The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-28 00:00:00

1 Green and Brown, with procuring a
p and canes, and severely flogging three other young

men, who were locked up at the workhouse, but whom

fraid to charge on account of

3 state they were

in from the severe punishment inflicted

upon them. The women were sent for by order of the
magistrate, and when examined weals and bruises were
found on their backs, shoulders, and other parts of their
bodies. Mr. Broughton stated that the master was not

justified by law in inflicting personal chastisement upon
s, and he remanded the women till an investigation
should be held by the Board of Directors and Guardians.
The board, at their meeting on Friday, opened the investi-
gation, and it was resolved to hear further evidence, and

the invest

gation was adjourned for that purpose.
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TERRIFIC SHOWER.—On Saturday morning, one of the
most terrific showers that we have for years witnessed, fell
over this town and neighbourhood. A little after nine
o'clock the sky became suddenly overcast, and in an instant
it would seem that the flood gates above were opened, for
the water came down in globes nearly as large as ordinary
eggs ; and, as these burst on the streets, the most curious
and fantastic figures were produced, as the drops fell per-
pendicularly. The streets soon became one sheet of water,
several inches deep. In streets where there was a fall of
the ground, large streams were formed with great rapidity,
and rushed along with much velocity. In London road,
down Lime street, and St. John's lane, there ran streams
upwards of two feet in depth, and the scene was quite pic-
turesque. The street entrances to sewers were at once
clogged up, and the lower streets of the town were imme-
diately flooded. One good was effected by the shower—it
cleansed the streets of Liverpool in a few minutes, more
effectually than all the scavengers of Liverpool could ever
have done. After the shower ceased, the weather has been
unusually bright and warm, and, we_ trust, it will continue
some time, for the benefit of the agricultural
SUNDAY Ntotrr.—The rain is now falling

New-
-9- 9d

NORTHERN

tY AND COMMERCIAL

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING

The Liverpool Cotton Market has been dull, the
sales amounting only to 5,000 bales, of which 500
have been taken for speculation. Prices remain
with out change.

The amount of business done in the Share
Market to day has been small, and in the early part
of the day the tone of the market was heavy, but
became better towards the close. The following
were the closing quotations :—Aberdeen, 144 14.1.
Chester and Birkenhead, 161 17. Caledonian.
308 30 7-16. Chester and Holyhead, 171 171
Eastern Counties, 101 10 5 16. East Lancashire,
211 21i. Great Northern, 231 24. Ditto A, Oil- 98
Great Western, 62 621. Lancashire and Yorkshire
97-?-4 971. Liverpool, Cro'§by, and Southport, 181
18k. London and North Western, 1071 108.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 34,-1341 Ditto
New 6 per cent. Pref., 13-16 15-16 p. Ditto Pref., 12
11-16 12 13-16. Midland Stock, 831 84. North
British, 91 9 North Staffordshire, 41 40. South
Eastern and Dover, 22 3-16 221. York, New-
castle, and Berwick, 218 22. York and North
Midland, '314 31y, Leeds Capital Stock, 181 181.
Buffalo and Lake Huron, 1 ip. Dutch Rhenish,
Great Western of Canada, 251 26. Ditto
Shares, 31 3 3-16 p. Great Luxembourg,

The trade and navigation returns, just issued,
show that in the last month of June, the value of
British produce exported was almost exactly two
millions and a half in excess of the corresponding
month of 1855, and not far short of two millions
over that of 1854. The numbers are 10,661,087/
in 1856 ; 8,168,5951 in 1855 ; and 8,747,3131 in 1854
The returns for the first half of each of the three
years are also very satisfactory, the exports in that
portion of the present year amounting in value to
53,968,416/, in the last to 43,112,3221, and in the
previous one to 49,173.002/. The returns relating
to the articles from abroad entered for home con-
sumption show, as regards the principal com-
modities in domestic use—that cocoa has some
what decreased, that the consumption of coffee
and spirits is well sustained, and that sugar, tea,
tobacco, and wine are all used in increased
quantities. The navigation returns also indicate
an increase of activity in almost every department
of the shipping trade.
In London, to-day, there was no change in the
tone of the Money Market The English Funds
were very quiet, but firm. The Bank of England
return is generally considered encouraging, and
a reduction in the minimum rate of discount next
week is currently spoken of. The dealings have
been rather limited to-day, as usual on Saturday.
Consols have been 95-,?,- 951 for money, 951,-
95,7_4' for account The New Threes were 962
961, and the Reduced 964 96-1 Bank Stock
was 217-1, and India Stock 225. Exchequer
Bills were Is. lower, viz.. 20s. to 235., and
the Bonds brought 1001 100.1 The settlement of
the English Stock Market is fixed for the 7th of
August. Bank Stock, 217*. Reduced Annuities,
961 96k. Consols, 95-,1 951 New 3 per Cents., 961.
96i. Exchequer Bills, 20s. 235. Long Annuities,
184 India Bonds, 255. Ditto, Stock, 235. Consols
for Account, 951 95k. Ditto, New Scrip, 44 44 pm.
The Railway Share Market was dull, a smaller
amount of business having been done than for a
long time past. The Midland, North Western,
South Western, and most of the principal lines,
however, have ruled firm. Foreign and Colonial
have been quiet. Rigas were 5,1 7„ being higher.
Ceylons were 1! a, Calcuttas.l3- s prem., and Born-
bays, 2 I prem. Metropolitan were quoted 4to 1
prem. The following were the cloSing prices :
Caledonian 60i 601. Eastern Counties, 10 3-10
10 5-16. East Lancashire, 86 88. Great Northern
97 98. A, 781 794. Great Western, 621. Lanca:
shire and Yorkshire, 972 97 London and North
Western, 1074 108 k. Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 341 Midland Stock, 831 84. North
British, 374- 38-i. South Eastern and Dover, 731
741. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 87 88 York
and North Midland, 644 654

The United States mail steamer Hermann, from
New York for Bremen, with the German, French,
and English mails, touched off Cowes this morn-
ing, with about 150 passengers, 100,000 dols in
specie, and dates from New York to the 12th
instant.

The imports of Specie this week were by the
Asia, from New York, 255,7401; the Joshua, from
Sydney, 5,0001; the Fyenoord, from Rotterdam, 20
cases of silver; the Honors, from Antwerp, 9 ingots
of silver, 13 eases of bullion ; the Ravensbourne,
from Antwerp, 15 bags bullion ; the Tagus, from
the Mediterranean, 2,2421; the Baron Osy, from
Antwerp, 5 ingots of silver, 1 package specie. The
exports were by the Indus, 342,285/, of which
337,0851 was in silver, and 5,200/ gold, divided as
follows—Gold to Alexandria, 3,0001; Suez, 850;
Ceylon, 1,3501. Silver to Bombay, 176,975/; Cal-
cutta, 139,800/, and Madras, 20,310/.
The following is the official return of the exports
of the precious metals from the port of London for
the week ending 18th July—Gold coin to Peters-
burg. 382 ozs ; Hamburg, 500 ozs ; Boulogne, 160
ozs; Belgium, 60 ozs; gold bars to Tonning. 240
ozs Total gold, 1,342 oxs. Silver coin to Ham-
burg 118,000 ozs, 140/ ; Belgium. 25,440 ozs ;
Boulogne, 1,600 ozs ; Mauritius, 1,095 ozs ; silver
bars to Mauritius, 750 ozs. Total silver, 116,885
ozs ; 140/.

The amount of bills drawn by the Hon. East
India Company on the three presidencies, during
the last fortnight, has been—on Bengal, 20,7371 19s;
on Madras, 10,3661 Os 5d ; and on Bombay, 2031 4s,
making a total of 31,307/ 3s sd.
The continental advices received to-day contain
no new features of general interest.
In the Mincing-lane markets, this week, the busi-
ness transacted has not been large, but the prices
of all the principal staples have been well main-
tained. Sugar has ruled firmer, owing to the reduc-
tion of the duties in Russia, and the satisfactory re-
sult of the Dutch Trading Company's sale, held on
Thursday in Holland. There has been a good inquiry
for coffee, at full rates. Cocoa has remained firm ;
and tea, owing to the heavy stocks, has been flat.
Rice has been rather cheaper. Rum has met with
a ready sale, at Id per gallon advance; and of
spices the purchases have been of a moderate
character. Tallow has been at rather irregular
quotations, but a fair amount of business has been
done. The public sales of colonial wool have pro-
ceeded slowly; and prices have not improved.
Many of the foreign buyers who attended at the
commencement of the sale, have ceased purchasing
for the present.
The following are the Gazette average prices of
Muscovado sugar for the week ending July 22, 1856,
exclusive of Custom's duties payable thereon, on
the importation thereof into Great Britain—From
the West Indies, 33s ld per cwt ; Mauritius, 30s
82d per cwt; average price of two foregoing descrip-
tions, 31s 111 d.

LIVERPOOL. ROYAL INFIRMARY.—Week ending July 26/
1856.—Admitted : In-patients, 39 ; out-patients, 11 ;
casuals during week, 16. Discharged : In-patients cured,
31 ; relieved, and at own request, 5 ; made out-patients,
4 ; irregular, 2 ; dead, 4 ; remain in the house, 156.
House visitors : Alfred North, and R. S. Tinly,
F.sqrs. Physician and surgeon for ensuing week : Dr.
Vose, and Mr. Halton. House surgeon : Mr. Edward
Morris. Junior house surgeon : Mr. Cecil Webster,
Chaplain : Rev. H. J. Garrod, B.A. Robert Hutchison,
treasurer.

THE AMERICAN SHIP, GOLDEN GATE, DESTROYED BY
FIRE—On Saturday a despatch was received at Lloyd's,
announcing the destruction, by fire, of the American clipper
ship, Golden Gate, of 1.600 tons, and also the meritorious
coed let of the officers and crew of the British ship John Linn,
in saving the lives of those on board, as well as same of the
cargo. The announcement is from the British Consulate at
Pernambuco, dated June 14th, and states that the John Linn;
Captain H. Owens, was lying in the Roads, as was also the
Golden Gate. Thee was a great disatisfaction amongst the
crew of the latter, an+ four seamen swam ashore and deser.
f

l. On the night of the 25th May, whilst the captain
of the Golden Gate was on shore, suddenly the ship was
observed in flames, having, it is supposed, been set fire
to by some incendiary on board. Notwithstanding
the bois'erous state of the weather. and that it was
dark and raining, Captain Owens and his crew put off
in their boats, and succeeded in rescuing all on board,
and saving a considerable amount of cargo. The
American Consul desired to recommend the captain and
crew of the British ship to his government, but Captain
Owens refused any reward, stating that he considered he
had only performed a common act of humanity and
duty. The British Consul states that should the board
deem it proper to express approval of Captain Owen's
conduct, he will be found in Liverpool, for which port he
had sailed, The loss of the Golden Gate is estimated at
£50,000.

TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, MONDAY.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

the productions of the country, and establish a
new rate upon merchandise imported.

ITALY,

Advices dated Rome, July 19, inform us that M.
Tisserand, a Frenchman, who has for some time
past acted as secretaary of the French Consulate
at Rimini, was, about seven o'clock in the evening,
on the 15th of this month, while walking on the
public promenade of Rimini with his wife and
daughter, stabbed by a person, who escaped de:ec
Lion at the time, and has not since been heard of.
Robberies of all kinds, of houses, or on the high.

way, are common occurrences throughout the
Pope's dominions at present Brigand and beg-
gars assume a prescriptive right to share the fruit
of the land with the Church, and the claims of the
latter have indeed been fully recognised by certain
high clerical authorities.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

HOUSE OF LORDS.-SATURDAY

The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat at a quarter past
twelve o'clock.

Lord D UNGAI4NON gave notice that early next session he
would call attention to the inadequate remuneration of the
commanders of the mail packets plying between Holyhead
and Kingstown.

MAIL COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA

The Earl of HARDWICKE called attention to a late con-
tract entered into for the purpose or conveying mails to
Australia. He did not approve of the arrangement,
because he believed it impossible to make the voyage
within the time specified in the contract, which was 39
days outward and 35 days inward. According to the rate
of speed at which the steamers of the company are stated
to travel, which is 9a knots an hour, it would be impos-
sible to perform the voyage within the time. It was true
that a penalty of £lOO a day for non-performance of the
contract was stipulated, but the company might safely
engage to pay such a penalty, for the enormous profits of
the transaction could afford it. The situation of the
colonies was therefore worse now than before.
Lord STANLEY of ALDERLEY admitted that he was not
in a position to give precise information on the subject,
but he understood that the penalties which the company
would be obliged to pay would be amply sufficient to
ensure the performance of the contract, and the Govern-
ment had the power to break off the engagement if it
should he performed in an unsatisfactory manner.

The Commons' amendments to the Stoke Pogis Hospital
Bill, Evidence in Foreign Suits Bill, Bishops' of London
and Durham Retirement Bill, Hay and Straw Bill,
Metropolis Local Management Bill, Vice President of
Committee of Council on Education Bill, and Reformatory
and Industrial Schools' Bill were agreed to.

The Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill, and
Hospitals (Dublin) Bill, as amended, were read a third
time and passed.

PEERAGE OF THE RIGHT HON. EDWARD STRUTT,

Lord REnEsDALE wished to call attention to a state-
ment made in the public papers that a right hon. gentle-
man was about to be raised to the peerage by the title of
Baron Kingston, a title already borne by a member of
that House. He thought it would cause confusion to
have two peers with the same title.

The Marquis of LANSDOWNE said the new peer was to
be Lord Belper.
The LORD CHANCELLOR said, that even if it were true
that the new peer was to bear the same title as another
member of the House, there were various precedents for
it.

Lord REDESDALB thought nevertheless that the practice
was inconvenient, and quite an innovation.

LEkSES OF SALES OF SETTLED ESTATES BILL

The Commons' amendment to this bill was again con-
sidered, the measure having been sent back to that House
yesterdetv, and returned a second time for consideration.
The Earl of Hardwicke, Lord Redesdale, and Lord
Wynford, opposed the amendment, on the ground that it
was unjust to legislate in this way against an individual,
as the effect of the amendment would be to prevent Sir T.
M. Wilson from building on Hampstead Heath.
The LORD CHANCELLOR then put the motion, that the
House do not insist on disagreeing to the Commons'
amendment.
Contents lO
Non-contents....

Majority 4
The amendment was therefore agreed to.
The House then adjourned at twenty-five minutes to
two o'clock until one o'clock on Tuesday.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.—SATURDAY
The SPEAKER took the chair at twelve o'clock.
LEASES AND SALES OF SETTLED ESTATES BILL.

On the order of the day for taking into consideration the
Lords' reasons for disagreeing to an amendment made to
the bill by the House of Commons,
Lord R. GROSVENOR moved that the House of Commons
insist upon its amendment.

The motion was agreed to, and a committee was ap-
pointed to draw up the reasons why the House of Commons
adhered to its original amendment.
BISHOPS (SCOTLAND).
Mr. GLADSTONE called the attention of the House to the
recent announcement of her Majesty's Government, of their
intention to discontinue an allowance heretofore made to
the bishops of the Episcopal communion in Scotland, and
to the legal disabilities not applicable to the ministers of
any religious den,mination in this country, to which the
said bishops and their clergy are subjected in common with
the Episcopal clergy of the United Sates; and to move for
copies or extracts of any correspondence relating to the
subject. He thought Parliament should, under any cir-
cumstances, continue the grant for the lives of the present
recipients.

Mr. A. BLACK though he could not advocate grants to
any religious bodies, trought an injustice was done to the
Scottish episcopal clergy by the withdrawal of tlis grant.
The Scottish Episcopalians v ere Dissenters in Scotland, and
were the on;y body of Dissenters who were subject to petty
persecution. The honourable gentleman passed a high
eulogium upon the prelates and clergy of the Scottish
Episcopal communion..

Mr.PELLATT thought that the improvements suggested
by the right honourable gentleman should proceed from the
church itself, and not from legislation.
Mr. DUNcAN thought that the present state of the law
was disgraceful, and that to shut out such clergymen as
those in connection with the Scottish church from the privi-
lecres of the English church was highly objectionable.
rThe CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said he was not
aware until now of the disabilities to which the clergy of
the Episcopal Church of Scotland were exposed, and he
could not understand what reasonable grounds there could
he for such a disqualification. (Hear, hear.) As to the
grant, he could assure the house that the government ha,]
the greatest reluctance in coming to the decision that had
been adverted to. The right honourable gentleman having
explained the origin of the grant, which was first regularly
paid in 1828, and which consisted of £1,200 biennally, said
that, looking to the Episcopal Church of Scotland, it
would be found that it was a wealthy body, and that
under the circumstances the government did not feel
justified in continuing to pay the grant out of the Civil
Contingencies.

The motion for the production of the correspondence was
then agreed to.

MR. CONSUL MATHEW

Mr. GLADSTONE made an explanation respecting Mr.
Mathew, in reference to the enlistment questi,n, who bad
done nothing but obey his instructi-,s, and had suffered by
the withdrawal of his exequatur. He (Mr. Gladstone) was
supposed to have said that the veracity of Mr. Mathew was
not to he implicitly relied upon, but he had said nothing of
the sort, nor had he meant to imply anything whatever
against the truth and honour of that g -ntlermin.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQ 'TER moved that the
house at its rising do adj ,urn until Tuesday. The motion
was agreed to.

Same bills having been brought down from the Lords,
the house adjourned shortly before two o'clock.

There is now no doubt, whatever, that a large army is
being concentrated on the Pyrenees with extraordinary
speed. There has been some agitation at Saumur owing
to the dearness of food. A battalion of Chasseurs was
sent there from Paris the day before yesterday.

ST. ANNE'S DISPENSARY AND EYE AND EAR INSTI-
TUfION, 9, ROSE-HlLL.—Week ending July 26th—New
patients entered on the hooks last week, viz—Relieved at
the institu ion, 183; relieved at their own dwellings, 54 ;
cases of prevailing epidemic, 0. Total, 237. Visitors—
Mr. E. Watts, Mr. T. Kirk. Hon. secretary and treasurer,
Joseph Kitchen, Esq.

, .
WRECK OF THE PRINCESS RoYAL.---On the evening of
Friday last a heavy swell of the sea from the south-west
broke up the aft portion of the Princess Royal steamer, the
great bulk of which sunk in deep water, while fragments of
the platform, deck, &c, have been spread round the coast.
The funnel, engines &a, remain firmly imbedded upon the
rock, and will most likely continue so until a purchaser
attempts to have them separated and removed.—North
British Mail.

DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIP.—Farrow, Wilde, and
Co., Bury, Lancashire, machine makers. Duprey, Foulkes,
and Co., San Francisco, California, merchants. J. Wilkin-
son and Co,, Huddersfield, woollen manufacturers. J. A.
Jee and J. A. H. Jee, Liverpool, merchants. Ingham and
Ashworth, Rochdale, cotton spinners. J. Wood and F.
Foster, Halifax, stonemasons. Earnshaw and Co., Hud•
dersfiela, woollen cloth manufacturers (so far as regards R.
Skilbeck). Hepstons-all and Matthews, Highburton,
Yorkshire, stay manufacturers.
Ma. JAMES SADLIR.—One of the messengers of the
House of Commons arrived in Clonmel on Tuesday even-
ing, and proceeded forthwith to the late residence of the
fugitive member for Tipperary, to serve a notice requir-
ing his attendance in the House of Commons on Thursday.
This rather superfluous corm his been followed by
another, in the shape of a supersedeas from the Crown
and Hanaper officer, directed to the Hon. George Prittie,
clerk of the peace for Tipperary, requiring Mr. James
Sadleir to resign and deliver up the commission which he
holds as a justice of the peace for that county. The
writ is to be served personally as soon as they catch
him.