The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-28 00:00:00

PROROGATION OF PARLIAMENT,

Yesterday being the day appointed at the last
prorogation of Parliament for the house to meet
for the purpose of making a further prorogation in
conformity with the decision of her Majesty in
Council, the House of Lords was opened for that
purpose at 2 o'clock.

- There were, as usual, several ladies on the back
benches of the body of the house, who were ad-
mitted to be spectators of the ceremony. Behind
the bar there were also several persons in atten-
dance for the same purpose. The only alteration
apparent in the appearance of the house was the
placing of a few new statues on their pedestals, on
the left-hand side of the throne.
The Lords Commissioners were the Lord Chan-
cellor, Lord Campbell, and Lord Stanley, of
Alderley.

The Lords Commissioners having taken their
seats on the bench placed for that purpose in front
of the throne,

The LORD CHANCELLOR said they were met
to hear her Majesty's Commission read for the
further prorogation of Parliament, and he directed
Mr. Pulman, Yeoman Usher of the Black Rod, to
summon the presence of the House of Commons
to hear the Commission read.

Mr. Pulman, the-yeoman Usher of the Black
Rod, then retirek and in a short time appeared at
the bar with -Mr. W. Ley, the Deputy Clerk Assis-
tant, Mr. Williams and Mr. Tindal, door-keepers,
who represented the Commons of Great Britain
and Ireland.

Mr. Shaw Lefevre, Deputy Clerk of the House,
ihen read her Majesty's Commission, proroguing
the Parliament from this day to Tuesday, the 29th
day of November next.

The LORD CHANCELLOR then said, My
Lords and Gentlemen, by virtue of her Majesty's
Commission which has just been read, and in
obedience to the same, we have in her Majesty's
name to prorogue this present Parliament from
this day to Tuesday, the 29th of November next;
and we have to declare that the Parliament is
prorogued accordingly.
Their Lordships then withdrew.

The proceedings did not occupy more than a few
minutes.

NEWMARKET RACES.—YE STE RDAT
Sweepstakes of 10 soverigns.
Jack the Giant Killer
Bramly
Hobby Horse
Handicap Sweepstakes, for Two Years old.
Blanchie filly - - ........
Sister to Aphrodite
Selling Handicap.

Nell Gwynne
Winter -

Six ran.
Match.—Pharold beat Invasion,

FIRE AT A COTTON MILL.—On Wednesday morn•
ing, about half-past Seven o'clock, a fire was discovered in
the blowing room of an extensive cotton mill at Pendleton,
the property of. Sir Elkonah Armitage and Sons, spinners,
and manufacturers. An express was immediately despatched
to the Salford town-hall, and shortly afterwards, chief
constable Taylor, with two engines, and a strong body of
firemen, were at the scene of the conflagration. The chief
constable forthwith got both engines into play upon the
blowing room, which is on the fourth storey of the building.
Soon afterwards, Mr. Rose, superintendent of the Manches-
ter Fire Brigade, accompanied by three engines and a body
of firemen, were on the spot, and directed his attention first
to the lapping room,--on the third storey, which the fire had
by that time penetrated. Both bodies of firemen afterwards
played jointly on the third and fourth storeys, and in
about an hour the fire was extinguished. The damage done
is estimated at 1500 ; £4OO to the cotton and goods, and
£lOO to the machinery. We have not heard the origin of
the fire.

DUTY ON GLASS.—From a return of the public
income it is shown that in the year ended the sth of
January last the revenue from glass amounted to £10,116.

LIVERPOOL MA RK ETS.—YESTERDAY.
Written expressly for the Northern Daily Times :
Our produce markets have been extremely quiet to-day, no
business having transpired in either sugar, molasses, rum, or
coffee,

Of Rice,3,200 bags Aracan have been sold at 12s. 6d. ; 500
bags Bengal at 15a. to 158. 3d.; and 300 bags Moulmain,
faults, all at 10s. to 12s. 9d. per cwt.
350 bags saltpetre have realised 28s. 6d. for 91 per cent
refraction, and half a ton African red gum copel brought
120 a. per cwt. At auction to•day, about 15d tons of ivory
were disposed of at prices varying from £2B 51. up to £4O
15s. for teeth; and from £l6 15s. to £33 15s. for scrivelloes ;
5 tons Egyptian went at £24 to £3O per cwt., being rather an
easier ratio for the lower descriptions, but an advance of 10s.
to 20s. upon fine kinds ; about 20 tons Panama mother of
pearl shells sold at £2O per ton.
In tea there has again been more doing at advancing rates,
and common Congeu has been placed at ls. per lb ; holders
show extreme firmness.

COTTON.—The sales to-day are 5,000 bales, SOO being for
export. The sales include 80 Pernams and Maranhams, 61d.
to 61d ; 20 Bahias, 6Fd. ; 500 Egyptians, 6 d, to 61d. ; 500
Surats, 38d. to 41d. The market closes flat, with a down-
ward tendency. Compared with Friday's rates, prices of every
thing are in the buyer's favour, except American sid. to 6gd.,
which remain scarce, and relatively very dear.