The Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-04 00:00:00

CommtniaL 'ssates. THIS DAY. This Day (Wednesday), the 4th inst., at Twelve o'clock, at the Broker's Office, Queen Insurajice-buildings, 168 Tierces Fine American LARD, now landing, ex Glasgow (s), from New York. Apply to FRANCIS J. EATON, Broker. To-morrow (Wednesday), the 4th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, 2, Dale-street, 200 Bags Bombay SALTPETRE, 9 Bales „ MADDER ROOTS. BROWNE, HUNTER, & CO., Brokers. Apply to This Day (Wednesday), the 4th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Commercial Saleroom, Temple-court, 600 Half Chests Figueira ORANGES, ex Mischief. 50 Cases Naples LEMONS, 200 Boxes Palermo DITTO, 30 Bags Naples WALNUTS, 60 „ Messina NUTS, 200 „ Barcelona DITTO, 150 Boxes Lisbon ONIONS. Apply to JAMES ADAM, SON, & CO., Brokers. On account of whom it may concern. This Day (Wednesday), the 4th instant, at One o'clock, at the Public Saleroom, Exchange-buildings, 72 Packages of valuable MANUFACTURED GOODS, damaged, consisting of Grey Calico, Yarn, and 1 Case Hand kerchiefs, saved from th e W rec k of the Ann Mitchell, hence to Bombay. At same time, about 4 Packages MANUFACTURED GOODS, consisting of Hessians, Blankets, Padding and Drills, landed from the J. S. P arsons, h ence to New York, put back from sea : lying at the Sheds for Wrecked Goods, north-east side Prince's Dock. For particulars, per J. S. Parsons, apply to Messrs. Taylor, Tipper, and Co., merchants ' • and for the whole to PERCIVAL, CAMPBELL, & CO., Brokers to the Liverpool Underwriters' Association. NEXT WEEK. On Tuesday, the 10th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the Brokers' Office, Manchester-buildings, Tithebarn-street, 200 Bales JUTE, per Peveril of the Peak, from Calcutta. Apply to BITSHBY er CO., Brokers. ` On saLe. WINES AND SPIRITS, FOR lIONIE USE AND EXPORTATION. CHARLTON R. HALL & SON, Brokers, 17, Dale-street. COALS FOR EXPORT. Apply to BRYMBO, PURE, WITHOUT MIXTURE WITH OTHER COALS, for which the Admiralty certificate is given, SUPPLIED ONLY BY T. S. HANCOCK, SWEETING-STREET. COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY EVENING. Z[n (foltan Suitt The Liverpool Cotton Market to-day continued quiet, without change in price. The sales re ported—including 20 Pernambuco at 74d, 50 Bahia 'ad, 30 Maranham lid, 100 Egyptian 71-1 to 101 d, and 500 Surat 3d to 41d—amount to 5,000 bales, of which 1,500 were taken on speculation and for export. ZLIJr start Parket. In the Liverpool Share Market to-day the improvement of yesterday has been consolidated, and we have to note a fresh advance in Midland Stock of 11 per cent., and in Westerns, Leeds, DoVers, and Londons of 1 to 1 per cent.; prices closing at their best point, with a hardening tendency. The transactions included—Eastern Counties, 11; Great Western, 68 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 102 -I- ; London and North- Western, 98k IZ.I s ; ditto f r shares, 7-16 d ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 421_ a ; 1161 . Z Q a ; York cap. stock, 761; South-Eastern, 26i 7-16 7 ; 5-16 .7-16 Z. ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 81 )3-16 ; Great Western of Canada, 13Z 5-16; Bristol and Birmingham 6 per cent., 1381 ; Oxford, Worcester, and Wolver hampton 6 per cent., 125 ; St. Helens R. and C. 6 per cent., 125 ; Liverpool and Unclon Fire and life, p. ; Royal Insurance, sp. ; Stepan Tug Company, 5. The Share Market closed at the following prices : Closing Prices. 8 3 a o le ' s cl a o f c t r. Railways. Blackburn, — Birkenhead &Cheshire Jn. 70 1 714 Caledonian Chester and Holyhead ,eastern Counties Great Northern ll2 113 Great Westerns Lancashire & Yorkshire. lO 2l 1021 ion :London & North Western 98/ 981 98/ Ditto k -shares . 7-16 d Manchester, Sher., & Lin. 421, 421 Midland tock ... . ... • 116 i - 117 116/ 17 161 North British North Staffordgbire 31 31 North Eastern—Berwick .93 93! Do. York and N. Midland 761 47 77 Do. Leeds Northern .... 46 Oxford, W. & Wolverhptu 41- —41 i South Eastern 1 — 26 74 . 6 26 7-16 Dutch Rhenish Great Luxembourg Grand Trunk of Canada Gt. W. of Canada .- Ditto new shares Buifalo and Lake Huron 5 5 1 Lombardo-Venetian Great Ship gt(e +Mahn Vretburt J 3 add. The Liverpool Colonial Produce Market to-day continued. generally quiet., SUGAR.—The holders of Brazil continue to supply the market at the late decline, and 3,200 bags old Pernams and Paraiba are reported at 235, and 500 bags new Paraiba at 24s ; a cargo of Paraiba has also been sold for an outport on pri vate terms, and 30 hhds grainy Demerara at 46s 3d per cwt. MOLASSES.—Nothing has taken place. REM.-200 puncheons Demerara have changed hands, but the price has not transpired. COFFEE.—At the public sales 20 tierces and 70 brls Jamaica found buyers at 64s to 65s for ordinary, and 78s for low middling ; and 115 bags Bahia at 49s to 58s per cwt for very low to lair ordinary: RICE AND SALTPETRE.—We have nothing to -notice. SUTE.—There was little disposition shown to purchase at auction, and only 500 bales damaged were sold. HEMP.-35 Bales Bombay are reported at £l7 lOs to £lB 2s 6d, 100 bales Sunn at £2l, and 800 bales Manilla at £24 per ton. LINSEED.—We have to notice 2,800 pockets Bengal at 48s 6d, with 2,300 bags Bombay at Ms 3d to 50s 6d per quarter. PEPPER.-100 bags Singapore at 40 per lb. Zte grictliturai Vulture: Mark& At the Liverpool Agricultural Produce Marke to-day prices ruled as follows : s. d. s. d. 1 2 to 1 31 1 0 1 2i O 0 ... 0 0 O 0 0 0 O 0 ... 0 0 O o 9 O 9 ... 0 9i O 0 .. 0 0 , O 0 0 3 10 4 0 Hay, old Ditto, new Ditto, clover Green Clover Vetches Straw, wheat Ditto, oat , Ditto, barley .. Oats, in straw. Potatos, flukes L. d. s. d. Potatos, kemps 4 4 to 4 6 Do. Seedlings. 3 6 ... 3 10 Do. whiterocks 3 4 3 8 Do. Balshaws 0 0 ... 0 0 Do. Beldrums. 0 0 0 0 Do. cattle 0 0 ... 0 0 Turnips 34 0 ...36 0 Carrots Mangelwurzel 31 0 ...33 .0 Manure 5 6 ... 7 6 Ztt &bum Bark& Messrs. Edward Samuelson and Pike in their monthly circular say : The total sales of North American Tobacco, for the past month, are estimated at 1,275 hhds., of which 638 were taken for Ireland, 138 for Scotland, 197 for export, and 302 by the trade. Of Western stemmed about 430 hhds. found buyers at prices slightly below our previous quotations. Of Kentucky leaf the sales were 188 hhds., mostly for export, manufacturers having taken only 30 hhds. In Virginia leaf and strips the Irish buyers dealt freely, having purchased upwards of 400 hhds. of the 600 that were sold. The demand for Marylands was very moderate. but prices continue firm. The imports of American Tobacco consisted of 477 hhds., viz., 1 Virginia leaf, 15 strips, 130 Kentucky leaf, 144 strips, and 187 Marylands. Deliveries 1,178 ' hhds. viz., 155 Virginia leaf, 168 strips, 1 9 5 Kentucky leaf, 417 strips, and 243 Marylands. Exports : 156 to Africa, 42 to Alexandria, 4 Bilboa, 5 Jersey, and 2 Isle of Man. Stock on hand 12,793 against 11,935, 7,331, 10,661, 7,760, and 9,681 at the corresponding period of the previous five years. Owing to the extreme scarcity of all serviceable substitutes, the business in such has been quite of a retail character.-Paraguay: Imports 298, sales 257, clearances 184, stock 1,129. — Turkey : Imports 82, sales 85, clearances 180, stock 4,377.—F0r segar leaf of all kinds we have had a fair enquiry. A parcel of Mexican put up to public com petition was sold at full rates. German and Dutch were disposed of to a fair extent for cutting purposes. Fine wrappers are exceedingly scarce. Segars in mode rate request. Cavendish rather cialler. Imports 289, cleared 280, stock 1,647 boxes. Stalks in good demand; smalls almost unsaleable. gin t2lflb2 Narita. Messrs. A. F. and D. Mackay, in their monthly circular, say : Since our Annual Circular, dated Ist February, thirteen vessels, 10,140 tons register, wood-laden, have arrived from British North America, viz. ' four from Quebec, nine from St. John, N. 8., and f our from other ports; at the same date last year six vessels, 4,148 tons, had arrived. PINE TIMBER.—The sales of Pine Timber from Quebec continue as at the date of our last. The stock, now considerably reduced, is still in the hands of the trade, and a fair amount of consumptive demand is experienced. • The business, however, as As usual at this season, is confined almost exclusively to transactions of a retail character. Similar remarks are nearly equally applicable to St. John Pine, none of which has arrived since the date of our last circular, and the sales have been princi pally from the yard, in retail quantities. RED PINE continues to move off slowly by moderate or rather small retail purchases. Oax.—Of this the sales have been moderate and chiefly by, retail. ELM AND Amr.—The stocks, particularly that of Elm, are considerably in excess of last year. No public sales are recorded. N.B. AND N.S. PINE AND SPRUCE DEALS.—Cott siderable sales of these favourite articles have taken place since the 9th ult., the date of our last circular. Of the sales by auction of St. John deals, 11,863 pieces bright spruce, ex Mansanito, were offered for sale from the quay, on the 9th ultimo, in 26 lots, of which 23 were acid at from £8 15s to £9 ss, averaging £8 195.4 d; 4th quality, £8 ss. On the 23rd, ex Empire of Peace, 16,147 pieces 'Fare sold from the yard at an average of £9 3s 6d, and ,og the 30th, ex Eliza Young, from the quay, 7,402 pieces, including 1,589 broad, sold in lots at an average of is 6d ;ex Eddystone, from St. Stephens, 25,99$ pieces sold in 54 lots at from £8 10s to £9 lOs averaging £9 is 7d per standard. Pine from St. John, on the 16th, ex Almira, Ist quality, 1,222 pieces sold in lots at an avegge of £l2 lls 3d ; 2nds, 2,698 pieces at an average of £9 18s 2d; 3rds, 1,975 pieces at an average of £9 3s, free of cartage to railway. Boards from St. John, ex Great Northern, on the 30th, 6,198 pieces Spruce, yielded an average of £9 lOs per standard. From the preceding quotations it is apparent that values have not deteriorated ; on the contrary, that the general useful ness which they are known to possess confers on pine and spruce deals a buoyancy in the market which few other articles can command. QUEBEC DEALS have been sold at from £9 10s to £lO lOs for thirds ; £l2 ,t 9 £l2 2s 6d for seconds ; £l6 to £l7 for firsts per standard. The stock is very much reduced in quantity. lIARDWOOD.—No sales are reported. The stock is small, and good fresh wood would meet with a ready sale. PITCK PneE.—Of this a few sales have taken place from the quay and the yards, but mostly on private terms. GREETIREART.-^-NO sales are reported. E.I. TEAK.—A cargo just landed has been sold, but the price will not transpire. J3ALTIC TIMBER.—The state of business in this article rena4ic.s the same as reported in our last circular, no new feutnre haying been introduced since, nor US the spring import as y$ begun to arrive. goes Ifni*. The homeward freights . froin India are daily improving; outward rates are rather lower, but there is still a good demand for tonnage, a fair business doing. Ships are wanted for Calcutta for salt at 40s and 65s home; several ships have accepted this employment; for the Brazil rates have fallen, 33s has been accepted this week from Cardiff to Rio. Rates to the United States con tinue dull at our (rotations. The following are ,t4e rates of freight for— COAL FROM LIVERPOOL OR BIRKENHEAD. To Malta Trieste Corfu Smyrna Varna, Gibraltar Leghorn... soul Athens Havannah s. d. s. d. 16 0 ... 0 9 18 6 ... 0 0 16 0 ... 17 0 16 0 ... 00 nominal. 14 0 ... 0 0 15 0 ... 0 0 16 0 ... 00 , 180... 00 To s. d. o. d. Zrebizi:Mde Sinope AnCona 76 0 ... 17 0 Ragusa Venice ....... „ l9 0 ... 0 0 Genoa l7 0 ... 0 0 Naples nom. i 0 ... 0 0 Rhodes St. Thomas nominal. Cardenas Monte Video „ Buenos Ayres Constantinople Salonica 14 0 ... 15 0 37 6 ... A A 37 6 ... 9 16 0 ~. 17 0 16 0 ... 0 0 Rio Janeiro Bahia 29 0 ... 30 0 Cape of G. Hope 32 6 ... 0 0 yemembueo 2B 0 ... 29 0 Oalveaton Rails nominal. RAILS—BRISTOL CUANNBL. To Galveston 2ss, And •s pfir cent. To Mobile (nominal)...2os. To New York To New Orleans To Fernandina (Florida) 225. 641. and 5 per cc*. 223. 6d. and 5 per cent. and 6 per cent. gtz Corn itrfut. • • DITO • num Qrs. Ireland 2OO Coastwise •Canada,&c U. States Europe, &c Egypt. INTO RUNCORN._ Total.. 237 846 137 7XPORTS TO • For. Parts Ireland 'Coastwise At the Liverpool Corn Market, to-day, we had a steady, moderate, consumptive demand for most descriptions of Wheat, the trade ruling firm at the full prices of this day week. Flour moves off in tolerably fair quantity at quite previous ra t es . Beans - without change. Oats and Oatm ea l i n fair request at extreme prices. Indian Corn i s in improved tone, and with a good inquiry to-day, the slight decline of Friday has been recovered, leaving the currencies as on Tuesday last. At an improvement of about 2s per quarter on Wheat, the British markets held towards the close of last week showed less animation, consumers, having taken pretty freely during the recent rise, mani festing reluctance to follow up the advance while a corresponding enhancement is wanting in the value of Flour, and Mark Lane, yesterday, proves a slow trade with previous rates only just sup ported. The weather, on the whole, has been .more genial, and has permitted spring culture to proceed with more activity, though, in some dis tricts, much rain has fallen ; and on all heavy soils the appearance of the Wheat plant exhibits an unfavourable prospect; all reports concur in the Tepresentation of a very deficient breadth sown with this grain. From the Baltic and France higher prices are again demanded, though from the latter considerable purchases of flour have again been made for this country. With America business does not appear practicable at present. In the interval since Friday we make no change in prices here, and generally the market has been less active ; some free purchases of Wheat were, however, made yesterday at full rates. Indian Corn has ruled dull. We have no Wheat, and only 534 'sacks and 600 barrels of Flour arrived this week, so that our fresh arrivals of foreign produce are almost confined to a few thousand quarters of Barley and Egyptian Beans. The - week's impo of grain from abroad into th e vi z _ rt cipal ports of the kingdom collectively i s ' e f very limited extent, and stocks are being fast reduced, Our exports, particularly of Indian Corn an d Flour, are liberal this week. ARRIVALS AND EXPORTS From the 27th March to the 2nd April, 1860, inclusive. To Portsmouth To Sanummh To Ha.vanaah (small cargo) 3os. To Alexandria 255. ,OgNipiAL FREIGHTS. .(nonilual)... s. d. s. d. • 48 0t049 0 . 55 0 to 0 0 . 57 6 to 0 0 . 0 to 0 0 . o ,to 0 e . 0 ,to ,Q 0 . 47 6 to ,50 0 36 0 to 37 0 , 82 6to 0 0 Liverpool to Aden: Coal ~ Hong Kong Ditto from Wales Chusan. ~ Ceylon : Iron „ Bombay, do from the Clyde „ Bombay : Coals „ Suez Sydney °r £3 is. ed. register ton. Melbourne „ Singapore Galle „ Shanghai Ditto from Wales Calcutta: Salt without consignment with ditto Calcutta : Iron, Engines, &c.... Ditto, Coals „ Ascension, from Wales „ Fernando Po, from Wales ~ Callao 44 0 to 45 0 43 0 to 44 0 57 6 to 0 0 62 6 to 0 0 .40 0 to 0 0 44 0 to 0 0 50 0 8c 5 9 /„ 40 0 to 0 0 28 0 to 0 0 29 0 to 0 0 30 0 to 32 6 Flag Stones 35 oto 40 0 W Liverpool to Ma ° d=n dr.e: 455. t 9 5.05„ Clyde 505., Cbusan 60s. Du. g9,93s 425. 6d. Do. from Wales #ss. Od. Liverpool to Valparaiso for ord. to cllseharge there or at a _ _ orders, . Pori not North of Callao 335. 641., si.n4ll ships. Liverpool to New York, Coals, full cargoes, 14s. & 5 persez,,u Moulmain 705., Teak to U. K. nominal. Akyab, option of Rangoon, Bassein, or Moulmain, to U. K. or Continent, 525. 6d. Calcutta to Liverpool, 655.; ditto on the round, £5 to £5 55., with option of Loudon. Guano from ChLochas to U. K. or Continent, 60s. Bombay to Liverpool or London, 455. to 50s. We are indebted to Messrs. Taylor. Tipper, and Co., for the following rates of freight to thellaLted States : Boston. . New York. Philadelphia, • —...--_ Pig Iron, Ba rs , s. d. a. d. a. d. a. d. s. d. a. d. Rails, Bte.. 12 6._ 0 0 0 0...12 6 0 0...15 0 Chemicals and Fine Iron .. .. . 14 0...15 0- 12 6...15 0 17 6... 0 0 Salt nominal. , nominal. nominal. Dry Goods lO 0...15 0 10 .0...17 6 0 o_2o 0 Hardware l2 6... 0 0 0 0..12 •6 20 0... 0 0 Earthenware 5 6... 0 0 0 0... 5 0 0 0... 8 0 Passengers £3 15s Od' zg 5s Od £3 10a Od Gross. Gross. , Gross. Baltimore. Charleston. New Orleans. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. 'a. d. s. d. Pig Iron, Bars, 1 15 0...17 6 15 0... 0 0 15 0...17 6 Rails, Brc ...• Chemicals and 1 0 0...17 6 0 0...17 6 15 0...17 6 Fine Iron .... Salt Dry Goods ,, n 0 • •• 0 0 0 0...25 0 0 0...15 0 A,, Hardware 2O 0... 0 0 0 0„.25 0 15. 0... 0 0 Earthenware 0 0.., g 0 0 0... 7 0 0 24. .. i 0 Passengers £4 Os h £ 5 Os. Nominal. .Gross. Gross. LONDON, TUESDAY EVENING. In the LONDON MARKET for ENGLISH STOCKS, to-day, a firmer tone prevailed. Consols opened at a slight adva.nee upon yesterday's closing prices, and have continued steadily to improve, owing in a great measure to the remarks of the Foreign Minister in the House of Commons last night. 1 Consols for money are now quot e d 94: to , 941 for the present account, and 941: f or m ay. New Two-and-a-H a lf ;In IdpeniradiCa Bonds underenstiocAk, 2 nnu l i B tie ; : l lave Xl,OOO, I v io e , been dealt inalt 8 D e b e ntures, 9G 1 die. ; Enfaced Rupee Paper, OR and 9 74 ; the Five-and-a-Half per Cent. ditto, 1031 and 103/ ; Exchequer Bills, 13s lls 14s and lOs pm., and 17s pm. for Small. The Tyne has arrived from the Brazils with £7,000 in specie. The F , u:d e s o :se , d.at . the following w . ing prices : 171 Consols, Money The Th Ba nkr fo e Exchequerfollowing stockeßgei Bills ss. .of yesterday appear ed : i second edition The funds opened this morning with a flat appwance, at a reduction of per cent. More firmness was pfteg - wards shown, but a f ter advancing per cent. on the opening prices, consols slightly relapsed towards the close, the last prices being nearly the same as those of Saturday. In the share market a tendency to improvement was observable. The demand for money at the Bank has not slackened, being to-day quite equal to the average of the last week. In Lombard-street little business was done below 44 to 5 per cent., and for good six months' bills 6 per cent. was asked. Possibly the pressure may diminish after the 4th (Wednesday). No gold was withdrawn from the Bank to-day for abroad. The rest of the £94,000 by the Wellesley was, however, taken for exportation.—. Daily News. The English finds opened,4his morning 'at a fresh decline of i t, but a rally mama in the Iniadle of the day, and was maintained to the close.; „The recovery was attributable to a slight improvement in the quota tions from Paris, coupled with a few speculative pur chases. The demand for money in the general market, to-day, has not been so active as during the past week, but is still heavy, partly in anticipation of the 4th of the month. At the Bank the applications for discount have been on an undiminished scale. There has been rather more business in foreign stock, and in several cases a. better tendency was shown. Mexicans, on the news of the capture of Miramon's steamers, advanced to 21 The firmness of consols has acted favourably upon the railway market, several of the heavier stocks closing at an advance.----Times. In the LONDON MARKET for RAILWAY SHARES to-day there was little business doing, but prices were steadily recovering from the recent depres sion. London and North-Westerns have been dealt in at 981 and ; Great Westerns, 681 ; Eastern Counties, 551 ; Great Northerns, 1111 ; Midlands, 1161 ; South-Easterns, 88; and East Indian, 102. The Share Market closed at the following prices : Ambergate, Not., & Eastern Junctn Caledonians Dutch Rhenish Eastern Counties 544 East Lancashire Edinburgh. and Glasgow . . . Great Northern llOl 111 1) ~ A ll4 15 Great Westerns Great Western of Canada. . . 1347,- Grand Trunk of Canada 35 4- Great Southern and Western . . ll4 16 Lancashire and Yorkshire . . . 1022 2- London and North-western . . Leeds Northern Manchester, Sheff., and Lincolnshire 42 4 Midland Stock .116 1 171 North British North Staffordshire South Eastern and Dover . . . York, Newcastle, and Berwick . York and North Midland . . . - The LONDON MARKET for FOREIGN STOCKS to day was quiet, but firm in character. New Turk ish Six per Cents. have been dealt in at 61 ; Mexican Threes at 21 and 7, ; Spanish Three per Cents., 46 and 461 ; Ditto Deferred, 342, and the Passives, 141- and +. New Indian Five per Cent. Loan is quoted 104+ to +. Turkey Bank Shares are 11 to 1• dis. Canada Scrip is 1 to 11 pm. ; and Ocean Marine 3 to 34- pm. The LONDON COLONIAL PRODUCE MARKET to-day was generally dull. SUGAR.—The public sales are going off heavily, and prices scarcely sustained. Refined : This market is very dull. COFFEE.—The public sales went off without spirit,, yet the importers refusing to sell without obtaining fully previous rates, about half bought in. TEA.—The market remains very inactive. RICE continues in fair demand at the late advance. Rum remains steady. SALTPETRE.—The market is quiet at last week's pfices. SPICES without alteration. The LONDON TALLOW MARKET to-day was steady. Town tallow is quoted 545, net cash ; Petersburg Y.C., on the spot, 56s 9d ; all April, 56s 3d ; May to June, 555; July to Sept., 53s ; Oct., 52s 6d. Iri the LONDON M,INING MARKET, to-day, busi ness was rather quiet. West caradon shares have been dealt in at 90, ex div. The other tran sactions have been chiefly in shares in East Wheal Russell, Grambler and St. Aubyn, Great Retal lack, Providence, and Treloweth mines. Prices steady. St. John del Rey Mining shares have been dealt in at 231, being steady, and Fortuna at 31. Vice-Chancellor Wood proposes on the 27th inst. to make a call of 12s per share on the contribu tories of the Fatworks and Wheal Virtue Mining Company. A special meeting of the Devon Kapunda Mining Company is called for the loth of April, to .determine whether the working of the mine shall be proceeded with, and in that case to make a call. The BOROUGH HOP MARKET.—Good and useful Hops, the supply of which is very moderate, move off slowly at fully last week's prices. All other kinds command very little attention on former terms. The fol9wing are the rates of Foreign Ex changes : Amsterdam, short PQ., three months ll 1& to 11 161 Rotterdam, do ,Il 14 to 11 161 Antwerp, do. 2's Bc , to 25 35 Brussels, do. 25 30 to 25 ,15 Hamburg, do l3 si to 13 6 Paris, short 25 10 to 25 15 Do., three months Marseilles, do 25 35 to 25 40 Frankfort, do ll7l to 1171 Vienna, do l3 59 to 13 70 Trieste, 4o l3 59 to 13 70 Petersburgh, 40. Maid; d; . do 491 to 49} PROVINCIAL, &c., MARKETS, YESTERDAY. MANCHESTER SHARE.—Leeds, -402 1 -1 S i ; &het fields, 42} ; London, 98f. GLASGOW IRON.—Market Um and aciyancing. No. 1,54 s 6d to 555; Warrants, 55s 4d to 55s 6d; No: 3,54 s 6d to 54s 9d. Shipped this week, B,no tons ; . g f.st year, 13,000 tons. MANCHESTER TRADE.—The tameness of Friday lasl.continnes, and is, perhaps, more generally marked to-day; lout Brodicers are strong in their position, and remain, AotWithstOding, tolerably firm in their prices. CORN NIARKETS.-- 7 4nDs : Wheat trade quiet, at Friday's prices, but .factOrs - firili. In ether articles no material change.—Dp*LiN : parTers' Wheat—no supply." Oats—a fair supply, ea 4 demand g'9"9d, at an advance of fully is per brl. on the week, Barley-Lye'ry limited supply, and bought up at is per brl. advance ; eriading: very little on market, at 6d per brl. advance. Foreig,nWheat—small inquiry. Indian Corn—a good attendance of millers looking after this article, and an advance of Od per qr. was paid freely. Flour—coarse iri request; fine—bakerp i hold ,of, as factors demand higher prices than gliuyerg are willing to pay.—NEw- CASTLE : Wbga trade quiet but firm, and. Saturday's prices for all descriptions fully sutiported,' althOugh sales limited. Flour Lad ua Iy,. Afalting and grind ing Barley in steady request, at tai prices. Oats con tinue in fair request, at last week's rakes,. peans and Peas without change.—Coal : Barley, 294 tsd. Oats 13s 4d to 16s, BANKRUPTS. John William Graves, Birkenhead, druggist. Robert Goldie, Oundle, draper. Walter Faithful', Ironmonger-lane, City, linen agent. Jobn Clarke, Lichfield, grocer. dosepb S t ' , ger, Leeds, stone merchant. John Underwood, M'Lean's-buildings, Shoe-lane, City, stationer and ink inapnfanturer. William Henry Unwin and Jozeph grcenwood, Lime house, builders, Basinghall-street. Joseph Oldroyd, Batley, Yorksbira, blanket nattnAfan- turer. Edward Underwood, Soham, Cambridgeshire, groeer and draper. ECCLESiA,STICAL INTELLIGENCE. BENEFICES AND . 4.umpigmis VACANT DEANERY. Ripon : val. £1,000: pat. the Crown : Yeny Aey,. T. Gamier, D.C.L., proth. ARCHDEACONRY. Winchester : val. £200: pat. Bishop of Winchester Yen. J g. Wigram, prom. RECTORIES. Arington, Hants : dio. Winchester : val. £265 with residence : pat. Bishop of Wincbester; Rev. C. S. Bonnett, dec. Southampton, St. Mary : die. Winchester : val. £1,000: pat. Bishop of Winchester : Yen. J. C. Wigram, prom. Trusley, Derbyshire dio. Lichfield : val. E 129 with residence : pat. John Coke, Esq.: Rev. G. Boynton, prom. Wanlip, Leicestershire: dio. Peterborough : val. £836 with residence : pat. Mr. G. J, Palmer; Rev. C. A. Palmer, dec. YICARAOR... Shirley, Derbyshire : dio. Lichfield : val. £179 vich residence pat. Earl Ferrers : Rev. J. Croker, prom. PERPETUAL CURACY. Woodland, Lancashire : dio. Carlisle : val. £6B : pats. Land owners : Rev. E. Gilpin, dec. CHAPLAINCY. To the Duke of Buckingham : Rev. C. S. Bonnet, dec. CURACIES. Beeston, Notts AV,e. Lincoln : stipend £55. Belchamp Walter, Es,sq.,: cu 9. Rochester: stipend £5O. Coley, Yorkshire : dio. 41)4. Greenhithe, Kent: dio. Rochester tt z tipend £5O. Horsley, West, Surrey: dio. Winchester, Kirkham, Lancashire : dio. Manchester : stipend jlOO. Lillington, Warwickshire : dio. Worcester. London, Grosvenor Chapel, St. George, Hanover-square, London, St. Mark, St. John's Wood. Pe?rith, Cumberland : dio. Carlisle : stipend £lOO. Sheffiteld, co. and dio. York : (Assist.) Sheffield, St. John, co. and dio. York. Westerleigh, CO. and dio. Gloucester. NNART),ENSHIP. Oxford, New College : Rev. David Williams, D.C.L., dec. MASTERSHIPS. Brewood Grammar School: salary £280: testimonials to Mr. John gay, Penkridge, before May 10. Hurstplerpoint, St. John's Middle School : Assistant: with a title. Holm -liana SIIIRTS.--NOTICR—AII Shirts made to order at the Golden Glove Establishment, Berry-street, are made by Liverpool Needlewomen. d The latest editi on . Just published. Sent free per post for three stamps, or may be had on application. TEETH : THEIR Loss AND RNSTORATION. On the best means of restoring teeth, by 'the new principle of self-adhesion, with vulcanised gum coloured India-rubber in lieu of bone or gold, and by means of a flexible gum, without springs or wires, and without extract ing roots, at half the ordinary cost. By Messrs. Gabriel, Dentists to the Prince D'Ottajana. A multum in parvo bro chure, which all requiring the aid of a dentist will do well to peruse, as, ,emanating from such a source, it may be confi dently relied on.- r -llnites Service Gazette. Dental Establish ments : 134, Duke-street, Liverpool; 33, Ludgate-hill, and 110, Regent-street, London Note AtaM9 and number. Estab lished 1815. Tide diploma. TI-HE DAILY TIMES, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 4, 1860. skilping 3nitiligturt. Wind yesterday, W., fresh ; at Holyhead, S. AR I W1:4134/11,2.1,2(4,r— -)3,ebiniet"—,Eiltsoir,REirlao 'Richard It; Scott, Charlestorr ilortensia, Atkins, Charleston Europa, Reed ...New Orleans Alberta, Smith Savannah ' 'April 3. St. Catherine, Pallot, Gibraltar Australasian (t 8), Moodie, I New York OFF TIII Melita (ss), SAILED. Captain Cook - , Cole El Dorado, Turner Callao St,Domingo,Cassin,Charlesion Alexander, Strang Mobile G. Kendall; Bailey ...Calcutt Euphrates (s , ) Alexandria Bencoolen, Scollay ...Bombay Jerome, Harding Halifax Bijou, Priest ... ..St. Mickael's Emina, Agry Charleston •: PORT. • and Rydal. Galle; &c FOREIGN PORTS. - Look Out, hence at*Callao. Dittmar Heinrich, hence at New York. Victoria, Walters, hence at Genoa. Agia Sofia (ss). from Constantinople at Stumm. Minho (ss), Biggs ; Magrico, Roche ; and Tanie, all hence at _ • Cassiderates, Jenkins, and. Mataska, Stephens, both from Chinchas at Calao. ; = Cairo (ss), Milburn, hence :at Naples, and sailed for Alexandria. Barnabas Webb, hence off New York., H. C. Kidston, Ray, from Caldera at Callao. Evangeline, hence at Jamaica. Loochoo, Wylden, and Jacobina, Legge, both hence at Laguayra. Bramley-Moore, Williams, from San Francisco at Callao, and sailed for Chinchas. Witch of the Wave, Todd, and Hat monia, Banley, both from Chinchas at Callao, and sailed for England. Skiddaw, Owen, from Huanchaca at Callao, and 'sailed tz Iquique. Edward, Fyldeman,''aence at Valparaiso. Etna, hence off New York March 23. Rhoderick Dhu, M'Pherson, from Rio Janeiro at Valparaiso Transit, Palk; Olive, Anderson; Bernardus, Minks; and Index, Eade, all hence at Smyrna. Cordelia, M‘Lean, hence at Marseilles. Philanthropist, Russell, from Rio Janeiro at Callao, and sailed for Chinchas. • Topsey (ss), hence at Helvoet. Frieschutz, hence at Stettin. Joseph Fish, hence , at Philadelphia. Circassian (ss), from Galway at New York . March 20. Flora, from Bombay at Ascension. George Dean, from Guaymas at Mazftlan, and cleared Jan. 30. Bridgetown, and Matanzas, both hence at Barbadoes. Wanderer, Calf, hence at St. Lucia. _ Schou, Hiern; Major Woolf, Hassen ; and Her Majesty, Gillberry, all hence at St. Thomas. John Piele, Whitaway - from Valparaiso at Coqui m b o . D. G. Fleming, Hatfield ; Sultan, - Steele; and Ellen Hood, Hilby, all from Australia for Callao, and sailedfor Chinchas. SPOKEN. Etna (as), hence for NeW York, March 22, 100 miles east of Sandy Hook. John Bell (ss), March 24 41 N... 66 W Kangaroo (ss), hence for New• York, March 26 43 N.:.61 W, Republic (ship), March 31 5O N... 37 IV lat. ion. OUTPORTS. Simeon Hardy, off Queenstown for Dublin. Zephyr, Al‘Murtr c, hence for Rio Janeiro, and Woodcock, for Roston, both atßeaumaris. Desiatch (ss), Farrell, hence ,for Bordeaux, and Sarcelle, Tordaven, hence for Sierra Leone, both at. Milford. FALMOUTH, April 3.---Arrived : Trident, Steen, from Ham burg; Luisella, Martnzo, Syracuse ;• William Oswald, Rabe, Lagos; Vercinigung, — Wehlin, Buenos Ayres; Ost India, Pat tersen; Matanzas; Wilhelmina Maria, Appen, Bahia; Paulus, Mollema, Smyrna; Carmen, Echwerren, Havana; Hever, Rhode, Santos. DEAL, April 3.---Arrived and passed : Maggie, .from London to Masipaulitan ; Rosanna, London to Barbadoes ; Nautilus, St. Kitts to London; Cordelia, St. Kitts to London; Emma, west to London ; Nina, London to Smyrna ; Midlothian, London to Demerara; Victoria, Alexandria to Yarmouth; Pantaloon, to Valparaiso, put back; Berengava, Loudon to Sydney ; Liverpool, London to New York ; Parrock London to St. Kitts ; Lady Mansell, London to Azores ; Susan and Mary, Harwich to Guernsey; Dolphin, London to Azores; Gleaner, London to Azores ; White Mouse, London to Sines'; Daring, London to St. Michael's ; Solid, London'to St. Ilbes ; Star of Peace, London to Melbourne ; Crystal Palace, London to Boston ; Southern Cross, London to Madras • Jessey, Lon don to Demerara; Polymia, Cuba to London ; Frederick, Mar seilles to London; Roebuck, London to Hong Kong; Race horse, north to west; William Thornbore, north to Alderney:; Balaclava, Mauritius to London ; Parkfleld, London to St. John's ; William, London to Quebec; Robt. Morrison. London to Adelaide ; Fanny, London to Gibraltar; Parrock Hall, for St. Kitts, put back. • - • _ GaAvxsEND, April 3.---Arrived Blackwall, from Sydney; British Queen, Algoa Bay ; Ally, Dart, and Aamiral, Antwerp; Sarnia, Guernsey; Frederick Hath . , Villa Nova; B. Green, Madras; Bloomer, Bombay; Flying Fish, St. Michael's. Sailed : Leopold, for Cadiz ; Bothnia, Honduras ; Alpha, Nantes; Circassian, St. Helena ; Willow Rail, Quebec ; Pre mier, St. John, N.F. GREENOCK, April 3.---Arrived : Glance, from Bordeaux.; Viscata, Havre; Lalla Rookh, Nassau; A lMa, from Messina; Sarah King, Nantes. Sailed : Lord Byron, for Quebec. QUEENSTOWN, April 3.---Arrived : Monmouth, from New Orleans; Saint Vincent, Rio La Haehe; -Willing, Hammon, Cardenas ; Persia is), Liverpool to New York. Sail e d : Ma r y, t o Waterford ; Emily; Dublin ; Northern Chief, Antwerp ; Duchess of Leinster, Dundee ; Dominica, Limerick ; Map, Hamburgh ; Symmetry, London; Prince of Wales, Dundalk; Princess Royal, London. MARITIME EXTRACTS. • LIVERPOOL, April 3. The Ottawa, for Halifax, has put back leaky. The Australasian (ss), arrived here from New York, has $201,600, of which 5101,000 are for Havre. The Earl of Erne (s), from Dundalk at Warrenpoint for this port, with intermediate shaft broken. Tke Highland Brigade sailed from Lisbon for Calabar March 25, after shipping a new crew. The City of Baltimore (s 3), arrived at Queenstown, on Tues. day, from America. . , The William Oswald, Rabe, from Lagos at Falmouth, with loss of both bower anchors, The Elizabeth, Finder, from Shields for Corunna, at Fal mouth with fore and maimnastheads carried away, loss of both topmasts, yards, sails, &c. The Premier, for the Cape of Good Hope, has put back to Gravesend damaged. 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The Houses of Parliament, after brief sitting's yesterday, adjourned for the Eastertrecess till the 16th instant. It is satisfactory to find from the additional official correspondence on the question of annexing Savoy and Nice to France, just presented to Parliament, that Lord John Russell has appa rently treated the matter in a very proper manner—upon paper. The argument of our Foreign Secretary, in his letter of remonstrance to the French Minister, that if, a great military power like France is to demand the territory of a neighbour upon its own theory of what consti tutes geographically its proper system of defence, it is evident that no State could be secure ; since might and not right woud henceforth be the rule to determine territorial possessions; and that the integrity and independence of, the smaller States of Europe would thus be placed in perpetual jeopardy,—this argument, we say, must have been felt by the French Emperor to be unanswer-' able. And that it has produced an impression is evident, we think, from the earnestness with which he has since given assurances to Belgium and to Prussia that the annexation of Savoy and Nice was altogether an exceptional case, and is not to .be regarded as affording any precedent as respects other States. The King of Sardinia has opened his Legisla tive:Chamberswith a speech that is naturally full of congratulation, and of hope. He not only, he tells them, " repulsed an invasion," but he has freed LombardY and Central Italy from the dominion of his adversaries, and their oppres sors,—freed_them "by the marvellous virtue of the inhabitants; " and not only freed, but annexed them to his own kingdom,—of which, however, he says nothing,=--so that, as he goes on to boast, "to-day the representatives of the rights and the hopes of the nation are assembled around me." He ascribes the merit of all this, however, to God— professing; his belief, that withont ,superhuman aid so memorable an enterprise could never have been accomplished. Still, he declares, " the grati tude of present and future generations is due to France for the welfare of Italfand the consoli dating of the union of the two nations, who have some community in origin, principle, and destiny." And in order to manifest his gratitude, he has had to .make some sacrifices—one that " was dearest to his heart; ", meaning, of course, the cession"-of Savoy and- Nice : reserving, however, he affirms, " the vote of the people and the appro bation of Parliament, and reserving, also, in regard to Switzerland, the guarantees of her international right." There are still, he reminds them, many difficulties to . overcome ; and it is evident that he considers those 'arising from the opposition of Rome are among the most serious of them. - His declaration, however, on this head, is decided and emphatic. " Firm like my ances tors," he declares, " in the Catholic religion, and in the respect due to the supreme Chief of that religion, I shall (if the ecclesiastical authority makes use of spiritual arms for temporal interest)'in safe conscience, and in the tradition of my worthy ancestors, find strength to maintain entire the civil liberty and authority for which I am only indebted to God and to my people." This, then, will go to Rome as, virtually, his Majesty's defiance of any Ponti4cal resistance to his incor poration of those States of the - Church with his kingdom which have placed themselves under his sovereignty. The King appeals to the Chambers for their noble co-operation under the new order of things. Italy is now, he tells them;:their com mon country; and " it must no more be left a field open for foreign ambition, but it must, on the contrary, be the Italy of the Italians." If the Morning Iferqd is to be relied upon, the Emperor qf. the:French is eeheming for the creation of fresh eomplications ,and difficulties. He has an "idea," it seems, that it is his mission, among other objects, b, humble England and Prussia,—having done his work, he thinks, with both Russia and Austria. And with that view negotiations are said to be actively going on for an offensive and defensive alliance with Denmark, on the ostensible ground of aiding that power against 'a German coalition, which it is pretended oppresses her on the. Schleswig-Holstein question, and otherwise. And it' is: remarked, that in the Ogg of a war with Germany, the Danish navy would be a valuable auxiliary in blockading the harbours, rand destroying the maritime establish,, ments and the shipping Of Northern Germany. It is further said that Sweden andWorway may probably be induced to join the 'alliance, " thus gradually establishing a league of the naval Powers of the Continent against England." These are statements which, if true, may well arouse: anxious apprehension for the peace of Europe. Beat they want 'con4rtilatiOn The amount of the last yeaes Revenue of great Britain—more than seventy-one millions sterling —is remarked upon by the Tines as being an 1. enormous figure. "Itis no mere matter of account ; no shadowy estimate ; no antiquarian computation of drachmas ; no swollen sum in reals ; but seventy-one million golden sovereigns actually collected and paid into the British Trea sury." And then it is argued, that a nation which can raise seventy millions a-year, could as easily raise a hundred, rf iE‘Ut,'. it is slid, `f the money is withdrawn from trade and film private enjoyment." Of course it is, and the taxes it necessitates are oppressive and injurious iai 9tiw r respects also. But, adds our contemporary, "perhaps it is fortunate that the shoe pinches in one point at .least. The incom e - t ax w ill k eep alive' the' tradition of eeenomy, if nothing ' ' ' else Nobody pays his 19d. in the pound without a prayer for the soul of Joseph Hume, and a wish Olathe were hem or bad left a Vortky successor. But now that Cobden and Bright are mediatised we fear the race is extinct. .Exoriare aliquis ! you have plenty to do. Think of £71,000,000 a-year to be operated upon." Plenty to do, indeed, And one thing to be done : is to get rid of the Income-tax,—to effect which there can be no reliance placed in your Cobdens and Brights ; but they who smart under its pressure must put their own'Shqulders to the wheel. The Brazilian mail, * * high' arrived at outh ampton yeSterday, brings news from the Argen tine Republic that is not * MY re-assuring as to the peace of that State, The general aspect of the River Plate, however, is said to be satis factory. Not only, it is said, has the French Emperor abandoned the idea of addressing a circular to the Great Powers of Europe,'reassuring them of his policy being decidedly pacific,: but the last accounts from France show t4at His Majesty is giving very striking indications of his policy being likely to become anything but pacific. The camp he is establishing at Chalons is to consist of 100,000 men,—a camp only a few days' march from the frontier of the Rhine. The statements respeqing axe alliaßep with Denmark, which we. have noticed in another paragraph, receive a partial confirmation from the intelligence which one of our latest telegrams communicates, of such frequent interviews having lately taken place, between the French Minister at Copenhagen and the Danish Minister for Foreign Affairs, as to have created a strong suspicion in Germany that some mischief is brewing. Iz a cheap Press is to be a general good, there must be a cheap )?.leans of transmitting its pro ductions to all parts of the country. it were of littld use taking the taxes off knowledge, unless such knowledge can be diffused cheaply, and therefore effectually, among all classes of the people. hq that it is not a question in which pub lishers alone are interested: the cheapening apd facilitating of the cop.veyance of these publica tioi?s to the remotest quarters of the kingdom. We in towns, who obtain our newspapers and other issues of the Press without the necessity of having recourse to the postal systep, are app to be indifferent about thin. Exempt ourselves, in a great measure, by the• accident of our urban position, from the cost and the inconyenience of the ordinary mode of transmitting publications through the country, we are liable to forget what . so many others less favourably situated have to suffer in that respect. , Now, take the cheap newspapers, which it is acknowledged on every haiid are, as a general rule, quite as valuable vehicles of intelligence as are the higher priced papers ; yet the present rate of postage on them, instead of, as in the other case, being twenty or five and twenty per cent. upon their cost, is actually cent. per cent.,—that is to say, the penny paper is charged a penny postage, while the fivepenny paper is charged no more. Thii, then, can never be just and right ; and its rectifi cation, we repeat, is a matter in which large bodies of the people are quite as deeply interested as are the publishers of such papers themselves. As a sequel, therefore, to the repeal of the paper duty, there must of necessity be a modifica tion of the newspaper stamp. The present method is objectionable,.perhaps, both as respects the interests of the revenue and the public eon venience ; and there would seem to be but one way of remedying the objection—that, namely, of doing away with the practice of impressing the stamp on the sheet 'that is to be printed for transmission by post, and substituting for it a loose stamp, as is the case with letter postage. It is sUggested, we observe, that there-should be " a newspaper stamped cover, the stamp of which should be impressed in the centre of the cover, in order. that the direction might be written through the stamp, and thus deface it like a receipt stamp,"—by which means, ,it is contended, " all the inconvenience of having to attach many thousand penny postage stamps on the papers, or covers, would be prevented; the obliteration, and consequent delay, at the Post-office, rendered unnecessary ; and the 'necessity for additional Post-office clerks avoided." And there would seem to be something very reasonable, and very business like in such a plan as this. Of course the oblitera tion of the stamp must be effectually provided for, or else the revenue would be expoSed to the risk of serious imposition. But this could easily be accomplished : for should the written direc tion on - the cover not obliterate the stamp thoroughly, it would only be necessary for the Post-office clerk, in sorting the papers, to have an instrument in his hand which he could by a single stroke apply to effect its obliteration, wherever it was required. It is stated that this plan of a stamped cover has been favourably entertained at the Post-office ; and a specimen of one which has been approved of has already been prepared, consisting of the ordinary penny stamp, such as is embossed on postage. envelopes, surrounded by a rim, in which is to be placed the name of the newspaper, or that of the news agent—thus identifying the stamp as the' property of the sender alone. And under this system of postage it is further proposed that all newspaperS, prOperly stamped, shall be forwarded by the Post-office authorities with the same promptitude as letters, and shall in no case be detained till a second despatch ; and that the operation of defacing the stamp at the Post-office shall be accomplished at the - office of delivery, and not at the office of reception, which would greatly facilitate their despatch. The method, then, of securing the postage of newspapers being thus arranged, "the next, and the still more important consideration is the amount of the charge that is to be made for it. Certainly the charge should not exceed a half-penny for each stamped newspaper cover. If a permy stamp, as hitherto, was considered sufficient for the .conveyance of a newspaper through the post for an unlimited number of times, surely a half-penny is quite enough for a single transmission. This is the rate in the United States, where the postal system is much inferior; and more costly to the Post-office, than ours is. Each newspaper, periodical, unsealed circular, or other article of printed matter, not exceeding .three ounces in, weight, is there charged one pent—that is a half-penny—for any distance under three thousand miles,-,--for every additional fraction of au ounce, one cent. But then the publishers of such periodicals have very valuable privileges granted them, in carrying out this arrangement. For instance, if the postage on any newspaper or periodical is paid quarterly or yearly in advance, at the office where they are either posted or delivered, then only half this regular rate of postage is charged. More than this, small newspapers and periodicals published Monthly or oftener, and pamphlets not containing more than sixteen Octavo pages each, when sent in single packages, weighing at least eight ounces, to one address, and prepaid by fixing the postage stamps thereto, are charged only half a cent for each ounce, or fraction of an ounce, notwithstanding the postage calculated on each separate article of such packages would exceed that anionnt. All this accommodation may be secured in onr case, by the proposed sta,mped cover; and we contend, that upon the same principle of the rate of payment which is so satisfactorily adopted by the American -Post: office, similar advantages may be conferred by allowing a liberal discount upon the price of the stamped covers when taken in considerable gigiVitios by publishers and others—a discount, we 5404 id sa,y,'orat feast twenty-five per cent. . . The subject, we repeat, is one of treat ttna , - • .general public interest ; and whatever advantages are conceded directly to the publishers them aelves, zvil, be suye to be more or less realised, indirectly, by the public at large. Even the allowance of twenty-five per cent. to publishers upon large amounts of stamps, although going' immediately into their own pockets, would be found to result in benefits to thoie whom they supplied with their publications, by enabling' them to pay for an improved system of means and appliances in their postal transmissions,, auxiliary to that of the Pest-office itself. This is, the case in the United States ; and there can be, no reason wily it shonld not be sci keiT iu Eng 7 land likewiSe. As a subject, then, not of indivi-' . , dual and exclusive, but - Of general and popular interest, let us hope that the new arrangements far tho fransnlissiou 9f nplyspaicp 4114 other periodicals by post will be considered and adjusted by the Government and the Legislature with a due regard to the convenience of all concerned. THE DEFENCES OF THE CHANNEL ISLANDS. We are glad to learn from late and sure authority her Majesty's 'Government is not unmindful , nor forgetful, of . , .„ the words of the No 6fVelliigton, !‘ Once get a good naval station at the Channel Islands, and you will be as free rom French invasion as if you were in my own room." It is now fifteen years since the Government of the day: appointed 4 secret cominission, composed of Military and . , military slava' officers, to survey the islands 13f Guernsey, Jersey,' and Alderney, and to report upon the best means of fortify- ing them, and of establishing at each a naval station, or harbour of refuge, as it was called for obvious reasons. The - commissioners suggested 'the construction of such , harbours at the three islands, but at two only were their suggestions carried out. : The harbour of St. liathe rine's, Jersey, which is immediately Opposite St. Malo, has one breakwater complete, and could afford accom modation to a considerable squadron; but the principal, works are being carried on at Alderney, whose small., ordinary population of I,no inhabitants is now ir t preascd, by a' settleinent of '9O artisans and' 0 hoiseS, *orking . under the direction of Messrs. Jackson and Byng, the contractors. ' An iminense breakwater had been , all not more con structed at Braye Bay, which was capable' of afford ing shelter and anchorage to fifteen sail of the line, o a f rin th e e d with ivori •Lsg .1,4 at a distance of about eight miles fronj ;cape t tog n u T e ort e y rid fro C m il p er o b r o t e ra r n g d ° O li n the l se other, where there 'is accommodation for a'powerful fleet. . The new harbour o i i f s t t h n e d h de 6 cl av iz e i s t t h e r a e li e b e r n ea - n e d re t c h te e d w f h or o t l s e ; guns being carried on with the greatest . activity. 1 • . confident opin i on of petent jndie th t fortiffcationS of the Chalinei Man' a liiii , ' been l et' pleted all Chance of rtimbyanci tiom eilei e bodg . I ' ;' '- out of the question . The wlible Of the works Cherbourg be. planned by; and are 'under the direction of Messrs. e fes een WOker, -Ourgess . and Cooper, the Trinity 4,l US. ouse engineers,— Wiled Servioe 60 , 7814, . HORSE RAILWAYS. Foremost among the necessary public evils of all large towns has been the present common omnibus. In such places the distance uf. the surburbau from the central districts, where daily business or pleasure congregates tens of thousands of both sexes and all ages, has rendered the employment of a cheap mode of conveyance indispen sably requisite; and those residents in or near large towns who have not statedly or occasionally made use of the omnibus are certainly the exception to the general rule. In the absence of anything better, therefore, all must admit that the omnibus has been a great public convenience ; and we may also concede the fact that in many towns, if not also in Liverpool, recent improve ments in this popular meaas of transport from one remote part of the town .to another, have done much to make it so far adequate to the work it has had to per form. That irresistible law of progress, to which we ourselves and everything around us are subject, has now, however, developed an invention in this depart ment of social economics, which, we feel warranted in saying, proclaims that the age of omnibuses in crowded cities has passed, and the age of Horse Rail ways has commenced. If, therefore, we would not be behind the age we live in, the vast cavalcade of lum bering machines which now encumbers our streets must speedily disappear and give place to the smart and com modious city railway car. Now that we are offered an improved substitute, we will not much longer patiently endure the evils of the old systeni. Who has not suf fered serious annoyance, if not injury, from having to submit to be crammed into one of those confined and too often overcrowded vehicles ? In wet weather, when all the passengers perhaps have been caught in a heavy shower, froth which they were only too glad to escape, and when everybody is benevolently disposed to crush him or herself into the least possible space, for the benefit of those who besiege the entrance after every seat is occupied, with pitiable and imploring mien,—it often happens that every inch of sitting and standing room is so completely occupied, that everybody's nose seems to be brought into less than pleasant contact with somebody else's elbow, and every one is made to feel as if packed in .a vapour bath, produced by the combined heat operating on the moisture imbibed by the garments of the occupants. Having no choice of com panions on these occasions, this modified process of wet packing is sometimes rendered all the more painful to endure from unfortunate proximity, perchance, to a baker lad with his dusty coat, or it might be to a youth whose calling of an opposite , complexion may be equally indispensable to society at large, although their presence is never very desirable as fellow -travellers inside the 'bus. The good-natured are nowhere more frequently victimised than in the 'bus. After the whole inside accommodation has been more than sufficiently occupied, it not seldom happens that up comes an anxious mamma, with her interesting progeny, one in each arm, and an older one, or more, bringing up the rear, hurry ing to get out of the rain. Mamma and her anxious offspring Jook wistfully into the . already suffocating interior, and a response is sure to be given by some good soul who is as unable to stand his ground against such an appeal as he is unwilling .to get out—and so another effort must be made; and the result is that the submis sive crowdbecome as denselypacked as herrings in a barrel —three or four of the passengers enjoying the felicity of supporting each a juvenile on his knee, while mamma has squeezed herself, crinoline, hoops, shawls, and wet umbrella between some agreeable people, whose suffering forms are entirely covered from human view, and who are only kept from open remonstrance by appropriating to them selves the " pleasures of hope," in the belief that such an excruciating sad condition cannot last very long. If such is the state of matters in wet weather, how much better is it in the hot season—when a good hearty shower would be a treat? When the temperature is very high, the inside of a 'bus becomes scarcely pre ferable to a het and ill-ventilated stable—close, con fined, and unpleasantly odorous. See the panting, perspiring passengers inside, poking at the little wooden ventilators, to keep them open. It is of no use. The young men outside immediately kick them close again with their heels, and the only relief is the prospect of a speedy release. In warm weather as in wet, then, the omnibus nuisance is equally unendurable, and never submitted to where it can be avoided. Nor let it be said that we have chosen two extremes. How stands the case in moderately fine weather? Why, these machines for the most part only get along at the " slow coach " pace of about four miles an hour, or little better ; and, let us ask, who that is able to walk two or - three miles betwixt home and business, would submit to be trundled along in a nasty 'bus at that rate, if he can perform the distance in the same time, gratis, with the pleasure of the exercise into the bargain? Nobody. All these and mail mote objections to the present omnibus, are quietly passed over so long as we can get nothing better; but they startle us -into action the moment we are oflWed a substitute which promises to remedy the evils we have been enduring. So it is at the present moment. The Horse Railway is a fact. It has been tried and it has suc ceeded. We are now to have railways in our cities and towns, to be wrought by hOrse-power. In the city railway car there will be no crowding, no want of ventilation ; and the rapid yet easy motion of the conveyance will present an inducement to all to travel by it. The streets through which the omnibus traffic chiefly runs will be freed from the noise and confusion at present so often produced by the transit of the various omnibuses. Experience has shown that all those evils may be overcome, and all these advantages secured without risk to life or limb, or inconvenience to the traffic of crowded business streets. Although England, first in iron railing the country with steam, is last in iron railing the city with horse power, the enterprise that accomplished the former will speedily stimulate the latter improvement. The project is no dreamy speculation. In the crowded and busy thoroughfares of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, pal tirnore, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and others; the' rail Way cars have long displaced - omnibuses. Tb.ere io certainly nothing in or about LilerpOol Or Dirkenhead to prevent tbe city railway car from being as easily and extensively adopted as it has been in those transatlqiitic citiea i whose inhabitants, albeit qt first lealos of the change, would 39,w miss thqt inede of conveyance as much as we wow(' our penny postage system. In short, those who are best capable of judging, entertain no manner of - clOubtas to the speedy adoption and entire success of the new mode, in every considerable town in Dig land. We cannot stay at present to combat all the . sage 'but stale objections of those antiquated wiseacres who see danger in every important change. We would bid Liverpool look to her laurels, if she would no lose the opportunity of carrying the Pal% as flaying b een the - first to introduce ibis great improvement in eitie/. At the same time, palmam qui meruie ferat ; .and wa congratulate the liirimiheO Censmissioneri en the liberal and enlightened spiril'in which they hwte enter tained Mi. Train's fair and spirits a HOOD Raiie , proposal to construct, ' • ' ay from Woodside to the neighbouring; townships at his own risk, and without the guarantee of any preference. The fact is, there is really. no risk about It will be a great success; and sae heartily wish Mr, Train health and strength to put forth buss undoubted' ability to giye effect to hia proposal; and we are sure that all the favour he asks is a fair field, and all the reward, he cares fair is to see that which is sure 'to follo w —the universal adoption, in this country, of one of the greatest' practical, labour and time-saving inventions of the day,--the.city Horse Railway. IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT, HOUSE OF LORDS.-YESTERDAY. The Royal assent , was given by COTIITIIiS2iO *even,' bills. Some bills were advanced a stage, and the lime (I , ,ion i rned. at 5.20 p.m. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—YESTERDAY, Mr. LAING in ,reply to questions stand that there was no intention 'to make any alteration in the decision of the Government with regard to the newspaper stamp. Sir 0. WOOD, in reply to Lord Stanley, said that after Easter he should' propose a bill to reconstruct the Council of the Governor-General of India, and to amend the law relating to the civil service, and to amalgamate the Suddar and the Supreme Courts. On the motion for adjournment till the 16th, a dis cussion took place as to the returning of the number of houses in England and Wales, which Mr. James and others characterised as most fallacious, and which were defended by the 4onie Secretary. • Mr. J. LOCI:E asked when certain returus which he had moved for on the subject of compound houses Would be ready. The return was wanted to give a correct view of the state of the constituencies.. • • laine4 of the e*t reme vague iIe—MrTNEWDEGA c0,114P information , they polsessed on th e su bj ect. o that during th e recess some • s 4 g loc a el l i 1 4e€ 1. inquiry 'would E be made as to the qualification of the new lord lieutenant of Londonderry, which, he was informed) t sufticieut' wa? Lord no .4131E4s Tax said he wo u ld ma k e inquiries on the subject. • The motion for adjournment till the 16th was then a g reed to. Mr. KINGLARE gave notice that on the re-assembling of Parliament he should ask whether any further infor mation could be afforded on the territorial changes cam : sequent on the treaty of Turin, Mr. JAMES gave not;ce, that in committee' cm the Reform /illhe ihould wovethat the expenses of pollin bOothe be def ra y e d O ut of the'county rat es . g Mr. HENNESSY moved for leave to bring in a bi facilitate the i m p rovement of land in behnd, ll to Mr. CARDWELL offered no 0bie4i41,4 to the introduc— tion, and leave was given, 4r.,ltoryEnta moVed i for leave to abolish the juris giciion of the EcolesiastiCal Courts in Ireland in cases of defamation, and in E ng l an d and Ireland in cases of brawling. Sir G. C. LE wfs said that brawlino was purely an ecclesi- ' astical offence, and could no be tried by the civil courts. Colouel Ertanu 'tad never heard any complaints of. the Taw in Ireland. The Irish members were quite estimpetentlo 'deal with the subject themselves. Mr. BOUVERIE assured the gallant ro a euiher that he would gladly have left the nAtter In the hands of the Irish members, but none of them h ad tAkca it up. Leal,e was given to b r i ng i n the bill. The 'House adjourned at 5'40 p.m. 14TEST NE WS. IBY BRITISH AND IRISH MAGNETIC TELEGRAPR.I THE BRAZfLIAN MAIL. SOUTHAMPTON, April 3. The Tyne, with the Brazilian mail, has arrived. Dates Buenos Ayres, Ist; , Monte Video, 2nd; Bahia, 14th; Pernambuco, IGth ; Saint Vincent, 23rd; Lisbon, 30th. In the Argentine Confederation, Dr. Derquis has been elected President, and General Pidernera Vice-president. No ministry has been formed. It was feared the new Government would force upon Buenos Ayres the Constitution. At Monte Video, Don Barro has been elected President. The general aspect of the River Plate is satis factory. At Buenos Ayres the produce is scarce, and full prices are realised. Coals are dull, and prices nominal. Dry goods are in quiet demand, except for shirtings ' for which high p r i ces are pa id. At Monte Video, exchange 417 7 ,- to 42. Produce scarce. No stock. Dry goods in demand. At Pernambuco, sugar rather flat. Freights dull. At Rio, market quiet. Exchange firm; LOU" don 241. B ADEN. CARLSRUHE, April To-day, in an extraordinary sitting of the two Chambers, the Government announced to the. members that the Ministers Mevsenburg and Stengel had been dismissed, and that Messl'!• Stabel and Lamery had been appointed their successors. This has given 'great satisfaction t . O the Second Chamber and to the public. It la believed that the new Ministry will endeavour to bring about a liberal settlement of the relations between the Church and State by legislative means. ANOTHER, WARNING TO THE FRENCH PRESS. PARIS, April 3. The Moniteur publishes a decree giving a second warning to the Amide la Religion, for au article of the Abbe Sisson, which contained a formal attack against the Concordat. THE FRENCH BUDGET OF 1861. The Moniteur announces the presentation of the Budget of 1861 to the Corps Legislatif. The receipts are estimated at 1,845 millions, and the expenses at 1,844 millions. SAVOY AND NICE. Savoy is to have two departments, and Nice is to be a free port. T• M'MAHON FOR THE POPE. Marshal M'Mahon voted with the recent Ml' nority of the siateen Senators in favour of the Pope. PORTUGUESE GOVERNMENT. The Paris correspondence of the Times contal o a defence of the Portuguese Government against certain recent allegations of English railwa contractors. FRENCH GOVERNMENT. The intention of the French Government t° address a circular to the different European powers, re-assuring them on the policy of Francce as being decidedly pacific, is said to be abandoned• PRANCE AND GERMANY. The camp of Chalons is to consist of 100, 0 , men, and it is rem ar k e d th a t thi s camp is only six days' march fo r i n f an t r y f rom t h e front i er 0 f the Rhine. The frequent interviews during the last fe ° ' weeks between. the French Minister at Copen hagen and the Danish Minister for Foreig n , Affairs, has created a susp i c i on i n Germany th at mischief is brewing. Notwithstanding an official denial, it is sti ll .. generally believed that Prussia i s a b o ut to for' an entrenched camp near Dusseldorff. At Vienna it is believed that the so-called rectification of the French frontier towards Ge r ; many will begin on th e Upp er Rhi ne, an d g rea t preparations are 'n ow ma ki ng f or t h e defence ° t this portion of Bavaria. ANNEXATION OF NAPLES. NAPLES, M arc h 31. The rumours co ncern i ng an 'approaching minAiL4,-, terial modifi c ati on h ave ceased. The propagallua: in favour of annexation to Sardinia is becoral% more daring. Copie s o f M r . Elli ot ' s despatch es are widely distributed. About thirty prisonel among whom was Signor Gattia, have pass'e' through the streets of 'hied°, and have bee n transported to the island of Capri. where th# are banished. A Capuchin monk has been prosecuted at the civil courts for his preaching , which had been d eno unced as being of a_ seditious character. VIENNA, April 3. The Oest.- Zeitung states, from a reliable source l that the Neapolitan army will not enter the States of the Church. • CABINET COUNCIL, A Cabinet Council was held yesterday afternoon. SANATORIUM AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE FOR THE FORCES IN CHINA. The authoriti es connec t e d w ith th e Medica l Department of the Army, have, with the c O --' currents of the Secretary of sto 4 ,, e f or Wari decided on establi s hi ng a sanatorium invoii4 establishment at the Cape of Good Hope fo.rt 4e sick and disabl e d t roops belonging to the Y- 01°„- , 4 corps serving i n Chi na , IriformAtion has b 0". received at the ' l 4 edical Estahinent, Chathal that ft umber o medical 'offic ers w ill be 4Allirg fob the VW eita lAMent. THE PROPO,,E . - p OCINGIRESS. BERNE, April 2. r . roply to the request addre sse d b y Switi e 4 land to th e P owers w h o s i gned the trea ty of Vienna, Russia England, lustria, and Pru'V e have pronounced themselves i n f avour of t.. 4 immediate assembling of a Congress, To tk v°l o ( 4iscussion all the members of the conunissW i l the Federal AssenAhly l A ay e acic tt yt e 4 t h e pro posa of the Federal Council. THE BRITISH GOVERN...IOn" ANNEXATION Par AND 11 2 15 The addition-' OF FRANC-b. to P^'• official correspondence preserit ° _....ru r ament last ni g ht conta i ns a note if- I. Lord Joh n Russellin reply to M. Thouvell e i 'i The English Foreign Secretary Dnin ta ant tho t .,a great milit ary power like France is to derniv the territory o f a ne i gh b our upon its own the° r : of 'what constitutes geographically its proper tern of defen ce , it is ev i dent that no State COu be secure,- , that 44 4 and not right wou ld hell' r forth he the rule to ( determine territorial pO` c - i f signs, (04 that the integrity and independonq the smaller States of Europe would be placed perpetual jeopardy. .2 FRENCH ALLIANCE WITH DENMA.- A GAINST GERMANY. The Herald declares that fresh political C° 111 : 3 plications and difficulties are at hand, which, ' ll oso few months, may compel England t o eh° between claims of her hereditary alli es and tli policy of Napoleon. The Emperor has 11 %0 hated Russi a , an d ma d e a friend of h er. ID cer d e r a inspiredti ona h l e a r ll w ies it t h ha tn iloe r crushed Aus 3 tr a t o an 4 resentment a victorious enemy. But, before he can rcalise a d ambitious dreams, Prussia. and England, " with Prnssia the whole nf Northern Geri 10 naust be humbled. -v ranee (says the Heral d/ 0o about to tgrn 0 account the embers of to schieswig-Holstein question, and, in a nswer t o 04 , appeals of Denmark, is willing d aid her against German coalition. e ' tiations for oce an offensive an d d e f ens i ve „„ g between Denmark and France are actively on.. In the event of a war with Germany' ia Danish navy would bo a valuable auxiliario blockading the harbours, and destroying 'ok maritime establishments and the shipPir* Northern Germany. The Herald als o, p °ll ° ' : lf it is true that French diplomatißts 1 11-e bud engaged in endeavouring draw. Sweden '.4rta" Norway into an Alliance, thus graduallY, t o blishing a 19gu . e of the naval Powcrs continent 'against England. 0.13 E OF THE SARDINIAN lIAMBERS T r • e un ope nc isie st d P -r t l ir,. ._ 2 a y, am l ; d b l s e t Brc i l.l lla . ilehambers we His Majesty entered the H4ll of the Slenait: indescribable appl4l.4so, and delive re " • following speech : Signori Senatori, Signori De • The last tie an d ti te eli Van;e 4 r i s lia o nl f e t a h t e State, fait idst the Putati ' — I tal y , • ce eo Jug troubles in Divine o verY short me to aurir well of our destiny. a wa s time an invasion ,was repulsed—Loinh am litstY freed by glorious deeds of, heroism, and Central tato became free by th e marve ll ous virtue o f th e inhat s au a and thus, t o -d a y, th e representatives o f the rig For the hopes of the natiou are a,ssembled around m e ' a lly', such h,e.u,eot we are indebted to a magnanimou:_ce et 0 the valour his and our soldiers, to the assis,t: f t he the volunteers, and to the pers,evering conducL__thout people. ascribe the merit of it to God, as r: et Superhuman aid such memorable enterprises (AL.' future accomplislked. The gratitude of present an d _ f Italy generations is due to France for the welfare ' nat i o ns, and the consolidating of the union of the two le an d who have some community in origin, Pri. ll ,, e l ; I nd I destiny. It was necessary to make some sacr ifices , Re .. have made that which was dearest to hey t i o of serving the vote of the people and the aper COW Pipiiianient, and reserving, also, in regard to the guarantee; of her international right, I still many eludell a treaty far the re-union ofSavoy - and th e surreund ing territow of Nice with France. We have__ co i n joa diffloulties to, overcome; but, assisted by pub an y and by. the love of my people, I shall never 1)5, 1 ', like o,ne to offend ar forget any right or liber, y. th r:^ - revq t, nay ancestors in the Catholic religion, a nd ill I s hall (it hiatzveorlan-, due to the supreme Chief of that religi on,, itual arms for the ecclesiastic authority makes use of 8 4 91 . 1. temporal interest) in safe canseienMento"mair,tain entire of my worthy ancestors ,, And strength in the tradition Gitf 6ilia,g.