The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-22 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL•

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY -• xl
The London Stock Market opened with incied'e,
animation this morning, and at a slight acil.'ty
'but on the entrance of the combined fleet into,l
Black Sea being announced, the prices reed";
and Consols closed heavily at 94. to 948-
count. Three-and-and-a-quarter per Cents 97,
90. Bank Stock, 219 to 220. Exchequer 13'
2s. to ss. prem.

In the Foreign Stock Market there was a trig y
amount of business transacted. Mexicans, °'o
25. Spanish, 464 to 464. Deferred ditto, 0
22*. Passive ditto, 41 to 5. Peruvians, were
at yesterday's quotations.
In the Railway Market increaseil_ activity
vailed, and prices, advanced greatly, London
North Westerns,lo44 to 1041. Midlands, 61 to
•
64 North British, 334 to 344.: - :York, Novo— I
and Berwicks,. 641:.t0 654. Yorlr anti N h
lands, 484 to 494. Lancashire and Yorkshires;
to 684. Great Northerns, 851 to 864.
561- to 564. Preference ditto,loo to 10.2.. Ea-Le
I
Counties, 134.t0 13i. North StaffOrd.shires, to 4
Gt Westerns, gi to §44.- In the miscellaneous SO:
Market there was also a better feeling..' Port PI
Mines, 4 to 4 dis. , ',Australian Agricultural SO
47. South Australian, 40 to 42. Van Dielliejl../
Land, 15 to 16;.'• Canada Company.—At a nlee_4
held to-day, a dividend- of 21. per share declw-
free of Income Tak.
The Manchesteri.Stock.. Market continues k,50
active. Caledonians closed at 28.1-0-484-; Eas'f;
Counties, 134; .East Lancashire; al-6 zio 16 lir:p
North Westerns, 1044 to 1044 ; Sb.effields, 20
254-- ; Midlands, 644; Dover, 191-tO 49'3-16. d,
01
The Leeds Share Market was
,lieavy 35,
North Westerns closed. at 9 to '9.340 ;" Shete'
5; North British, 8 7.16 ; LaneaSliire and I-°,,,fT
shire, 68 to 684 ;,Lancashire anxl Yorkshire, 4
Leeds Northern, Extension, N.e. 2, 14 ; Mlgf
Western, 94 to 346 ; South EasterikandDover, i
to 5-16.
ood The Liverpool Cotton Market)exikiienced agoo
general demand to-day with steady prices.
sales
.amounted to 7,000 bales, 1000 of Will
were taken for export and on speculation.
OureShare Market was less active to-day,and $;
the closing became rather. dull. !Caledonians 28a
Eastern Counties 131 ,-9-; Lancashire and Yorks''
684 1; London- and North 4 Western. 1044 ;
land 644 2; North British 8;?,-1 ; youth East}
1944; York and North 244 Sheffield Stock 2'1,0;
• The Railway traffic returns for the week Po
the following results when carifiti:ed. with e
same period last year :—London and North
tern, this week, 47,043/. ; same period last Y%,
57911.: increase,l2s2/. Lancashire and Yorks ;
this year, 17,042/. ; same period last vear, ,I 141•
decrease, 4361.

THE FUNDS, STOCK AND
MOST.

SHARE MARKET, LOP%T'N
ra PRICE 6. 1805'
'edreesdaY;`,Dece mber 21st, 1
London and N. W. .. • •241
London and S. W. .. • •,,° 9
Manchester, Sheffield, St 4
Lincolnshire .. -• •25
Midland Stock 64
North British 34 41
Do Preference ...••
Norfolks ...
North Staffordshire .
Shrewsbury and Birrn.
Do. L. and N. W. guar.

ENGLISH MARKET.
Consols Account l 94/ g
Do. Money . .....S
Bank Stock 219 20
Exchequer Bills, 1,. • • 1
Do S. .. I 2 5 pm
Three and a Quarter per
cent. 963
RAILWAY SHARES.
Ambergate, Nottingham, and
Eastern Junction
Caledonian 563
Do. ereference..
Bristol and Exeter ..
East Anglian
Eastern Counties.. •• • 131
East Lancashire
Eastern Union, A
Do B. & C
Edinbro' do Glasgow -
Great Northern ' 853 63
A.
B.
Great Western 184
Lancashire & Yorkshire 68- 3
Do. Fifths 63 it
Leeds Northern
London Brighton and -
South Coast ",

South E and Dover- ..
York. New.. and 8er..641
Do. Extension......

Do. Preference ..
York and. North Mid 1:484
Do. Preferen .....

d
ARSllllDDellaizonc Mexican
Agricultural.'.'.... r ar?. FOREIGN
I Is'
I.
• 1
e•
l STOCKS.
81:4S:
6i:
21
9:12:15' 4
North B. Australian •• • • 1
Peel River •• • • ''' so 2
South-Austral"''''''

of LIVERPOOLi
SHARE MARKETS.—iEsTERDO. 0
net rule long,; the aspect...- I
dull, and business- 'fiat, ending at the rates subjoilulsao.
Caledonian, 281 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 681 47;,41. iii
chester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 251; Midland, u
North British, 81; South Eastern Stock,. 191
MANC
—calea. • man, 28i 9-16 f ; ; Cork, Blackrock, and .16
sage, x.d. ; Eastern Counties, 131; East Lancashire; rill
HESTER.—The followinm were-the sales to-(1141,
11-16; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 682 ; London and
_l"o>i
Western, 10413 1; Manchester, Sheffield, and Linve°Ast•
shire, 25,-1. 1; Midland Railway Consols, 64-1- ; South P-
ttiTesheedmidarket opened at the closing%
ern, 19 5-126
.-}, 3.16.

RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURN.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Iv,
last week this year, 47,434; corresponding period J
£6,682.

ARMY MOVEMEN-t1.7-It is stated that—ilfe 63t`
17th and go
Regiments, at preseht 'forming part of Dublin garrisoll'ar
to embark from_tliis.:port for service in the meditew
neap.- According to the Limerick 'Chronicle, the 7„1.
Fusiliers, the 35th, and the 82d are all under orders
India.
th
An inquest was held in Manchester, on Tuesday, °I-vere
body of an infant, the child of a poor..hand-loom vg3.10,
named M'Dowell. The little creature; whose mother 11
separate from lll‘Dowell, died of disease'of the lungs: , ad,
Ann Cross,- a married woman, 23 years of age, died s• e
denly in Manchester, on Monday morning, whilg procee
to work.
DEATHS EY Btraxmrtt. —At the Grapes lun,_Booth-s-t
r,, st
31
Chorlton-upon-edrock, on Tuesday evening an in,4,,eof
was held by Mr. Edward Herford, coroner for the city
Manchester, touching the death of -John Withers,
years old. The mother of the deceased stated that atM'fl
o'clock on Thursday- morning she got up and went do.„oe
stairs, taking the children with her, Having put Olt e
matches on the table she went to the next house fora
hot water, leaving the deceased in the house. On her
turn the child was at the door with the matches in his band
o Sgt,
to his night-clothes all on fire. Every attention w., .
to him, but he died from the effects of the burning on ';,s
urday night. Verdict "Accidental Death."—At the Cr° o
Keys, Camp-street,. Mr. Herford held an-inquest touchilt
the death ofJames Camp-street,.
(son of Patrick Dignan, 8, Tli°
mas-street, Hardman-street, labourer) aged five Ye,,itt.
The mother of the deceased stated that about- a ra°'h,
ago she left him up.,Stairs, and went to a room undernell,'a
In a minute afterwards she heard a horrid scream, and
running up stairs found the deceased in the middle of the
floor, with his clothes on fire. From the-effects of the bar„ ;
ing the child died- an Sunday last. Verdict, " Accident
death."

SERIOUS FIRE IT-SALFORD.--On Tuesday night, at Dille
o'clock, information was brought to the police office, S5J'
that a warehouse was on fire. It was;'soon found thAt •
two-storey warehouse.(Which. had formerly, been used 10;
Unitarian chapel); - situated' in Dowson'a- Greengt,f,
was on fire, and that-the flames had already gained raiste4
part of the roof havi.fallen in, and the surrounding bIIAIO
ings, valuable mill property, being in imminent peril. -tilt
engines were speedilrgot into•play; and an abundant setrrs,
of water was obtained; and 'fiie jets Poured upon the u. di Happily the flames were confined to the-building in wwtbe
they originated. At 12' o'clock, the fire' being subdued,
,eis
engines were withdrawn; but six of pie brigade were •
with a branah; 'which-they used at intervals in playing 111%.
the burning embers until one o'clock yesterday. The wld,
house in which the-Bre originated is completely destrolos
The warehouse destroyed was jointly occupied by-Mr. ig°o,
Burroughs, worsted rganufacturet, Mr, Robert Turn
power-loom weaver, and Messrs. Shorrdcks and coehr
manufacturer of tweeds; &c. There was 4 large-"quantity'
goods in the warehouse at the time of the ffre,- and the deo'
done is estimated' at £2OOO, which is amply covered fire
surances effected in various offices. The origin of the
unknown.
__too°
T HE RAILWAY CORIPSTII4IIIS.—LACtive prep.- boll
are being made by the .directers of the .various-railways sv, to
termini abut on the-metropolis, • for the purpose of affording
the
sholyday folks every"accomtnodation fur-their transit bi‘oe
. ,
to. their friends 111 , couu try ; and, in consequence of
announcement from all parts of the metropolis that eo
facility will be afforded by the employers on Monday nc%tbo
is expected that a larger number than usual will embracoolif
opportunity of visiting their friends in the country than on"to
former occasion. The following railways have entered,
trek
arrangements :—The Great Western Railway, return c,231$
for four days, tickets issued on the 24th; 25th,. 26th an doe
will be available for the return journey on the 27th. Ili' 9
.511)04
and South Western,, ordinary double journey tickets 1,
at all the stations on Saturday, the 24th, and Sunday the wid
will be available for the return journey until the folloe
Thursday; special re-turn tickets at single fares (with the Odd'
odal
Lion of a small booking-fee) are issued on Saturday and Su all
at Waterloo and Vauxhall stations to Windsor, and also het
stations below Working, and are available for return on eitieh
of those days, or the following Monday. Eastern
return: tickets taken between'tbe 23rd and 26th ificlusiv, boo
be available for the return journey up to the 28th. Blabli
tickets available from Saturday to Monday are issued, In,/
to return by any train on the following Sunday or No " '
Globe.