The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-12 00:00:00

DAILY TIMES.

TILE EXPORT BEER TRADE.—By a return officially pre-
pared, it seems that in the month ended the 10th ult. the
value of beer and ale exported was 43,299/. In the pre-
ceding month, the value was 36,985/.
FOREIGN POTATOES.—In the month ended the 10th ult.
there were as many as 83,857 cwt. of potatoes imported,
being a great increase on the preceding month, when only
36,803 cwt. were imported. They are free of duty.
At the Cabinet Council on Thursday, which sat three
hours, the ministers present were—the Earl of Aberdeen,
Lord John Russell, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville,
the Duke of Argyll, the Marquis of Lansdowne, Viscount
Palmerston, the Earl of Clarendon, the Duke of Newcastle,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir James Graham, Sir
Charles Wood, the Right Hon. Sidney Herbert, and Sir
W. 3.lolesworth.
TITHES—A return, procured by Lord Harry Vane, was
on Wednesday printed, of all the appropriate tithes that
have fallen into the hands of the Ecclesiastical Commission-
ers, and of the mode in which they have been dealt with.
There are 44 places mentioned in the document, some of which
have been appropriated to the common fund of the Commis-
sioners, and a number applied to other purposes.
THEATRICALS AT WINDSOR.—The first dramatic per-
formance at Windsor Castle, this season, took place on
Thursday evening. The piece selected upon this occasion,
was Shakspeare's historical play of King Henry V. At
eight o'clock, her Majesty the Queen, and his Royal High-
ness Prince Albert, entered the Reuben's room, accompanied
by an illustrious circle, when the performance commenced.
The part of King Henry the fifth was sustained by Mr.
Phelps. The performance was under the direction of
Mr. Charles Kean.
The wife of the late Professor Webster, (who was exe-
cuted in America for the murder of Dr. Parkman) died at
Boston on the evening of the 18th ult. She was a lady
much esteemed and respected among a large circle of ac-
quantances there. The terrible crime and fate of her hus-
band had cast a gloom over her life ever since that event,
which, beyond the power of the kindest synipathias to dis-
pel, has at length followed her to the grave.
TICKET or LEAVE CONvlCTS.—Twenty-eight of the con-
victs serving out their periods of transportation at Wool-
wich, to which they were sentenced for offences against the
laws of this country, have received tickets of leave, or free
licences, to reside in any place they choose in this kingdom,
and follow their callings, or any kind of industry for which
they may be fltted—twenty from tho Defence, convict-hulk
at the Royal Arsenal, and eight from the Warrior hulk at
the Dockyard. Thirty-nine convicts have been sent to
Woolwich, to make up for the vacancies owing to the libera-
tion of the twenty-eight convicts, and other causes.
CASE OF Wrrefren.trr.—An extraordinary case which
shows, unhappily, that the mediaeval notions of witchcraft
are not yet eradicated from the minds of the lower order,
was tried at the petty sessions last Monday. Two females,
Mary Corcoran, senior, and Mary Corcoran, junior, mother
and daughter, were charged by Mary Conry and Sally Conry
with extorting money and value from them, under the fol-
lowing circumstances : It appeared that Mary Conry's hus-
band had been ailing of some distemper which baffled all
medical appliances previously employed, upon which she
applied to Mary Corcoran, who told her that unless a cer-
tain herb were administered, and a portion of the husband's
clothing burned between sun-set and sunrise, that death
would impend over the house. As the guerdon of their
mystic skill, the brace of sorceresses received five stones of
potatoes, seven pence in cash, and a portion of the husband's
clothes. But notwithstanding the potent spells employed,
no good effects followed, and the poor dupes becoming at
length sensible of the imposture, summoned the pseudo-
witches before the magistrates, who sent the two Corcorans,
whom the wisdom of our ancestors would have doomed to
the stake, to the next quarter sessions for trial, having re-
fused bail for their appearance.—Galway Vindicator.
THE GREAT AND THE LITTLE REPUBLIC.—An interest-
ing account is given in the American papers of negocia-
tions between Mr. Squier, the agent of some New York
capitalists, and the Government of San Salvador, with re-
gard to a new channel of inter-oceanic communication across
the territory of that State. This scheme has been for months
in preparation, and seems to promise decided advantages
over Nicaragua, Panama, Tehuantepec, Atrato, or any other
of the various isthmus routes. The line on the Atlantic side
is to begin at the Gulf of Amatigue, or some other con-
venient harbour on the Bay of Honduras, and traverse
the country, as directly as practicable, to the Gulf of Fon-
seca, on the Pacific. The distance from New York to the
Atlantic depot of the road will he much less than to, the
Tehuantepec terminus, to San Juan del Norte, or AspinWall.
The length of the road will be from 100 to 200 miles ; and
the Gulf of Fonseca is far the best harbour on the Pacific
south of San Francisco. The San Salvador route runs
through a perfectly healthy, as well as very beautiful coun-
try, where a road can be built without costing the lives of
its labourers. Mr. Squier went out to Central America
sonic mouths since, to secure, if possible, the right of way
and other necessary privileges from the various states through
which the line must run. We have now befoie us, in
Spanish, his correspondence with the commissioner of San
Salvador, from which it would seem that conditions are de-
manded by that Government which would prove fatal to the
enterprise, and which he very properly rejects. The com-
missioner is evidently possessed with the idea that the United
States is nothing but an omnivorous giant, bat on swallow-
ing all the rest of mankind, and this railroad will simply
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in the road, and that all the private stockholders shall re-
nounce all other rights against the State than those which
they may have by its laws. Thus, if they are foreigners,
they are required to abandon their rights under the public
law of the world, and to agree to seek redress for any viola-
tion of those rights in the courts of San Salvador alone.
The commissioner also requires, as a preliminary to closing
the contract, a deposit of $lOO,OOO, on which the State will
pay 6 per cent. interest, the principal to be forfeited to the
Treasurer in case the company fail to fulfil all their stipula-
tions. To the first of the above demands Mr. Squier replies
that as regards the United States, the clause is superfluous,
that Government being constitutionally prohibited from
holding stock in any such undertaking, As for the second,
it is out of the question for subscribers to the company to
divest themselves of their national rights. And as for the
third, the company cannot bind itself by a forfeiture until
careful and complete surveys have left no doubt as to the
practicability of the work.

LIVERPOOL MARKETS.—YESTERDAY.
Written expressly for the Northern Daily Times.
SUGAR.—There has been still less doing in the market to-
day, the business being confined to a small lot of Bahia, in
barrels at 21s 3(1-4) cwt.
No further sales have taken place in Molasses ; neither
has anything occurred in Rum or Coffee.
RICE continues to be purchased freely, the transactions
consisting of 145 tierces Carolina, at 23s 63, in bond ; 2,000
bags Arracan, at 12s 9d; and 500 bags Bengal, at 15s 3d
cwt.
Nine hundred bags Sago Flour have realised 21s to 21s
6d ; and 200 bags Saltpetre, at 29s 4 cwt, five per cent.
refraction.

TEA.—Business has been concluded to a fair extent at ft
rates.

CorroN.—The sales to-day are 8,000 bales, 1,000 having
been taken on speculation and for export. The market
closes quiet.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE.—YESTERDAY.
The state of the weather has remained most favourable
throughout the country, which may truly be looked upon,
in a national point of view, as most important, as the seed
will now be committed to the ground under circumstances
much more auspicious than was at one time feared would
be the case.

The trade still moves slowly in the various markets of the
kingdom, and in most of them a decline about equivalent to
the reduction previously established in this and other leading
places, is quoted; but with scarcely any fresh arrivals at
calling ports, and the prospect of little coming forward from
the Black Sea, &c., before the spring of next year, there is
already on the part of holders evidence of a stronger feeling,
and an impression of improved demand shortly prevailing.
A moderately fair business has been transacted here during
the past two days in Wheat and Flour, at steady prices,
with some demand for the latter from Ireland ; we have also
inquiry for Indian Corn, the consumption in this country for
feeding being considerable, and that in Ireland being some-
what on the increase.

A few small parcels of Barley and Oats, with a further
good supply of Oatmeal, include the main portion of Irish
produce into this port during the last three days; the re-
ceipts at the same time coastwise scarcely deserving notice.
The aggregate of arrivals fresh in direct from abroad are
also comparatively moderate, containing merely 7,012 qrs of
Wheat, and 7,000 barrels of Flour from the United States,
and various parts of Europe : the exports so far during the
week being light.
The market to-day has been less active than was expected,
we had not many buyers in attendance, and the general
transactions in Wheat were only of moderate amount, few
parcels of any magnitude being taken ; holders were, how-
ever, firm, and the currencies of Tuesday are fully main-
tained. For Flour, also, which was in fair request, and not
freely offered, we repeat the rates of that day.
Barley, of which a number of secondary parcels appeared,
was 2d 19 bushel cheaper, choice dry qualities supporting
our late quotations. Beaus are in slow request. Fine Oats,
from scarcity, realise their previous value, but inferior
descriptions are somewhat cheaper. Oatmeal dull, and the
value scarcely supported.
Indian Corn only in retail demand, but without any
change in price.

REVIEW FOR THE WEEK.
Sugar.—ln the absence of supplies of refining descrip-
tions, the transactions of the week have been limited, the
Grocers not being buyers, and the sales are confined to
250 hhds B. P. 1200 bags Dates at 34s 6d to 36, and a
cargo of new blown Mauritius, to arrive, at 33s 6d per
cwt.—Of Foreign, the sales are 40 cases, GOO bans ordinary
brown Muth° at 18s to 18 Gd in bond, and '2OO hhds.
Porto Rico and Cuba . Muscovado at 32s Gd to 37s 6d per
cwt duty paid. The sales of Molasses are limited to 250
puns. Barbadoes at 18s, and 50 puns. clayed Cuba at
16s 6cl' per cwt. Coffee.—The public sale of Jamaica
went off with fair spirit, 70 tees. being disposed of at 483
to 88s per ewt. for good ordinary to fine middling._ .
Rice.--The demand has again revived, and the recent decline