The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-24 00:00:00

13,5001. The statement of liabilities and assets
has not yet been published.
The meeting of the Great Luxembourg Company,
called for the 19th inst. at Brussels, not having
been sufficiently attended, another special meeting
is convened for the 4th August, in the same city,
to decide upon the measures necessary to be taken
with respect to the cession or to the execution of
the Grand Junction lines. The decision of this
meeting will be final.
The Funds are firmer to-day, and have attained a
rise of per cent, chiefly owing to the fine weather.
Consols are quoted 951 to 957:- for money, and 95Z-
to 96, at which they stood at the close of the day.
In the Stock Exchange the forthcoming dividend
of the Midland Railway Company is rumoured to
be at the rate of 4 per cent per annum.

The bar silver brought in by the Tyne was sold
yesterday for India, at the price previously current,
viz., 5s ltd per ounze standard. There were no
dollars by this vessel.

The Railway Share Market continues to show
a steady appearance, and prices in one or two
instances have slightly improved. We annex
the closing quotations as follows :—Caledonian,
60i 61. Eastern Counties,lo7 10i East Lanca-
shire, 80 88. Great Northern, 97,-1 97t. A, 77 78.
Great Western, 62a 62k. Lancashire and Yorkshire,
971 98 London and North Western, 108 k 108 .
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 341 35
Midland Stock, 83Z- 841. South Eastern and
Dover, 744 74. York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
87+ 884. York and North Midla.md, 62 63,f

CORONER'S INQUESTS.—Yesterday the deputy coroner
held the following inquests. On the body of Mary Curtis,
aged 58, who died in the Royal Infirmary, in consequence
of injuries received by her on the 4th inst., by her clothes
catching fire. Verdict accidental death.—On the body of
the child John 'Parton, who was accidentally killed in the
street by a cart. Verdict accidental death.

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.—YESTERDAY,--
BEFORE MR. COMMISSIONER STEVENSON,—In re JAQUES
AND SELIG.—This was a petition filed by Mr. G. Baby. of
Birmingham, one of the assignees,for the removal of the other
assignee, on the ground of his objection, contrary to the
wishes of the general body of creditors, to apply the assets
in hand in the prosecution of a suit to set aside a deed
given by the bankrupt Jaques to Mr. R. J. Jordon, of
Liverpool, as a security for a sum of £BOO. Mr. Etty ap-
peared in support of the petition, and Mr. John Yates,
jun., to oppose it on behalf of Mr. Francis Thurlock, of
Liverpool, whose removal, as assignee, it sought. On
invest'gation the petition was found to be somewhat
defective, but it being made clear by Mr. Etty that the
general body of creditors were in favour of the prosecution
of the suit at the expense of the estate, Mr. Thurlock
consented to withdraw voluntarily from the assigneeship.
His resignation was accepted, and the court made an order
for another choice.
RURAL EXCURSIONS.—The intensely hot weather which
at present prevails invites the denizens of our crowded town
to seek recreation and repose in those suburban retreats
which surround us on all sides. For ourselves we succeeded
in discovering a spot which for quiet relaxation cannot be
surpassed. This is the Railway Hotel at Sutton, midway
between Birkenhead and Chester. A garden tastefully
laid out, with cool arbours and ponds full of fish, the
florist and disciple of Walton and Cotton may find
ample sources of recreation and amusement. To quiet
pic-nic parties, and indeed to all who seek true rural
felicity apart from the interruptions which crowded
places of resort usually present, we cannot too strongly
recommend a trip to the Sutton Railway Hotel, where
the host and hcstess, Mr. and Mrs. Broad, vie with
each other in supplying the wants and contributing to the
comforts of their visitors. The connoisseur of good living
will find the cuisine of this hostelry perfect, and the
beverages of every class in the highest condition and
quality.

MADAME GoLnsminT.—On Monday Jenny Lind and child
embarked at Dover on board the Royal Mail packet Queen,
for Calais.

The caravan for Mecca took its departure from
Damascus on the 16th June. It is composed of 3,350
individuals.

A letter from Algiers states that Mr. Brett is at present
in Algeria, making the necessary arrangements for laying
down the electric wire between Cagliari and Bona.

THE ABINGDON MIIRDER.—We understand that Maria
Tarrant, convicted at Abingdon of the murder of her
infant child, and whose execution at Reading was fixed
for Monday next, has been reprieved.
The Tartare, steam advice boat, arrived at Cagliari on the
19th from Algiers, being placed at the orders of the English
engineers who are to lay down the submarine telegraph
between Sardinia and the coast of Aftica.

The marriage of a deaf and dumb couple was celebrated
a few days since at Ulm. The government had at first
refused permission, but it was eventually granted on the
director of the deaf and dumb establishment at Gemund
declaring that the state of the parents would have no
influence on any children that might be born to them.

The Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for
Trade have received through the Secrerary of State for
Foreign A flairs, a copy of a despatch from her Majesty's
Plenipotentiary in China, announcing that the duties on
the importation of cotton chintzes and prints into
Shanghae, have been reduced to 5 per cent ad valorem.

ROYAL SOCIETY FOR THE PREVENTION OF CRUELTY TO
ANIMALS.-Mr. Henry Rumsey Forster, to whose direc-
tion the active operations of this society have been
entrusted during the past three years, has withdrawn
from all further connection with it. Mr. Forster is a
candidate for the office of chief constable of the county
of Buckingham, under the Police (Counties and
Boroughs) Act.

SUNDAY BANDS.—Sixty-two ministers of religion in
Manchester and Salford had an interview on Monday with
the Mayor of Manchester, and presentel a memorial against
Sunday bands in the public parks of that city. Ninety-six
names were attached, representing ministers of the °hutch
of England, Wesleyan Methodists, Wesleyan Association,
Primitive Methodists, Baptists, Independents, Presbyterians,
United Presbyterians, Free Church of Scotland, and of the
Methodist New Connexion.

SIR CHARLES NAPIER.—A correspondent of Le Nord
writes from Copenhagen on the 16th :—" Admiral Sir
Charles Napier arrived the other day at Tonning, n by an
English steamer. Although travelling simply as a tourist,
his arrival was saluted by ten volleys of cannon, and the
commander of the fort went himself to pay all the honours
reserved for travellers of distinction. The English
admiral then left for Flensbourgh by railway, and found
a considerable crowd assembled to greet him. It is stated
that he intends leaving for St. Petersburg by the first
steamer."

CONFLAGRATION AT PERA.—Advices from Constanti-
nople, mention that on Saturday, the 12th instant, the
town of Pera was put in commotion by the cries of fire,
and before two hours had passed six wooden houses in
one of the narrowest streets were burnt down, in spite of
the speedy assistance which English, French, and
Turkish engines rendered. The fire was only stopped
by the storehouses on each side. While the fire lasted,
the plate of Major Brett, who lives in the same street,
but was that day in the country, was stolen. The prac-
tice is on these occasions to remove as much as possible
from the neighbouring houses. This was done in Major
Brett's house, and when the things were taken back
again, the plate chest had disappeared, together with
that officer's Indian medals.

THE CAMP AT ALDERSHOTT---The army at Aidershott
has within the last few days assumed very considerable
proportions, and the next review by her Majesty, which
it is believed will take place next Monday, will probably
include a larger number of troops than has been brought
together in England for some time. Besides some cavalry
and artillery detachments, the following regiments of in-
fantry are now in the camp—Grenadier Guards (Ist bat.),
4th (King's Own). 7th Fusiliers, 18th Royal Irish, 19th
Regiment, 20th Regiment, 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers,
33rd (Duke of Wellington's) Regiment, 38th, 41st, 44th,
49th, 83th Connaught Rangers, 93rd Highlanders, 95th,
and Rifle Brigade. The total number of men on the
ground can be little short of 16,000, and from the list
just given, it will be seen that some of the most distill,
guished infantry corps, whose historic fame has been
well sustained in the Crimean Second and Light Divisions,
are now within an hour's distance of the metropolis.
There was a grand field day on Tuesday, preparatory to
the expected review by the Queen.

ADMIRALTY INSPECTION.—On Tuesday morning at an
early hour, the Right Hon. Sir Charles Wood, First Lord
of the Admiralty, Admiral P. Richards, C. 8., Admiral H.
Eden, Sir Baldwin Walker, K.C.B.' Surveyor of the
Navy, and Col. Green, paid an official visit of inspection
to Chatham dockyard. Their lordships arrived in the
Black Eagle, Admiralty steam yacht, on Monday
evening, and after remaining on board all night, pro-
-teeded to inspect the ships now in course in con-
struction, and the site for the large new steam basin.
They first examined the Racoon, 20, one of the new class
of screw corvettes just laid down on the same slip as
that from which the Cadmus, 21, was launched. They
also inspected the Hero, 90 (building) ; the Irresistible,
80, intended to be fitted with the screw propeller ; the
Mars, 80, in dock, preparing for sea; the Charybdis,
21,, screw corvette, commenced in March last, and laid
down on the same slip as that from which the Severn,
50, sailing frigate; was recently launched. They also
inspected the Hood, 90 (building), and the Calypso, 28,
in dock. After which, their lordships spent some time in
examining the Renown, 91, the largest vessel ever con-
structed at Chatham Dockyard, and which is ordered to be
launched early next year. Their lordships next inspected
the large new stone slip, and expressed their admiration
at its tine proportions. Orders were given for a large
vessel to be laid down on this slip immediately.
After leaving the dockyard their lordships inspected the
Royal Marines at their barracks, and also Melville Hos-
pital. embarking on board the Black Eagle, which landed
them at the railway pier, their lordships returning to the
Admiralty by railway.