The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-01 00:00:00

Commertfai Sait4. THIS DAY A. & S. 1 Brokers' SLEIGH, Broke] gr CO., Brokers RCLAY UA:CO, FRI D trd to ..t tier Al fo.ndation of a ge ciations tier MA ducting these n was under aas u find its iatterin the nation's T taxation Zvi ful inroad class of the affliction as war to bri are in. War which a threat, should have: 1 pan 1, and enlightened patriot continuance the D prepa of inter the Bank fr lisappointed on the is that sublec majority vocates of for fleet W Y 1, 18 Her MA a, and hopes al trea tells us that mato en, and I shall intil a satisfactory iment sv ptud the S, namely 3 prese say to wit, we have th bv the Allie s an explanation aat certain co y prove th( f peace Nego ioubting, however, the suc r which the war the Crown, or its advisers called together MME STY'S commenced inform the tart' preparations I Her MAJESTY'S as accepted the 1. we are now given ► be opened at Paris. in con. s, I shall be careful not deem it right in no Ind military prepara- treaty of peace shall In all this, there is n of peace and war just Vienna proposals as the basis was made in the 11Jstice of 1 lIOUTIctn; Her MAJ Swedish domi- vation of the Europe ; bttt of ty nothing was ias been taken should peace ) me to observe ssure of the war which it se hi zhl's ivar has not impaired sources ; but usury, and municipa nit representation, hay %ri.d property of ever It required no such us into the condition w is a trade t make good that , and we of the 3n per cent Money Market if Her MAJ ESTY :y spi f that support which they have so " nobly afforded m there never was au age when the generous impulses of patriotism flowed through the veins of the British hen there was a firmer resolve in the mind to uphold the honour and dignity of nation, or public the Emp But there is something more an assurance that the people will a upon to make too great exertions intact not be c England is capable of any n.t that can be de_ manded of genius livalry, and numbers, provided her industry be tained, and some increased means be 5 given to the people to bear up under on. Assimilating the commercial laws war taxati of other parts of the of Scotland, with thos - United Kingdom, simplifying t ship to render the employment ounce —Mr. r Cain, , Muster ter Buell They, therefore, announce I d,Car. dvam rtes of interest on deposits. ;Inns rch s of Threadneedle- Vl exertions" of the subject [\"l'l nen who were present on t. the late John Mona, Was adduced, the cast the prosecution an of will from Chester, and for other evicem,.. THE BRIDGEWATER CANAL.—After a negotiation, which has been pending for some time past, the Bridgewater trustees have entered into an agreement to lease the Bridge water Canal and the Old Quay Navigation to the North Staffordshire Railway Company for a long term. By this arrangement the company have secured a terminus in Liverpool, with the dock uccommodaion and warehousing room : they have opened a direct and free communication between the Mersey and the Humber ; and, s o f ar as regards the Liverpool traffic, they have rendered them selves in a great measure independent of the London and North-Western Company. LIST OP PASSENGERS PER ATLANTIC.--F. A. Letty, John Black, T. Pullman, G. P. Canney, P. Malartie, J. Duther, Mr. De la Mare and friend, Mrs. Jehu. and, Mrs, .Barry,, Lieut. WWI, R. t3.-Osborne, Mr. and:-Miss MosleY,Mde.l Perria and friend, Mr. and r& Wade, child, and servant, H. Schandorff, S. Brush, L. G. Fawteux, Mr. Pomeroy and friend, J. A. Van Amburgh, H. Biglow, Mr. Hirchfield, Dr. C. M. Fitch, B. Wallace, Rev. William Arthur, L. Hall, B. H an l an d , S . Millikin, Jun., C. Beaudoin, i. Palmer, J. Su t t on , M rs. Gi ll, S. Lopenheimn, L. Stowinhazer J. Argues, wife, and three child ren , J . O'B r i en, J. McCullock , Thomas Meycock, Mr. Melon, Mr. Arecs, G. & A. Bouillon, W. De Orsay, T. A. Biddle, G. C. Thomas, H. Stowell Jun., J. Freel, M. Schiner, H. Mason, William Farmer, J. Davis and Miss Beasley, F. Ansley, T. Dewdney, W. D. M'Kim, C. Robertson, Mr. Overman, H. Ifoysen, Mr. and Mrs. James Brown, H. Knecht. CORONER'S INQUESTS.—The Coroner held an inquest yesterday on the body of a child, eighteen months old, named Egan, who came by its death from being scalded. The following is the evidence of the child's father, a ticket of-leave man, of the name of Patrick Egan, who stated : I had the deceased on my knee when it was scalded. My wife and I were both in drink at the time. We both are in the habit of drinking. I cannot do without drink. I take drink for the good of my health. I never go to bed times mtetehtely d it ec h e e a n sed w withoutti being d run k . M y w i fe don ' t get drunk as often as the o ngh li she only g e t s d runk sometimes. We had no quarrel ewaraes b s o c t a h ld d ed ru . nk W . e ir d h o d fight some •n a buri a l c üb, coroner and th e strong terms. The verdict died of injuries, and I exp ec t to getn by his death. The e eceased is ' jury cen sured the conduct of the man in nries, reeeivedetwhilst the par en t s were d run k .— The coro ner h e l d four other , children, but th e details sverevoid of interest. LIVERPOOL CATItoLIG 'MT members of this Institute held their evening, the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson -street. annual soiree in the "attendance, and on the There was a large ner intention . were provided. Mr. J. B. Aeninall occ• • entertainments ond what may the course of the evening the Rev.W._tn fed the chair. In y D. Anderton delivered interests, an address on "Catholicity in town and ealletry ;'' and the ard for the great , Rev. H Marshal on "Amusements a tor the ogle, ~ Empire, ' The dignity of the evening's entertainment was diversified by varioul sous e and Bank of England were recitations by the pupils; amongst the latter was "the desirability of ladies be: Inc , allmi"ted iato ne o n a - . the Ti on ,, a further riso in the rates of Commons d • during the progress of bus' - ass " in l , w nen ?..10 ,s on the deposit of stock. f o ll ow i ng pupils took a part - - '—e • A public Master Ca , clamour had deterred ney. Minisrerialist r !: • noting, a further increase in Thompson, Master Master M'Ael' kia3ter Ahearn, :Morgan Ismer M'Ardle, ion was cart The ;not enactrneut ig was apent. by Val) wvoidab assuranc he law of partner of capital in commerce more easy, measu shipping from the payment of dues and passing tolls, and improving the law and equity courts of the realm, will fall very far short of removing the practical evils, and crying injustice, under which ever y section of Her 'MAJESTY'S subjects is for relieving The political programme is, therefore, far from I ntly comprehensive and satisfactory. a Royal speech as long s message ; but we must candidly could lika to hear from the Throne ng the eulightened and liberal v to s as a I confess somethin embody]. something definite views of leading topics of the wiLh respect )und and intel- day, and the inaug ion 01 solemn mockery principles ~ytha' 'while was assuring tport t m for exertions a due r ty, Prince All to liuc the royal family an am-pal on Wednesday. In the on of that day, the Queen held a privy-council -council was attended bt the Ihe pri Consort and the great officers of state; and, at council, the Queen's speech, on opening Parliament, ly, the Queen pric 11 the list of sheriffs for the ensuing. At the court, tne following presentations took place, by Mr. Secretary Labouchere, acting for Sir George Grey—Mr. Baron Bramwell, on his elevation to the bench ; Mr. W. Carpenter Rowe, o❑ his appoint ment as Chief Justice of Ceylon ; Mr. Matthew Sausse, as Puisne Judge at Bombay; Mr. P. Benson Maxwell, on appointment as Recorder of Prince Edward's Island ; Mr. Richard Bolton McCausland, on appointment as Recorder of Singapore; and Mr. Win. Edmund Logan, Director of the Geological Survey of Canada. On each of the above mentioned gentlemen, her Majesty was graciously pleased to confer the honour of knighthood. Monsieur Mussurus had an audience of her Majesty, and delivered his new credentials as Ambas sador from the Sultan of Turkey. Mr. Alfred Ruker had his first audience of the Queen, and delivered his creden tials as Minister-Resident of the Hanse Towns. The Right Hon. Sir Henry 13ulwer, G.C.8., was presented to the Queen at an audience, by the Earl of Clarendon, on his return from his mission to Tuscany. Her Majesty gave audiences to Viscount Palmerston, the Lord Chan cellor, Earl Granville, Lord Panmure, and the Right Hon. M: T. Baines, Chancel!or of the Duchy of Lan caster. Her Majesty and the Prince honoured the Haymarket Theatre with their presence in the evening. unless the' Lad d Are we to have REIGN declares shall not be be required to defend aity of the Empire. Which of the Constitution shaping the back of the citizen, or the tyrant ie burden t v upon the prosperity and sub- and leaving the State subject I and helpless affairs of this country, which require attention o he Soy hate consderatio: of the Ministry itova This, I ie sess terminated; and ,o our l at He America and om we are at peao view carefully the socia istry, trade, and commerce, of th r th( Uur r accommodation s are niu,h from H we cannot disk I barrens ppoint. and th ----.......,_- In our publication of yesterday the name of the inspector of letter carriers, in the case of Stevenson, was printed "Bates," it should have been "J. G. Bales." PonTroAL.—The screw steamer Cintra arrived here from Lisbon last night, after a passage of five dap, bringing advices from that part to the 26th January. As the Cintra was leaving the Tagus, she passed the screw steamer Sultan, from Southampton. gainz in. We have received List)3rt papers of the 26:h, bat t]ey contain no news of viteres -LANE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY : heir ' , mins on Woh The suhjiTt was, " has won by irman ann ,uneed an essay on "Theatres," ROYAL INsTrrurtnN S TiolL.—At the late degree ex_ lination at Cquhridge, INIc. W. G;en, formerly educated this school, and son of G. Glen, E,q., of this town, the place of 231 among the wrangh rs, or first class the mathematical trips. Mr. W. !tees, Canning•-seholar the Royal Institati School, lately gained the Halsean perceive hr an advertise.mert in another part of our that Mr. M'Carthy is to deliver a course of lecture Civtlis ttion of the Celtic Race, in the Hall . of the Irlstitute, lope stree', and from the great interest by his dissertation on Irish History, which appeared Nation newspaper a few years since, we have reason at the public will enjoy a correct and proper he real condition of the Cultic people in those early t F.GED POISONING CASE AT IkIANCHESTEE. — This I —at the evidence of lir. at very clear--the urgeon, is 2: from abad mory. The prisoners rain remanded. In connection with the , Mr. Bradlaugh Lad previously brought a charge ) men, named Terenee M'Loughlin and James irged a will purporting to be a will of 3. After some unimportant evidence vas remanded until Monday, to afford portunity of obtaining the original MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING, The Liverpool Cotton Market continues to show great firmness, and to-day a large business was done at very full prices. The sales amount to 15,000 bales, and include 6,000 taken for specula tion and expert. The following is a statement of th 3 quantity of American cotton now at sea:— SAVANNAH NEW ORLEANS. NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1856. WARLIKE PREPARATIONS IN TURKEY. Despatches from Constantinople state that the war preparations are still being carried on there with the utmost energy and activity. The suggestions made by Omer Pacha have been fully approved of by the Ottoman Government. 0 SWEDEN, Intelligence from Stockholm informs us that it is officially announced that the most active prepa rations for war are to be continued in that king. dom. Sweden will be fully prepared to take part, if necessary, in warlike operations. THE FRENCH FUNDS PARIS, THURSDAY 'EVENING The transactions to-day on the Bourse closed at the following quotations :—Four and a Half per Cents., 96f. 25e. ; Three per Cents., 70f. 80c. FRANCE. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. Still we have nothing official about the great questiotiof the moment. But it is expected that in a day or two at the most, the signing of the preliminaries of peace, which is to take place in this city, and not, as at first supposed, at Vienna, %yin he announced in the llfoniteur. The text of the Russian acceptance of the Austrian proposi tions having been for some days in the hands of the French and English governments, surprise is expressed at their not having published it. The date of meeting Of the Conferences will be the 21st February, or a day or two before or after, and it is expected that the conferences will not last more than a month. The Bourse continues to manifest the most complete confidence in the conclusion of peace; the man who should there venture to express any doubt on the matter would be insulted, perhaps illtreated. To day the confidence has been mani fested by another very considerable rise. The Boursiers pretended to know positively that the speech to be delivered by the Queen of England on opening Parliament to•morrow, will be ultra pacific. _ _ _ - A piece of court gosip is, that the Emperor said to a general who waited on him to pay his respects—" General, I hope by the 20th of March (the anniversary of the great Napoleon's return from Elba) to give France an heir to the throne, and peace ! " Another bit of gossip is, that His Majesty said to General Bosquet, the Crimean hero,—" Well general we are to have peace ?" "So it seems, Sire," answered Bosquet, " but notwithstanding, I recommend your Majesty not to cease warlike preparations." "Why so ?" "Be cause they will naturally be required to enable us before long to join the Russians in making war on the English." To this answer the Emperor is said to have smiled gravely, • I have some reason to believe that the first story is true, but I doubt very much the second one about Bosquet. Such is the engouement for peace just now, that no attention is paid to the gravity of the relations between the United States and England. The Constitutionnel has a letter from St. Peters burg which says that the Russian nobility of Moscow—the old Russian party—are. indignant in the extreme against the Czar for having accepted the.. Austrian conditions, which they proclaim humiliating to Russia. ln the city some appre hension is entertained that perhaps some san guinary outbreak of the fanatic Russian nobility and,''people will render it impossible for the Emperor Alexander to maintain his acceptnace of the conditions. We have accounts from Constantinople to the 20th. The news of the Russian acceptance arrived on the lath, and created a tremendous sensation. The Greek population could not believe the thing true : the Turks received the news with pleasure. A vessel containing the intelligence has been sent off to the Crimea. On the 9th the Russians attempted to atteek Kertch, but were prevented by the vigilance of General Vivian. _ A. grand ball was given at the Tuileries last night. CIIRIST/ANITY IN NEW Zr'ALAND.—A similar meeting to th at held in Everton on Wednesday night, was held in Cornwallis-street eehools last night, for the purpose of bearing a statement from the Rev. Richard Taylor, mis sionary, o; the progress of Christianity in N. , w Zealand. tors of Midbnrst, " Hepango,)' a native New Zealander, was also present. nomination as a candidate at the Mr. Walpole has issued his farewell address to the eke allow myself to be" Having received such numerous app:;.. nations from my own University to approachin g election. I felts had hardly any other alterna tive than to respond to the e:x 11 which h&s thus been made to me." - pirult hwohich he sass : Fdate of the 10th January, passed the fronti ers of St. Domingo wi.h his army in th ree divi m St. w e p learn omin t g h o at an tt d )e i l t ni tl pe ' ro; under: iustin h a d !‘ionsl one of which he commanded in person. The Dominicans met Lim, gave battle, and totally rowed the Havtian army, capturing many prisoners and vighty cases of am ruzlition. Several generals in the Emperor's service have been tried, condemned and shot, for having ft , d during the battle. Nearly all the male population between the ages of 16 and 60 were compelled to accom pany the Emperor. Business i s very dull in oonsequonce. Equity L. Brown .. Rotunda Ellen Hood NEW YORK Ellen Austin D Avid Crocket Columbia ... Silas Wright Lucy Thompson MOBILE, ry Pratt .. . v and Adeline Chattaborcbie a Peabody CHARLESTON Ocean Rover Sylvia .... 1276 Wellfleet 1965 Ashburton 1560 Kennebec 32.51 Newune Z 123 W. Sprague - Detroit 13,227 EtOocia ...... Sea King 1789 Wiz ird King 587 S. Blanchard 79') Doke of Wellington fiD I rftisent 91; Bar icola -lit !.nhahanock 5 , 72( lime I.ia 1789 Warbler... .. 1 Mil TOTA LS. 1805igewOrlean3 2374 Mobile 13,8401 4069 1608 2049 2300 10.59 2358 1116 3220 2623 427 2231 1682 3669 37,710 37,740 13 530 13.227 13.840 .... 5,726 84,063 The Liverpool Share Market has been dull and inactive to day, and closes a shade under the highest point of the day. The closing prices were as follows.—Aberdeen, 12i 121. Chester and Birken head, 13 131 Caledonian, 281 281 Chester and Holyhead, 12-1 131. Eastern Counties, 9 3-16 9 5-16. East Lancashire, 18 181. Great Nor thern, 23 231. Ditto A, 91 9i. Great Western, 58 581. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock 811 81k. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 15 151. London and North Western Stock, 99 991. Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, 25 251. Ditto Preference, 11 12. Ditto New 6 per cent Pref., 1 Ip. Midland Stock, 69i 691. North British, 73. 71. North Staffordshire, 8 71d. South Eastern and Dover, 18?,- 18 7-16. York, New castle, and Berwick, lBd 181. York and North Mid land, 241 241. Leeds Capital Stock, 141 141. Dutch Rhenish, A p. Ditto New Shares, 21 21p. Great Western of a Canada, 251 251. Ditto New Shares, 31 3 5-16 p. Great Luxembourg, 84 84d. Messrs. Holme and Slater have this day issued their annual statement of the Timber Trade of the Mersey from which we quote the following remarks : The most remarkable feature in the trade is the great advance which has taken place in the value of Quebec yellow pine timber, and the continued low price of spruce deals,essentially building timber, which ought, therefore, to approximate closely in value, as was the case in the early part of the year, bat owing to the extraordinary import of spruce deals (above the consumptive demand) and, there fore a large accumulation of stock, they have continued at their low value throughout the season, whilst Quebec pine, having been imported sparingly, has advanced from the low price of 141 per foot to its present high rate. St. John yellow pine, during the early part of the import came slowly into the market, and high rates were obtained for this article, but latterly it has been imported more freely, and given way slightly in price. We may record this as alto gether a favourable year for the importers and dealers. We refer to eachiparticular article under its separate head. The following table shews the number of vessels, and their tonnage, employed in the timber trade of the Mersey during the year, contrasted with those employed in the previous one : From January 31st, 1855. to 39th January, 1856. British America...... 397 Vessels 307,294 Tons Baltic 434 318,119 • From January 31st, 1854, to January 31gt, 1855. British America . • .. . . 421 Vessels 311,109 Tons. Baltic 330,678 The Panama papors, by the West India mail, furnish news from Australia to the 2nd of Ncv., from Melbourne, which is a week later than the accounts received direct, by the Black Ball mail ship, Champion of the Se-:s, and affords another proof of the desirability of estab:ishing an Austra lian mail route by steamers, via Panama. The present is the sixth instance, during the last few months, that we have received advices (even with a disjointed communication) by way of Panama, in advance of those brought by the clipper mail ships, direct. Is any more conclusive evidence wanted ? Tha advises by the Atlantic, from New York, are of a favourable character. Foreign Exchanges, after having been depressed, were improving. and the quotations on London had risen to 1081 to 1081. The Dry Goods trade showed that the imports were in excess of the demand, which was said to be the only ground of uneasiness in the Money Market. The following is a comparative summary of the import into New York for the week, and for the corresponding week of 1855: 1855. Manufactures of Wool . _321,715 Cotton 234,644 Silks Flax 135,395 Miscellaneous Total 1856. 350.742 185,291 817,148 86,086 197.204 1,397,644 1,636,471 The New York stock market was buoyant, and one writer says :—" Notwithstanding the reported dif ficulties in the foreign money markets, there is a steady flow of British and continental capital to this country for investment in the leading securites of our market. Many of these, of a solid character, now yield eight to twelve per cent. For Reading shares alone, already held largely in England, the orders within the past two weeks have been liberal, and the new features of the company now made public will gradually operate upon foreign holders to induce them to invest further. A dividend of ten per cent. will probably be made on the shares in July next, leaving a handsome balance for the sinking fund of the company." The Freight market closed firmer, owing to increased offerings to Great Britain and reduced supply of unengaged room. To Liverpool the engagements were large. Corn and wheat, mostly the tormer, at Sid to Bd, in bulk and ship's bags, closing with higher rates demanded and 9d refused. The market, for American Securities in London has been active. There has been more enquiry for Pennsylvania State Bonds, with few offering. Virginia per cent Sterling Bonds have been wanted, at 83 and 83i; 6 per cent Dollar Bonds are in a larger supply, and are more. offered. We note an increased demand for United States' Bonds, at a slight advance. San Francisco' City Bonds have also been enquired, for. There are a few small lots of Cleveland, Chicago, and Detroit City Bonds on the market,.and a large supply of New Orleans City. In Railroad Bonds, we note large . transactions in New York Central 6 per cent and 7 per cent Bonds, in Erie Third Mortgage and Sinking Fund Bonds; also in Illinois Central Construction and Free Land Bonds, at advanced prices. Pennsylvania Central First and Second Mortgage and Michigan Central Bonds have been rather more euquired for. Illinois Central Shares' have been done, at 9 dis. The committee of Mexican bondholders have received advices from Mr. Whitehead,dated Mexico the 2d Jan. The President ad interim, General Alvarez, had resigned in favour of General Comon fort. Don Manuel Pryno had succeeded Don Guillermo Pietro in the Ministry of Finance ; and Mr. Whitehead had had a satisfactory interview v.ith the former gentleman. There were 45,000 doll. in Vera Cruz, and also a certain amount (perhaps some 15,000) in Tampico, ready for ship ment by the present packet, but the weather prevented her from embarking those funds. The committee have also a letter from their agents in Mazatlan, detedll3th Dec., advising an additional shipment of 12,231 dais, by her Majesty's steamer Brisk. Bs telegraph from Madrid, it is stated that the povernment Gazette has published the laws repilating the Credit Mubilier society, and that of the Spanish capitalists. shAccc.unts from the Vienna Bourse, by telegraph, ow that the Austrian Funds, and other Securi- ties quoted in that market, have further advanced this week. In the 6 per cent Aletallice there is an improvement of 2 per cent, and they are now 851. The New Loan is 1046, and New Bank Stock has risen to 1,000. The Austrian Credit Mobilier is 0256, and Austrian Railways 234. Exchanges on London is down to 10.28., and on Paris to 124. The English Funds showed increased heaviness to-day. Prices closed per cent. lower than yesterday, the quotations standing thus, 901 90i. After the recognised hours a fresh decline of k per cent. was quoted. The guarded terms in which the Queen's speech referred to the prospects of peace excited some disappointment amongst the speculators. The chief depressing influence to day, however, rested with the continued extra ordinary demand for money. In every quarter great pressure was experienced, and the applies thins at the Bank are understood to have been extremely heavy. In the Stock Exchange the rate remains as high as 6 to 7 per cent. for Loans on good securities. Much of this demand is attributable to the requisitions of the Stock Exchange. The fortnightly settlement which concluded to-day in the House, was a heq.vier one than has been noticed for the last 2 or 3 years, and has materially aggravated the pressure for money. This statement applies only to Shares and Fort ign Stocks, in which the aggregate transactions and the rise in value have been very extensive. The failure of another broker was to-day announc3d in the Stock Exchange, making three suspensions arising out of this settlement. The Paris Bourse continues decidedly firm. A further advance was established in the French Funds at the commence ment of business this morning, but a relapse took place in the afternoon. The Railway Share Market continues good in character. Neither the Settlement nor the fhtness of the Funds has exercised any material influence. The closing quotations were as follows:—Caledonian, 56! 56:. Eastern Counties 9 .3-10 9 5-16. East Lancashire, 72 74 Great Northern, 9'2 93. Ditto A, 76 78. Great Western, 561 584. Lancashire and York shire, 881 881. London" and North Western, 991. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 231 234. Midland Stock, 691 691. North British, 30 31. South Eastern and Dover,6ll 61k. York, New castle, and Berwick, 731 74k. York and North Midland, 481 491. LATES r INTELLIGENCE. SECOND EDITION, THE EXECUTION OF THE PEACE PROTOCOL, PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING. The Ambassadors of the Allies are expected to sign the peace protocol to-morrow, at Vienna. OPENING OF THE SESSION OF PARLIAMENT. Yesterday Her Majesty Queen Victoria opened the Parliamentary Session of the year 1856 in person. •At ten minutes before two o'clock her Majesty, accompanied by Prince Albert, left Buckingham Palace in state, and was loudly cheered by an enormous crowd which had collected, despite the extreme coldness of the day. The procession moved at a tolerably rapid pace through the Park to the Horse Guards, and thence along Whitehall and Parliament-street to the Victoria Tower. The usual preparatious were made al-ng the line of route for the accommodation of persons desirous of witnessing the royal procession. At the Horse Guards, at the Chapel Royal, and at must of the private houses, there was a large number of visitors. From Bucking ham Palace to the Houses of Parliament her Majesty's progress was greeted with onecontinueus cheer. When the royal procession arrivel at the house a salute was fired, and the bells of S. Margaret's church rang cut a merry peal. 11;ralajestv alighted at the Victoria Tower, and was received by the Lord Chancellor, Eirl Granville, the Duke of Argyll, the Earl or Harrowhy, and others of the ministry, and by them escorted to the Royal Robing room. Long before this time the House of Lords was well filled with peer , , and the galleries were crowded with reresses and thi it friends, every available seat, whether in the body of the house or in the galleries, being occupied. The (o , ps diplornatique occupied scats at the back of the ecclesiadical bench. The attendance of the respective foreign courts was very large. Precisely at two o'clock her Majesty, robed and wear ing the insignia of the garter, and a splendid diamond tiara, entered tie house amidst a flourish of trumpets and salvo of Artillery. All present rose, and at this moment the house presented a most brilliant and animated appeal mice, owing to the beauty of the ladies and ti►e brilliancy of their attire, the colours and rays of which were of every hue that the eye can conceive, and being most tastefully, almost artistically, interspersed, had a most pleasing effect. lice Majesty, having ascended the throne, with Prince Albert on her left-hand, and surrounded by the great officers of state, graciously requested the assembly to be seated, and at oni:e commanded Sir Augustus Clifford, the Gentleman-Usher of the Black Rod, to summon the immediate attendance of the House of Commons. The Speaker, attired in his full state robes, shortly after appeared at the bar of the house, attended by a great number of members. The Lord Chancellor, kneeling at the foot of the throne, then delivered to her Majesty the speech. Ibe Queen, with great dignity and unsurpassab l e grace, then delivered the following MOST GRACIOUS SPEECH. my LORDS AND GENTLEMEN, Since the close of the last session of Parliament, the arms of the Allies have achieved a signal and important success: Sebastopol, the great stronghold of Russia in the Black Sea, has yielded to the persevering constancy and to the daring bravery of the allied forces. The naval and military preparations for the ensu ing year have necessarily occupied my serious attention ; but, while determined to omit no effort which could give vigour to the operations of the war, I have deemed it my duty not to decline any overtures which might reasonably afford a prospect of a safe and honourable peace. Accordingly, when the Emperor of Austria lately offered to myself and to my august ally, the Emperor of the French, to employ his good offices with the Emperor of Russia, with a view to endeavour to bring about an amicable adjustment of the matters at issue between the contending powers, I consented, in concert with my Allies, to accept the offer thus made:; and I have the satisfaction to inform you that certain conditions have been agreed upon which I hope may prove the foundation of a general Treaty of Peace. Nogoo:o.tinno £o» ....ob. t €arockloy -4•411 oborkly bo opened at Paris. In conducting those negotiations, I shall bo careful not to lose sight of the objects for which the war was undertaken; awl I shall deem it right in no degree to relax my naval and military preparations until a satisfactory treaty of peace shall have been concluded. Although the war in which I am engaged was brought on by events in the South of Europe, my attention has not been withdrawn from the state of things in the North; aid, in conjunction with the Emperor of the French, I have concluded with the King of Sweden and Nom ty, a treaty containing defensive en;a4l:nents applicable to his domi nions, and tending to the preservation of the balance of power in that part of ll'Op 0 I have also concluded a treity of frieniship, commerce, and navigation with the Republic of Chili. I have given directions that these treaties shall be laid before you. : . .ELEMEN OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS— The E.,Limates for the ensuin4 year will be laid before yo,.t. You will find them framed in such a manner IN to provide for the exigencies of war, if peace should, unfortunately, not be concluded. MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN— It is gratifying to me to ob:i , rve that, notwith standing the pressure of the war, and the burthens and sacrifices which it has , unavoidably imposed upon my people, the resources of my Empire remain unimpaired. I rely with confidence on the manly spirit, and enlightened patriotism ; of my loyal subjects for a continuance of that support which they have so nobly afforded me, and they may be assured that I shall not call upon them for exer tions beyond what may be required by a die regard for the great interests, the honour, and the dignity of the Empire. There are many subjects connected with internal improvement, which I recommend to your attentive consideration. The difference which exists in sev,;ral im portant particulars between the commercial laws of Scotland and those of the other parts of the United Kingdom, has occasioned inconven ience to a large portion of my subjects engaged in trade. Measures will be proposed to you for remedy in g this evil. Measures will also be proposed to you for improving the laws relating to partnership, by simplifying those laws, and thus rendering more easy the employment of capital in commerce. The system under which merchant-shipping is liable to pay local dues, and passing tolls, has been the subject of much complaint. Measures will be proposed to you for affording relief in regard to those matters. Other important measures for improving the Law in Great Britain and in Ireland will be proposed to you, which will, I doubt not, receive your attentive consideration. Upon these and all other matters upon which you may deliberate, I fervently pray that the bles sing of Divine Providence may favour your coun cils, and guide them to the promotion of the great object of my unvarying solicitude—the welfare and the happiness of my people. . . Her Majesty then bowed to the assemhlr.d Peers, and deseendiHg from the throne, quitted the House in the same state as she had entered. Their Lordships then adjourned during pleaure. . _ The Queen returned to buckinghain Palace, and along the whole line of route was greeted with the must enthusiastic cheers of an immense concourse of her loyal and devoted subjects. At th re-astemblinz of their Lordships at five o'clock, after the tran.action of some thimportant business, The Earl of GDSE's)iio moved th t a Ilreqs in answer to her itiajnsty's speech. He observed that from experience gained , luring the last two 3-earn he had ant cipated a bril 'ant and successful camoaign this year, but the cbcomitances had changed before their Lordships, and he now appt.arcd as an advocate for peace. Tho prospect of war came suddenly upon the country, ju,t as she had shaken eff the effects of forty years' peace, and it must not give star- wise if the people were slow to rejoice over the change, though was convinced fo• his part that the terms proposed by Austria, and conditionally accepted by Russia, contained the basis of a safe, honourable, and lasting peace. Referring in succession t several paragraphs of the Royal speech the noble Lord called pa lar attention to that in which it was stated that no naval. or milt preparations would be relaxed until a satisfactory peace b established, remarking that the surest way to bring about suc yeace was to speak out boldly. If, however, we fitEed to p Pace now, we must depend upon ultimate success, and so• 1 we had justice on our side, the :ood sense and pa riotis country would continue to be exercised in favour of aj us otic war, The noble Earl concluded by moving the address wl ai usual, was an echo to the spe , ch from the throne '1 ha E trl Of ABI NG DUN seconded the uddress recapitu!•.tioE most important points touched upon In thi. Queen's sp , rc The E rt of vERBY cr.tici ed the lloy4l speech. w..ich dered incarnpl•tl. No reference had ben made to th., ne with he Un to Sitees and neith >t Turkey or Sardiaia havi even mentioned. The Government wa4 too hasty. he thou, talking at:our pe:ct. w ich wax far from being conclu pe r d that the vrop , ni I,l* peace came ruin Kee Au t i , but tie thougt ie war ishau:d hare been con i informstiun as t tried by complaining of the y in not con: erring a permameut peerage ou The F.arl of CLCRENDON replied. With rertsrl to th tions with the I.lll,tcd States. rhos , goclations would b prejudiced if the existing po,iLion of affairs were made There wad no occasion to mintion Ttll key or ardia'a i, th from the throne, and it was no di.resp ct to th be: IA refereed to. As to ,he 1 of K ir. he rrqu~sted t ❑d their ja gment till lie 'ith the p. , ,rtica•a s o! . th, very ge, cratly Lire 1 wi Wield torn K as h, wou d to ce the opportunity of utiqualiti e~i.l. With ri.fer. lee to the case of M r he wont.] say nothing, as theie was uo reereuce to it it, the Q Lord CAMPBELL, thi 1, and their Lordships ruse at a quart ) tight o'cluc HOUSE OF COM MONS.-YESTELDAY The Members as,embled at one o'clock, an re sortly wards sammoned to the House of Peers, to hear the Speeed f the thane on the open ng of the session At a quartvr before four o'clock the House resumed for the t; action of public business. NEW MESIBERS The following members took the oaths and their seats Charles Napier, for Southwark; Mr. Bouverie, for Kilma,neek _ Major Sibt':orpe, for Lincoln ; Mr. Rust, for Huntingdonshire 1 Mr. M'Evoy, for the County of Meath; Captain Jolliffo, for Wells s' Mr. Lowe, for Kidderminster ; and Mr. Bind, for Armagh• NEW WRITS On the motion of: Mr. HAYTES, new writs were ordered—for Taunton, in the room of Mr. Labouchere. who has accepted the office of Colonial Secretary; for Leeds, in the room of Mr. M. T. Baines, who has accepted the office of Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; and for Wigtown, Edinburgh, Newcastle-on-Tym.., and Rochester, in the room of Viscount Dalrymple, Mr. Macaulay, Mr, Blackett, and Mr. Villiers, respectively, who have retired from Par liament by the acceptance of the stewardship of the Chilttrn Hundreds. On the motion of Sir. W. JOLLIFFE, new writs were ordered to b• issued for Cambridge, in the room of the late Mr. Gouleourn, and for Miditurst, in the room of Mr. Walpole. NEW BILLS Mr. HAYTRIt gave notice of the follow:ng bills :—A Bill to Amend the Law of Partnership; A Bill on the subject of the Regu lation of Joint Stock Companies; A Bill to Regulate certain Wilkes in the House of Commons; A Bill to Amend the Acts relating to the Metropolitan Police; A Bill to render more effective the Voila+ in Counties and Boroughs; A Bill to Abolish Passing Tolls, and to Amend the Regulations with respect to Shipping; A Bill to Amend f t o h r e t L h a e w ß s e r t e t la r ti c n a g re t o n n t d he fte ß g u u ri l a d. t l io o n f o t f h y e ou D t e h a f d ul i ff lr e e n l d a e nd rs c l rdelao NOTICES OF MOTION, Mr. STAFFORD gave notice that he should, on an can ly occas'ono move for a Select Committee on the subject of the Army Media Department. Lord J. RUSSELL gave notice that, early In March, he Ehould move to: leave to Introduce a Bill for the Improvement of Nati nal Education in England and Wales. Sir F. TH ESIGER gave notice of his intention to bring forward a reso Winn, deprecating the enlistment in the service of this countrl of foreigners, in defiance of the laws of the nations to whhe ther belonged, and dec'aiing that such a proceeding tends to loy dignity and compromise the honoar of this country. TIIE A DDRES Mr. BYNG rose to move an address in rep'y to the Royal S The hon. member alluded to the sufferings of the arm? at II hal at Nat reward.' their bravery ra..d ihttine3 utie . . . , . utten(l..ht upon trett , l duty, ex ,ressing r••gret thut Lo, Etc.' to enj iy the triumph of the army lave:!, and by whi h he was s., de,erviugl; fared to th to sfoTto .et and disasters of tt,e cainpai,;ll hry might look wita are c,un .e ce .o the future, co Rissia had tincon iidon d y accepted the A ustrian pro S'aould 11.:wever, tinhappjy appear the, tl: Russia was to c igue, tsnotile in the Cri,ne4, which in nuivt; e, Anti e tth isiasin wa.i by no menu in e rior to any Lad bee❑ sent from our shores. The hon. member close _ . _ ch occupied about twenty-five muutcs,7lll - is. Mr. BAXTER, ;n seconding the address, cong•atnlated ti) !tr:~ T~' ❑p the r *almost uaity Ott tile stibit,o of the war, and the 0.1 ,ii! in ber 111.je,ty's t•prech, which wan bent Autc.pated; ihey ~ere I,d to believe that the wa r wa, :n nate i ; a ma7iti, tt r.w.rd the rnenry and exert, c tiovertiment. tll,t tr.)ulti give impulse to the cau s e of he,dotm Mr. ELI warned th fl usi g.iinst g'o'ng too much a ti the prop)ect of pease, Which at present wa Veal hyrothe.is, terms cou'd n ) t, th ere . • criticised. Under such eircumstdrice,, the I ler?. Churl P ore. he pro, , cr i t i 41ature occupy a poiiti9n of dignified rese.ve, though he ryas f opinion th at the in.:etirq of Parliament would exercise a beneh ial inff ie:lee neg , )ci. , tions, He charged certain incmb •re of the Govcrnme wirh in,liscretion and inconsistency in speaking too freely, 8 1 10 cite d . _ _ ing to the conduct of the war, p.siagett from speeche; delivered by them on recent oceaaions relay The objee's of the war he declared► were not to succour oppressed nationalities, not to glin miiitari renown, or to restore tin lustre of the country. Of the rece lo events of the war, they had to deplore the fall of Kars, o' and of the treatment of its brave defenders, who had been deserted►, and, perhaps, betrayed, it was the duty of:the Government to gi g° some ex r halation. Lord PALMERSTON observed that it was not on aecou.3 of any failing in the resources of the country, or in the exertions of the hrmy, that the English Government had been led to assent to the terms proplsed to Hassle by Austria. On the contrary, he W s : cedvince.l, that if th e war were protracte d , betty terms might b obtained, but he th oug h t t h at t h e objects of the 'C'r would be gaine 1. and that th e i n terests of tb ,4 country would be best served, by the conclusion of pr ae : if it could be arranged on safe and honourable terms. agreed with Mr. Disraeli that th e f act that the Legislature W s- 4 , sitting would be of advantage in th e course o f the negociation , , the House of Commons had to guard against too much intafere oC9 with the Government. The country might rest assured that the min stry would not abandon any principle, or forego any °l)je4 0 that the country had a r i g h t t ) expect. With regard to the f4 i. , o f Kate, the noble Lord expressed his regret at the orcurrence, jfld o bserved that nothing had been wanting on the part of the G)v efr a went of England to prevent the unfortunate calamity. lie refe r '', to the szailaut candurt of General Williams, which, he said, unexampled in rnilita.y hist o r y . I n _ reference to t'e meas uref o f promised in her Mibje,ty's sp e ech, h e s t ates h i s b elief that lb would be found to conduce to the interests of the country. Mr. ROEBUCK remarked that the speech of the noble Lord ": 0 inconsistent, inasmuch a s , w hil e admitting the advanta?e of t [i assistance of Parl. a me nt i n th e negotiations for pece, he had tlel l ' e e t to members the right to speak uon the subject, and had 01 : d f, them to place unlimited confidence in the Government, He Roebuck) bad no confidence, and he did n believe the c not d would place unlimited confidence in the noble Lord. They - if been led improvidently Into a great war which had been ineffiCie!,of conductel, and it becam e th e i r duty to see that the country did come out of i , with disgrace. Our army h.d suffered serere l i r o f the Crimea, and h a d b een repulsed at the Redan ; and the Englill) had returned twice from the Baltic without gaining any advalifkpol Our arms hid b een tarnished, and though it was said Sel•as•°,,i, was taken, the Russians rema;ned there, and we were St 11 held l" He b.lieved that the object of this war was to defend our I - • sessions, which were in dang , r tom Russi:tn aggres,ion, olject would not be gained by the terms proposed by Austri,, would Constantinople be in safety wh le Sebastopol exist d thought that it would ha advisable to make another catnra; e . drive Rus 3la out of the Crimea, to fo:rn the Principalities 9.' 0 rahia into a kingdom, and that he believe I a ll t h e objcets Ot t war would be ;Arcot-I-TU:le I. Atter a few words from Er. TAFFOI3.I), in reference to f the med c I even s of the way mal-achninistra Sir 1)F.: ' keY EVA • S agree I In (lea. ly alt that had Mr. Itoeb , :ek, but he could nit a linP. that tilt . - ams cf t hai then stil: e.l. e litd ac:iieved sut•cvv, which woli'd Euroi,e, and it was not from any want of power th entered up in the nevcia ions. Lord .101-1:4 MANNERS p omiae 1 hI3 assent to any I Peace that w Prot ct Turkc..y from a y Further the part of auFsla. 1 he alilress was agreed to, and the House adjoum:d at ya even o'clock. THE PROPERTY AND INCOIE TAX.-Mr. 4 annual return of nubile income and expenditimi" i s n h e m , v m ed e tat propertyintheye x ar ta en , de a d t t h i e l : l 31 sitn the ot;1.': c n. 1 ; £10.9212,267. Prom Aoril last an addition , i REnc,,sENTATNN of MIDDLESEX. MT.. and Sir J a m es W. Hogg, ar e s p ( k en o f a s ctoill` l ';, t oti` r o represent the county of Middlesex on the C, Ilyef 10( interest at th e next election. Mr. Granticy Bericciest also been named as likely to come forward, in the 6v either of the above declining to stand.