The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-03-24 00:00:00

ANOMALY IN THE INDIA TARIFF.

The merchants of Manchester have appointed
a deputation to wait upon Sir C. Wood, next
week, in London, for the purpose of making rO--
presentations on the protective duty to be levied
in India on cotton-yarn and twist:
The Times remarks that, no doubt, the measure
will be quoted not merely by all the Continental
protectionists in justification of their system, but
likewise by a majority of the politicians in the
United States, and probably in Canada. The
cheek will occur at a time when the Manchester
trade was experiencing an extraordinary deve-
lopment, and the effect may be serious on the
general positiOn of our commercial relations.

THE FRENCH EXPORT DUTY ON RAGS.

The Star is apparently authorised officially to
contradict the statement which recently appeared
in the columns of the nmes, with respect to the
intentions of the French government as to the
export duty on rags.' No decision has yet
been taken as to the amount of (Int), to be
levied, but we are informed that probably in the
first instance only a moderate duty will be
imposed. &movement is on foot with a view to
a revision of the existing scale of brokers' charges.

The deanery of Ripon is vacant tilr the'transfer
of the Rev. Dr. Gamier to the deanery of Lindo
The Common Council of the city of London,
yesterday, resolye4. upon presenting the fre4?nii
of the city to Afr. Cobden. An ammidiaent,
deprecating the proposal on general grounds, wiis
negatived by seventy-nine to thirty-four.

THE DUCHESS OF PARMA'S ADDRESS
TO THE QUEEN OF SPAIN.
ZURICH, March 23.
The Duchess Regent of Parma, who resides in
this city, has' 'addressed herself to the Queen of
spain, in her quality of chief of the Spanish
e, nesting
psting her Majesty to support
".3efore the Ure' nbkvers her protqst against AR
annexation of 'Vie Duchies 'or Rat* 410 RiitOeho
_ .
to Piedmont.

DA VARIAN PROTEST AGAINST THE
ANNEXATION OF TUSCANY.
IJNIOI IS 24.
Besides'a protest, destined to be addressed to
the. Powers of,Europe, showing why the annexa
tion of Tuscany to Piedmont is a flagrant breach
of the treaties guaranteed by Europe, the Grand
Duke Ferdinand is preparing a manifesto to
be addressed to the people of Tuscany. This
manifesto will shortly appear.

'pp SAVOY AND NICE qUESTION.
Mardi r.
The Paris papers publish' the 'following;tited
Antibes, March 23 :--,The Prenoll frigate has
arrivea off Nice. Several regiments are expeoted
from Italy on Monday. The population have
signed a petition against • the pretended repre-
sentatives of the municipality. The, Patric sayt-7-
iniieve that the alarming news given ont-as
to the intentions of §witprland has no foundation.
riestatement that qeirral pufo4r has afriye4
in Paris on a sPecial mission is Onfirnied,
Touurs, March 23, _

The French squadron now revictualling at this
port has reeeivpa orders to be ready to
to-morrow (this 'day).

OTPIA AND CHINA MOILS.
CALCUTTA, March, 1:

The Bank of Bengal has raised its rate of dis-
count one per cent. all round... Ixtdigo 4 rupees
higher, and still rising. The seoson ovor.
40 water twist, Sr. la, to Or. oa. Ciovornment
Securities, five and a-half per cent., quarter
premium; fives, 95 ; fours, 82. Exchange on
London, 2s lt-d.
CANTON, Feb. 14.

Tea very active at previous rates. 'l6-24 water
wist, $27 75c. to $3O 50c. Exchange on London,
Os 441 to Vs.qa 4.
$44N014/1 Feb, 6.
Tr4e has Wilc,eAve sake the termination nf
fl}? holidays. Grey Shillings, 64- catteas, $2 t:o
$2 25c, Silk, )1o• oratee, 410 tQ h 25, The
settlement in the first fortnight rtiached 2,000
bales. Export to date, 47,876 bales. Exchange
on London, 6 4.

A NEW AUSTRIAN LOAN.
VIENNA, March 23.
A new loan ei9eqP4 be announced on
SOdiiy nett• ' ' •

Floldfr -FUNDS,
P March- 23,
•
12.12. P. m.--Rentes opened unaltered at 67f. 90c:
2.5 P.M.—A decided improvement is shown in
the tone of the Bourse, 40,1 Rentes have risen to
68f. 15c: • ' '
3.30 P.M.—The marlet has been active, And
prices Ilave iiterapy advanced. The kst quotation
of Routes was 681. 30c., being do 'adValiee a
since yesterday,

A committee for the erection, in Berlin, of a statute
to GOethe has been formed, under .the presidency of
Jacob Grimm, the great philologist. ,
• H.M.S. Nile, screw, at Devonport, which was recently.
st4tipiled" Ili. the Jersey, is eN)ected to go out on the
2nd of April fOr a titiat trip, and to sail ou the sth for
North-America and the West India Station.
The Sport mentions a. report that Prince Napoleon
and the Princess Clothilde are about to pay a visit to
Victor Emmanuel.
DETERMINED SUICIDE OF A PRISONER.—An inquest
was held on Wednesday at the county prison, Lewes, on
the body of William Charles Atkins, aged 56, who hung
himself on the previous day,
' By 'retie* rethriis 01 over the empire it is quite evi-
dent that crime, both against pergola. and against pro-
perty, has materially diminished since the accession of
1 the French Emperor.
The National Society of Berlin opposes the annexation
of Savoy to France in a very energetic manner, and with
violence of language.
There is a rumour current (says the iforth British
Dail; Mail), which is stated to be correct, that the two
youngest sons of the Duke of Buecleuch have followed
their maternal relative, and gone over to the Church of
Rome.

The Belgian Chamber of Deputies has in its new
penal code just assimilated the offence of defamation of
the dead to that of the living, but limiting the number
of descendants who can institute an action to the third
degree: