35.... 685,25P18.... 1,126,56 g 1,372,240'06.... 533,471'32.... 687,659 Totals 3 616.039 67. ... 3,136,257'92 . 3,180,613 SILVER RECEIVED. 1853. 1854. 1855. Ounces. Ounces. Ounces. Ist Quarter 4 944 888 . 44..... 5,925, 1 152 . 22....3,766,643 2nd ....,,5.670,586.55.... 4,842,015 . 61....7,64g,173 3rd 4 719.645'31- 4,933,621 , 40.... 3,401,389 4th 5 361,35 8 .61.... 4,283,249 . 60. ... 3,429.252 Totals.... 20,696,473'91.. 19,984,438 . 83.. 18,246,07 SILVER DELIVERED Ounces. Ounces. Ounces. Ist Quarter.. ... .4,938,533'84.... 5,929,670 07.... 3,766,624 2nd 5 689,94 5 .99 • •..4,815,0g6•63.... 7,646,816 3rd ...... 4,777,271•69.. _4,245,597.40. ... 3,401,286 4th 5 381,94187.....4,283,120' 10... . 3,429,232 Tote's.... 20,787,693'39.. 12,976,484'20.. 18,243,978 The above statements converted into their equivalent money value at 77s 9d per ounce for gold, and 62d for silver, give the following results : Gold received. Gold delivered. 1853. £l9 219,475 .e14,057,354 1854.. 1855.......... 17,286,808 43,362 884 Silver received. S;lver delivered. 1853 £5 346,528...........e5,370,159 1854 5,162 64 ; . 1855 4J13,661..... ...... 4,713,028 ..,... ~..... The above statement shows au increase . of 453,616 ounces of gold received in 1855, when compared with the previous year, and an increase of 43,906 ounces in the quantity delivered ; but the quantity received by the bank in 1855 was much less than in 1853, when its value was upwards of X 19,000,000 sterling The quantity of silver received - in 1855 was less by 1,732,506 ounces compared with the previous year, but silver has represented no part of the operations of the bank in the issue department. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS Mr. Atkins, proprietor of the Zoological Glrdens, applied for a renewal of his license for that establishment, which was granted without opposition. The court then rose. ATHLONE ELECTION.—The poll closed at 4 o'clock, when the numbers stood thus :—For Handcock (conservative), 83; for Mr. Evans (liberal), 71. The Hon. Captain Handcock has consequently been returned by a majority of twelve votes. ---.4.--__ A. notice having appeared in some of yesterday's jour nals that no drawing room would be held on the day appointed for the celebration of her Majesty's birthday, we have authority to state that this announcement was made in error, and that her Majesty will hold a drawing room on the 29th May, in celebration of that event. THE MURDER OF Miss lIINDs.—The trial of James Murphy, one of the men charged with the murder of Miss Hinds, was brought to a conclusion on Thursday, at the Cavan Special Commission. Witnesses were pro duced for the prisoner to co , ltrovert the evidence of the approver, and to show that he (the approver) had invited them to join him in trying to gain the reward, and that he proposed to swear against two other men instead of those whom he ultimately fixed on. The jury, after a consultation of two hours, returned a verdict of guilty. The court then adjourned for the trial of the other prisoners. CORONER'S INQUESTS.— On — Saturday, the coroner held the following inquests :—On the body of John Moore, aged 40, who died in the Royal Infirmary, under the following circumstances. It appeared that the deceased had been in the infirmary as a patient, and on Thursday night he suddenly got out of bed and ran to the window, through which he shoved himself. A young man, a patient in the same ward, seized and held him for some time, and then police officers 408 and 607 got a ladder and put it up to the window, and 408, with great courage, went up and caught the deceased, who resisted and struggled violently with the constable, and both fell to the ground. The officer was severely, but fortunately not fatally, injured, but the deceased died from the effects of the injuries he sustained by the fall. The jury returned a verdict in accordance with the facts. The coroner spoke in highly complimentary terms of the courage, humanity, and coolness of officer 408, and trusted his superior officer would take notice of his gallant conduct. The jury also expressed a strong opinion in his favour, and no d ou bt h e w ill rece ive the reward he so justly merits.—On the body of Francis Dornan, a labourer, who died fi ore lockjaw, caused by an accident whilst work.. ing at a ship in one of the docks. Verdict accordingly.-- On the body of a child, named Benjamin Barnes, aged six years, who died in consequence of injuries received by his clothes catching fire. VirdicWaccidental death.