The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-21 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY, MARCH 111, 18569

THE COURT

WINDSOR, WEDNESDAY.—The dinner party yesterday
included His Majesty the King of the Belgians, the
Duchess of Kent, the Princess Royal, Lady Fanny
Howard, Lady Caroline and Miss Barrington, Baroness
de Speth, Major General the Honourable Charles
and Mrs. Grey, Colonel the Hon. C. B. and Mrs.
Phipps, Sir George Couper, Colonel de Moerkerke,
Captain Prisse, Doctor R.cken, and Mr. Glover. The
Queen and Prince Consort walked in the grounds adjoin-
ing the castle this morning. Prince Arthur and the
younger Princesses drove out in an open carriage.

A cabinet council was held, on Wednesday afternoon at
the Foreign Office. The ministers present were—Viscount
Palmerston, the Lord Chancellor, Earl Granville, the
Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Harrowby, Sir George
Grey, Mr. Secretary Labouchere, Lord Panmure, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir Charles Wood, the
Right Hon. R. Vernon Smith, Lord Stanley of Alderley,
and the Right Hon. M. T. Baines. The council sat two
hours and a quartet.. ;Viscount Palmerston left town
after the cabinet council for Windsor Castle, on a visit to
her Majesty.

NAVAL PaomovoNs.—Rear-Admiral Sir Henry Chads,
K.C.8., has been appointed to the command of the Cork
station, vice Admiral Sir George R. Sartorius promoted.

It appears from official returns that the number of per-
sons in France belonging to the Roman Catholic religion
is 35,931,032, Calvanists, 480,507, Lutherans, 267,825,
Jews, 73,975, and other creeds, 30,000.

FASHIONABLE MOVEMENTS.—The Earl and Countess of
Derby and Lady Emma Stanley have left town for Knowsley,
for the parliamentary recess. Lord Stanley for the present
is staying in town. The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone,
M.P., and Mrs. Gladstone have left Carlton-house-terrace
for Hawarden Castle, Flintshire, to pass the holidays with
Sir Stephen Glynne, Bart.
FlRE.—About four o'clock yesterday morning a fire
was discovered in the extensive bakery, occupied by
Messrs. Bales and Carter, near the Canning Dock. The fire
brigade from Temple court, under the superintendance of
Mr. Hewitt, was quickly on the spot, and their indefatigable
exertions succeeded in extinguishing the flames before any
material damage had taken place. Some few months since
these premises were visited by a similar calamity, when the
damage was much heavier. The premises were insured.

THE SELF MUTILATION CASE.—On Wednesday at the
Lambeth Police Court, Lucy Constable, who has been in
custody for upwards of a fortnight on a charge of wilfully
inflicting a wound upon her throat and hand, under circum-
stances already reported, was brought up for final examina-
tion. Sergeant Coppin informed the magistrate that he had
no more evidence to offer, and the prisoner was ordered to
be discharged. She seemed delighted at being restored to
liberty, and hurried out of the dock to join her friends, who
were present for the purpose of taking her back to Tunbridge,
to which she belongs.
FlRE.—Last night, about half-past nine o'clock, a fire
broke out in the shop and premises occupied by Mr.
Parkinson, druggist, Scotland road. On the alarm being
given, the reel from the Athol-street station was the first to
reach the scene, and by its active operation, the fire was
extinguished. The entire contents of the shop were,
however, wholly destroyed ; and a female, while endeavour-
ing to escape by a ladder from an upper window, unhappily,
fell to the ground and was severely injured. Major Greig
and a numerous body of the police rendered efficient service.
The origin of the fire is attributed to the overheating a
stove, which caused .a portion of the counter to ignite, and
thus set fire to the stock. We understand that Mr. Parkin-
son is insured with the Atlas Company.
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CORONER'S INQUESTS. —Yesterday, the borough coroner
held the following inquests : On the body of John Murray,
aged 45, a man who used to hawk goods about town. He
suffered from a bad cough from some time pas`, and used
to complain. On Tuesday night he died very suddenly, at
his lodgings in Kitchen-street. Verdict, died by the vista-
tion of God.—On the body of John Armstrong Scott, a
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dONETARY

AND COMMERCIAL,

LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY EVENING

There has been no improvement in the tone of
the Cotton Market to-day, and only a limited busi-
ness has been done. The total sales since Friday
last have been 31,850 bales, of which 2,400 have
been taken on speculation, and 1,660 for export.
Prices are about one-eighth of a penny per pound
lower than on Friday last.

The Liverpool Share Market opened this morn-
ing with a steady feeling, and gradually hardened
during the day, and finally closed with prices
at tln highest point of the day as follows
Aberdeen, 13 131. Chester and Birken-
head, 151, 152. Caledonian, 30k 30k. Chester and
Holyhead, 13i 14. Eastern Counties, 9-a- 91. East
Lancashire, 1817 181. Great Northern, 23 231.
Do. A. 91 10. Great Western, 62 621. Lancashire
and Yorkshire Stock, 841 844. Liverpool, Crosby,
and Southport, 154 16, London and North
Western Stock, 1001 1001 Manchester, Sheffield
and Lincoln, 261 26a. Ditto Preference, 111 11-a.
Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., a gip. Midland Stock,
711 718. North British, 71 78. North
Staffordshire, 61 58d. South Eastern, 20 9-16 20k.
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 194 10k. York
and North Midland, 27a 271 Leeds Capital Stock,
151 16. Dutch Rhenish, 13-16 Bcl. Ditto New
tisares, 24 21,-p. Great Westein of Canada, 25;
25a. Ditto New Shares, 22- 24p Ditto 2nd issue,
2,1 24p. Great Luxembourg, 74 71d.
The London papers to-day have published
Australian news of the 15th of December, but
these advices are not later than those published in
the NOeTHERN l'imEs of the 15th inst , and which
we received via New York. They, however, con-
tained some additional facts, not noticed by the
American papers, which will be found in another

Mr. F. J. Eaton in his circular gives the following
report of the Tallow Market :
There'has been a complete panic in the London market,
owing to forced sales of a large quantity of speculative
tallow, and prices have declined daily until yesterday
afternoon, when buyers came out at 47s 6d to 4Ss per cwt
for present delivery, both for consumption and export,
and the market closes with a better feeling. Stock, 17th
inst., 22,652 casks, against 35,532 last year, and half-week
delivery 500 casks, against 713 last year, and prices
exactly the same. Little or nothing doing here this week,
and the quotations must be considered as quite nominal.

The following is a statement of traffic receipts
of the Great Western Railway of Canada,
by passenger and goods trains for the week ending
29th February, 1856 ; and for the corresponding
period last year :-29th Feb., 1856—total receipts,
10,6751 7s 10d ; 2d March, 1855—d0 , 5,52419 s 4d.
Increase, 5,1701 11s 6d. Aggregate gross receipts
from the commencement of the current half-year
to above date, 37,0061 5s 10d ; do. for the corres-
ponding period last year, 21,3061.5 s ld.; all sterling.

Letteis from Vienna state that the Austrian
government intend taking measures for the regu-
lation of the navigation on the Lower Danube, and
for clearing the deposits which bar the entrances
to the river. For the latter purpose they have
purchased a steamer at Constantinople to deepen
the bar at the Sulina mouth. It is said also that
a vessel of war with a detachment of marines will
be stationed there, to maintain order at the port,
and that a port captain will be appointed. The
Austrian Lloyd's Steam Navigation Company
also intend carrying their steam service down
to the Sulina mouth, and are at present
constructing five steam-tugs for transporting
grain and merchandise from the Upper to the
Lower Danube. During the past year this com-
pany had 80 steam vessels and eight tug boats of
a total of 10,026 horse power, besides 268 lighter
and other transport boats, measuring 9,000 tons.
The total, therefore, is considerable, and at the
present time the company employ in this trade 112
steamers of 11,391 horse power,'and 405 iron and
other boats, the whole giving an aggregate of
120,000 tons. To these also may be added 49
other boats used for carrying coal and other
purposes.
Letters from Frankfort mention, that in cense-
.cixtence of the number of Joint Stock Industrial
Associations formed throughout Germany there
has been a great influx of capital on the Bourse for
investment in the different projects. Every day
also brings into the city numbers of speculators and
capitalists from the surrounding States, attracted
by the mania for stocks recently created, the
Bourse has, therefore, been unusually crowded.
In consequence of this the Chamber of Com-
merce have charged an entrance fee varying
from 10 florins to 21 florins, and none to have
admission without a card. The rate of Exchange
on London is now 1201 ; the 5 per Cent Metallics
are firm at 84,1; and the 4.1 per Cents at 768, with
a fair amount of business doing.

The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Company's
vessel, which is to leave Southampton to-day for
India, China, &u., has 411,0201. specie on board,
chiefly for Bombay and Calcutta.
The Railway Traffic Returns for the past week, as
compared with those of the same period last year, show
the following results

ENGLISH LINES
Bristol and Exeter
Chester and Holyhead

Lan cast
t WPgtor

£5,548
4,830
237
.5,600
24,028
20,684
155

Corresponding
week last year.
... £5,368
4,334
. • . 196

4,800
21,501
19,679
128

Great Northern
Kendal and Windermere
Lancashire and Yorkshire
London and Brighton ..
London and South Western
London and North Western
Manchester, Sheffield, &c...
Manchester and S. Junction
Midland
Newport, Abergavenny, ,*c
North London
Oxford, Worcester, &c
Shrewsbury and Hereford
South Eastern .
South Devon
Shropshire Union ..
South Yorkshire ....
Taff Vale
Wes, Cornwall
West Hartlepool
Whitehaven Junction ....
IRISH LINES.
Belfast and Ballymena
Cork and Bandon
Cork and Blackrock
Dublin and Wicklow -- 340 153
Dundalk and Enniskillen
Waterford and Limerick
Waterford and Klkenny
SCOTCH LINES.

20,655
10,290
13,416
52,320
8,610
679
27,869
939

18,247
9,710
11,695
51,299
8,370
587

27,197
574
2,034

.... 1,044
.... 14,360
.... 2,249
.... 626

12.584
2,025
710
1,631

Aberdeen ..
Caledonian
Dundee and .A.rbr.iath 523 ... 425
Edinlanrgh and Glasgow.. ...... .... 5,140 .... 4,535
Glasgow and South Western....... 5,683 .... 5,176
FOREIGN AND COLONIAL.
Sambre and Meuse 1,207 ..... 1,102
Grand Trunk of Canada.
Great Western

The English Stock Market to-day was very
quiet, but investments continue to preponderate.
The closing quotations were the highest of the
day, and per cent. above those of yesterday.
The final quotations for the day were 92a to 921.
In the Stock Exchange Money continues easy,
but a good demand for accommodation is ex-
perienced in commercial channels. At Paris
to-day the Three per Cent Rentes closed at a
fall of t-ths to per cent since yesterday. This
unfavourable movement is chiefly attributed to
the excessive outstanding speculation for higher
prices on the Bourse. The amount of specie and
bullion brought in by the Tyne from the West
Indies, &c., is stated at about 140,0001. of which
about 100,0001. is believed to be in gold. The
Railway Share Market was very quiet
during the morning, but a number of
Stocks experienced an improvement in
the afternoon. The closing quotations stood as
follows :—Caledonian, 601; 61*. Eastern Counties,
9.1 911. East Lancashire, 731 741. Great Northern,
931 94. Do. A., 79 80. Great Western, 621 63.
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 84 841. London and
Nord' Webtern, 102 10:4 Manchester; Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, 26 261. Midland Stock 710 718.
North British, 31 311. South Eastern and Dover,
66* 661 York Newcastle, and Berwick, 76-1 77k.
York and North Midland, 554 551.

AUSTRALIAN MAILS. —The " Shalimar" will take out
the next mail for Australia. Letters will be received at the
Post Office up to half-past six o'clock, and to half-past
seven with fees ; and at the Landing Stage to half-past
eight with late fees, on Sunday morning next.
THE AMERICAN Mans.—'the American mails will be
dispatched to-morrow for New York, per the R.M.S.
" Asia." Letters will be received at the General P.tst
Office up to seven o'clock, and with fees to eight. At the
box on the 6iiisti up to nine o'clock, morning) with late fees.