The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-02 00:00:00

Cm/menial ,airs. THIS DAY. This Day (Wednesday), the 2nd May, at One o'clock, at the ----Brokers' Office, 13, Exchange-buildings, - About 250 Bales Surat COTTON. T. & H. LITTLEDALE & CO., Brokers, , Apply to This Day (Wednesday), the 2nd inst., at Twelve o'cloek, at the Broker's Oitce, Queen Insurance-buildings, 1,654 Barrels American TAR, - now I RD ding, ex Columbia, from New Yolk : in Waterloo Dock. Apply to FRANCIS J. EATON, Broker. Th: Day (Wednesday), the 2nd instant, at Twelve o'clock, on the Quay, East Side of Brunswick Dock, 1,526 Norway SPARS, LADDER POLES, and BICKERS, 45 Pieces Norway FIR, 403 ~ ~ BATTENS, 37 f, ,+ BO B OARD now landing ez Sundry vessels. Apply to Messrs. Suter, M'Neilledge and Co., Merchants ; or to DUNCAN, EWING, <ft CO., Brokers. This Day (Wednesday), the 2nd instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 714 Boxes St. Michael's ORANGES, 5.8 Small Boxes „ DITTO, . 51 „ Bitter DITTO, 1 51 ~ Tangerine DITTO, 2 // 71 LIMBS, Ex Alfredo. SO Cases Meslina LEMONS, Ex Milan. 25 Bags Naples WALNUTS, 100 „ Spanish NUTS, 100 „ Messina DITTO, JAMES ADAM, SON, & CO., Brokers. .\pily to TO-MORROW. To-morrow (Thursday), the 3rd inst., at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 100 Cases CASSIA LIGNEA. BROWNE, HUNTER, 4c CO., Brokers. Lpply to Tc.morrow (Thursday), the 3rd instant, at Two o'clock, at the Broker's Office, Queen Insurance -buildings, 421 Bags new American Red 4.LOVERSEED, Qt City of Baltimore (1), from New York. Apply to FRANCIS J. EATON, Broker. FRIDAY. On Tridav next, the 4th instant, at Ilalf-pist One o'clock, at the brokers' Office, 16, Emchageuildings, 300 Casks COTTONSEED CAKES , 'per 'Ws'antis. Apply to J. 11. RAYNER & CO., Brokers. On Friday nest, the 4th instant , a t Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 167 Bale.. Bombay HEMP, Quantity COIR YARN. BROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. Apply to On Friday AlWV:the 4th instant, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, in the Brokers' Yard, 9, Canada Dock, 50,079 Pieces SPRUCE DEALS, containing 529 i Standard C. 3,942 „ DITTO ENDS, , 231 ~ WA Weymouth, from St. Stephen, ' New Brunswick. On .I.ccountof Messrs. John S. FARNW De Wolf and Co., Merchants. WORTH & JARDINE, Brokers. NEXT WEEK. --------____ _ next, the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the - , • •tfn Monday 1 " • d • —.§. Brokers' Office, 16, Exchange-buildings, ..: ..t• - • 4 .... E Flour. 2,200 Bags BORATE OF LIME, 4 2 8 , c., '''' . lOTO liO = oi 4c o landing ex 3larbs, from Iquique. Apply to Messrs. W. J. Lxvsnroot., -- Myers, Son, and Co., Merchants ;or to FROM Qrs, Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Qrs. Sks. Sks. Brls. J. H. RAYNER & CO., Brokers. Ireland ll 2254 ... ... 218 1903 735 ~. Coastwise . 200 ... 14 ... . . ... ... 106 ... On w e d nes dav, the 9th instant, a t T we l ve o ' c l oc k , at Canada &c. ... ... ... ... 509 .. . ... ... _ the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, U. States_ 111.1 ... ... ... ... 874 ... ... 10i5 50 Bales ORCHELLA WEED, Europe,&c. 8726 ... . ••• ... ... ... 11157 172 53 Casks GINGELLY OIL. E g ypt Apply to BROWNE, HUNTER & CO., Brokers. INTO Rnxcoux... ... ~. ... ... •.. ... ... 10 36 ... Ou Thursday, the 10th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the _,— —— -- -- Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, Total 10037 11 2268 697 509i1092 1903 13034 1200 1,074 Singapore Tanned Buffalo MIDES, 4,700 East India ~ LEATHER DITTO. EXPOWTS TO ---•-• ------ - -- ---- For. Parts 22 ... ... .. 42 102 . . 129 Apply to BROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. " Ireland 3641 ... ... ...1 .1 12221 87 1268 610 i.,, T,,perlnv rout 0,. Q.1, irta.on+ ~ t 'Norivo nt, - .lnok at the Coastwise tin Tuesday rext, the Bth instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 30, Exchange-alley North, 111 Casks 28 Barrels Plantation Ceylon COFFEE, 72 Bags 672 Bags Native DITTO, now landing, ex Coniston and Evangelist, from Colombo. For torthrr particulars apply to Messrs. C. W. and F. Shand, :Nlerchants ; or to SHAND, HIGSON, & CO., Brokers. COFFEE.—The large public sales are going off without spirit, but without showing any material alteration in prices. TEA.—The trade are buying for their immediate wants very steadily to-day. • RICE.—The market is firm. RUM.—A limited business done, at previous . rates. tj.4 . t ; A IS SPICES steady. -; tr ft 4 o,e CINNAMON.—The quarterly sales went off at a, reduction of ld to 2d on first qualities, and 2d to 3d on the lower kinds. The following appeared in our second edition of yesterday : On the Paris Bourse an advance has been established of 11 per cent. during the past month. During the month of April the range of consols has been It per cent. advance. It is officially announced that the Stock Exchange will be closed to-day, the Ist of May, according to custom. The Daily News says the amount of Vold remaining to be disposed of is £546,000, the bulk of which is expected to remain here. The Herald, in its city article, says that yesterday afternoon a rumour was in circulation that a Scottish official of position had proved a defaulter, and had found it desirable to absent himself from his creditors. The funds opened with a buoyant tendency this morning, which was subsequently assisted by better prices tietta Paris, and further gold arrivals from Aus tralia. The full payment of the Victoria Debenture Loan of £2,650,000 was effected without difficulty, and the best bills were negotiated in the discount market at 4i to 4* per cent , while in the Stock Exchange, for loans on Government securities, the rate was 4 per cent. About £85,000 in gold was taken to the Bank to-day. The shares of the Union Bank of London were quoted this morning at 241 to 25!, but afterwards improved to 25 to 26. Later in the day, however, a reaction took place to the opening prices.—Times. The upward tendency of the stock markets was more strongly shown to-day. The political intelligence from the Continent presents no features suggestive of imme diate anxiety ; and the influx of gold to the Bank, which will doubtless proceed to a considerable extent during the present week, encourages a belief that a reduction in the minimum of that establishment, to 41 per cent., or perhaps even to 4, may take place within a week or two. The funds have attained a fresh rise of 1 : per cent., and closed with much firmness. In most of the other markets somewhat improved prices were like wise quoted. The inquiries for good stocks by investors are reviving. The payments on account of Victoria Government Bonds caused a demand for money. The rate for discount of the best short bills was 41 to 5 per cent.—Daily Netvs. In the railway market there has been an average rise of 4 to 5 per cent. during the past month. At Berlin, during the present week, railway shares have experienced a rise of about 10 per cent. The railway market has again shown firmness. The closing quotations of British stocks to-night averaging per cent. higher than on Saturday.—Timeg. •- • The LONDON TALLOW MARKET to-day was quiet, at the following quotations :—Town tal low, 55s 6d ; Petersburg Y.C., on the spot, 55s 9d; May and June, 54s 6d to 54s 3d; July to Sept., 525; Oct. to Dec., 51s 9d. The BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—TO-day there has been a steady business doing in Weald of Kent and Sussex pockets, at full quotations ; but in all other kinds of Hops there was very little passing, on former terms. The following are the rates of Foraign Ex changes : Amsterdam, short ll 14 to 11 14 Do., three months ll 16 to 11 11 Rotterdam, do ll 161 to 11 16 Antwerp, do. 25 30 to 25 35 Brussels, do.. 2.5 3.5 to 25 37 Hamburg, do l3 5} to 13 5 Paris, short 23 10 to 25 17. Do., three month. Marseilles, do 2l 33 to 25 40 Frankfort, do ll7l to 1171 Vienna, do l3 43 to 13 33 Trieste, do l3 4S to 13 53 Petersburgh, do. Madrid, do 491 to 491 THE DAY'S NEWS. The House of Lords last night was occupied exclusively with the discussion of the present state of the naval reserve and our navy generally, which ended in nothing. In the House of Commons last night, the Stade Dues, the Post-office Inquiry, and the Savoy Con ference were briefly alluded to. As in the Lords, the state of the navy, and especially that of the Naval Reserve, was the subject of discussion, but here also it ended in: no definite resolution. A com mission of inquiry into the bribery committed at the Berwick election, after some discussion, was agreed to, and the prosecution of one of the witnesses for perjury was directed. The other business was little more than formal. We don't know how it is, but everything disastrous that occurs in these British Isles appears almost invariably to be felt with greater severity in Ireland than anywhere else,—or, at any rate, there is always the loudest wail about it there. The backward spring, the bleak weather that has so long prevailed, and the scarcity of fodder that has in consequence arisen, must of course have done great harm all over the country. Yet we have not heard any very loud complaints in either England or Scotland; while in Ireland they are already persuading themselves, it would seem, that the country is ruined—all its lately bright prospects utterly blasted for ever. No doubt, if all we hear be true, there is only too much cause for regret. " One party in Kerry North," we see it stated, - " has lost thirty head of cattle from the want of food. A farmer of ordinary means, near Kells, in Inveragh, has lost twenty-five out of thirty cows. In the neigh bourhood of Castleisland, the richest district in the county, several cows have died, some from inanition and some from attacks of disease, the consequence of insufficient and improper foddering. About Dingle, too, several cows have been lost. In some instances the new much cows, which are likely to escape the worst effects of the starvation, are running dry. On every dairy farm the make of butter is not half of what it would be in a season of ordinary weather." We are inclined to suspect, however, that these accounts are exag gerated. The Irish are ever prone to make the worst of it, in times of trouble. But let us hope they will now cheer up. The weather has at last improved. Spring has now at length set in right earnestly. The country will, doubtless, in due time recover itself; and, as the season matures, a gracious Providence will once more cause the earth to give • its increase ; and thereby, with wonted mercy, " Spread a common feast for all that lives." The whole interest of the Reform Bill centres I in its treatment in committee. There has been none whatever in the debate on the second read ing, or any result of the debate,—unless, indeed, we could believe, from the cold reception it had on every hand, there was a chance of its with drawal, as suggested by the Times. On the other hand it is insisted by the more advanced Liberal journals, that the Government being bound to bring the question to a practical issue, no obstruction to the Bill ought to be submitted to, let alone any such course as its withdrawal adopted. One of the London Liberal papers of yesterday, however, is assured, it proclaims, that a compromise has been come to iu the matter, between the Ministry and the Conservative party. " The nature of the alleged compromise," it is stated, " is this, that Ministers and the leaders of the Opposition have agreed that the borough franchise shall be £B, and the electoral qualifica tion in counties £16." The idea of this is absurd on the face of it. But the Liberals are at their, wits' end on the subject, and would gladly, we believe, have it compromised on almost acly terms. If one-half the .rumours we hear be true, the Coalition Cabinet must be in a rather disorgan ised, And therefore ricketty condition. just now, A principal, if not the sole cause of this is said to be the Reform Bill. The Premier himself hates it, and would give almost anything to get rid of it. But Lord John tads he - cannoi,if only for appearance sake, all at once abandon his ugly little-offspring. Mr. Glad Stone has lately found a good excuse for keeping away frnm their broils, in a most convenient fit of indisposition. Another matter they have not been able to agree about is the Postmaster-Generalship; and the Morning Post now intimates, " that -. for the present the Duke . of Argyll, the Lord. Privy Seal, will take the dutieS of the Post-office in the absence of the Earl of Elgin. This temporary arrangement is made in consecinencesf an uncertainty as to.the. duration of the noble Earl's absence." The Anglo-French commercial treaty receives a severe critical exposure of some of its most palpable defects and most mischievous tender, cies from the Times of yesterday :—" If there be any Englishman," it is observed, " who places the chief luxury of life in daily libations of the sourest French wine, and who at the same time pays no income-tax, let that gentleman stand . forward and sing the praises of the Cobden treaty. We know of no person otherwise placed who can greet it with unconditional encomium,"—or, indeed, as it goes on to show, with much enco mium anywise. To France and England both, it is contended, the most unhappy consequences have already arisen, and from the same cause in both instances--ignoranee of commercial details. "With the very best intentions, Mr. Cobden has shown a lamentable ignorance of the interests with which he was dealing. We by no means attribute this to him as a fault. It could not have happened otherwise. We should. search in vain'throughout England for a man who has an intimate knowledge of the details of every branch of English commerce." This may, perhaps, sound strange to such as have been accustomed to regard the member for Rochdale as a very oracle on all questions of trade. But it is, they may depend upon it, literally true, notwithstanding. " You might as well,"' continues the leading journal, " set Mr. Mechi to breed wild rabbits as commission Mr. Cobden to decide upon the most expedient form of an import duty. However, he was set to do it, and he has done it ; and he has done it in such a way that the Bradford Chamber of Commerce finds he has hopelessly excluded all our English worsted manufactures from the French market." And why was he set to do it ? For the public good ? No—but for a party advantage. The whole design of the treaty was to propitiate the Manchester party, upon whose support Ministers well knew their retention of office entirely de pended. And with that view, and no other, they chose Mr. Cobden to carry out their crafty device, —with what mischievous results is already seen. It is all, however, but the just penalty the country has to pay for the accession to office of such a Ministry. IT was impossible to behold, as we happened to do, the eager crowds that filled the streets in the neighbourhood of the railway station, and to know, as we did, that they had assembled to cheer and to welcome the pugilistic " champion," without being impressed by such a scene as a living indication of the love of Englishmen for English bravery. For this, we verily believe, was the real feeling that was predominant with the very populace on that occasion. They exhi bited a sort of hero-worship—such as it was; and "the god of their idolatry" was a prize-fighter. But he was, in their eyes, on that very account, a brave man ; and as such they admired, nay, adored him with enthusiasm. The arrival of this their hero was patiently waited for by the people for several hours ; and when, at length, the train that had the honour of conveying no less distin guished a personage than Tom SAYERS, " the Champion of England," arrived at the station, and he had been transferred to the coach that was in readiness to take him to his hotel, such was their reverence for him, that they could not refrain from taking away the horses, and, as many of them as could contrive to yoke themselves to the vehicle, proceeding to draw him in triumph through the streets. Now these devoted people, be it remembered, were altogether of the work ing classes. They must have sacrificed, mast if not all of them, at least a half-day's work—which, of course, means a half-day's wages each—to the interesting opportunity of paying homage to one whom they doubtless considered worthy of it in kis character as a pugilist. And they were Englighmen all over, in thus doing honour to whom, in their estimation, honour was so pre eminently due. The word hero is defined to be "a man eminent for bravery." And here, they felt, was a hero of the true English stamp. " Eminent for bravery," popularly considered, such an one must undoubtedly be. How could he, otherwise, be a " champion "—nay, " the champion 9" And here, again, it cannot be denied that he answers truly to the lexicographic signification of the term. Whether we take its definition as that of a man who undertakes a cause in , single combat," or as that of " a hero," or of " a stout warrior," or of " one bold in contest," he is cer tainly a champion. "In our common law," it is recorded in certain text-books of jurisprudence, " champion is taken no less for him that trieth the combat in his own case, than for him that fighteth in the case of another." So that either way—in any sense—Tom SAYERS stands forth as a champion; and one of the first water, too. Now, as to bravery in such a case as this. Bravery is courage. And surely no one can question the courage of such a man as TOM SAYERS,—the courage of standing up in single personal combat for a period of well nigh three hours, with one of, at least, equally herculean frame as his own, and sustaining, and repelling, a thus protracted series of attacks which not one picked man in ten thousand could have borne for probably as many minutes. This were indeed " To bravely dare the danger nature shrinks from." Not but that the saying is strictly true, that " physical courage, which despises all danger, will make a man brave in one way ; and moral courage, which despises all opinion, will make a man brave in another." It is in the first of these two ways that Tom SAYERS is brave ; and it is this bravery that has made him the idol of the people, as the hero of the ring. We are not to under-rate physical courage, in its proper sphere of action, even while we admit the higher quality of moral courage in its proper place. True courage has been described as cool and calm ; and this man, in its physical display, is certainly both: he would never, but for that, have made himself the champion he has done. " The bravest of men," it has been well observed, " have the least of a brutal bullying insolence ; and in the very time of danger are found the most serene and free. Rage, we know, can make a man for get himself and fight. But what is done in fury can never be placed to the account of courage." And even if we submit the courage of this hero of the populace to so severe a test as that which is here presented, we shall find that he will stand it better, perhaps, than many have done, of very much higher pretensions. It is not that we are the advocates of pugilism, —though we are free to confess that it is by no means the worst of the isms of the times, whether in a moral, a social, or a physical point of view. If men must needs fight, —or, which is certainly more rational, if men must needs defend them selves,—better, far better, assuredly, to do so with their fists, than with deadly weapons. Compare it, for instance, with the " challenging and fight ing with a man, called duelling ;" and most unquestionably the comparison must be pro nounced to be in nvour of pugilism. It is not the means that nature has given them, for per sonal combat, that, in the duello they are content with ; but they must have recourse to weapons the most destructive of human life—the most likely and readily to inflict mortal wounds on each other,—thus plainly showing, that it is not aay act or trial of self-defence that is being resorted to, but only the inhuman and irra tional resolve to avenge v. quarrel, or more SPAIN. MADRID, April 30. Marshal O'Donnell has arrived at Aranjuez. The Pays mentions, as a rumour, a proposal said to have been made by the Count de Monte molin and his brother Don Ferdinand, to re nounce their Legitimist pretensions, and to recog nise Queen Isabella as the lawful Sovereign of Spain. AFTER NEXT WEEK. On Thursday, the 24th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 38 Cwt. East India SEA HORSE TEETH, 32 Cases MOTHER 0' PEARL SHELLS. .Apply to BROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. ®xt Sate. COALS FOR EXPORT. BRYMBO, PURE, WITHOUT MIXTURE WITH OTHER COALS, for which the Admiralty certificate ie given, SUPPLIED ONLY IT T. S. HANCOCK, MEETING-STREET. COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING. Zte ezttan 2 arittt. In the Liverpool Cotton Market to-day there was no change to report, a fair business being transacted at steady rates The sales reported, including 100 Egyptian, at B.ld to 10d ; 1,200 Surat, at 2d to 4- 9 d ; amounted to 5,000 bales, of which 2 ; 000 were taken on speculatio3 and for export. Messrs. Browne, Hunter, and Co., in their _Prices Current this day say :—The great inte rest in foreign affairs, which has so long occu pied the publio mind, has been temporarily lost sight of under the excitement which has prevailed in the money market, amounting almost to a panic, in consequence of a protective policy on the part of a powerful discount house in London, which assumed the appearance of retaliative proceedings against the Bank of Eng land. Cotton, of which there is a large stock, became unduly depressed. and other articles of produce, were forced off, whilst the funds and shares improved in value. The struggle, how ever, was of short duration, it being understood that an arrangement has been made, whereby the Bank rediscounts bills not having more than ten days to run ; upon this becoming known, a marked improvement took place. The public for some time were quite at a loss to understand the cause of the Bank raising the rate on the 12th ultimo to 5 per cent., when exports of bullion -.vere nearly or quite suspended. foreign exchanges all favourable for this country, an absence of speculation, and everything apparently was on a sound basis. The agricultural accounts tom both Ireland and Scotland are of a very disastrous character; the very great scarcity of fodder for the cattle and the consequent loss of many, arising from the late severe winter and the very backward spring, have caused a considerable advance in both grain and cattle, and unless a speedy change takes place in the weather, serious apprehension may be entertained regarding the harvest : if deficient crops should be the result, a great effect will be produced in the money and produce raarkets• The exports of British and Irish produce, by the Board of Trade returns to 31st March, were £30,481,907 against £30,520,794 in 1859, and 523,510,290 to the same period in 1858. T he imports of gold and silver bullion to the same period were—of gold £2,496,021, against £3,885,429 and .X 7,811,533; of silver £3,488,403, against X 4,436,162 and £2,439,760 ; exports : gold -d,208,242, against £2,905,015 and X 2,551,061 ; :silVer, £3,576,409, against £3,997,570 and £2,754,061 at the same pariod in 1858. The bullion in both departments of the Bank of Eng land, by the last returns, was £14,687,120, and the reserve of notes £6,813,465, against .£15,271,701 and £8,082,685 respectively at the same period last month. Tie minimum rate is . 1 ; per cent. ZikZ stare Bade. The Share Market was closed to-day. Z lj e Cziordal Praktre The Liverpool Colonial Produce Market to-dray continued steady. SuoAR.--i-The market keeps steady ; 130 laladv Demerara are reported at 37s 6d to 39s 9d, 1,200' bags Maranham at 245, and 16 cases, 240 bags damaged Bahia at 18s to 20s per cwt. RUM and MOLASSES.—Nothing to notice. COFFEE.—The sales are confined to 280 bags Rio at 583 to 38s 6d for fair ordinary unwashed, to G2s for low washed- COCOA.—The price of the Bahia reported yes terday should have be-en 48s ed per cwt. • RICE and SALTPETRE.—There are no sales to notice. SEEDS.--A better dentand for Rap e ; includi ng the public sales, 1,400 bags have changed hands at :595 to 605 ed for Guzerat, and 53s for brown Bombay, being higher pr'.ices. 900 bags Bombay Linseed are yeported at 51$ ed, and 400 bags Teel. at 638 6d to 65s Cd per quarter. HEMP.--300 bales Bombay have been sold at £l4 lOs to',£l6 per ton. GAMBIER.-60 t ons, to arrive, at 17v per cwt, rejecting sea-darna red. Tvtz Gorn Rtarket. At the Liverpo )1 Corn Market to-d,ay the demand for Wheat 1 Lae been upon a restricted scale, and though holder: I in general were indafferent about selling at any reduction, the limited byusiness done is at a reducti• an of ld per ccutal fr( tho gtirttiturat rzha Agarktt. The Liverpool Agricultural Produce Market to-day ruled as follows : flay, old Ditto, new Ditto, clover Green Clover Vetches Straw, wheat Ditto, oat Ditto, barley Oats, in straw Totatos, flukes s. d. 1 2 to 1 0 ... O 0 ... O 0 ... O 0 0 O 8i ... O 0 .. 0 0 ... 4 2 ... e. d. s. 1 3} Potatos,kemps 0 1 3 Do. Seedlings. 4 O 0 Do. whiterocks 0 0 0 Do. Balshaws 0 0 0 Do. Beldrums. 0 O 9 Do. cattle O 9i Turnips 0 O 0 Carrots O 0 Mangelwurzel 38 4 6 Manure 5 d. e. d. O to 0 0 o ...4'3 : O 0 O 0 0 O 0 0 O ... 0 0 0 ... 0 0 O 0 0 o ...40 0 6 ... 1 6 ,sttatrt-litip T)raz. Albert Brett & Co., in their circular, state : April opened with every indication of increasing activity in steam shipping. In the early part of the month the enquiry for steam vessels for charter and for purchase was prospectively encouraging; but this renewed activity was suddenly checked by the unfavourable change in the money market, and want of animation has since become preva lent, to which the continuance of winter weather and the state of political affairs have also con tributed. For freighting in the home trade, medium and small-sized screw vessels have been in request at fair rates,:and some steamers of this class have been fixed on time charters. The rates from Baltic ports have not varied, and the tonnage regularly employed in that trade seems sufficient for the present demand. For the reasons already expressed, the sales in the past month have not been numerous, or of an important character, and the aggregate tonnage has barely averaged that of previous months. In new steam ships transactions have also been limited, but builders, being pretty well engaged on contracts, have not pressed sales of vessels on hand. While political and monetary affairs continue to be so unstable, it is impossible to comprehend what may be the commercial tendencies. Existing circumstances are, however, so peculiar and anomalous that we venture to anticipate their early change. gates of ireigtit. Outwards, long voyage business continues de pressed, and the demand for tonnage to East Indies and China is small. Homewards, char terers are reluctant to operate, except for ships on the passage out. For the West Indies vessels are wanted for coal, from here or Newport. For St. Thomas 21s is offered; Jamaica, 20s to 21s ; and Cape de Verde, 19s to 20s. Rates to United States ports continue dull at our quotations. The following are the rates of freight for— - COAL : FROM LIVERPOOL OR BIRKENHEAD. To 1. d. e. d. Trebizonde Sinop, Ancona Ragusa Venice Genoa l7 0 ... 17 6 Naples nom. 16 0 ... 0 0 Rhodes St. Thomas Rio Janeiro Bahia Cape of G. Hope 32 6 ... 0 0 Pernambuco 23 0 ... 29 0 Galveston Rails nominal. DL CHANNEL. 255. and 5 per cent. To I. d. s. d. Malta l6 0 0 0 Trieste Corfu Smyrna l6 0 ... 0 0 Varna Gibraltar Leghorn... nom Athens Havannah Cardenas Monte Video Buenos Ayres Constantinople Saloniea 14 0 ... 0 0 15 0 _. 0 0 16 0 ... 00 18 0 ... 19 0 16 0 _. 17 0 37 6 ... 40 0 576 .. 40 0 16 0 ... 17 0 . 16 0 ... 00 To Galveston To Mobile (no To New York To New Orleans To Pernandina (Florida) To Portsmouth (nominal)... To Savannah To MIN'S.IIII2.h (small cargo) —Ws. and 5 per cent. To Alexandria 255. GENERAL FREIGHTS. ..265. Oa. and 5 per cent. ..265. Od. And 5 per cent. Liverpool to Aden e. d. s. d. 48 oto 47 0 ~ Hong Kong Ditto from Wales 5O 0 to 52 CI Chump 6O oto 0 0 Ceylon : Iron 46 0 to 0 9 Bombay, do 0 0 to 0 0 from the Clyde Bombay : Coals Suez 62 6 to 0 0 Sydney or 1 Ai s ib, unie f £3 51. register ton. Singapore Galle Shanghai 5O 0 to 0 0 Ditto from Wales 55 oto 0 0 Calcutta: Salt without consignment 37 0 to 33 0 with ditto 4l 0 to 0 0 Calcutta : Iron, Engines, &c. Ditto, Coals Ascension, from Wales 23 0 to 0 0 Fernando Po, from Wales Callao Flag 07 . 40 0 LA.Verpool to plklao.dras Iron &c. 455 ., Clyde Stones lydesos., Cbu 3 sa s7s ll F 60 ran". ~ Wo . osun g o o r f d e e a r l s il, n 2 di s dischar ge Do. from Wale* Valparaiso I , 7o f r o t r h Coals 425. 6d. ge there or at a 455. Od. Liverpool to p 'C' ort al Liverpool to New York, Coals, full cargo . e 6d. to 35° ' °mall ships. t Difoulmain 755., Teak to U. i i , i l6 n e c;m oc i l iia & 5 per cent. Mira), option of Rangoon, Bassein, or lioulmaln 1. Continent, 80s. , to U. K. or Calcutta to with option of London. ~ Guano from Chiich.as to 1.7. K. or Continent, 695. Bombay to Liverpool or London, 475. to 501. We are indebted to Messrs. Taylor, Tipper, and Co., for the following rates of freight to the United States:— If Ss 21 II BOitoll. New York. Philadelphia. e. d. s. d. 12 6... 0 0 s. d. s. d. 14 0... 0 0 I. d. 1. d. 0 0...15- 0 Pig Iron, Barg, Rails, &c. Chemicals and Fine 1r0n..... Salt Dry Goods Hardware Earthenware Passengers p 0...15 0 eomin..l. 14 0...15 9 17 6... 0 0 nominal. 10 - 0.- 15 0 12 . 0 0 0.. 6 £4 Ls Od Gross. nominal. 10 0...17 6 0 0...12 6 0 0... 6 6 £4 Os Oci °roes. 0 - 0...20 0 20 0... 0 0 0 0... 8 0 £4 Od Grose. Baltimore. Charleston. S. d. s. d. s. s, s. d. 15 0... 0 0 15 0..: 0 0 0 0...17 6 nominal. 20 0... 0 0 20 0... 0 0 0 0... 8 0 £5 Os Nominal. New Orloans. s. d. s. d. = 0... 0 0 Pig Iron, Bars, t Rails &C •••• Chemicals and Fine Iron Salt . Dry Goads Hardware Earthenware Passengers 0 0...17 p 20 0...22 S nominal. 1 nominal. O 0...25 0 20 0...25 0 O 0,..25 0 0 0..,25 0 O 0... 7 e 7 0... S 0 £5 Os. Oros.. Oros'. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING. This being the day for the half-yearly balance tut the Bank of England, the transfer books were closed, and it was observed as a holiday at the Stock Exchange. In the absence of the members of the Stock Exchange, the Mining Market to-day was also of a holiday character, scarcely any business having been done. Tho LONDON COLONIAL PRODUCE MARKET to-day was generally inactive. SUGAR.—The public sales are prograsiug steadily to-day. Refined unaltered. currencies of this day se'nnight. Flour is also dull, but without any quotable difference in value. Beans maintain late prices. Oats support the late improvement in value, and Oatmeal is steady at our last quotations, though without activity in either article. Indian Corn is in limited request for Ireland this morning, and the transactions are at a decline of 6d to 9d per quarter. The pro vincial markets closed dull with the end of the past week ; the present opens with a slow trade at Mark-lane, and a reduction on British Wheat of is per quarter. This calm is the natural result of a return to mild and more genial weather affecting the disposition of consumers to continue operating, they having provided themselves to a fair extent with stock during the late rise. Though the temperature is much higher, the wind still inclines easterly, and the untoward character of the season hitherto, it • is feared, has much diminished our prospects of a productive Wheat crop this year. The Continental markets tend to advance, notwithstanding the relatively high range prevailing before. New York quotes dearer for both Wheat and Flour, a considerable quantity of the former taken for export, although at rates exhibiting no profit on our lately increased quotations, and freights have consequently advanced. Maize in better supply, and cheaper. We have no change to note here since Friday, and only a moderate business done in any article of the trade. The week's foreign imports consist chiefly of 9,837 quarters Wheat, 1,800 of which are from France, 3,700 from the East of Europe, 2,100 from Denmark and Mecklenberg, and 1,100 quarters from New York. Of Flour the supply of French is 11,157 sacks, and of American 1,028 barrels. The exports of Wheat to Ireland are 3,641 quarters, of Indian Corn 12,221 quarters, and of Flour 1,268 sacks. ARRIVALS AND EXPORTS From the 24th to the 30th April, 1860, inclusive. PROVINCIAL, &c., MARKETS, YESTERDAY. GLASGOW IRON.—Market quiet. No. 1,62 s to 62s 3d ; Warrants, 52s 10id to 533 ; No. 3,61 s 9d to 525. Shipped this week, 11,100 tons ; corresponding week last year, 12,100 tons. NEWCASTLE CATTLE Beef trade active, at full rates. Mutton trade is slow and dear. Lambs met with a dull inquiry, at prices varying from L 1 Os 6d to Ll 108 per. head. Pork in good demand, yet last week's rates are not maintained. Supplies—Beasts, 1,104 ; Sheep and Lambs, 3,540 ; Pigs, 716. Prices : Beasts, 6s to Ss 6d; Pork, 5s 6d to is 6d per stone ; Mutton, 8d to 84cl per lb. CORN MARKETS.—CORK : Barley, 19s to 20s; Oats, 14s 4d to 17 s 6d.-11fal. : Short supply of Wheat from farmers, but very little doing, at is to 2s per qr. decline. All descriptions of feeding corn is per qr. dearer.—LEEDS : The wheat trade is slow, and prices rather easier ; still factors are not disposed to press sales at any decline.—The market is effected by fine weather, and Wheat trade slow, at nominally Saturday's prices. Flour difficult to sell, but holders resisting decline. Malting Barley unsaleable ; grinding sorts not ;much inquired for. Oats quiet, but held at full rates. Beans and Peas in retail sale, at Saturday's prices. Weather warm and genial.—DrßLlN : Very few samples of farmers' Wheat offering : no alteration in prices. The supply of Oats is moderate, and the demand dull : to effect sales prices 3d to 6d per brl. lower. Little inquiry for Barley. Foreign Wheat neglected. A limited retail demand for Maize. Flour not inquired for . factors maintain prices, and bakers are unwilling to purchase. Weather splendid. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Under no circumstances can communications be inserted net accompanied by the author's real name and address, which are required, not necessarily for publication, but as a guar antee of good faith. 2tippitv 4uttl tigtn cr. Wind yesterday, S.E.; at Holyhead, calm April O. Urgent, Towell Arica Loyal, Lebtane ...Flacotalpan Arcadia (ss), Clare, Alexandria Masonic, Goodall Jersey Louise, West Marseilles Commodore Smyrna Zeemeeuw, Brutcke ...Messina Leader, Bate Havre Orient, Clain .tettin Susanna, Here• ...Amsterdam Susan, iiing Myra Sarah Williams, Williams, Rotterdam Ville de Bordeaux, Gauber,, Gertrudis,Aldamar, Santander Eclipse, Defrage Ostend Nile, Loynes Rotterdam Carthagena, Bibby Huelva Cistus, Ainsworth ...Pomaron Bud, Hammer ...Monte Video Pheenix, Iluiper Antwerp Crescent, Guard Charente May 1. Caroline - Chincta s Borland Cardenas Warlock, Dobson, Alexandria Le Coq, Degrave Peraaron S. V. Maria, Torres, Santander Hortense Antwerp Nanies !Al'. April 30. ,tnowdon, Robinson, Newfoundland Sarawak, Vaughan Quebec Alfred, Yabsley Marseilles Alfred, Macoduck Ocean Home,Noble,Melbourne Livingston, Williims, Apalachicola Nelson, Walls Quebec 11fay 1. Wyke Regis, Brown Quebec Hillechina Yoa, Lever.. Narva Norm e, Johnson ...Charleston Britannia, Dutch ...Aspinwall Engelina, Smith ...Petersburg H. Cook, Morgan, St John, NB Wild Horse, Shaw Halifax Generox,Echeva ta, Barcelona Mischief, Dawe, San Sebastian FOREIGN PORTS. • Nemesis (ss), and Wm. France (ss), both henceat Bordeaui. Hannah, Purvis, hence at Zurick Zee. Vrnndschap, Miller, hence at Venice. Gleaner, Sutherland, hence at Copenhagen. Ironsides (ss), from Foo-choo at Ascension. Bellaires, and Blanchc Moore, both from Calcutta at Ascension. Marathon, Dl'Arthur, hence at Constantinople. Euphrates (ss), Reed; and Pactolus (ss), Carroll, botb hence at Gibraltar. SPOKEN. Sagamore, bound W., April 24, off Cape Clear. Anna Dorothea, of Liverpool, bound N.W. Mar. 31 16 5... 5 W, Armada, New Orleans for Liverpool, April 7 27 N... 65 W. Ayrshire. Aden for Belize, Jan. 11 l7 5...42 E. Bertha, hence, bound S.W. by W., April 24 43 N... 14 W. City of Manchester (as), bound W., April 21 50 N... 17 W. Cranston, hence for Maranham, April 24 43 N.. 14 W. Dennis Brundritt, hence, April 24 . Lady Westmoreland, of Liierpool, March 31 27 N... 80 W. Madras, New Orleans for Liverpool, March 31 27 N... 80 W. Negotiator, bound S., March 14 Olinda, outward bound, April 19 49,N...10 W. Rosina, bound west, April IS 48 N... 21 W. Sea Itange, hence for San Franciso, Jan. 17 Valiant, Feb. 23 2O 5... 1 W, Waban, Bombay for London, Feb. 1 28 5...33 E. Yorkshire, bound W., April 14 47 N... 31 W. OUTPORTS. Asia (ss), hence at Queenstown for New York. Pacific, from Dunkirk at Dublin. DEAL, May 1.---Arrived and passed : Orontes, from London to Barbadoes ; Soke, London to Trieste; Malerna Senesto, St. Croix to Copenhagen; Amber Nymph, Dominica to Lon don ; Eliza Thomas, Danzic to westward ; J. T. Lovett, London to Boston; Albemarle, London to Ceylon ; St. Vernon, London to Richibucto. _ Gruysszin, May 1.---Arrived: Codrington, from Antigua ; Maria, Philadelphia; Ocean, Tarragona ; William and Mary, Malaga ; Christine, Gottenburg ; Amber Nymph, Dominica. Sailed : Vimeria, for Sydney ; Clara Hecklan, Rio Janeiro ; Ennuis Banfleld, Cape of Good Hope; Persia, Auckland. FALMOUTH, May 1.---Arrived : Emilia, Taccarino, from Ter mini • ' Marvel, Tago, Smyrna ; Azoff, Barrick, Mauritius ; Constants, Mamo, Niayaquiz ; Fantazie, Dram, Bahia; Test, Baker, Valencia; Eolo, Caflero, Gallipoli; Conciliator, Has tings, Odessa ; Ebling, Beneto, Constantinople •, Augusta, Maresca, Gioga; Die Strahlan, Damlo, Havannah •, Maude, Pearson, Odessa; Wm. Harper, Enlerson, Odessa; Susannah, Hansen, Havannah; Oock o' the Walk, Sherris, St. Michael's Dankbarheid, Kooi, Palermo; Prins Carl, Bergstrom, Bahia; 0 : iffart Batavia vi; S St. is, ;IL. Earl n u i a or s ri , or , D f lu u r i orn c h: a Architect, Putnam, Sulina ; Lunaria, Edwards, Alexandria. Leghorn. Trolle, Wandahl, GaarNacs, May 1.---Arrived : Augusta Louise, from Dun- H G rn i a' r v g ßa e enn n a Y ti a . 'hL; BELFAST, May 1.---Arrived : Julia, and Hermia, from Bayonne ; Immanuel, Alto Jesoph Celestin, Bordeaux ; Elziena Geerordia, Bayonne "; CivElmwrovrx, May 1.---Awed • Trisculo, Parabia; Conservatore Enterprise, from Rouen ; and Falmouth, to Cork. of,, La Rochelle, Vikingen, Cavalla Sover, Mobile; Malta, manilla. Sailed n . 11a, Pa . sorean; Mary . Hamilton Gray, for Eastport ; Amor, Liverpool. MARITIME EXTRACTS. _ LIV„ • ERPOOL, May 1 Bahi,na (sa), from Bombay at Lisbon f or Liverpool, I. machinery daniaged. w The Lincolnshire, Roe, from Melbourne for London, landed mails and passengers at Falmouth. Wrxfoan, May 1: The Neptune, Bartlett, New Orleans to Liverpool, is on the Burrow of Ballyteague ; cargo likely to be itved. The following extraordinary cures, without medicine, of in digestion Idyspepaia), flatulency, constipation, nervous, bilious, and liver complaints, cough, asthma. consumption, and debility, effected by Vu Barry's delicious Health-restoring Ravalenta Arabica Food, are not the least remarkable. Case No. 54,816, from the Rev. James T. Campbell, syderstone Rectory, near Fakenham Rectory, Yorfolk. Gentlemen,—l have long known and appreciated the virtues of Dußarr particularlythenw o r d s when affected, I consider it the best of all remedies.—Jas. T. Campbell. Certificate No 36418. In our pr s lctice we have been enabled to appreciate the virtues of Du Barry's Food. In its effect on chronic dyspepsia (indigestion), nervousness, cons ti p ation, diezrlia, on bilious and liver complair:3, cough, asthma, debility, lied incipient consumption, we dud it the safest remedy. Dr Ure, M.D, F.R.S.; Dr Harvey; D r fr i g ht ; Dr Shorland ; Dr Campbell. Packed, with full instructions, in tins at le 2d; lib, 2s 9d ; 21b, 4a 6d ; 51b, Ils ; 121 b. 22s ; family canister, 241 b, 40s. Super refined quality, 5 lb, 22e ; / 0 lb, 335. The 10 lb, 121 b, and 241 b canisters are sent carriage free, on receipt of post office order, by Barry Du Barry & Co, 77, Regent-street, London ; Fortnum Masop & Co, 182, Picca dilly, Londwa, and through all Grocers and Chemists. Agents in this district :---Nixon & Thew, 1, Castle-street ; T. Low ; J. Kirkus ; Forsyth ; F. G. Jones, 5, Paradise-street ; R. Sumner &Co ; H. S. Alpaca ; E. Pearson & Son ; J. Oliver W. Cross ; Sharp, Higgins, & Co ; Clay & Abraham, 37, Bold-street ; Evans, tops dr Co.; wholesale agents; John Beynon; Thompson ei Capper; J. Strawson, dr.iggist ; G. Bramwell & Son; C. Bromlosv, 1, London - road; Isaac Woo4ville, tea dealer; Raimes Co., wholesale druggists •, F. 111tavoley, druggist, Price-street; T. D. Walker, Ranelagh-street •J. Howell, 72, Dale-street ; Hingston, druggist , Bold-street ; Grace & Kelk ; G. Barber, 21, Great George - street, Birkenhead; Fore, druggist; J, Cmdlcr ;J. Dutton; J, E. Hargraves; sandQrs & Co. THE DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1860. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE. ECCLESIASTICAL , COLLEGIATE, AND SCRO usiaIIia.PREFEICNIENTS & APPOINTMENTS. e4 . .',George Samuel, M.A., Hatfield's Hall, Durham, to Manchester C. • Brendpn, Rev. William' Edward, to Stretford R., Manchester :„ val. £l5O witlrresidence. •De Burgh, Rev. M. T. (Vicar of Naas, Kildafe), to be a Rural Dem - Kitehing, Rev. William Vistirin, M.A., St. John's College, Cambridge;-to GreatFinborough V., Suffolk, val. £130: pat. Bishop of Norwich,' .Lawrence, Rev. Philip Newman, M.A., Queen's College, Cam \bridge, to the Mastership of Leek Grammar School, Stafford 'bird. Nutting, Rev. George Horatio, 8.A., Trinity Hall, Cambridge,' to Sherfield-oil-Lodou R., Hants : val. £544 with residence. Pitcher, Rev. Amos William, to Holy Trinity C., Salford, Manchester. Pott, Rev. Alfred, M.A., Magdalene College, Oxford (Rector of East Hundred), to Abingdon Deanery Rural, dio. Oxford. Wilson, Rev. Edward, to Holy Trinity C., Bolton-le-Moors, ' Lancashire. - • • - • BENEFICES AND APPOINTMENTS VACANT. ' DEANERY RURAL. Ludlow, dio. Hereford : Rev. T. Underwood, dec. Newark (No. 1), dio. Lincoln: Rev. J. Mayor, dec. RECTORIES. Clippesby. Norfolk : dio. Norwich : val. £250: pat. Rev. H. J. Muskett : Rev. W. Colby, dec. Collingham, South, Notts : dio. Lincoln : val. £4lB with resi _ deuce: pat. Bishop of Peterborough : Rev. J. Mayor, dec. Dogmerstield, Hants : dio. Winchester : val. £3Bl with resi dence : pat. Lady St. John Mildmay : Rev. C. Dyson, dec. Everdon, Northamptonshire : dio. Peterborough : val. £465 : With residence : pat. Eton College : Rev. J. It. Green, dec. Kennerley, Devon : dio. Exeter : val. £145 with residence : Mts. Governors of Crediton Charity : Rev. W. 0. Tripp, dec. Kildale, co. and dio. York : val. £120: pat. Mrs. Livesey : Rev. T. Todd, dec. Warsop, Notts : dio. Lincoln : val. £1,020 with residence : pet. Sir W. Fitz Herbert, Bart.: Rev. A. Fitzllerbert, deo. VICARAGES. Diddlebury, w. Westhope, D.C., Salop: dio. Hereford : val. £358 with residence : pats. D. and C. of tiereford : Rev. T. Underwood, dee. North-Holme w. Langford P.C., Notts : dio. Lincoln : val. £B4: pats. Trinity College, Cambridge : Rev. J. Mayor, dec. Streatley, Berks : dio. Oxford : vat £250 with residence : pat. Bishop of Oxford : Rev. J. R. Burgess, prom. Worldham, East, Hants : dio. Winchester: val. £142: pats, Magdalene College, Oxford : Rev. T. Lowndes, dec.. PERPETUAL CURACIES. Tisted, West; Hants.: dio. Winchester : val. £5B with resi dence : pats. Magdalene College, Oxford : Rev. T. Lowndes, dec. CURACIES. Ancoats, St. Andrew, Lancashire : dio. Manchester. Boyne Hill, Berks : dio. Oxford : stipend £lOO. Birkenhead, St. Anne : co. and dio. Chester. 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PER ANNUM, INCLUDING COPY OF " THE DAILY TIMES " DELIVERED FREE. gusiutss pirectorg. THE DAILY TIMES OFFICE, 3, BRUNSWICK-STREET. STEAM PRINTING WORKS, 40, LEIGII-STREET, LIVERPOOL. SOUTH LANCASHIRE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION CONSTITUTIONAL ASSOCIATION, HOPE-BUILDINGS, 39A, SOUTH CASTLE-STREET. EVERY INFORMATION IN REFERENCE TO REGISTRATION, AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO THE CONSERVATIVE CAUSE, mAy in OBTArnD ON APPLICATION AT TILE ABOVE OFFICE. F. SHAND, Chairman. J. S. BRANCH, Secretary- HIGH WATER, THIS DAY, AT LIVERPOOL. ' Hour. Height. Moasnro Bh. 35m.116ft. Oin. EvzNixo 9h. Ini. y 15ft. Lin. Ctt Pak) blues. WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 1860. frequently a mere misunderstanding, by seeking each other's lives by one of the deadliest of human devices. A boxer is. "S.- . man who fights with his fists"—with' what nature herself has provided, him to fight with—if fight, at any time, he must. And if fighting be an evil—which certainly' we acknowledge it is, and more espe cially fighting in personal combat, and for per sonal objects—to fight with his fists were assu redly the least evil in such a case—immeasurably less than' to fight with swords, or daggers, or pistols. We cannot but agree, therefore, with the Saturday Review, that at anyrate the popular preference for the bravery and pluck of SAYERS and HEENAN to the so-called heroism of such an one as ORSINI, is a gain to civilisation. "If you were to inquire throughout England," says our sober-minded contemporary, ." you would find that, wherever you got among men of active habits, hardy frames, and ready courage, there existed a disposition to uphold prize -fighting. If you lOoked along ,the front of a regiment on parade, and picked out the smartest soldier you could see there, you would discover by a few questions that he took an intelligent interest in the battle for the champion's belt." And nothing could be more natural, if not also more reason able than this. Courage, even physical courage, must of necessity interest and concern the cou rageous. For they are those who think - of a man as BEN JONSON did, that— • " His'valour is the salt t' his other virtues : They're all unseason'd without it." So that there is a good deal of propriety in the remark, that " it is one way of dealing with this widespread taste for boxing to deny its general existence, and to discourage and denounce its manifestations. Another, perhaps a better way, is to endeavour to regulate and improve a practice which we cannot extirpate." Since we have only to look around us to see, that "nothing is more certain than that the passion for sports which many worthy people call coarse and brutal and barbarous is a principal characteristic of the classes from which the ranks of the British army are chiefly drawn." If we regard it as a popular pastime, it is true, we have it presented to us in another and a somewhat different aspect ; though still as involv ing many of those by no means censurable ad j inlets and manifestations to which' we have been adverting. But then, in this view of the subject, it is to be borne in mind that the people must have their sports and pastimes ; and if society will not take care to prepare them for what is rational and refined, they will naturally become addicted to such as are of an opposite character. Nor is boxing by any means one of the worst of that character,—very far from it. It is a manly diver sion, and one that may be useful as an art, as well as amusing as a sport. The working classes, above all, are surely entitled to their recreations ; and these will ever be the 'most acceptable to them as diversions and pleasures. The masses, we say, who toil day by day, and all day long, with but too little relief, have a right to their enjoyments. We only wish they had more of them, and of a better kind than they have. But, as Dr. JOHNSON justly remarks, " the public pleasures of far the greater part of mankind are counterfeit. Very few carry their philosophy to places of diversion, or are very careful to analyse their enjoyments. The general condition of life is so full of misery, that we are glad to catch delight without inquiring whence it comes, or by what power it is bestowed." LATEST NEWS. [BY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH.I SARDINIA. TURIN, April 30. Count Cavour and M. Lauti will go to-morrow to Bologna to meet the King. The rumour that the frigate Governolo had been insulted by a Neapolitan vessel is denied. The assembling of the Chambers is to be adjourned until after the fete in commemoration of the establishment of the Constitution. The treaty of the 24th of March will be discussed after the boundaries of the states have been regu lated with France. . FRANCE. It is said that the Dowager-Empress of Russia is to come to Paris with the Emperor and Empress of the French, on their return from Nice, and that she is to pass the summer at the Palace of Fontainbleau. HUNGARY. The newly-appointed Austrian general com manding in Hungary, has issued a proclamation, announcing that he will oppose with firmness and decision any attempts to disturb the minds of the people by demonstrations. ITALY. Annexionist agents throughout Venetia are busily occupied in exciting an insurrection in favour of Victor Emmanuel. A Genoa paper publishes an address to the Italians, signed by General Lamoriciere and Mezzini, dated in the year 1853, advocating an universal republic. A committee has been formed at Milan to receive subscriptions for the Sicilian insurrection. It is said that M. Louis Veuillot is about to edit a new journal in the French language at Rome. GERMANY. The Chamber of Deputies of Nassau have adopted unanimously, with the exception of five votes, a resolution, requesting the Government to abstain from concluding a concordat, or any con vention of the kind, with the Holy See, and to regulate the relations between the Roman Catho lic Church and the State, by means of a bill according the widest liberty of conscience. BRAZIL. LISBON, April 30. The Royal Mail Steam-packet Company's ship Magdalena has arrived with dates from Rio Janeiro to the Pith April. No political news of importance. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. Exchange on London firm, at 25` ; -; on Paris, 382 to 384; on Hamburg, 730 to 735, on which places the Magdalena brings drafts amounting respectively to £490,000, 3,200,000 francs, and 200,000 mares. Coffee : good first, 6450 to 6600 rein. Stock 100,000 bags. The exports of coffee since the departure of the last mail amount to 104,274 bags, which is made up as follows :—The United States, 54,215 bagsi; the Channel, 9,038 bags ; Havre, 18,750 bags ; Marseilles, 16,014 bags ; Mediterranean, 6,257 bags. Freight was quoted at 30s. AUSTRIA. It is currently reported at Paris that the Emperor of Austria thinks of abdicating, in order that the Archduke Maximilian may become Regent, with a federative system throughout the empire, and a revival o all old franchises. POLAND. The official gazette of the kingdom of Poland publishes a ukase of the Emperor Alexander, which extends to the inhabitants of that country on the occasion of the majority of the heir apparent pardow , , as regards confiscation of moperty, inflicted on those who took part in the insurrection of 1833. This act of clemency is highly approved of in Poland. SICILY. The participation of a number of monks of La Granga in the late insurrection at Palermo is accounted for by the fact that they were false brothers—revolutionary agents recruited by Mazzini. They completely succeeded in deceiv ing the prior, and assumed the ecclesiastical habit a year since, with a view to excite an insurrection. THE REFORM BILL. The Globe announces that there is not the slightest foundation for the assertion that a com promise has been agreed upon between the Government and the Opposition respecting the Reform Bill. The Globe, remarking on the attempts making to overthrow the bill by pro longed discussion, says that it is high time that some decided step should be taken to put a stop to these delays. The opponents of the measure are reminded that, under no circumstances likely to arise consequent on the bill becoming law, is a dissolution of Parliament likely before December, 1861. SPAIN. PARIS, I \[ay 1. The .Patrie and Pays of this evening state that despatches have been received from Spain, con firming the statement of the Count Montemolin and his brothers having proposed to recognise the sovereignty of Queen Isabella. THE FRENCH FUNDS. PARIS, May 1. 3 30 P.M.—The Funds have been rather heavy, with the exception of Northern Railway Shares, for which there has been a great demand. Reutes for the May account opened 71f, and closed 70f 85c, or about the same as yesterday. TURKEY. CONSTANTINOPLE, April 30. The Journal de Constantinople officially denies a statement which has appeared in the Gazette de Genoa, to the effect that steps had been taken by Piedmont to obtain from the Porte the recogni tion of the annexation of Central Italy. The Duke de Brabant left, to-day, for Venice, in an English steamer, which was offered to him by Sir Henry Bulwer. AUSTRIA. VIENNA, May 1. The Weiner Zeitung, of to-day, publishes an autograph letter of the Emperor, dated the 29th ult., containing the following appointments to the dignity of extraordinary Councillors of State for life :—Archbishop Rourroher, Prince Adolph Schwartzerberg, General Francis, Prince von Lichtenstein, Prince Vicenz von Aurersberg, Count Hartig, General Haller, Count Apponyi, Field- Marshal Lieutenant Degenfeld, Baron Sokesevito. The Emperor's letter also contains 38 appoint ments of extraordinary temporary Councillors of State, among which are the following. Hungirian gentlemen :—Vay, Mayloth, Somsich, Biergon aster, Toparcar. Also, the following Bohemian gentlemen :—Clam, Martinez, Albert Nuslitz, and the President of the Chamber of Commerce, Trenkler. And the following Lombardo-Venetian gentlemen :—Count Moncenigo and Baron Zigno. The same journal publishes an Imperial decree, dated 22nd ult., in execution of paragraph 4 of the Imperial papers for the settlement of Hungarian Protestant affairs. This decree orders that the branch of the ministry of public worship which is to consist, of evangical co-religionists, shall be established immediately. All questions relating to Protestant religions and scholastic matters in other provinces, are also to be referred to this branch of the ministry, which will provisionally consist of three councillors, who are already appointed. THE INSURRECTIONARY MOVEMENT IN NAPLES. GENOA, May 1. Advices have been received from Naples to the 28th ultimo, which state that the Electries had arrived at Naples from Palermo, bringing families of the military. The insurgents were meditating an attempt on Palermo. A column, which left Messina on the 20th ultimo, was engaged in a serious combat with the insurgents on the 21st and 22nd, at Galuti, which town was destroyed. The Royal troops fell back upon Messina. Another column under the command of General Leticia had left Palermo, in order to subdue Trapani. It was supported by two frigates. , .MARSEILLES, May 1. Letters from Naples to the 24th ult. state that the news of a peaceful character had been received from Sicily contradicting that which had arrived by way of Turin. . _ _ MARSEILLES, April 30. Letters from Naples to the 28th inst. confirm that Carini had been taken by assault, after three days' fighting. The town had suffered greatly. The government states that only a few hundred insurgents remain to be pursued. Letters affirm, however, that the supplies of provisions to the town had been often intercepted. The recent struggles had caused great excitement. The details are still contradictory. PAPAL STATES. RONE (via Marseilles), April 28. Prince Chigi, colonel of the Papal Guard, had tendered his resignation, in 'order to take service as a simple' gunner. General Lamoriciere will return to Rome on the 2nd of May. LETTER FROM LOUIS NAPOLEON. TO. MESSRS. MAPPIN BROTHERS, CUTLERS The following' copy of a letter, addressed to Messrs. Mappin Brothers, of Sheffield, and King William-street, London, who had presented. .4 hunting knife to the Emperor Napoleon, has been received at Mr. Reuter office : Cabinet of the Emperor, Palace of the Tuileries, April 16th. Gentlemen,—The Emperor accepts with pleasure the hunting knife which you have presented to him. It is indeed, as you say, a real masterpiece of its kind, and his Majesty has deservedly praised it. The offer was the more agreeable to him, as the treaty of commerce seems to have inspired the. idea. This treaty, you are right in believ ing with him, to whom you attribute the happy initia tive. will strongly contribute to increase the relations and to draw closer the bonds of friendship between the two great nations who march at the head of civilisation andindustry, receive, therefore, gentlemen, in the name of the Emperor, the thanks which I congratulate myself on being the interpreter. Rely, gentlemen , upon my distinguished consideration—the Secretary of the Emperor, Chef du Cabinet.--Signed, MOCQTYARD. To Messrs. Mappin Brotheri, cutlers, ; Sheffield and London. 'On Saturday the French Legislative body discussed, for the first time, the new commercial treaty between England and France. The protectionists spoke out, but they are in a minority. The Cape Argus says—" Another unwel come v i s i tor was landed here in the person of a certain Donna Lola Fernandez, who seems to have figured at the London police courts and elsewhere. She was en rot to to Hone Kong, and the general wish is that she had been allowed to continue her journey; indeed, it is said to be the intention of the Government to send her on. It is a question of identity which nobody here can settle. So for me.' ACCIDENT TO THE DUKE OF HAMILTON. -- We are sorry to learn that the Duke of Hamilton met with an accident on Friday night, by which his grace has fractured his leg. It appears that the noble duke, after having dined with a few friends, left his residence in Arlington-street to take a walk before retiring to reit. In crossing Piccadilly, between Dover-street and Ber keley-street, in stepping on to the pavement his foot slipped, and his grace fell, and sustained a fracture of the right leg just above the ankle. The noble duke was immediately conveyed to his mansion, and Dr. Ferguson and Mr. W. Ferguson, the emi n ent surgeon, were soon in attendance, and the exeent of 'the injhry ascertained. His grace passed a good night pu Saturday, and is going on favourably, IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT• HOUSE OF LO EiDS.-YESTERDAY. Lord LYNDIIURAT called attention to the state of the nant reserve, and asked from the Ministers a statement of its Pre' sent condition and probable progress. It appeared that foreigners were better acquainted w ith th e state of our neal, than we were ourselves. Since th e grea t continental wa r our navy had been comparatively n e gl ec t e d , an d i t was only-from-fromalarm at the great efforts of F rance t h at our GOWN)" meat at last roused itself f rom i ts sup i neness. He cone — pared the British with the F renc h nava l force, conten ding that at present Qur own scarcely exceeded that of our rivals. After enumerating the possessions in which it was necessary we should maintain cur supremacy at sea, he observed that ge: disaster in the Channel could be repaired by France, but it , would be ruinous to England. Th e coun t ry could n o t r eel' 3 satisfied while matters remained in their present position. 1 quoted the authority of succeeding Lords of the Admiralty !° show the difficulty of manning our fleet without resorting W. impressment, observing that if such was the difficulty now, A' would it be tenfold greater in time of emergency. The Coln' mission had recommended the formation of a reserve of 30,000 men. Yet, according to the rate at which they were noW', going on, it would take ten years to complete the number. The regulations under which the sailors were to enter the reserve were so numerous and complex that a lawyer could not master them ; how, then, could they expect a common sailor to comprehend them. If he himself were of the proper age, and disposed to enter the navy, his fliet step would be to call in a respectable conveyancer, and get him to prepare an abstract. He reprobated the efforts of political economists to keep down the expenditure of the army and navy in the vain hope of a perpetual alliance with France. The Duke of SOMERSET trusted that it would not be sup posed, from the speech of the noble lord, that the pre sent Government had reduced the naval strength of the country. During the last eight months more men had been employed at the dockyards than during any previous, period, not excepting that of the great continental war. Exclu sive of block ships or sailing vessels, we had afloat 50 ships of the line, 30 frigates, 17 corvettes, 88 sloops, and 28 smaller vessels ; 24 special gunboats, and 350 ordinary gunboats. The French had 33 ships of the line and 8 building, 38 frigates and 12 building, and about 140 sloops. As to our naval reserve, the coast guard now numbered 6,862 men, and it had been proposed to .increase- it to 12,000; but it would be a great mistake to draft new men into a reserve which sailors were accustomed to consider as their own special destination. The Naval Coast Guard Volunteers amounted to 7,000, and were, according to all reports, in a state of the highest efficiency. It was true that there were as yet but 1,000 men in the naval reserve, but the scheme had as yet scarcely come into operation. The actual available reserve at the present moment was 14,850 men. As for the regulations they referred to different classes; and all that applied to the common seamen could be comprised in a single sheet of paper. He concluded by praising the high spirit of the navy, which, however it might show itself dissatisfied with petty expeditions, would never be found wanting upon great occasions. After a short further conversation the subject dropped, and lieir lordships adjourned at five minutes to eight. HOUSE OF COMMONS.-YESTERDAY. The Speaker took the chair at four o'clock. Mr. FENWICIE asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is prepared to lay upon the table of the House the correspondence that has taken place between tier Majesty's and other governments with reference to the aboli tion of the Stade toll, and whether he will state the exact position of that question. Lord JOHN RUSSELL said that negotiations were new in pia• grese, and he could not at present produce the papers. Sir S. NORTHCOTE asked the Secretary to the Treasury whe then the Commission of Inquiry at the Post-offlee has tertia nated its labouis, or has been dissolved, and if so, for what purpose Mr. LAINO said that the inquiry was suspended for a short time, but nat concluded. •In reply to Mr. S. Fitzgerald, Lord Joux RUSSELL said that the Conference relative to Savoy had not been postponed, as no time had yet been Sze& for its assembling. Sir C. NAPIER moved that an humble address be presento to her Majesty, expressing the regret of this house that instead of a reserve of 7,000 men, contemplated by the Han - king Commission, there only exists 6,862 coast-guard men. including officers, 190 district ships' companies, 1,400 revenue men and 600 cruisers' men, and 5,000 or 6,000 coast volunteers not to be depended upon ; and as a vote of this House has unani. mously decided that the report of the Manning Commission ought to be can - led Gilt, the House prays her Majesty will rife directions that the coast guard should be completed to 12,000 seamen, as recommended by the commission, ready to be placed in efficient ships at the several ports, instead of the present block ships, thus constituting a reserve 'of ten' sail of the line ready for any emergency. That the number of navel " volunteers (now under 1,000) should be completed as soon as . possible, and the other recommendations of the commissio. complied with ; and the House is also of opinion that at , , bounty for able seamen ought not to have been lowerc4 4 cal the number wanted was complete. - Sir J. ELPRINSTONE seconded the motion. Lord C. Pas= was willing to allow all due credit to the , motion of Sir C. Napier ; but he had adopted a course Ile' questionably injurious to the public service, He could not consent to the motion, based, as it was, upon- evident miser prehension that the duty of the coati guard 'volunteers was to defend our coasts ; and he felt persuaded that before long they would muster in sufficient force to fulfil all the expeetatione which had been formed of them. The royal naval volunteers amounted already to 1,000 men, and the coast guard volunteers to upwards of 7,000; and the men were : coming in freely and fast. The training of boys for the naval service, admitted tott - all sides to be a matter of the utmost importance, .was likewise progressing satisfactorily 8,000 boys were now in the several schools. In the Channel fleet there were only 100 petty officers short of the compliment, and 226 able seamen. The Mediterranean fleet was in a yet better condition. He defended the reduction of the bounties given to seamen, on the ground that it was an unwholesome practice, good only for the moment, but productive of mischief in the end. Sir J. PAKINGTON admitted that the bounty system ws• exceptional, though there were times when it was necessary He was well pleased that the Admiralty were able to reduce it at present. He further admitted that Of motion ought not to be agreed! t o , an d expressed satisfaction at the statement they had• just heard *o_lll the Secretary to the Admiralty at the measures taken f9 r the training of boys, and at the steps taken for carrying ou t the recommendations of the Royal Commissian. Sir M. SEYMOVR, after adding his own 'need of praise to the statement of the noble lord, referred to the many 'cone' mical measures of the present time, allot which increased GO difficulty of finding seamen for the navy. Mr. CORRY likewise expressed his satisfaction at the Prr gress made by the coast-guard volunteers, but at the smut ,. time had more trust in the regular reserve than in tb le body, which only received a retaining fee. Re thettglat that 4,000 men in reserve ought always to be retained at the docks. The marines likewise furnished au admirabl e reserve, and he hoped that in next year's estimates full - provision would be made for an efficient force of marines' From all these sources they would have no difficulty in find's; an ample supply of m.n in tin.. of He defended Os naval volunteers from the charge of inefficiency brought against them ; they were most able and willing, and as per" fectly competent to their especial task of defending our coasts as any body of seamen in existence. Sir S. Pacatu. and Admiral Watcorr, entering into TariotlO technical objections on the present management of the nail► made suggestions as to their reform. The latter urged on P i . , Admiralty the duty of establishing training ships for bays -4t all the chief ports in the kingdom. Sir B. VERICEY urged the policy of keeping the crews together attee the ships had been paid off. Mr. BENTINCK thought that Sir C. Napier had done good vice in his exertions to enforce the grievance of the marl 01 ; the House, .but recommended him to withdraw his preseu` motion. He objected to the discontinuance of the Wont) ? .; .before the number of men was complete. reference tall''' . coast guard the money they saved to the country in the cours e of the year was enormous. , Sir C. NAPIER replied, and withdrew his motion. Mr. PFEL, as chairman of the Berwick Election Committee, moved an address for a commission of enquiry into the bribe 4; committed at that election, and that the concurrence of Lurds be requested in presenting 8114 address. He &ti died the circumstances adtttletd lr • :bre the committee, which led 1 0 the conclusion that bribery had been committed. The enqu before the 'committee was incomplete, and it was only vial!: to the extent necessary for the Purposes of the petition, an: it was for the House to decid e w h e th er i t would earn' il l " Enquiry any further into the state of a borough long notori/ for corruption.. It was only by the issue o f a comm i n i on th the deeply-rooted habits of the voters could be eradicate d ; 1" He did not anticipate that the enquiry wou ld b e either lose' expensive, as the place was not large, nor the circumetuse ° complicated. • Mr. D. C. MAJORIBAHRB, one o f • th e mem b ers for - the, • des • borough, said that he had stood under an express declare , — , that he would not spend a single s hilli ng i n any corrupt .et? • that pledge he had strictly kept, nor had he beerievin sie l ;7 l to break it. His elections had cost him, in each case, e 0 " — i s moderate sums. Berwick had, d ur i ng t h e l ast year, it - very sorely tried, and not fairly' mud ; still, he should leu 'e his duty to vote for the motion, satisfied that the 010" i ' stances would, so far as he was concerned, bear the eee investigation. erte Mr. M'CAULAT said that the result of eac h commission hi.th _. issued to various boroughs had been to chew the existes c le. .extensive bribery in such boroughs. The present case 'o' t he - ferent. The petition did not Impute bribery to any agent : t ee sitting members, but asked from the seat by striking " re" ) poll the names of those who received bribes. There was ,i so receipt to suppose that the acts of bribery e x t en d e db e y on d the of a few bribes from a singlenerson, and he did to ts . -the curiosity country should be tut to the expense of satisfying t h e auriosity of the committee as to an unproved allegat l 9B existence of more extensive corruption. ed • that Lord ROBERT CECIL said that it had not heenftre eanai e i," the person offering the bribe was. riot an age fer n: i ; e ru its p p re tio vai n en w * as date. He thought that all the machinery ev dent in the place which wee anresuraPttt t i ou , whi c h we e I Mr. E. James like w i se supported; the opposed by Mr. Lougfield. comm issions had .bn of' Mr. COLLIER said that previous __, corrupt i on essential service, and that the Bleotesm cien from the r r ctunitte. had drawn its most important In!, °r commissions reP9 4% .. ' Hitherto they had always Ihey now retre.se4 th e i r ° ih t es, report of the committee, audit MONTAODI ‘ 414 " C ' not sufficient to for they would never have:e ao t ot h u e a r il t zr o ... mmi tw , oi saion n;remieb . ;:cif : sitting tional case, es there tw tirohabilitl, w o uld legal .• borough. Th e e ., en_ _ justife the commis :' si d oo l l i c in w e g to nothing., a o ic f a, br i lbe_ a ry • • )fir. Biloxi. was in ‘e _ „ opinions a mem be rs. a • to take the of the committee, and support '." &do n i f it did no t • issue they would be in a worse position than if the Corrup t Practices Act had never passed. He beli eved that great had reselted from previous commissions, speeei ug t e am own knowledge in the case of Wakefield. Mr. result, e x cept neall oppessosedexpense . the co ninlisal on, ea leading t° 1/0 / The Aeroezrev-Gxxxxwe pretested • the question, when taken on the against the looi sier / f e r , advocated the comrais , ioA, addita understanding that Its report wo d gr be o ac un t d eil o won f ex . pe u nt e es pi . eas ,,..., t , there ought to be a • himself as fair as his own office Was concerned to take all P° sible measures to give it due.eeeeet, After some further discuss o Mr. JIMMY declared that the commission won.— ro t in no r th in in a g e . ran N it o; Id end 4 / 1 . t ° O l3l Y 'Pere eommissioners in the habit a g pcccant did nothing a ga i ns witnesses, but the House aft t se who were roved to be guilty. Lord PALMERSTONtho declared that p he could not bel.eve tbit the House wculd hesitate at a case of such notorious. and corruption. He denied that the commission would lea to no result. Tlae mere exposure of 'gross delinquency w au he act as a preventive to future offences. The Hon es * o int insisted, would shrink from it s d uty if it refused to a PP this commission. Mr. - Witrrzstot inquired why th e Att orney - G e ne r al ru ed silent in the similar case of t h e G a l wayelect i on. That le_ l '„ fu r • gentleman had promised m uc h f or t h e f uture, b ut said n°, , 11 - 04 0 as to the past. The pra c ti ca l quest i on was, i f th i s conint. s would have more imp or t an t consequences t h an its predecessor , which had no consequences. f th e sir G. Lewis, adveiting to an observation that one persons implicated in the Wakefield case had been returne d magistrate for th e b oroug h , sa id th at i f the a ll eg ation proved against such person, he would be removed fro m commission. Mr. S. EMT COURT was f avo urabl e t o the i ssu i ng of the4Orci; mission, and hoped that it would show forth the tours s ho uld • they ought to pursue inconseque nce o f i ts inquiriee - t coo these lead to no result, it would b e use l ess to aPfAhl missions in future. The motion was then aereed motion t the mu- Mr. PEEL followed up this motion by another, the the emu direct the prosecution of one of the witnesses befo re mittee for eeetury. . . . This motion was also agreed to. • . Mr. CARDWELL Oblalled IeRVB to introduce a bill for t aking the census of Ireland. The committee oo military organisation was n amed, ° the motion of lif t , B. Herbert. goli" • 'es The house th en Wen t into committee on the Attorin , citori, and Certificated Conveyancers Bill. The house a dj our ned at aye minutes past one o'clock. of tb to ‘ll sa C uy fore for ber the ttg Of d k ot too, ve l ti de