The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-03-14 00:00:00

Sals bg Auction.

MR.J.F.GRIF F I T H S
(SUCCESSOR TO MESSRS. THOS. WINSTANLEY & SONS),
AUCTIONEER AND APPRAISER,
44, CHURCH-STREET, `.

Returns thauks,to_ friends and the public for the gtrat
encouragement hellas experienced since he succeeded to that
long-established firm, and announces that he has added to his
business that of ,
ESTATE . AND HOUSE AGENT, ''":
which will be conducted on the terms and principles adopted
in the metropolis.
Mr. Griffiths having arranged with Mr. Robert Winstanley
to attend to this department personally, every attention will
be paid to it and a REGISTER OF ESTATES, FARMS, and
FURNISHED and UNFA.RNISHED HOUSES, will be kept
for reference, at the Office 44, Churchstreet.
Mr. Griffiths will also avail himself of Mr. Winstanley's
experience in the SALE and VALUATION of WORKS of
ART and ARTICLES of VERTU.

His WELL-LIGHTED PICTURE GALLERY being situ-
ated in the principal thoroughfare of Liverpool, is specially
adapted for Public and Private Contract Sales.

OPBNING. OF THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT.

VISIT OF THE PRINCE OF WALES TO THE BRITISH

PROVINCES

QUEBEC, Feb. 28

Parliament opened to-day, at three o'clock, with the
usual ceremonies. The Governor's speech, announc,es
that a reply has been received from the Queen of 'Eng-
t
land to the invitation of the` last session •of Parliament,
and that the Prince of Wales may be expected to visit
Canada during the coming summer. lie refers to the
satisfactory arrangements for the transmission .nf. the
European and American mails by, the Canadian steamers ;
speaks of the settliment of the boundary line, between
Upper and Lower Canada, and of the consolidation of
the municipal, law of Lower Canada; congratulates
Parliament otk the issue of the consolidated statutes of
Canada ; calls attention to the law of debtor and :creditor,
and to the present system of currency and banking rates,
with a view to further legislation, alsq to the. adminis-
tration of the crown lands,; congratulates the house on
having surmounted the financial difficulties ; says that
papers will be laid before the house with reference to
the consolidation of the public debt and the recent
success of the Minister of Finance in attaining thii
'object; says that the commercial depression has
diminished credit, but impresses on the Government the
necessity of strict economy ; asks the requisite provisions
for. the public..service ;..finds a subject_of congratulation
in the.hountiful haryest,of last season and the present
signs of revival of commerce ; trusts that the marks of
returning prosperity may continue to increase, and that,
law and order may be maintained, and, rejoiees that but
few subjects of a broad aild important Character remain
requiring immediate legislation. 7' '

NEW ZEALAND.

We extract the following from The New Zealander
(Auckland) of the 28th December

The Shalimar, from Liverpool, arrived' 'On the 23rd
):/ecembei with. 214 migrants. Thr6o, 'children. had
died on the passage out. The voyage had been a
prosperous one, and the emigrants, were well satisfied
with the ship, and the way in which they had been
treated.

I I
The ."free grant" system had been in operadon
about a year ; and, notiithstanding the uncertainty
which existed at one time. as to its suspension, it
appears that during the year 3,570 emigrants had been
landed at Anoklandy and 65,500 acres of land had been
disposed of, of which 42,200 acres -had -been taken by
emigrants having cland orders. •

The rapidly increasing population of Auckland, both
from immigration, and the excess of births -over deaths,
had given a great impetus to the building trade, and the
ciffivis-eireliduieffiefron every side. Education was
receiving a large share of pailt6 attention, and it appears
from various returns that the ratio of children receiving
education-in the province of Auckland was as high as
one in six and-a-half, 4 subject of congrattilation with
the Aueklanders, as the- highest standard given by Mr.'
liorace Mann is one in six.

Some sensation had been created in Auckland by the
proprietors of the New Zealander having made use of
Bowers' patent national coal gas apparatus for the
mannfactnre-of gas from coal, brought froni the newly-
found Drury coal-fields. The coal Was found to be well
adapted for the puryose, and. there was little doubc= but
that the whole city would soon be lighted with gas made
#om the Drnry,coal. . t ; =
The number of ships which had arrived had somewhat
glutted the market with the ordinary staple imports. The
ti nib& ' trade, ho Weyer, was' exceedingly active.
The second wool sale of the season had been held oa
the 26th December. Washed Merino realised 17,1 d to
19id ; half:bred, from 160 to 18-d; Leicester, from
141 d to 15d per lb. Wools ins grease sold from 91d •to
111 d, but were only in small parcels.