The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-10 00:00:00

to conduct themselves for the future as loyal and faithful
subjects. I order you to publish this, my royal order, at
once. (Signed) FRANCIS JOSEPH.

Venice, December 2, 1856.
The second letter is as follows :

Dear Field Marshal Radetzky,—l grant a free pardon to
the undersigned, condemned for high treason or other
criminal acts against public order. FRANCIS JOSEPH.
Venice, December 2, 1856.
This second letter is accompanied by a list of
70 persons.

nand 11. ; fora short time they were modified,
but since the Ministers of the allied Powers have
left there has been another outbreak, and all that
the most impious and fulsome adulation can repeat
is daily published in the Times of Naples. I send
you a translation of a leader in the number of the
17th, not as a mere literary curiosity, but as a spe-
cimen of the tone which is adopted by those who
know best how to crawl into the royal favour, and
as being highly significant of the feeling of the
court, for in this country, where the censor blots
out every offensive word. not a line would be per-
mitted which did not meet with approbation. The
passage runs as follows :
Felicity and joy ever dwell where our adored monarch
is with his august concert and his royal children. Every
act of theirs, every step, is an example of edifying
piety, of provident love for the good of all, of charity, of
munificence without limits and without parallel. The
best of kings, the best father of a people boundlessly
devoted and grateful to him, consecrates unweariedly to
the cares of State certain days, condescending to direct
his benign attention to whatever is subjected to his exalted
and sapient judgment, and even in his evening drives on
the road which leads from Gaeta to Castellone he finds
no greater pleasure tha❑ that of succouring and benefit-
ting ; nor does he re-enter the Palace until after having
visited the house of God, gathering about him her Majesty
the Queen and the Royal Princes, as well in the temples
as at the altars, as he did on the evening of the 13th inst.,
at the first hour of night, receiving the benediction in
the Church of St. Judas Taddmus, which was added by his
piety not lone since to the many sacred monuments of his
incomparable zeal for Divine worship. And this is the flame
which, burning ever in the magnanimous heart, compels
the Sacred Hand which rules our destinies to scatter
without ceasing in our necessities, in vast sums the balsam
of beneficence. Among most recent examples of Sovereign
generosity, we ought to cite the many thousand ducats
there bestowed (query, where? On the road between
Gaeta and Castellone?) by his beneficient Majesty to the
indigent, if undeniable truths had any need of proof."
The Malacca, British war steamer, which came
in on Saturday, is likely to remain here, at all events
until further orders, a fact which gives us all satis-
faction, for though we are in a state of the most
perfect tranquility, and the Liberals are resolved
not to disturb it, all contingencies should be pro-
vided for, nor is it consistent with the dignity of a
great people that any of its members should be
left unprotected.

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.

Bank, 5 per cent. prem.; Gas Company, 10 per
cent. prem. We subjoin our usual full details of the
LATEST COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

MELBOURNE.

Business opened more briskly at the outset of the week, and
had the fine weather continued, there is no doubt that a good
trade would have been carried on from the interior, and the
storekeepers thence have made their appearance in town ; bnt
the rain setting in again, another lull has taken place, and the
markets become quite quiet, except in a few articles, viz.:—
BOTTLED BEER : In Byass's half ale and half stout, sales
have been effected as high as 12s 3d net cash ; Marzetti's, lls
6d ; and inferior brands at 10s 9d to lls 3d, with a very great
demand.

RICE : There is a great speculation going on in this article,
which h s caused an advance of fully 30s per ton. £2O has
been given for good Patna.
SPIRITS : The large arrivals of brandy seem to have had
little influence on the price of Martell's. We quote the price
at 13s 61 to 138 93, and in good demand, considering the
gerieral state of trade. There is decidedly more enquiry for
lower class brandies, and also far low mixing ditto. In
whiskey, notwithstanding the large arrivals of this liquor,
prices are maintained. The quotations are 6s 61 to 6s 9d for
good lots ; and for one very superior lot, 7s 61 was obtained.
The demand for old torn, in bulk, is very great, and the supply
small. We hear that 9s 434 has been obtained for pure white
and a known brand.
BUTTES of first•class quality is scarce, and is 4d obtained.
There is a great deal of inferior in the market at is to
Is 2d.
WINES : Claret and light wines seem again in great
demand, and no less than 10,000 dozen claret changed hands
this week. Sales (part to arrive) have ready been effected at
23s 6d to 255. Hock at 235. Champagne at 25s 6d to 28s.
. .

CANDLES are still very dull of sale. We have heard of
offers of Belmont No. 1, Price's, at Is 2d, and others as high
as Is 3d.

Soa;: There has been a recent importation of Colgate's
soap, in 20 lb boxes. Also a superior lot of same brand.
STARCH : Which it seems is much liked by the trade. it
is not improbable but this starch will stand well in future.
FLOUR : The Flour market is very unsettled, and the small
amount of transactions effected have been at reduced rates.
We quote a reduction on the week of from to .S 2 per ton.
Much discussion and difference of opinion prevails with regard
to the future prospects of the market in this article. Whilst
some view with apprehension the recent large additional sup-
plies, and manifest an anxiety to keep their stocks within limit,
others appear to be sanguine holders on the faith of previous
unfavourable advicea received from abroad ; but the unex-
pected arrival of the Antador, from Talcahuano, with a cargo
of wheat, had taken the trade by surprise, and shaken their
confidence, particularly when it is understood that some of
these shipments have been by foreign speculators anxious to
relieve their own markets and maintain prices. Others again
build their hopes upon a return of fine weather and large
orders from the country. We certainly favour the opinion
that we cannot look for much improvement until we experience
a more legitimate and active demand, and a falling off in
supplies. We finish our report for the week with noticing an
advertisement which appeared in one of our public journals on
Thursday last, from one of our most extensive millers, offering
flour at under current rates; but as applicants were refused, it
is conjectured this was an attempt to force a further reduction,
with a view to an ultimate advantage ; on this discovery, it had
the opposite of the desired effect, and instead of the market
being easier, as might have been the case in ordinary course of
business, actually imparted more confidence at the time, but
not sufficient however to cause any speculation. The week
closes with the reduction above quoted.
WHEAT : The supply of colonial wheat from farmers is very
meagre, in consequence of the bad state of the roads, from the
long continued rains ; millers, however, refuse to purchase
except at reduced rates. Many farmers that had previously
sold to deliver at prices ranging from 9s to 10s have been
unable to complete their contracts. The cargo of wheat ex
Antador is of a superior description to any which we have yet
seen imported from South America.

OATS : There is a good irquiry for colonial oats at full rates,
but the quantity of Scotch and Irish offering at tempting low
figures, effectually prevent higher prices being realised. The
imports of bran have been large, and a cessation of shipments
is desirable until present stocks are greatly reduced. Little or
no change in other articles.

HAY : Sales have been exceedingly dull for inferior, with
which the mat ket has been glutted. The quotations for this
class are nominal, few offers being refused:—Best hay, £9 to
£lO per ton ; second class, £6 to £7 do ; stained do, £2 to
£5 do. Number of loads for the week, 365; former do, 405.
MELBOURNE WOOL, TALLOW, AND BIDE MARKET.
WOOL : The advices per Montmorency of the closing of the
London May sales, at a decline on the highest rates of about
lid per lb has caused buyers to operate cautiously ; there
being, however, still a good margin of profit left, holders are
indisposed to submit to any considerable reduction. We can,
however, quote fellruonger's scoured wool at 19(1 to 21d
per lb, being a shade easier than cur last week's rates.
TALLOW : We have still a fair demand for shipment, for
which purpose, as also for local use, we have moved some
parcels during the week at our quotations. viz :—Beef
tallow, £35 to £37 per ton ; mixed do £3B do ; mutton do
£4O to £,42 do.
`HZDES We—Ervc; braid of country bides being bought and
taken delivery of, at Keller, at 14s 6d each. We have moved
some small parcels of town cured hides, at our quotations,
which are as follows, viz. :—For good country salted, 14s
each ; town cured, 15s 61 to 163 each.

Wales and Tasmania, 190 tons; United Kingdom, 33 tone;
United States, 11 tons ? Chilian, 540 tons, New Zealand and
foreign, 286 tons.
BRAN : South Australian, 6,650 bush is ; New South
Wales and Tasmania, 5,435 bushels,
MAIZE : New South Wales and Tasmania, 5,605 bushels.
BARLEY : New South Wales and Tasmania, 50 bushels.
OATS . New South Wales and Tasmania, 13,566 bushels;
United Kingdom, 12 994 bushels.
GRAM, &c : New Zealand and foreign, 14 bushels.
OATMEAL : United Kingdom, 66 tons.
RICE : United Kingdom, 5 tons ; New Zealand and foreign
14 tons.
Hors : United Kingdom, 2,464 lbs; United States,
5,760 lbs.

EXPORTS.

WHEAT : 300 bushels.
FLltsft: 59 tons.
GRAM, &c ; 560 bushels.

52 tons

Mr. William Watts, of Geelong, reports having sold by
auction during the week, as follows : Cork butter, Is. to
Is. 3d. ; American bacon, 9:ld ; Rio coffee, 73-,d ; preserved
fish and lobsters, Is. 3d ; preserved salmon, Is. 6d; flour, £25;
Scotch oats, 6s; wheat, 10s, 6d ; China rice, 14s ; Liver-
pool soap, 245; pota'oes, 60s; salt, 120 s ; brandy, 335. to
40s; gin, 575. 6d ; old tom, 40.
Mr. Watts remarks : Business has been rather flit this
week; potatoes are still at £3 to £3 10s. without sign of
alteration. There is a brisk demand for oa's at present at
u otation.