The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-24 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

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LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING,

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A telegraphic despatch from Madrid announces
that the Cortes has approved finally of the project
for establishing a new General Society of Credit
and Spanish Capitalists' Bank, by the monied
classe's of Madrid, who looked with a jealousy
upon the opening of a branch establishment of
the French Credit Mobilier Bank in the capital of
Spain. The introduction of French means and
experience in conducting public undertakings,
seems to be considered most beneficial to the
State by the government; and they give every
facility to enterprising capitalists to carryout their
projects. The Madrid Gazette publishes the decree
which concedes the constructing of the Saragossa
line of railway to the Grand Central Railway
Company of France.

The batch Government have published their
custom's receipts for the past year, showing that
there is a steady increase in the principal items,
and that the commerce of the Low Countries is in
a satisfactory condition. The total receipts in
1855 was 59,233,073 florins, against 58,223,184 fls.
in 1854. In the items coming under the head of
direct imports, the increase is about 200,000 fls.,
by sea and land, although in the former there is a
small decrease. The produce of the excise duties
amounts to 1,300,000 fls., being 300,000 fls.
greater than the amount received in 1854. From
the postal service there has also been an increase
of some thousands of florins, compared with the
returns of 1854.

The English Stock Market to-day was remarkably
buoyant. Prices closed at the highest point of
the day, and per cent. higher than yesterday,
namely, 90_a 901 A favourable impression has
been produced by the statement that the Czar has
transmitted orders to his generals to suspend
hostilities. The prospect of peace now afforded is
exercising material influence in the Stock Ex-
change. Speculative transactions for higher prices
have again been freely prosecuted to-day in several
departments of the market. At the same time
there is a decided increase in the demand for
securities on the part of the public. The Discount
Market maintains a rather easier appearance, the
supply of money being good. At Paris to-day the
Bourse sheaved great buoyancy, a rise of 1 per
cent. in the Three per Cent. Rentes was finally
established. The arrival of the Champion of the
Seas, and other vessels homeward bound from
Australia, is almost hourly . looked for, the wind
to day being favourable. The Railway Share
Market to-day was again very buoyant, and a large
amount of business was transacted. Speculative
operations for a rise continue to be freely effected,
and the public are investing liberally, especially
in guaranteed and preference Stocks. The
quotations at the close stood as follows :
Caledonian, 56-A 57. Eastern Counties, 811-16 8 13-16.
East Lancashire, 72 74. Great Northern, 961 97.
Ditto A, 81 83. Great Western, 551 55.1. Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 80i 81. London and North
Western, 971 981. Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 254. Midland Stock, 691. North
British, 301 31. South Eastern and Dover, 61
61-1. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 71 72,
York 4 and North Midland, 471 .191.

THE KNIFE AGAIN.—On Frir?ay last the ship Driver
arrived here from New York, and a man (a sailor) named
William H. Barns, was sent to the Northern Hospital,
suffering from a wound inflicted on him with a knife, by
another sailor, The man died in the hospital yesterday,
and an inquest will be held on the body this day. The
alleged assassin is in custody.

CORONER'S INQI7EsTs.--Lirjeiterday the coroner held the
following inquests :--On the body of a child, named John
Rose aged 2 years, who was scalded on Wednesday
sen'night, in Brook's-alley, by some hot water falling on
him, and from the effects of which he died. Verdict,
accidental death.—On the body of Isabella Kirkpatrick, 56
years of age, who resided in Park-lane, and who had been
ailing for some time from palpitation of the heart. On
Monday evening she died suddenly. Verdict, died by the
visitation of God.

SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH HOSPITAL.—WEEKLY REPORT,
JAN. 23, 1856.—1 n patients :—Discharged : cured, 15 ;
relieved, 3; at own request, 3 ; irregular, 0, Dead, 2 ;
entered, 18; under treatment, 69. Out patients : cured,
44 ; entered, 41:; under treatment, 32. Treasurer, James
Houghton, Esq. Visitors, Mr. J. Ingram, and Mr.
T. Rogers. Honorary chaplain, Rev. D. T. Barry,
B.A. Physicians and surgeons for the week, Dr. Cameron,
and Dr. P. trie. House surgeons, Mr. Charles Royston
and Mr. E. C. Garland.
THE CASE AT BOOTLE.—As we hoped, this case has turned
out to be the result of different causes from those to which
the reports in the locality attributed the death. The name
of the deceased was Mary Burrows. She was 42 years of
age ; and it appears she was much addicted to drink—and
her husband stated she would have drink, no matter how
she got it. On the Monday evening, between eight and
nine o'clock, she was very drunk, and whilst in that state
she fell down and died. Dr. Hodgart stated that he was
called to see the deceased on Monday night, and found her
dying, ;n fact she died five or six minutes after he saw her.
He bad made a pest mortem examination of the body, and
found the cause of death to be congestive apoplexy, no
doubt the result of excessive drinking. The jury found a
verdict accordingly.

PROFESSOR RETZLAG'S LECTURES.--The first of a series
of lectures, announced to be delivered by Professor
Carl Retzlag, formerly of the University of Ros-
tock, upon the " History of Europe since the Congress
of Vienna." was given last night, in the Theatre of the
Mechanics' Institution, Mount-street. There was only
a moderate attendance. Professor Retzlag commenced
his lecture at eight o'clock. The first° lecture was
wholly of a merely introductory character, Professor
Retzlag properly considering it necessary/ to, give his
audience a general glance at the condition of Europe
previous to the event with which his proposed course of
lectures was to begin, in order more clearly to show the
causes which produced that event, He, therefore, took a
rapid and comprehensive survey of the condition of
Europe during the prevalence of the feudal system, and
the different causes which, operating in different ways
throughout European nations, developed them, gradually,
into the relative positions of social progress and freedom,
in which, at the close of the last century, they found
themselves. He 1, showed how, in some nations the
causes operating naturally developed a repub-
lis•An goverment, or a form of monarchy like that
of Great Britain, resembling a republic in the
freedom of its institutions, while others remaine'l still
weighed down by the heavy forms of despotic or aristo-
cratic monarchies. Between the state of this country a
century back and its present condition, with its railways
and telegraphs, its cheap press, and diffused literature, he
drew"a vigorous contrast, and showed how most of the
social disorders and civil strife of earlier days was due to
the fact that the population of each district, having no
means of intercourse, by travelling or by correspondence,
were thoroughly localised in mind, and felt no general
patriotism, or brotherhood, towards j the; other parts
of the country. He then surveyed in like manner the
condition of France before and after the revolution, and
in the same manner the other principal countries of
Europe. Thus he brought his hearers, in a brief but
comprehensive sketch, down to that epoch of history
which is to be the starting point of his course of lectures.
The introductory lecture was remarkable for its correct,
clear, and even eloquent English, so that only by the
accent of the speaker could the audience have known that
they were listening to a foreigner. The assembly evinced
their gratification by frequent applause.

The Liverpool Cotton Market has been very firm
to day, and prices have had an upward tendency,
with a large business, the sales reaching 14,000
bales, and included 4,000 taken on speculation
and export.

The Liverpool Share Maiket opened at an
advance of three quarters to one per cent. upon
the closing prices of yesterday, and quickly
improved a further half per cent, for Midland
Stock upon some speculative buying. And after
a decline of Z- to ff per cent., rallied to about
the highest point of the day. The market closed
firm at the following prices :—Aberdeen, 111 11-I.
Chester and Birkenhead, 133 131. Caledonian, 281
284. Chester and Holyhead, 12 123. East-
ern Counties, 8 11-16 81. East Lancashire, 181 183.
Great Northern, 231 24. Ditto A, 10 1-16 10 3.16.
Great Western, 55 553. Lancashire and Yorkshire
Stock 80-2- 801 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport,
15 151. London and North Western Stock, 98 981.
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, 25k 25g. Ditto
Preference, 131 133. Ditto New 6 per cent
Pref., 3 &p. Midland Stock, 691 69;-1. North
British, ig 72. North Staffordshire, 81 84d.
South Eastern, 18. - 181.• York, Newcastle, and
Berwick. 172 171. York and North Midland, 231
24. Leeds Capital Stock, 131 14. Dutch
Rhenish, 13-16 x all 15-16 p. Ditto New
93 2-Ip. Great Western of Canada,
Ditto New Shares, 31 31p. Great

It will be seen on reference to the letter, pub-
lished in another column, of our Paris corres-
pondent, that the French Government has decreed
an alteration in the duty on Wool, charging the
import on the weight, instead of ad valorem, as
heretofore. This is an indication of a more liberal
commercial policy, and will, in effect, reduce the
duty one half, by which a boon will be conferred
on the Wool trade of tb