The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-01 00:00:00

tD'e Chi s.eths axis tits Market.

In the Liverpool Oil Seeds and Oil Market
during the past week, the btsitess in Seeds was
very quiet, whilst the demand for, Oil, and Cake
improved.
.Bombay Litiseed iimy be quoted 65s
to 65s Citleutta) 64s ; Guzerat Rape, 66s to
68si BroWn Bombay Rape, 59s 6d to 60s. Lin-
seed Oil was in greater request for export, and
several speculative lots were taken off the market
at 30s 3d to 30s 6d per cwt. Rape Oil *as dull;
£42 per ton for. English Brown, Liveppeut-tlade
Linseed Cake was-sought
r4t. 'to £l2
.5s for
best quality.. #di• '.ape Cake a .fresh demand
was aping :It '4,, and the lowest quotation was
it It is more than probable that one or two
of our mills will close fora time, in case some
improvement does not take place in the trade.

The transactions of the week were as fotiO*st--

Offered for Sale t 1:48 bags ttorAay Linseed,
2,385 bags llornba*Aild,4B2 bags Onierat Rape-
seed, anc M bags nstaic3 Sedd:
Sales Reported:: 560.10*s 'Linseed at
65s per 4r., and 750,bats lionibay around Nuts,
to araVe,`at sl7s tier ZtVt.

Sales Advertised for Next Week : 1,000 bags
Bombay Linseed. •
Imports this Week : 1,600 bags Bombay Lin
seed, 1;853 bags Bombay Rapeseed, and 165 bags
Mustard Seed.

Friday Afternoon: No new transactions. l3ttsi•
ness quiet.

•
Groin k. pdh%ild Son's IMlrict;latil)

. . ,
The attention of the 'tradeAlirint tl‘e past month
has been more or IdsS ‘eN•rossed by the London
progress since the 15th instant.
Onr itintAtet, . however, has not experienced that
want of activity which is generally, in some
degree, 'noticeable so long as these sales last; on
the contrary, there has been very fair tuned:it Of
business done, both for home tonsittikption and
export, and as stocks rentaitt nano* com-
pass, holders ttre not it liked to give Way in their
detnatfds. Prices, consequently, have ntideriOne
rib change; the sudden Yise rttie tatik rate of
disconnt, also, havink tiad 'little or no effect upon
them. The tditc&ti Sales referred to above, corn-
theliOed On the 15th instant, and will terminate
on the 7th proximo. The quantity to be offered
will amount to 37,630 bales Colonial, of which ,
20,785 bales are Cape Wools.' All good ronai-
tioned,parcels are realising frilly letit August sale-
rates, whilst ill-condtioliett Nlrools are going
rather itregniar, ttA a shade lower. East India :
1:0,822- Vito have arrived here since our last
pit3iit sales; they are reserved for our next series,
and the business done in this class is exclusively
in second-hand Wools, which continue iti good,
request at very firm prices. Alpaca ;: 5,573
ballots have come in daring the month, the bolk
of Which had been previditsly sold 'fdr
several small parcels haute, hoiVever, been dis- ,
posed of at from. N N The imports of
Peruvian antOUnt to 2,479 ballots, and theding
with ready sale at very full rate's. itiVer Plate:
100 bales frein Monte Video have recently arrived,
otherwise there is tio stocks and no transactions
to Tepeit, itussia : Donskoi :continues in very
i•equest, and stocks are now exceedingly
light. There is no change to notice in Egyptian-,
Syrian, &c., since our last circular. The impdifs
from Oporto have been 927 bags, anit Trani Lis-
bon 192 bags; a very fair btt giness has been done
in Oporto Fleece, 13'r the better class, but
the loWetgit.dels Continue in less demand. There
is to 'Mock of 'lceland in this market at present.
to Mogadore Wools there is a fair business doing
at late rates. Domestic Wools: The rise in the
rate of discount, together with the untairettrable;
accounts from the United States, ta:Ve had Elie ,
effect of Postrictittg the dettitind, 'but §treks being
far front keavy, 'prides 'ha've 'not dukired as they
otherwise Might'haVe'ddhe. 13botch : Laid High-
land still Continues 'iii limited request, and only
for the beSt 'Class. Cheviot of prime quality is in
Inoilerate demand; the present high rates, how-
e, are checking business. Sheepskins: Our
market offers only a few parcels of rather lacy
description, and for such there is not much ittAniry.

gaits thg t.
4 b
'iho only ttevy feature in the freight market
during the Past week has been an advance in the
pato lihight to 655, at which rate some ships
have been chartered, but most shipowners decline
to accept less than 70s, as it is probable 'that rate
will have to be paid to obtain the requisite
amount of tonnage. There is no iniprovenierit in
outward freights to India end China, and no
anxiety for ships. 'Charterers will not advance
their quotations., In expectation that rates will
Tall when tonnage becomes more plentiful. There
is rather more animation in homeward chartering,
from Calcutta large ships have been taken at £3
to Liverpool or London, and £5 is offered on the
round to Madras. Bragilian freights are dull at
our quotationa. West India trade is brisk at
good rates, but only for small ships, We have no
alteration to note in freights to United States
ports.

RAtLS..%•BIUSTOL CHANNEL.

_
To Galveston (nominal) 20s and 5 per cent.
To Mobile (nominal)
To New York 208 Od.
To New Orleans (nominal) 20s Od and 5 per tent.
To Charleston lBs Od and 5 per cent.
To Pernandina (Florida) do. £6s ta and 5 per cent.
To Portsmouth (nominal)
To Savannah (notriinal)
To Havannah (small cargo)
To Alexandria • •
COAL : FROM LIVERP'
To m. d. s. d.
Litarou
Malta l4 0 ... 00
Trieste
Corfu l6 6 ... 0 0
Smyrna l5 0 ... 16 0
Varna nominal.
Gibraltar
Leghorn... nom l5 0 0 0
Athens
Havannah nom l5 0 16 0
Cardenas
Monte Video j small j Q,
Buenos Ayres I shlps f '".
Constantinople l5 0 ..„ 16 0
galonica l6 0 .., 17 0
Trebizonde 14 0 ... 15 0
GENERAL

25s and 5 per cent.
255.
.00L OR, BIRKENHEAD.
To E. a.
Sinope
Ancona
Ragusa
Venice • l7 0 ... 18 0
Genoa l6 0 ... 0 0
Naples nom. 16 0 ... 17 0
Rhodes
St Thos.fmWales 17 0 ... 18 0
Rio Janeiro
Ditto frm. Wales 81 0 0
Bahia 26 0 ... 27 0
Cape of G. Hope 35'0 ... 36 0
Pernambuco 29 0 ... 0 0
Galveston Rails , nominal.
AlexandriafmWls 18 0 ... 0 0
Alicante l9 0 ... 0 0
2REIGHTS. d. s. d.
Liverpool to Aden 4O 0 to 0 e
„ Hong Kong 5O 0 to 0 0
Ditto fm Wales ) (nominal) 155 oto 0 0
Chusan
~ Ceylon: Iron (nominal) 40 oto 0 0
„ Bombay : Coals 33 0 to 0 0
Ditto from Wales
iron from the Clyde
~ Suez 5O 0 to 0 0
" Melbourne £3 12s 6d register ton.
/ Singapore
Ditto from Wales
„ Galle
„ Shanghai 55 0 to 0 0
Ditto from Wales
„ Calcutta: Salt without consignment 40 0 to 0 0
Ditto with ditto 42 6to 0 0
Ditto with Locomotives 50 0&5 pr ct.
„ Calcutta : Iron, Engines, &c, 4O 0 to 0 0
11 Ditto, Coals
Ascension, from Wales 2B 0 to 0 0
„ Madras
Ditto from Wales BB oto 0 .0
Kurrachee, from Wales y 34 0 to 35 0
Fernando Po, from Wales 3O 0 to 0 0
Callao, from Wales
„ Valparaiso direct, from Wales 32 6 to 0 0
„ Woosung (nominal) 77 Francs.
„ from Wales ' , 85 Francs.
Liverpool to Madras: Iron, &c., 40s; Clyde, 42s 6d.
Do. Coals, 35s
Do. from Wales 375.
Liverpool to Valparaiso for orders, to discharge there or at a
Port not North of Callao, 35s Od small ships;
Swansea to ditto, 40s.
Tyne to Callao, Coke 555, Coals 355.
Liverpool to New York, Coals, full cargoes, lOs and per cent.
Moulmain, 90s, Teak to U.K. ; or £7 2s 6d on
the round.
Akyab, option of Rangoon, Bassein, or Moulmain, to U. K.
65s Od, or option of Continent, Ors 6d to 70s,
Calcutta to Liverpool or London, 605 Od.

Guano froni Chinchas to 'LT. K. or Continent, 65s ; to
Mauritius, 655.
Bombay to Liverpool or London, 50s. ; Continent, 555. ; Medi-
terranean, 60e.

We are indebted to Messrs. Taylor, Tipper, and Co.,
for the following rates of freight to the United States:—

Boston. • New York. Philadelphia
---
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Fig Iron, Bars, 1
20 0...22 6 12 6... 0 0 0 0...17 6
Rails, &c....
Chemicals and 1
0 0...22 6 12 6... 0 0 20 0...20 0
Fine 1r0n.....
Salt nominal. 12 6... 0 0 nominal.
Dry Goods lO 0...15 0 10 0...17 6 0 0...20 0
Hardware l2 6... 0 0 0 0...12 6 20 0... 0 0
Earthenware 7 6... 8 0 0 0... 5 0 0 0...10 0
Passongers £3 15s Od L 3 5s to£3 7s6d £3 lOs to£3 158
Gross. Gross. Gross.
Baltimore. Charleston. New Orleans.
s. d. s. d. s. d. s. •d. s. d. s. d.
Pig Iron, Bars, 1
0 0...17 6 15 0... 0 0 12 6...15 0
Rails, &c ....
Chemicals and
0 0 0 0...17 G 0 0...16 0
Fine Iron .... 1 0 0.-2
Salt
Dry Goods 2O 0... 0 0 0 0...20 0 12 6... 0 0
Hardwaie ,20 0... 0 0 0 0,-20 0 0 0...15 0
Earthenware 0 0...10 0 0 0... 6 6 0 0... 6 0
Passengers..,,,,,,, £5 Os £5 Os. £5 Is to LI 101
Nominal. Nominal. Grose.

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING,
In the LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE to-day
the Funds were rather flatter, owing chiefly to
the unfavourable accounts from America, and to
an apprehension that a rather considerable amount
of gold will he transmitted to New York. The

depression, however, did not extend to the Share
Market, except in a few instances. This was
settling day in Shares and Foreign Stocks. In
British Railway Stocks there was an animated
demand for Great Western and Lancashire and
Yorkshire, at improved prices.
The market closed at the following prices I--

THE FUND&

931
. . . 93
4 1 dis
• •
. . .
91i
RAILWAYS.

Consols Money .
„ • Account (Dec.)
Exchequer Bills
Bank Stock . ,
Three per Cents.

Anibergate, Not, &East: Junetion §i , :1--
Caledonians . . ‘,. ~ ~. 6 6 . . HI ::
Chester and ItolS,head- . 521 • 31
? 3
Eastern Counties
East Lancashire
Edinburgh & Glasgow . . .
Great Northern
If ~ A. ' • 110 11
Great Westerns ' - '.4-
Great Western or Canyla ; ; • 10- .11'
i., I
Graad l'i:k.tpit.atnada . . . . 54 6§
ad.% Tduthern & Western • . . 112 14
Lancashire & Yorkshire , . . . 1181 19
Lombardo-Venetian
London & North-Western . .
London & South-Western . , , 9.1 ..:_-_-
Leeds Northern . .• • . . .. . ; t9i, WO,
Manchester) Shutt, & Lint shish Ot i 3.4.
Midland stotk -. .. .. .. .'. '. 134_ 4
Nor4llliltitil •• • . ' 62/ '3l
3ealth-1' itatOc 7310er . . , 80
York, NeWaStle, & IlerWiek '. -i - 21 • Si
York 'Sc Ndrth Midland. ' ' ' • ' .0i 4
The l'Oflo4li‘g 6,liiV6a-red in our later editions
of :yesteidaY : • • ,• . .

. -
An advance which took place hi railways yesterday
was not maintained. York and North Midland, however,
improved 1 per cent. Midland touched 1351, and left
off at 135 to 1351. Lancashire and Yorkshire reached
1181, and closed at 1181 to 4184. Private telegrams
by the American steamer
.athionade a. further fall in
Illinois Central to 451-: this .makes a total Adeline of
nearly 20 per-cent. in -test ,than A fortiitkU.
The alteration Al the BOlc ,had sin eife4t ,upon. the
funds?. lOU
,Opeoll.l.o.46*...t.the'somewhat im,
proVed,p4iCeis vAiich:Were
,estabp‘shed yesterday. It} the
share Market attention continner..chiefly engaged with
the fortnighdy settlement,. which will' be completed •
this day yriday), „British railway, stocks' were very
firm, and iii soVetal Instances' dearer ; there was a con=
tinned scarcity of Midland ; the markets generally left
off not so strongly as they opened. In the discount
market good bills were taken at 41 pet- cent:t and in
exceptional instances rather lower. At the Bank the
reduction in the rate led _to very little increase of busi-
ness.—Daily Xetos Pity Aptiele,
The redaction in the rate of distonnt perieOlYin
_accordance with the indi'ca'tions furnished in the last
OazeW return, anti altliklugh the heaVy 'Character of our
grain rinpOrtattenst And the prospect of temporary
tofiffisiOn in the commerce and finances of theitnited
States, froth political panic, pr4iulo the possibility
any early abandance the sppply of rlipilay, there is
every reitson,ror, 6604106 that the., market will for the
next, fev months be, free from inconvenient pressure
or violent fluctuations. The English funds opened
with a firm appearance, and manifested great steadiness
throughout the day. There was a full average demand
for discount at the Bank after the alteration in the
charge was made known. In the Btoek Etollahge the
supply fer loans or Governillent; &dlr.-hies is ample at
6 per cent. The, cliscoMit establishments have reduced
their, aflowniiVe on deposits from 41 to 4 per cent, for
money at tall, and from 5 to 41 with seven days' notice.
The Joint-stock banks have also lowered their rate of
terms from 41 to 4 per cent. There were no operations
in gold at the Bank. Prices on Paris Bourse show a
recovery of k. It is reported that the Sardinian
Government have resolved to ldsae 4,000,000 of trea-
sury bonds.—Tintrs City Artitk.
The Pay Yeti's says, advices from donstan'tinpple
refer to the stoppag‘: 'Of at Englisk literal:ant. Two
firms in hOnaort ha e YeTkied to take, , drafts
• •, .
which had been aCeePtea thein, and which. have sob,
seitine:AtlyteenProtOSted. The two firms yeferred to have
met all ,btlier liabilities. ThermnOpations;;Of the akar,
which 'has "excited some conversation, are stated to
extend to Mancheiter. , •

The 'folloWiiig 'is the usual Bank of England
Acceuitt for the week ending Wednesday :

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

DEBIT. £
Notes issued 27,536,570

tll ,1i36,511
BANKING Dl

.
Proprietor's Capital 14,553,000

Rest 3466,972
Public Deposits 6,515,612

Other Deposits . 13;366;250
Bills Sevendayandother j 715,8,32

CREDIT.
Government Debt.. 1.1015100
Other 3.,439,990
13°16 e°l4 and 12'72$
other '
Silvet 15d Cori 336,496

£27,536,5'

TOOKE,

SUCCESSOR TO
F. L. li A•U SBUR G.

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CORNER bisgis COVERS,
. Was, CAKE BASKETS, &c. •
A large dciilection of Fancy Articls suitable for Presents.
AU of the Latesthisigiz:4,...ana the Quality iVarrithted.
, .
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Of the best make, warranted.
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From the best Manufacturers, warranted.
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LIVERPOOL.

r
THE RETURN OF THE PRINCE

OF WALES.

" Altogether, what with wind, hail, and rain, it was not an
encouraging cruise, especially as fresh provisions were out,
even to the vegetables, and there was.nothing to eat bttt the
saltest of salt ship's atore.4?— ride Tunes, Nov. IF.

Our fears nre,at an end, the Prinee of Wales
A,tgafely landfd on hismatiVe eliore ;
Though h&il and rain and constant eastern gales
Have rendered tedious his passage o'er. •
Most travellers by sea confess that though
When starting on their voyage all are gay,
But very soon they find things somewhat sloW,
And strive in vain to kill each dreary day.
'Tis a hard task when in a swift " Cunarder,',
But in a line-of-battle ship still harder. •
The mighty vessel pitches, jumps, and rolls,
Day after day, and chiefly under sail,;.
Foy such Ship carries but aninll stock of coals;
And so her screw Rs not of much avail.
The only happy time in such a case
Is when eadli weary passenger Within her
Around the cabin to takes his place, •
And soothes his spirits with a first-rate dinner:
Those in the "-Hero" foand but sniall relief
In dinners oft sea biscuit and salt beef.

The Prince bore his priVitions like a man,
And never once was heard to find a fault ;
Though, as the Tinier ldng description ran
The food was all " the saltest of the salt!'
Vet still, we are informed, on one occasion,
When all At breakfast tinie assembled were;
His. Royal Highness made an obser*ation
Whirl raised a sigh, from every bosoni there
"On this dry biscuit," he was heard to mutter;
"Oh, that we had a slice of KELLY'S BUTTER.' "

1111 E ,_TITTER PLACIt
I 5 TOP O 1 WILLIAMSON-SQUARE.

THE EMPRESS EITGENIE IN LIVERPOOL.
THE NEW FRENCH CONSTITUTION,

TnE HOMcEOPAPIj EANCIVET4

ow See EXCLUSIVE REPORTS in

"THE PORCUPINE? of THIS DAT.

HIGH WATER, THIS DAY, AT LIVERPGOL.
Hour. - Height.
MORNING Oh. 27m. 16ft. lin.
EVENING Oh. An. 16ft. loin.

(7-)ije DailLl Einte,s..

AtilTri_RDAY, D.E'CEMBRI? 1, 1860.

NEWS OF THE DAY.

Pespatehes haVe been rebeiVed from Southern Italy,
bringfilg intelligence from tiabta tibitti to the 21it inst.
• •
AebOrding to this intelligence, the Sardinian engineers
have decided that it is necessary that all the efforts of the
Piedmottese troops should, in the first instance, be
directed again(it Monte BeCco. Onee master of that
position, batteries of rifled cannon will be established on
the plateau which crowns its heights, and a terrible fire
opened against the place. Monte Seeco is 500 yards
from the first enclosed bastion; in possession of the
Neapolitank, tVhd are strongly established on it. It
is calculated that in order to advanee towards this
positidm td iiarrY it, and td construct batteries. upon
it, three nidiiths *mild hate. to be employed,' vihende it
follows that the fire Of the Piedniontese artillery earnidt
be seriously commenced hefore next spring. But at the
Sahib the it was decided, in order to harass the town as
much as possible, to establish at Capuccini, a position
situated at a distance of 1400 yards from • its exterior
bastions, two mortar batteries, which were brought from
Genoa on the 19th, by the stearti transport bora' and
with this object the besiegers hare commenced a road,
which is expected to be completed in three weeks, and
which lead to Capuccini in a direct line. As soon as these
batteries are established, the bombardment was to com-
mence, acid to be boritintied iitithont interruption:
The besieged on their side are not idle. Francis ff. has
still the disposal, according to these accounts, of 16,000
good troops ; the works on the land and sea side are
armed with from eight to nine hundred pieces of cannon
of all descriptions ; provisions, ammunitions, and sup-
plies of all kinds are abundant ; and the place is regu-
larly victualled from without. General Bosco arrived on
the 20th, from Rome, by the Pausilippe, accompanied -
by a staff-officer and two Frenchmen belonging to the
Legitimist party, and bringing with him a considerable
sum in gold. He has received the command of the in-
fantry, and was warmly welcomed the same day by his
troops. As regards Francis 11. himself, the journals of
Turin and Naples maintain that he was on the point of
retiring to Rome, but the correctness of that statement
is denied,

Our readers are aware that intelligence of the move-
ments of Francis IL have been received by telegraph
down to considerably later dates than the 21st; but if
read by the light of the information derived from the
despatches of the last-mentioned date, from which the
foregoing particulars are culled, the telegrams to which
we refer must be submitted to very considerable modifi-
cation, both as respects the intention of the young mo-
narch to withdraw from Gaeta and the alleged ,compara-
tively speedy termination of the siege. It will be
noticed that the accounts of thB present statn.-of opera-
tions, referred to in the telegram in anothq r eolumn,

come down only to the 19th. We have therefore been
able to give our readers two days' later intelligence on
the subject. A short telegram from Naples, dated
Thursday, mentions that a sortie made by the garrison
has been repulsed with great loss.
Prince Lucien Murat has published another manifesto
on the subject of Neapolitan affairs, which will be found
commented on by our Paris correspondent.
It would appear, according to some accounts, that
Europe is destined ere long to hear of Polish nationality.
Letters from Posen state that the Polish journals openly
declare that Poland mdst be again the Poland of other
times. ‘"
Neabera Gennep Poland—even with a con-
stitution—nor a Russian Poland—but a Poland inde-
pendent, and extending to her ancient limits." The
;
correspondent in question says The hatred against
Germans and Itusiians is intense. In certain circles
they are only designated by injurious and insulting nick-
names."

In reply to a letter addressed to the Minister of Com-
merce in Paris, the following has been. received :
"Gentlemen,-) beg to inform you that the Commis-
sioners of Government having declared woollen rags
unfit for the manufacture of paper, the Adnithistiation of
beatifies has no longer the right to emisider them as
drilles (raga for. the niandfaethre
.Ot paper), and, in
consequence, authorises omi e-xport.,t4ion.clThey.,m,n? be
oxported by any of the gustom-house of#eee, trotrtded
there is no special restriction in the Tariff General des
Douanes.—l remain, youra, &c., (signed) ROUHER."
By the steamer Atlantic, from New York, we leash
that the crisis in the south still continues. At Charles-
ton preparations for the proposed convention are
steadily going on, and large numbers of military,had
been called out. And yet all that has happened is that
the north has at last &lined its titra of the presidency,
and has elected A nian *ho IS tiot fa'vourable to the
eitelisiOn of slaiety. It is only viten. I've,uhderstand
how thosoughly, this question is. a question of
property
.with, thp Ooathernell..,how ,clearly; their see
fileir • stock indefinitely • depreciate; and their, wealth
dwindle into nothing, unless the slave area be allowed to
extend, that we can comprehend this unreasonable
passion, and such an exasperating demonstration of anxiety
and fear. We defy any one however to devise any mode of
extricating the South from the slave difficulty. )ire can-
not be expected to say we are sorry it should be so.
Secession, with perhaps the 'annexation of Mexico, may
seem the readiest expedient; but it is now too late for it
to hate any dha.nto of sttOdesl. The break-up of the
thiiest may fie4iertheleas be still far distant. •

The 31611i6ur General Montatiban'a reports
Of the lath ,proodediOS
,China: The, geheial..itates
that the prisoners,of the allied Ai-TAY:Who
,4 BreCarried
to were Well irea:tect. On the side of the. French,
besides some soldiers of the ,escort, Col. drandchainps,
the Abbe Duluc, and M. De Lauture, were made priso-
nen by the Chinese.
Newi has reached Cape Town from the Zambezi
mission. Dr, Livingstone was pursuing his discoveries
with his Usual success. He was about to proceed with-
out any stoppage up to the Makalolo country. A mail-
bag from'the Cape had been lost at the entrance to the
Kongone Harbour, by which Dr, Livingstone had been
preve4ed .from, hearing any news from the 'Cape.
.The :Ma Itobert was entirely disabled, and the party
were theta:At 'abed to pit-deed on aii overland jotirney,
and ott their ietithi.theY eipedted to #nd a new stunner
ready fef'thezil; With Whit% they Would try to feabh thb
great lake Nyassi by the li.pwar river, said to flow out
of it, and to be navigable lOp.leagneT.in lerigth._
Dr. Lethehy, the Medical officer of the City of London,
has; by request of the Gdniniissidithis of &Wets, thriiistied
that body with a report on the best means of putting
into force the recent act for preventing the adulteration
of articles of food or drink. Two classes of adulterations
are provided for by the act—the . one embracing
such articles as are injurious to the health; and
the other those that are merely frauds on the
purse. In some instances these two .eheraheii
are combined: , The purchaser Who purposes to have
an article analysed, must inform the :dealer. of that
fact before removing it from the shop.
_kis recom-
-mended by the medical officer tli-iet a uniform fee of five
eharged for an analysis, and that the analyst
'be, authorised_ to
.cendact such inquiries for the: poor
gratis: ha suggests that-the' itisppetors,ut.theit
mid. et Markets be eMpOwered to purchase
samples ,suspected food ,or have them
analysed, conclusion, IlethehY anticipates a
imneaciikl result from his furnishing each, .quarter: a
tahularstaternent.of the analytical work done, in which,
will be published a specification' of the articles examined,
with the name and address of the persons: from whom
hey were purchased. *r
The annual meeting'of the, Ittigby and Dunchurch
Agricultural Association was, held on 'Thursday, at the
former place; and. after the sho* the member ;lined
toAther Abider the Preaideney of :the''Earl of Dalkeith,
M. I'. . Messrs.' Nevrdegate and Spooner, the representa-
tives tor North lyarWielishire, were, present, and the
former hon. gentleman-dilated at some length; and in an
able speech, on the public topics of the day.:

Mr. Frederick Peel made his bow to his "cOnstituents
at Bury on the previous evening, and addressed them in
a speech of very considerable ability, and with all the
ardour of a Government member in ofAce.

Lord Leigh Writes to the Times statinc, that the
distress of the ribbon Weatiers at" do*entry is great, and
that an appeal to the public is
.iniperatiVely called for.
We publish an appeal addressed to the ladies of England
on the same subject.
Mr. Hussey Vivian, M.P., wished to visit the French
iron-cased ship La Gloire, but was not allowed to go on
board. He has sent to the Times a description of her
external appearance. His impression is that the fine
ships of war at anchor around the La Gloire, were as
useless in her presence as old flint muskets in presence
of the arms of the present day. The French have four
such vessels already afloat, and they are said td hate ten
others in rapid progress, several of which are in an
advanced state. Before many months are over, they
will have betWeeri fonr and five hundred guns behind
iron walls. All guns now served out for active use in
the French navy are rifled.
The Post states that the new bronze coinage has been
called in. The reason assigned is the use of the double
T in the word Britanniarum, which is spelt with only
one T. A similar question arose On the isstte of the
new silver coinage forty-three years ago:
The Daily News says it is the British EMpire Company
that has just been defrauded by one of its servants, who
has falsified the bank pass-book. An investigation has
been instituted, and the defalcations already discovered
are said to attiount to £lO,OOO to £12,000.

The inquest upon the boy who died a few days since
at Exeter from blows received at school has resulted
in a verdict of manslaughter against Charles Edward
hawker, the pupil teacher who had inflicted the
punishment.

A. collision has taken place on the railway at Croft,
near Darlington. A goods train ran into a train of
empty coal waggons. The extent of the accident is not
yet known, but it is supposed to be somewhat serious,
inasmuch as the south mail train was delayed three
hoUrs in consequence.

THE PROPOSED VISIT OF THE FRENCH
EMPRESS TO LIVERPOOL.

DIRECT COMMUNICATION FROM TI#E EMPRESS
TO THE DAILY TIMES.

'ME Empress of the French, during her brief
sojourn in Great Dritain, has won golden opinions
from all sorts of men. Her Majesty's amiability,
in courteously recognising every tribute of esteem
froth the public who, too, despite her incognito,
have insisted upon °tiering eery possible mark of
respect for the Empress, has gained tot her the
affectionate regards of all classes, and called forth
an extraordinary amount of enthusiasm in every
part of the kingdom. In Liverpool especially,
the utmost anxiety has been experienced for
an opportunity of manifesting the goodwill
and high estimation which are held towards
the Empress EUGESTIE. The moment it was
considered probable that the Countess DB PIERRI-
FOUS (the Empress) would visit this town, the
French Consul very properly and dutifully ordered
apartments to be held in readiness for her. His
Worship the MAYOR was not one whit less want-
ing in duty ; for his Worship instantly gave
instructions for every suitable -demonstration
being prepared to tender becoming respect to the
worthy and dignified personage who proposed to
do the " good old town " the honour of a visit.
The public of Liverpool having been so far dis-
appointed in their expectations, we felt it our
duty? on their behalf, to address a special inquiry
to her Majesty at Manchester, to which we
received the following reply early.yesterday
afternoon :

To W. H. PEAT, Esq
_Nag Tunes office, Liverpo9l.
Circumstances have occurred which make it impos-
sible for the Countess DE PIE n ni vous to visit Liverpool,
Marquis pa LA GuAisun.
as proposed,
Her Majesty was to sleep at the Queen's
Hotel last night, and intended to proceed this
morning to London.
we have since learned that a communication
last night, by S. R. GRAVES, Esq.,
was received
Mayor, somewhat to the same effect as the above
It will be seen that her Majesty the Empress
did purpose to visit Liverpool, and we have inti-
mation) privately, of some of the reasons which
prevented the realisation of that intention, but in.
the circumstances, we deem it unnecessary to
tenter further into the matter. Ifer Majesty's

prompt and gracious reply to our enquiry, must
be sufficient to satisfy our readers that, for the
time being, the anticipated pleasure has been, we
hope only, in the meantime, postponed for good and
sufficient reasons. There can be not a moment's
doubt that, had it pleased the Empress EuGENIE
to visit Liverpool, she would have received an
ovation whirl would have proved to her and her
august husband beyond all doubt, not only that
the people of the greatest port in the kingdom
have no inconvertible bad feeling towards France
and its preSent bat that they o.re every:
way disposed to show the highest honours and
the warmest tokens of kindly regard towards any
one closely associated with the head of the French
Government—but especially towards one who is
so nearly and dearly allied to the Emperor himself #
as the beautiful, benevolent, and accomplished
Empress EUGENIE. As an indication of the
readidess of the people Of LiVerPoOl to acknoW- •
ledge the Clainis of this distinguished lady, we
day mention the , fact that the. ships in dock
yesterday;. 4l 4i '
tile P.6pe of her Majesty visiting
the port, hoisted flags at their mastheads ; and

-:-.-" throu<Thout the town there was every
g yam 4,4 . „ . .
preparation to do honour to the occasion.

ST. ANDREW'S DAY.

TIIE dALEDONIAN BALL

To Andrew;, all. the lOverti and the lonia wooerit

Believing throligh his ayde and cejtainC'eetemonies done;
milk, as to. him they presentes bring, and conjure all the

•
night), • • •
To liave• geed ineke, and'to obtaine their chiefe and Biretta
delight. -2-NabijetllnPll

Peter the Great instituted the first order under the
name of St. Andrew—the Order of the Blue Ribbon—
the Order of the Red Ribbon was instituted by his
widow and successor, the Empress Catherine. The
Muscovites claim St. Andrew as the principal titular
saint of their Empire ; they also say he preached among
them. The Scots, also, honour St. Andrew,as principal
patron.ef their country. In 36d a certain abbot, called
Regnhis; brought Certain relies belonging td St: Andrew
from ConstantinoPle, which he deposited in a church that
he built in his honour, with d monastery Called Abern6thyi
whei:e the city of St. Andrew now stands. It is affirmed
that this saint Sias put td death in the year 69, at
Patric, in Archaia, by having een scourge all . 11;asj
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tened with cords to a cross, in which position he remained
teaching and instructing the people all the time until
his death, at the end of two daps. It is the general
opinion that the cross of St. Andrew was in the' form of
the letter X, styled a cross clecussate, composed of two
pieces of timber crossing each other obliquely in the
middle. That such crosses were sometimes used is
certain, yet no clear proofs are produced as to the form
of St. Andrew's cross. Philip, the good Duke of Bur-
gundy and Brabant, carried to Brussels a part of what
Norm said to have been. St. Andrew's cross ; in honour of
Which the itriigiita of the Golden Itleede wereinstituted,
Who fot the iiddge of theft ntder *ear a ilgtire of this
cross; balled St. Andrew's Cross; tit the etii6B hf Bor.;