The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-20 00:00:00

"'""'Returned, Wrecked, and other Property, to close accounts. Nis DAY, the 20th instant, at One o'clock. at R. W. Preston and Co.'s Office, 4. India-buildi-gs, Water-street, 195 Cases CHAMPAGNE, 537 Cases 25 Cases, Vintage 1851, } CLARET, 282 Cases Fine Old PORT, 12 P.pes} PORT, 4 Hhds 9 Hhds } SHERRY, 138 Cases t2l Hhds WHITE WINE, 3 Hhds MADEIRA, 4i3 Cases " OLD TOM," 100 Cases HOCK, us Cases sy Hhds t BRANDY, 63 Brim. Together with other WINES and SPIRITS.—For particulars apply to R. W. PRESTON & CO., Brokers. Tors DAT, the 20th instant. at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 13, Exchange-buildings, 6 Chests Kurpah INDIGO, sx Jane Ewing, from Madras ; In Wapping Dock.— Apply to T. & H. LITTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. • THIS DAY, the 2* th inst., at Hal'-past Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 13, Exchange-buildings, About 800 Packages TEA, „ 300 Packages TEA, all faults. T. & H. LITTLEDALE & CO., Brokers. Camtnertfai I aTett—ebig nal2. At one o'clock, at R. W. Preston and Co.'s office, 4, India-buildings, Water-street, 195 cases Champagne, 587 cases Claret, 25 cases (vintage 1851) Ditto, 282 cases fine old Port, 12 pipes and 4 hhds. Ditto, 9 hhds. and 38 cases Sherry, 21 hhds. White Wine, 3 hhds. Madeira, 413 cases " Old Tom," 100 cases Hock, and 75 cases, 37 hhds., and 63 brls. Brandy ; together with other Wines and Spirits.—R. W. PRESTON and CO. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 13, Exchange buildings, Schests Kurpah Indigo, about 800 packages Tea, and about 300 packages Ditto, all faults.—T. and H. LITTLEDALE and CO. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Liver-chambers, about 46 tons Ahassia Boxwood.—T. W. and J. C. HARROP and CO. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 8, Lancaster buildings, Tithebarn-street, 300 barrels fine Rosin.— SILL and METJGENS. At eleven o'clock, at the commercial saleroom, Temple court, 100 barrels Apples ; and at twelve o'clock, 1300 barrels Ditto.—GEORGE BADENACH and SON. isigi At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 10, Cook-street, 27 chests Kurpah Indigo.—ED WARD GREY and CO. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 23, Oldhall street, 3 chest Kurpah Indigo.—GLADSTONE.,:and SERJEANTSON. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Sweeting-street, 25 casks New Cod Liver OiI.—ARNOLD, LEETE, ROSCOE and CO. At twelve o'clock, 59 bags Nitrate of Soda, 22 casks Brown Tartar, and 9 casks Cream of Tartar.—COX BROTHERS. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 'l2, Lancaster buildings, 8200 Horn Tips.—WOOD and REDISH. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Exchange-place, 12 tons fine Curacoa Fustic.—HAßPlN and CO. At'twelve o'clock, at the broker's office, 13, Tempest-hey, 70 tons Curacoa Fustic, and 16 serons Indigo.— JOHN ROWLINSON. At twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, 13, Rumford street, 11 bales Cassia Vera, all faults.—W HITAKER, WHITEHEAD and CO. At one o'clock, at the brokers' office, Royal Bank-buildings, Dale-street, 39 hales Cotton, and 20 bales Ditto, all fauIts.—NEWALL and CLAYTON. At twelve o'clock, at No. 16, Exchange-alley Nortb, 5 tons Ceara Fustic, 10 bales Persian Yellow Berries, 5 casks Cream Tartar, 1 case Flake Tragacanth, and 4 bags Blue GaIIs.—FREDERICK F. LAW. At-twelve o'clock, at the brokers' office, Exchange-place, 10 bags Mixed, and 30 bags White Galls, 200 bags Gum Arabic, 80 bags Irish Moss, and 10 tons Rape Cake —WILLIAM PORTER and CO. omm tr ct ai *aTtg. THIS DAY. AP Apply to Tuts DAY, the 20th Instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, Liver-chambers. About 46 Tons Aba.sia BOXWOOD, now landing ex Taurus, in the El tpkisson Dock.—Apply to Whittall, Lencz and Co., Merchants; or to T. W. Sz J. C. HARROP & CO., Brokers. MIX DAY, the 20th instant. at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 8, Lancaster-buildings, Tlthebarn-street, 300 Barrels Fine ROSIN, now landing ex City of Baltimore, from Philadelphia.—Apply SILL & MEUGENS, Brokers. TO-MORROW. TO-MORROW, the 21st instant, at 30 Exchange-street East, 80 Bags SALTPETRE. • ALEX. S MACRAE, Broker. Apply to To-mortilow, the 21st instant, at Half-past One o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 666 Tierces American BEEF, ex Coronet from New Orleans; lying in the Stanley Dock Ware house, and will be cpe'i for inspection to-day. and on the morning of sale.—Apply to GEOH.GE BADENACH & SON, Brokers. T HIS DAY, R. J. NODDER Will respectfully offer his Selection lof [Parisian and English RIDING and WALKING HATS, BONNETS. and CAPS, with every description of Trimmings, Feathers, Laces, &c., , ,0f the most faslaiouable and tasteful kind. 81 , CHURCH STREET. FOR TRAVELLING AND SHOOTING. F ANCY FLANNEL SHIRTS, ♦LL THE NEW PATTERNS. TRAVELLING PLAIDS, RAILWAY RUGS, WATERPROOF OVERCOATS, E. BURDEN, 17, CHURCH STREET, LIVERPOOL. of the moat promising features of our time. - Tata DAY, the 20th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom. 1300 Barre a APPLES, landing ex City of Baltimore, from Philadelphia.—Apply to GEORGE BADENACII & SuN, Brokers. fir THE NORTHERN TIMES will be Pe( manently Enlarged to Double Its present' size, on or about the Ist of December. Ce rtiortlitru Tittteo THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1856. THE DAY'S NEWS. Both at home and abroad there are symptoms of political uneasiness. Frequent cabinet councils are held, and the deliberations at each are lengthy, an evidence that all does not run smooth with the Premier and his colleagues, and if any reliance is to be placed in the numerous metropolitan rumours which reach us, the chief cause of their concern is not the present state of our alliance with France, nor the troubled and uneasy aspect of Continental affairs. The cause is nearer home. Lord John Russell is said to perplex the ministerial camp.. The noble lord the member for London has become quite restless. He cannot any longer consent to occupy a back seat on the ministerial benches. He is no friend to the present foreign policy of the Government, and he feels indignant at the delays which take place in the bringing forward, and Passing into law, measures for the reformed representation of the people, and the establishMent of his pet project— National Education. How to satisfy and dispose of such an unpleasant rival is now, it is said, a matter which occupies the ggested seriousthat atten tion of the Government. It is s Lord John should be sent to the House of p eers, and there become the leader of her. Majesty's present Government, Vice Lord Lansdowne. What will be done in these matters, a short time must tell. The approaching Session of , Parliament promises to be an important one ; matters of grave and serious consequence to the nation at large, both as regards our domestic end foreign policy, will have to be discussed and deliberated upon, Onid to the people of Liverpool none is of greater f Matters do not seem to be very happy in France, the symptoms of discontent which have been pre valent for some time have at last arrested the attention of the authorities, and those whom the question touches more nearly, and who are most menaced by the situation, contemplate some im portant reforms in their respective departments. The Minister of the Interior is said to be occupied at this moment in a careful review of the prefects and sub-prefects whose capacity is avowedly unequal to the duties entrusted to them. Our Constantinople adviees of the 7th, do not contain any additional intelligence respecting the change in the Cabinet, Lord Lyons had taken the necessary precaution for wintering in the Bosphorus. The intercourse of the Russian Embassy with the Porte was said to be very active. A telegraphic despatch dated Bolin, Nov. 18, says :—Authentic communications announce as certain the abdication of the King of Denmark, in favour of Prince Ferdinand. The new Gazette de Rune states that Russia wishes to renounce the Isle of Serpents and keep Bolgrade. The local incidents of the day, together with our police and county court proceedings, will be found at full length in other columns of this morning's publication. TPIE great problems, currency, usury, commercial embarrassments, drains of gold, and panics, are all solved. The London Times, of Saturday, explains all. 0 Money can now be employed " notch more profitably in the purchase of bills and " DEPRECIATED INVESTMENTS ABROAD than in the samo itay at home ; so, of course, it will be applied to that purpose." Here we have the whole secret. It is better to buy foreign securi ties, depreciated in value by the unsettled state of the Continent, than to employ it in discounting bona file commercial paper, or solid Government - - I securities, at home ! Surely we have arrived at the threshold of a new age of discovery, Our merchants must not, according to our " leading" cotemporary, go into any business, in these days of competition, which promises a profit of only 7 per cent., if they require to borrow money at 5 per cent. This would be " reckless buoyancy and " over trading." But " if, in a certain state of " affairs," such as we witness on the Continent just now, " it is possible, by the judicious use of a " million, to make 10 per cent. of it in the course " six months, in France or anywhere else, then we " may be sure there are people who will see the " opportunity, and who will accordingly pay 6 or " 7 per cent in this country, to pocket the " difference abroad." Now, will some of our wiser heads be good enough to translate this piece of anti-national and anti-commercial jargon into intelligible mercantile English ? What does its author mean? At the first blush, we feel very much inclined to declare, that we never met so much political rascality and moral terpitude wrapped up in so few words. Can all Europe have become one huge gambling-house —a monster nest of Bears ? Have we rulers abroad filling th e public mind with terror in order to " depreciate " investments," whilst we are applying the bank screw to produce " a fall generally in the " prices of all commodities ?" These two systems appear to be in full operation at this moment, and they cannot complain of a lack of supporters. We are told that we must submit to the social miseries produced by our bullion system and its 'Threw, because one gives us the command of gold, and the other brings it back when it leaves us. But when depreciation sets in abroad then we are informed that men will invest in foreign securities, no matter what we may think, say, or do. The L o ndon Times itself is oppo se d to the bank screw. • V 4 6 ,41. tIZ z 4 -c" 1 UV. .15Thir - tr aa taq4 .l f as ) 6 . 1 1 11 i.C.; ,11:1;4,1',1477 asLuta,' ~3 . 3 . / i/sf `,l:3lSiq interest than the premeditated second attempt to ' rob them of their " Town Dues." The true liberal and real reformer will require to watch the progress of events, and to resist the voice of the charmer, — "Charm he never so sweetly"—for from all that we can see there is treason in the camp, and not withstanding the bland and winning oration of the Premier, when in Liverpool a few weeks ago, we fear both he and his colleagues are prepared to perpetrate a public robbery upon the Borough of Liverpool to win the good graces and permanent support of the Cotton Lords of Manchester.. Be this as it may, we have every reason to know that the Palmerston Cabinet is ill at ease just now; and we should not be surprised to hear, some early morning, that a " Ministerial Crisis" is fast approaching. The London and provincial papers still teem 4 , The rates of discOunt are raised to a usury level, andnithiey made scarce, to bring back gold, and yet we have the " leading" journal applauding the wisdom and the natural love which our capitalists display in parting with their precious metal for foreign bills and " depreciated investments." The banks can get 7 per cent. from gamblers in foreign securities—political gamesters of the worst order —and they, therefore, are suffered to raise the rates of discount on our native industry and commercial enterprise, having first taken care to make money scarce and so depreciate the value of every merchant's and trader's substance ! The fall which has taken place in foreign stock mar kets, is openly and with truth attributed to evils over which we have no control, and of which no living man can pretend to see the end. Not withstanding all this, men can get money. at 7 per cent. to export against what is little better than waste paper, and because there are such block heads in creation, the honest and industrious people of Great Britain are to be denied accommo dation, and must submit to a ruinous depreciation of every species of property. Need we wait for any more deplorable result to convince us of the frightful dangers - and glaring iniquities of our banking and currency laws ? We have always described the Bullionists, or money class, as men without patriotism, or any of the ordinary virtues of the millions whose welfare has been thrown into their hands, and whose property has been left a prey to their cupidity. And now we may freely point to " their organ" to prove the truth of our allegations. with the records of crime, and the results of magisterial investigations thereon. Further par ticulars respecting the Gold Dust Robbery; and the Frauds on the Great Northern Railway, con tinue to be made daily. As yet, no clue to the perpetrator of the cold blooded murder of Mr. George Little has been obtained, but the police have not given up all hope of obtaining such information as will ultimately lead to the capture of the supposed murderer. The terrible catastrophe has formed the subject of discussion at the weekly meeting of the Dublin Protestant Association. when a strong rqsolution, invoking the Deity not to allow the murderer to effect his escape, was recorded. We observe, by our Galway files, that the matter of emigra tion still proceeds, and that the peasantry manifest a restless tendency to try their fortunes in other climes. The mania, it is said, is rapidly extending itself to the middle as well as the lower classes, and is by no means confined to the West of Ireland. They will exercise their right as Englishmen to do what they like with their own. They will invest gold in whatever they think most profitable. It is nothing whatever to them what this or that country suffers from their acts. Gold is a com modity which, to be worth having, must be kept moving. It should never be hoarded in bulk as large as a mountain. It is the legitimate business of the Bullionist to buy in the cheapest, and sell in the dearest market. We are ready to admit all, and grant every thing these oracles ask in the shape of , privileges for :their employers. But what would become of society if it were to give up all its interests into the hands of any one class—of our bishops, landowners, peers, clergy, spinners, cotton lords, gentlemen farmers, publicans, or any other section of the the community equally bent on money getting ? They would all act as they thought best, without troubling themselves about what others wanted or thought of their conduct. Whatever commodity they had to sell they would sell to the highest bid der as --- a matter of course. The Bullionists, or money class, have a perfect right to do so too. But what is to become of a State whose very existence is based wholly on a commodity which can be sold and taken from her at any moment ? What is to become of that great superstructure of industry and commerce which stand on so frail a foundation ? The Bank of England had, according to the last returns, only 9 530,1521. in their coffers. What the Private and Joint Stock Banks hold, we are not allowed to know, for very obvious reasons. The aggregate amount of gold in the three kingdoms is not more, however, than our Bullionists have a right to sell, or a well designed Continental Bear swindle would be able to swallow up. A gambling " profit" of 10 per cent on foreign bills and " depreciated investments," would be a sufficient margin to leave to justify this great mercantile country's being swept of every ounce of gold—her sole available means of trade.„ , - From the Continent there is a variety of. intelli gence. The Constantinople journals contain nothing additional respecting the capture of certain Turkish vessels laden with contraband salt. Vienna letters indulge the hope, that the intimate relations that have been established between the Cabinets of St. James's and Vienna will have some influence on the termination of the Neapolitan difficulty. General de Martinas, it is said, received instructions to acquaint the Cabinet of Naples, in a confidential manner, that the slightest concession would, doubtless, be taken into con sideration by England, who would then be inclined to abstain from all ulterior measures, and re-estab lish diplomatic relations. While on this subject we may further observe that there is a very prevalent rumour, to the effect that the Neapolitan Govern ment has resolved upon making Naples a free port. Should this be so, important results for the commerce of the Mediterranean are to be anti cipated. The natural resources of southern Italy, which includes the once fertile plain of Capua, and those numerous spots where, in ancient times, flourished the Greek commercial republics, abounding in population and wealth, are at present comparatively undeveloped. The extension of foreign commerce which always follows the establishment of free emporiums, will do more to develope them than any positive acts of the Government. The progress of Mediterranean commerce in recent times, so striking in the case of Marseilles, Barcelona, Trieste, Symrna, Odessa, and Alexandria, and to which the revival of the Greek nation greatly contributes, is certainly one Meanwhile, the general aspect of commercial affairs very closely resembles that of 18i7. Our yld—that saleable basis of our national life—is going, and will continue to go, from us. And is it not time to ask the PALMERSTON Cabinet what they intend to do for the safety and relief of trade ? The Government can see what is going on on the Continent as clearly as other men. They must have discovered that we get no money back for all the gold we sell, and that " foreign bills and "depreciated investments" will very soon take the place of the bullion basis o f our currency an d active 9,0,0 circulation. s o 001. ou T to of have the more and fifty trifle o no hundred millions of gold produced within the last few years, is a very discouraging prospect for a nation whose existence is depending on the possession of twice as many millions of hoarded treasure ; and unless the Premier and his Ministerial colleagues are quite satisfied that our bullion reserves will be restored to a healthy figure before war is again declared, and that the future production of the• precious metal will keep pace with the speculative and political de mand of other countries, we think few will deny that it is high time something was done, to show both our friends and enemies that we have some resource left besides the productiveness of the wilds of Australia and California—that we have something within ourselves, which is not saleable to our enemies—which cannot be filched from us by foreign knaves, namely, the power of the State to decide what shall be our money ; the honour of our rulers in dealing with that which should, at all times, be the representative of the real and immovable wealth of the people; and the deter mination of the community to release themselves from a bullion system, which enables a few capi talists to sell the last shilling of metallic money they possess, for " foreign bills, and depreciated " investments." The gold, which is now at sea, has been sold and will only pass through England to France. This is as it should be, if it was not for the fact, that we have made it a commodity, which we cannot do without. If we had a Currency for domestic Purposes, we should rejoice to hear that our bullion dealers . were doing what is vulgarly called, " a roaring trade." But we want it for our own business. We require fully 5,000,0001. added to the Bank of England's present stock, to avert the worst calamities of a general panic in trade. Every commercial school-boy knows what e minimum rate of 7 per cent. discount means, how to describe its operation, and what the trader has to expect. As long as the public were credulous enough to believe 'that we were parting with our gold for five franc pieces—good sound silver—the disappearance of our bullion passed off tolerably well ; but now that they know their gold is going out in exchange for foreign bills, to be paid on the return of some political full moon, and in " depre " elated investments," which are to rise to par on the fall of some conspicuous house or " quid " ing star," we should not be surprised to see ,the popular consternation assume a very alarming character. There can bo no trade, and i.larCely any employment for labour, when money is made. scarce, and the. rates of discount have gone above the highest point which it is thought men in business ought to go. The London Times says no man ought to speculate on borrowed money. " Every man in trade. ought. to have a sufficient J` resource, perfectly accessible. That was the old " maxim. It is still the maxim of our best trades "men." Nowile this sane language to use to a nation with only ten or fifteen million* of gold in , 1 , t$G• I:h.fki€l3o. • • • • ty:j : ,7n ';.~ L:3 THE NORTHERN reserve, at the moment- they- are--importing -and exporting probably three hundred millions ? Was there ever such arrant nonsense seen in type ? We have, however, to thank the Bullionist's.Jour, nal for these two admissions, which the mercantile world will know how to appreciate :—" A . long " continuance of such a uniform rate as seven per " cent., of which the Bank has now given notice, " must wholly destroy the profit of a large class of " transactions." Again—" Good mercantile houses " find they have to pay for usual accommodation " such rates as devour all their profits." Will the Premier, or our cotemporary, tell us host long this sort of commercial life is to last ? WE scarcely know how to approach the question of a further and total repeal of the Taxes on Knowledge, without appearing selfish. We can demonstrate, however, that we are but one of the million who would benefit by it. Passing over the value of a cheap Newspaper Press; as a national instructor, wo find, in the trades with which our public journals are immediately connected, an abundance of proof that the Paper Duty operates most unjustly and oppressively It has a most injurious effect on the paper manufacturers, and the number of persons to whom they give employ ment. The Legislature, in their desire to arrest the spread of knowledge, must have taken some trouble to devise the paper duty. It differs from all other excise imposts. It anticipates supply, and precedes demand. If the manufacturer makes 10,0001. worth of paper, he must be ready with the money to pay , duty, ( before he can realise the value of .a pound weight of -it. I3e Cannot send it into bond and pay duty as it enters into consumption. The tax is paid, as it were, in advance, and so carries off a large sum of money, which ought to be in the producers' hands to work his business. The State takes the place of the hungry landlord, who demands his rent in advance, whereby he gets the interest and turning of the cash, which ought to be in his needy tenant's trade. There is not another Imperial tax so easily evaded, or which puts the Excise of-;e to so much trouble and expense to guard it against fraud. The duty is, therefore, objectionable in every point of view, and leaves those who advocated the repeal of the Newspaper Stamp Duty open to a charge of insincerity; for there can be comparatively • few oheap newspapers to pay a fair commercial inte rest on the capital employe 1 in their production so long as there is a duty on the raw material. The Report of the Association for Promoting the Repeal' of the Taxes on Knowledge has put this fact in the clearest light. It says Seferal daily penny " papers have been established. We have one " before us which weighs fourteen to the pound ; " suppose its circulation to be 20,000,—that gives " 6,260,000 copies per annum, equal to 447,142 Ibs, " or, as nearly as possible, 200 tons, which, at 141. " 14s. per ton, gives an annual tax of 2,940/. "`then we think of this burden laid upon a " newspaper, without any reference to its power "of bearing it, can we wonder if the author's " fund be sometimes eked out by the hope of a "foreign consulship,. or an insufficient sale in " creased by judicious efforts to obtain a share in " Government information." Again, the Association say :—" To charge on. the gross receipts of one class " of tradesmen, nearly twice the proportion which every other class pays of his net profits, is suffi " ciently unjust; but what is that to the charge on " the papermaker ? fifteen copies to the pound will "be thirty-three pounds to the ream; the price of " this, at the mill, will be, including the duty, not " more than seventeen shillings ; the duty will be " four shillings and fourpence, being more than 4 ` twenty-five per cent. on the gross receipts ; and " this is a favourable case, for there are some sorts " of brown paper on which the duty amounts to at "least 100 per cent." The Association then go on to quote from CHARLES KNIGHT'S Struggles of a Book against Excessive Taxation. The author of 'that work states that he had paid in twenty years 80,0001. for copyright and editorial labour, and 50,0001. paper duty in the _same time, which sum became a double charge by the in evitable operation of a tax upon the raw material ; and in this way the Association prove that the taxation on the author is 62k per cent., and they continue—" We have thus, on a rough calculation, " the following ratio of impediments to literature, " caused by the paper duty : " To the Newspaper Proprietor, ... 10 per cent. „ Maker of paper for Newspapers 25 „ 11 Author of Literary Works ... 629 ~ This, certainly, brings the taxes on knowledge, but more particularly on Newspapers, to very nearly 100 per cent. ; and the supporters of cheap Daily Papers cannot suppose that the amount of capital, energy, and experience required to establish a Daily Newspaper can be fairly rewarded under such circumstances. That the public stood much in need of cheap Daily Journals, is shown by the number of cheap papers which find a ready sale, and the increased employment they have given to literary and other labour has been a great boon to the country. The paper maker has employed more hands, the newspaper proprietors more printers, and others whose services aro required on the press ; and if there was no duty on paper, the cheap Daily Journals would be made larger, more paper would be con sumed, and more labour employed. What, then, can be more oppressive and unjust than a tax which forbids the growth of Production in the heart of a community? Why should our native literature have a direct tax of 62 3 / 4 per cent. levied upon it? There is no political licenti ousness in the public mind to justify such arbitrary folly. Our penal statutes are stringent enough to protect the State and the individual citizen from the pen of the libeller and writer of treason. And there is no rationaljtratifrcation to be urged in support of a tax placed on talent and industry, for the mere pleasure of expending in its collection an amount equal to the total of income it yields. _ When we - double the sizo of the NORTHERN TIMES permanently, and really multiply its present: - number of superficial inches by two, we shall have' to pay nearly 3,0001. a year in paper duty. This will be taken, from our capital before our twelve mOßth's papers have been produced. We have in addition to this to pay income-tax on the profits derived from a business which will have • been previously taxed 100 per : cent, Where then is the man in trade taxed as newspaper proprietors are ? And yet the friends of the cheap News paper Press express surprise that soma of the cheap journals have not grown and prospered, more than they have. We now give. them, how ever, the true cause, and we look to' them, as . the meeting of Parliament approaches, for titia . ...com, mencement of a vigorous agitation for the repeal of the remaining Taxes ou Knowledge. The paper duty yields an 'insignificant if any in come to the State, whilst large sums are spent annually in its , collectien, which never return to the national coffin -- ; and it i s rather too unpardonable to feed profitless, patronage on the literary genius and industry of a . peop l e s o. much in need of instruction and refinement. The. cheap Newspaper Press has shown itself to be worthy of the encouragement it received by the removal of the penny stamp, and let us hope that the people will demand for their authors, and the raw material they require for the exercise of their labour, a complete and speedy release from the unjust fiscal burdens which now grind them into dust. By wiping away the red blot the public have been largo gainers, and by removing the dead weight it has left behind it, they can obtain cheap literature which will equal that of any past age, or nation in the world. TJI COURT MOURNING, LORD CHAMBERLAIN'S OFFICE, Nov. 'S.—Orders for the Court's going into mourning on Thursday next, the 20th instant, for his late Serene Highness the Prince of Leiningen, half-brother to her Majesty the Queen, viz. : The ladies to wear black silk, fringed or plain linen, white gloves, necklaces, and ear-rings, black or white shoes, fans, and tippets. The gentlemen to wear black full trimmed, fringed or plain linen, black swords and buckles- The Court to change the mourning on Thursday, the 27th instant, viz.:—The ladies to wear black silk or velvet, coloured ribbons, fans, and tippets, or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuffs, with black ribbons. The gentlemen to wear black coats, and black or plain white, or white and gold, or white and silver stuff waistcoats, full-trimmed, coloured swords and buckles. And on Thursday, the 4th December, the Court to go out of mourning. MR. BUCHANAN'S ELECTION.—Our attention has been drawn to a letter in the Courier of yesterday, in which reference is made to some remarks that appeared in our columni on Tuesday, touching the election of Mr. Buchanan, as President of the United States. We are free to confess that the remarks alluded to were written without authority, and were accidentally inserted without the knowledge of the editor. Had they come under hi s notice they would not have appeared. We have since made some enquiry, and have seen the originals of two telegraphic despatches, in both of which the fact of Mr. Buchanan's election is distinctly reported; and, therefore, there can he no grounds for attributing to any one here a fabrication of the report. ILLUsTRIOUs VlSlTORS.—Yesterday, his Excellency the Count de Persigny, French Ambassador, his lady, the Earl and Countess of Derby, and a distinguished party, visited the town. The French Ambassador and wife, with their suite, are at present on a visit with the Earl of Derby, at Knowsley, and yesterday the party paid a visit—privatein all respects—to the northern metropolis. The party came in carriages from Knowsley, and visited St. George's Hall, where the following gentlemen received them :—Alderman J. H. Turner, J. A. Tobin, W,n. Earle, Mr. Weightman, surveyor, Mr. Wordly, clerk of the works, and Mr. Best. The latter performed several selections on the grand organ. The party, after passing through and admiring this fine structure, proceeded to the Town Hall, where they lunched with the Mayor, The French Consul, Mrs. Alex. Shand, Mr. Chas. Turner, Mr. Alderman Turner, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tobin, and several other ladies and gentlemen, amounting to about 20, joined the noble visitors at the Town Hall. Af ter lunch the party drove to the stage, intending to go on the river in a steamer, and view the docks, but rain coming suddenly on, the anticipated trip was abandoned, and the visitors drove back to Knowsley. The strangers expressed much satisfaction at all they had seen, THE PROPOSED LANDING STAGE FOR WOODSIDE FERRY. —There is no truer evidence of genius than its freedom from prejudiced ideas and forced conclusions. A mind, thus free from contractions, is open to r:_ceive fresh views, and, from its very elasticity, to adapt them to suit the general purposes of either science or art. A great landing stage, capable of accommodating itself for the purposes of a direct transit traffic across the estuary of the Mersey, has long been regarded as a desideratum. The model exhibited by Mr. Reed, to which we have already made allusion in these columns, we were of opinion, answered the purposes for which they were intended; but we expressed an opinion that the great length of the bridge, 500 feet, was problematical. From the model as exhibited in the Exchange Rooms, we observe that Mr. Reed has so considered that part of his previous plan as to reduce, not only the length, but also the weight one-half from what the previous plan would have rendered it. Another important alteration is manifest in the direct transit traffic, and direct from the high level to the boat, without the necessity, as by the first model, of traversing one half the length of the stage to reach the steamer. This alteration gives extra space to passengers, altogether free from danger by carriages. The bridges as thus shown, will only accommodate carts and other conveyances. The passenger bridges are admirably adapted for their purpose, and can be constructed exceedingly light and elegant, from the fact of their being for passengers alone. The length of the traffic bridge is 175 feet, constructed of lattice work and iron. This proposed stage in its length and breadth is the same as the one now nearly finished, and intended to be placed at Prince's Pier Head, where, as we previously remarked, it is quite evident there is not sufficient land area. By far the most novel feature of the plan, is the absence of mooring chains, which at present present a complete barrier to the inner surface of the existing stage. At the same time, Mr. Reed's manner of moving the new stage is unique and novel. Floating pontoons are placed at the distance of from twenty to thirty feet at the back of the high level. The admission of the water to float those pontoons is obtained by three different cuttings, say of three feet wide ; from the foundation of the sea wall to the top of the high level, a tyre rod through the pontoon and con nected to the guide bridge, will pass through intercesses, and thus a most perfect and permanent mooring of this immense structure will be effected. According to the application of this system of mooring applied to the three different guide bridges, it will give no less than nine moorings to the stage. DEATH FROM FlRE.—Yesterday the Coroner held an inquest on the body of a girl named Walsh, seven years of age, who resided in Duke-street. The deceased was left in the house, along with-some other children, and (almost, as a matter of course) her clothes caught fire, and she died in consequence of the injuries received. Verdict, "Accidental death." SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH HOSPITAL—WEEKLY-REPORT, Nov. 19, 1856.—1 c-patients Discharged : Cured, 14 ; relieved, 0 ; at own request, 0 ; irregular, 0 ; dead, 2; entered, 20 ; under treatment,. 69. Out-patients : Cured, 45 ; entered, 39 ; under treatment, 37. Treasurer : 'Tames Houghton, Esq. Visitors: B. _Plitt, Esq., and James Houghton, Esq. Honorary Chaplain : Rev., D. P. Barry, B.A. Physicians and Surgeons for the Week : Dr. Cameron and Mr. Murton. House Surgeons : Mr. Edward C. Garland and Mr. William TOwnsend. CHANGE RINGING AT LIVERPOOL.—On Tuesday evening last eight members of St. Luke's Society ascended their tower and rang Mr. John Holt's original peal of Qrandaire Triples, with the fwo doublei in' the last four leads. The peal, consisting of 5 040 changes, was ac..:omplished in three hours. The ringers were placed as follows : Robert Thomas, treble ; Ben Heron, tad ; Johnlieron, junr., 3rd ; James Heron, 4th ; George Crute, stb ; Richard Williams, 6th ' • George Helsby, 7th ; and John . Pearson, teno r . Th e peal was ably conducted by John Heron, junr. Weight of tenor, 16 cwt., in the key 1?; THURSDAY EVENING, LECTURES IN HOPE HALL.---We understand that the sixth 'of this interesting course of lectures is to take place this evening. The lecturer is a gentleman of great celebrity,' as a popular public speaker. The Rev. James Begg, D.D., of Edinburgh, is a profound, comprehensive, sagacious thinker, and embodies his thoughts •in very felicitous expressions. " The Romanism of the Middle Ages," which is the topic' of his contemplated lecture, is one to which, as editor of the Picli:vark, his attention must have been .much directed, and which he will certainly treat in an interesting and feroible manner. • OPENING THE NEW ENTRANCE TO 'ST. - .TAMES'S-PARK.--- The recently constructed entrance from Pall-mall next Marlborough House into St. James's-park, .now permanently opened, "and' the fellowirg notice has been issued by order of the Duke of Cambridge :—" Ordered, that private carriages and hackney cabs only be permitted to pass through these gates,•and proceed through the Park to the gates at Buckingham Palace. (signed) George, Ranger. Nov., 1 856 ." The thoroughfare to and fro m I Belgravia and Pimho thr9pgit the Park will now be free day and night. . • 'F' a • - MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.' - • LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY tVENINCtt. .4 The demand for Cotton has rather Oa There is a fair supply, but holders find difficult_Y. in obtaining the rates of last week. T he trans ac tion t s ra w d e e r . . e estimateat 4,000 bales, . nearly au to the There witaconsiderable activ4 our L a ncashire ' th e _ Stock and Share Market to day. Yorkshire Stock was in strong dema nd, but til_ opening rates were not sustaining, sale s Were res°,7 as follows—oat, a, K. London North Western opene B cl at 104, at which wards remained for some time-fell to 31. and aftervn, sold at 1041. The other transactions as tern Blackburne, 74. Cork and Bandon. laic -E . ; _ a ,, e , i t s ter Counties, 9 1-16. Great Western, 65/ "-L a. "od and Preston, 31p. Manchester, Lincoln, 34a, 4,4, -I 4 A large business Iva, transacted in Midland Stock at 801, I a, , B°' t e r, North British, 9 South Eastern and 1)° Great 21,4, a, 1 1 , 2 , 746. Dutch Rhenish, IP• t ' it) Western of B Canada, 2ap. The only miscellaneous Shares were Pacific Steam la st new Shares, at 154. The following are te ia ' ise k. quotations of the day :—Aberdeen, 121121. r 1 154• burn, 74 74. Chester and Birkenhead, 01 head, Caledonian, 284 284. Chester and golYo dn . 181 184 Eastern Counties, 9 9 1-16. E a st ri; sl ca shire, 203 204. Great Northern; ..„. 22 k, e ro, ‘gilefaeld, and Ditto A Shares, 94 10. Great " ° ,:" - cett 654 • 651. Lancashire and Yorkshire StoeK,lB.l 94. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport'? 18 London and North Western Stock,: 104 '4 Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln ' : 34 t, gl 6 Midland Stock, 804 804. North British, 9 7-16 and North Staffordshire, 54 Sad. South Eastern Der. Dover, 21 7-16 214. York, t)2 94 wick, 20i 201. York and North Midland , rLake Leeds Capital Stock, 174 184. Buffalo .a n d a r eal Huron, a 4p. - Dutch Rhenit, 118 P• Western of. Canada, 244„ 244. Ditto! . 11 d, Shares, 2 7-16 24p. . Great Luxembourg, 111. aro We are glad to be able to state that ther e t it) slight but certain symptoms of an improve r '', e „ P tioe the Money Market. These consist of a dirre n- w als. in the demand, the absence of gold Wi tbar tao from the Bank of England, and the --fav °°— of advices from Paris with regard to the nr9gl e :olt monetary affairs there. At present it is Ji tu i d be to determine whether much anportanee 0 1 7:titel attached to these slight changes, beetice" - s od have, on former occasions, proved deceptive ; ct °lll as it was only on last Thursday that the - 1 -'7 - a ltet of the Bank of England found it necessary tot yet their minimum terms, sufficient time has n e ,oot elapsed to ascertain the full effect of that itel3°.6olt measure. There is very little enquiry at the,.ltte of England for discount, but in Lombard-0 0 74a, applications are sufficiently numerous to retwill previous quotations. About 599,0001 in sne e a - „ 11 be taken out to India by the Colombo, from '-- ampton, to-morrow. A the The Public Securities are still buoyant, - 011 advance noted in our remarks of yesterdarO'asse supported ; the market closing with great 4 06* and an active feeling. Purchases, both for r f a ir ment and on speculation, have been made t° Pang extent; whilst the improving tone of the a nd Market, has contributed 'to better the toile day, enhance the value of English Stocks- ad to Consols for Money opened at 934, then race d at 931, and subsequently realised 934; and &Sofro 934. The dealings for the Account varied last 934 to 934, but were latterly done 93i -4 7-;fitS• price of the day. We quote the Three Per e wer Reduced, at 924, 4, and 92 3 , whilst Eg e "., e r ; Bills were held at Is. discount to 6s. prein'" - e . tea A considerable extent of business was trane a f a r in the London Share Market today, an, d ,„ lll3 valu e provement of 1 to 4 per cent took place in the pet of the stocks and shares in all the prineiPT - ii s ea Caledonian, Lancashire and Yorkshire, Len t ;. e d iaoct North Western, South Western, and Nil i btoe , advanced. 5s to 10s, and Great Western, 1 3 '1 6 0 0 North Eastern, and Berwick, 10a to 15s 08 the transactions of the day we note the fe ll° ,, gi; —Caledonian, 574, '4. 4, I. Eastern Coun t i e "' a nd Great Western, 664, 6,4, 54 Laneasbir°, lob Yorkshire, 944 4. London. Brighton, an d Coast, 1074, 61 London and North Wester n ' AS; London and South W es t ern , l o s i, 5, 1 -" - SOP ter, Sheffield, and Li nco l n . 344- 4 INiidlan.,,ero. 4, 3, 80. North British, RA' North F es '4, 1. Berwick, 83, 24, 31 North Staffordshire , 124 n 1 e or; ' South Easte rn , 714, 1, We observe that 'ef Of respondence has passed between the secreteci'tbo the London and North Western Company a t. ° ti e the secretary of the London Stock Elco,: a ala relative to a report that the companY,• - c lirig not consider the transfer of shares "I the upon them, which had not previously reee ive f th e assent of the Directors. The Secretary ° s t he Company denies the truth of the report , ort ° Directors have not felt it necessary in any: vary the manner o f con d uc ti n g the trans te ` ness of the Company. s teady; Our Colonial Produce Markets keeP„rd bei The sales of the l ea di ng art i c l es are lilly'°•ooe' prices do not give way. O w ing to the e°° lo ar e prevalence of unfavourable w inds, the a rrive 0 0 of the most limited scale. The aceeu nt° o o/1/ London respepting the sales of Produce er ( l fa the same as previously reported. The deirt,.flade Tea, Coffee, and Sugar is limited, but ib e " eager purchasers at full rates. Le f : Mark Lane has been quite tame to daY..,, r g L' A '" arrivals have come forward of late, and b' - '„ s 10; not feel disposed to make purchases of i a"ji.esen; o w f a g n i t •a s i . n o A r li g h r o a u in gh pro o d le uc s e a , l e e x s ce w p e t r t e o suPP j i' priCe did not vary much from the rates ot li k ill e itne , cid ,, 9 d 'l s ' el; the and in Corksomm some instances busin e v s e s r3 w r a fu s l o l n ra a t t e •e fi str l° ' aid' were P sat itli Parties interested in the Tea trade ha v° ,100 011 ,: been in some doubt as to whether the Cle v sj a intended to reduCe the duty on the staPi - n bag Is 9d to is 3d per lb., but the ( 1 ° 4 . 6 ; - h ° e * now been settled, by the announcement 7,,0%-; alteration will take place on the 6th of :"..pr" to bu i The impression in most quarters 5e °111 , 5 13 01 ,t; that the delay in the arrival of the Jani e " is accounted for by the recent easterly Ward which.have also kept out many other blocto bound vessels. Considerable ineonve E ":(l - 'OB occasioned, however, in some quarters , %We" - the non-arrival of the long expected re r°' from Australia. Letters just received froinConstaliti ll°P eed t4-l ss that a number of Greek firms have sliP t , P h a ,°: 1 :g Ottoman Government, by way of loan, w " -- aterP-4 — ; of 25,000,000 piastres, or about 200,0001 4 00 r: tio but the terms upon which the accornlnf A tog t ,:, - 03 granted, have not transpired. CetlePj - cia ia severe nature of the struggle with It ti "baer which Turkey, with th e a id o f her Allies, nrisi,°- come forth triumphant, th ere i s nothieClr r ee r e tv ‘o . in the straitened con diti on o f th e Ottonan.", Old i e Of all the government s o f E uro pe, few, tt ee k ; o - et free from the burden of a na tional ee: diet Turkish. When - we see three - or fe ° ,'„q fa dia parties of wealth and influence comPe, tl , l " - ;cia';os privilege of establishing a bank, couP'l, - ,re e e ,410 condition of raising a fresh Atate,loan, t" - At o f tt tt little - ground for the , assertion that the e r h e a'eS i n_ n a tT t e i ht ;n estfel i . s aati g dv O si n euw e p , - B : n a t l o t t h h o e u ci g r h e in t a h y is pe d r r o - , paree -fig al impression. • IlAi"irget t C h Tpany have excited p fyr e G i. r u n. l a . . N e s . e:n i r . s t : ei t ° l 4. l"4- r , ab eir:Y: i ! t : ie ct os il ; t re Theeshtoatir.vseehoe weekly consequence of by shareholders r r s o v i o i n e m w p s a d e . me which has always been assinned a Rotterdam produce markets state th a ",,bibit e- •a was more active; and ,tbat,-quotatine e, r at ion l o tendency to improvement. .:The furs onere or,eir coffee had been numerous, at an.adoT i ee , g as descriptions. Sugar raw and _refine" . had " taitied with firmness, but the. P -11 ""l i s a t3C 1 n° , 1 11:1 0 extensive.atht e S in a ,rnt l i e ca s irek. o e f t T r f i loi c er e i mharicl;ol,3lisiliteed:4o, letterS in f r , : tur es l t,heeae Of A SECOND DANIEL LAIIIIERT.--1 San t • I*, Vs° t 11 " bden, in his 89 d He was an -.ex , Mr. James Mansfield expired", at e ol l ' s -n year. character, for, though not abOve the ordi.-" rl f e et t e lair b cimhn uae e se e sati nae n vontti ti:noietnthisstransactions hsnaa tion recently itt h be'g and weighing 33 stone of 14.1. b. When itun,g his st bdc" v d. .(made eSpecially for his use, fotir feet-Wid ei 'the t ° covered his knees, and hung almost down to his oe. When he reclined it was necessary ..tp 4clc a one gter 14ense magnitude, measuring- m, bis e nie o prevent suffocation.' He :'could 'Only. tae .t he „r,eioes About ten years ago be, was exbibita . A .square Rooms, London. as , the t? Gres. t 63 o onet t Pala li fdcomo rt suit of clothes made eapectsily kor Yl p ie World." He has also been exhibited_ 'in . button up four - 'ordinary-Sized l ien. 0,1,-"t7 b " w as 11 Ias butcher •by trade, and - at the tine of his des% _ ai lasrA and happy temperament. His remains !lave old man, possessing a gird constitution , 4 .l ° .Agm' il *o.w at Pebtlen.—.ftehv Iferft4