The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-16 00:00:00

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THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY

I the seven points of the Charter, they are I

still willing to run the risk of coming into con•
tact with the constituted authorities, and madly

agitate a political problem which an overwhelming

majority of the, people of the United Kingdom
regard with abhorrence. The Cha

ist procession

was most undoubtedly a

1 demonstrat

inst the Govern

for infl

gated pu

I the auth

god deal of

V of b

a-trap

ished up and spouted once again by

and Co. We have given

port t

the affair at

length in another column

and we are glad to be able to, say that

sed off without any accident, let, or hind.

The police kept out of the way

authorities, no doubt, being determined to ascer

. _
tain the feelings of the rescusitated body of
London Chartists, and the tone and tendency of

the languag

e they would employ on an

ain bidding

.Icome to their long exiled leader, and r

pient

the Royal clemency. In another column will

remarks on the demonstration, and

endency of the (

Turning from this matter to the Con

the people

olice esj

e to ex

3 King and his (

iment, and that the

ons of dislike are general in almo

a of the

are told that the Neapolitan troops gave

he Fre

s and

Crimea, who landed E

soldiers

'eturning ft

Naples

The people

too, joined the troops in these

manifestations.

They dc

are that - they could

ive with open

the Crimean heroes

whose government at the
_Paris Congress had
expressed sympathy for the
the Neapolitans. We see it mooted in certain
quarters in Naples that the King had replied to
the remonstrance of the Austrian Court by a
demand for reforms in Austrian Italy, to corres-
pond with the concessions demanded of King

sufferings of

Ferdinand himself. Should this turn out corr

will prove that his Majesty of Napl

s has ac

a crafty part, and, to some extent; disarmed
Austria from enforcing reforms in Naples which
she will not grant to her own Italian subjects. The

Piedmonte

Government seem to anticipate at no

distant day another military struggle in some
quarter of the European Continent, hence it is
making preparations for taking an active part
therein ; not only is the works of the new fortress
at Al

essandria proceeding with vigour, but the
Government has decided on having six steam screw

frigates built

of the same size as the Victor

Emmanuel. Four are to be built in that country,

and two in England

Our Madrid advices continue to assure us that

Ihal O'Donnell does not find hi:

mgelf perfectly

in h

present position ; that there is not

h enough to do all the Queen wishes,
stablish a declared military despotism.

relished by the Queen, but O'Donnell urges

ion. Reports assert that the Government intends

e the sequestration laid on the property of

This is only a revived

Paris

nee contained in our i.

on of the ante

Matters

correspondence about a fortnight ago. -
between the Swiss Federal Council and Prussia
are not yet settled. By a note addressd by the
former power, to the Government at Berlin, we
learn that it cannot enter into any discussion on
the question ofNenfehatel,and that it will amnume

t attitude towards Prussia

in a th

journals maintain that the

with a met

eject, we may mention that

forms us, that.the Prus

an Amb

:!ornpanied

itz, where

This lo

s very 1

etween the French Empe.

issia on the subject of N

The Emperor Napoleon, and the Empress and
Imperial Prince are still sojourning at Biarritz.

The papers deny that his health is suffering from
any disease beyond some indefinable gout pains.

Several topics of interest will be found noticed in
the letters of our Paris correspondent, inserted
elsewhere.

The Burial Board held its weekly-meeting yes-
terday, but no business of any moment was trans-
acted beyond agreeing to the appointment of a
secretary, who is to be a legal gentleman, at a
salary of £5O per annum. Advertisements are to
be issued for offers for land for a new cemetery.
A correspondence which had passed between Sir
George Grey and Mr. Jeffery, Vice chairman of the
Board, as to the Walton Cemetery, was read. It will
be perceived that the Secretary of State cannot
exercise any control as to the opening of the
cemetery, but that he can issue regulations for its

management. Some of the members are for
arranging terms with the Railway Companies for
conveying the bodies of deceased paupers to the
site chosen for a cemetery.

IT would be difficult to conceive anything more
destructive to the popular cause of this country
than a revival of the old and insane Chartist agi-
tation. In pharmacy we have specifics for every
species of malady, in which thousands seem to
place a superstitious faith, but in politics there
is no:panacea for world-wide ills. There is no such
thing as rushing headlong to the goal of human
ambition, or raising or lowering nations in the
social and political scale by convulsive or momen-
tary efforts. Tho mind of man must bend and
adapt itself to the current of events, and the genius
of the age, to attain a desired object. There is a
philosophy in every established order of things,
which laughs, as it were, at numbers, and even
Reason—clear and comprehensive—
is the only foe the supporters of error, and
friends of this or that recognised regime, have to
And we have long hoped, and not vainly
we trust, that the working classes were convinced
that reason is their best ally, and that they were
prepared to abide the issue of a great moral and
intellectual struggle for the improvement of the
material and political condition of the working man.
Such a contest has been going or for a considerable
time, and every step has led to some triumph of
Free Trade has proved a great
boon to the masses. It has made employment

brute force.

the popular cause

more general, more constant, and, therefore, more

remunerative. The impetus given to the education
of the people, by peaceful agitation, has already
raised thousands above the bar of that serfdom

which belongs to the ignorance of the masses

The release of the Newspaper Press, from fiscal
embargoes, has placed the world's mirror in the
hands of the humblest classes of the community•
The rapid strides made in the arts and sciences
have opened rich and boundless-fields to our opera-
tives of almost every known description, and there
is no room to doubt that we are now crossing the
threshold of an era of material progress, which

will defeat all political obstacles to the steady
advancement of the people's rights and prosperity.
We have nothing to fear then, except from the rash
s of unwise, desperate, and insincere
orld has seen enough of Chartist
aspect them. They cannot ask anything
;l1 not bring about. The five points

novement

men, and the N

ers to

which tim

,f the (

DiOrl S,

rter are nothing more than the commas►
micolons, notes of admiration, and full

political amelioration

of idea

advance of

they are the

'nested by a glance at

tie future, rather than by a retrospect of the
past. Many of the darkest prophecies which
Accompanied their early promulgation have been
..d, and but few of the minor objects their
original promoters had in view, remain to be
attained. Universal suffrage has not been
adopted, it is true ; but the Parliament suffrage is
so reduced, that the House of Commons has
ceased to be a representative assembly, in a
'tutional sense, and must of necessity reform
if, in order to maintain its moral and political

realis

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING

The Africa's advices have not exercised any
immediate or striking effect upon our Colton
het. The demand to-day Was tnoderate, and
sales reached 7,000 bales, including 2,000 taken
for export and speculation, were reported ' • there
was‘not any change in prices. The private letters
brought by the Africa; and delivered this morning,
do not differ materially froth the public reports
contained in yesterday's NORTHERN TIMES. Most
parties agree that the injury sustained by the late
storm has not been of a serious or extensive char-
acter. No doubt the ticklish state of the Money
Market, the fluctuations of the public FlundS, and
the fear of an increase in the rate of interest, induce
a momentary pause in the trade just now, but if
these " intimidating causes" were once removed,
no doubt can be entertained that a strong general

demand would ensue, as spinners aro not
too largely stocked with the raw material
The dealings on our Stock Exchange to-day were
of a trifling character, at the same time, business
was, if anything, a shade more active than on
Saturday, and the market left off at about the best

t present

points Of the day
Blackburn, 71.
Yorkshire Stock, 941.

the actual transactions were
)53

Caledonian, ti

Lancashire and
i. London and

North Western, 1011 Manchester, Shef-
field, and Lincoln, 82t, e, 2,4, Midland Stock, 77i,
7, t, 8,1, 4,8, 11. Berwick Capital Stock, 191,
to I. South Eastern, 21i, 1,1, Dutch
Rhenish, 1 15-16 p. Great Western of Canada,

102.

New, 2 1-16 p. In local shares sales were made in
Royal Bank 7 per cent Prefs., 1111. Royal Insur-
ance, 2:1 premium. The following are the latest
quotations:-Aberdeen, 131 131 Chester and
Birkenhead 15115/. Caledonian, 25/ 26. Chester
and Holyhead, 15* 16. Eastern Counties, sa B*.
East Lancashire, 198 20. Great Northern, 231
23-1-. Do. A, 101 10*. Great Western, 621
63. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 948 94.
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 172. 171. Lon-
don and North Western Stock, 101* 1011.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 32 321.
Midland Stock, 771 771. North British, 9 9-2-.
North Staffordshire, 5 43,d. South Eastern and
Dover, 21 211. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 191
19*. York and North Midland, 27 271. Leeds
Capital Stock, 17-t 17s. Buffalo and Lake Huron,
1-16 d 1-16 p Dutch Rhenish, 1/ 2p. Great
Western of Canada, 24 241. Ditto New Shares,
2 2,1 p. Great Luxembourg, 101 101 d.
At Manchester a better feeling pervaded the
Share Market, as may be
perceived from the follow-
ing sales :-Leeds Stock, 013, -7,-, 5 xd. Dovers,
1 xd• Sh.effields, 32g, 1,2,
20 15-16, 1, 21, r 3-, •
3 Midlands, 7741, Great Western of
49 W 1 1. The market closed rather firmly.
Canada, 21i.
We have not any new feature to report in the
London Money Market. The demand for discount
accommodation keeps active, and the banks ask
full rates, even for prime bills of short dates. The
Consol Market has not maintained the early rates
of the day, and is reported to close weak. For
money, the first quotation was 931, then a decline
of 8 took place, after which the price advanced to -a,
and again receded to 931. The dealings for the
amount were limited, a decline of a per cent taking
place, sales were made at 93, /, and The New
Three per Cents were shut. The closing price of
Consols for money and account, were 931 8, and
Exchequer Bills, 14s to 17s premium,
The London Share Market to-day was somewhat
steadier, and prices manifested a hardening ten-
dency. The sales included :-Caledonian, 521
52. Edinburgh and Glasgow, 53. Great Northern,
961 to 961 account. Great Western, 621. Leeds
Northern, 17. London and North Western,
1011 South Eastern and Dover, 69'1 2. York,
Newcastle and Berwick, 78 77. York and
North Midland, 51* account. The latest prices
were as follows :-Caledonian, 511 -4. Eastern
Counties, q East Lancashire, 794 81. Great
Northern, 92 3. Ditto A, 80 2. Great Western, 62*
3. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 961 it. London and
North Western, 101/ 21. Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, 321 it, Midland Stock, 778 3
North British, 381 91. York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick, 77 9. York and North Midland, 541 58.
There is still a continuation of fine seasonable
weather, allowing farmers to complete the harvest
under the most favourable circumstances. Indeed,
in a week or two more, and the fields will be com-
pletely cleared of all the outstanding grain crops
The supplies of wheat, oats, andbarleyabnid.ought up
at Mark-lane to-day were quite small,
with an
active demand, prices advanced ; but this we regard
as only temporary, for in a short time our home
supplies will be thrashed out and placed upon the
market.

Our London reports of the produce represent
sugar as bringing late rates. Coffee is steady.
No alteration has taken place in the market for
tea.. Rice begins to find ready buyers. The
Tallow trade is quiet.
In the Liverpool markets there is not much
business going forward. Sugar, however, continues
to improve in demand, whilst holders are obtaining
rather higher prices. Compared with last year,
there is a much larger stock on hands of most
descriptions than at the same date in 1855.
Molassses and Rum are also in excess of the sup-
ply at this time last year.
We have received our letters and papers by the
India and China mails. At Calcutta the Money
Market was easier, and hopes of a further improve-
ment were entertained. The Directors of the Bank
of Bengal had reduced their rate of discount 1 per
cent. The rates were :—Loans on Government
Securities, 5 per cent. discount on private

in
accounts, 6 per cent. The amount of Specie the
Bank was increasing. The Calcutta Produce Market
was buoyant, although the business transacted in
most of the leading staples for the home markets
not large. There was an improve-
ment and greater animation for British
Cotton Piece Goods. Stocks, however, were
quite equal to the demand, so that prices had
not advanced. Metals found ready buyers, and
Copper met a considerable advance. Freights to
England were dull, although in other quarters a
good amount of tonnage had been taken up.
The commercial advices from Hong Kong inform
us that in imports very little had been done since
the last mail left. Yarn is lower. Sales of long-
cloths were made at a decline of 3c. to sc. on
previous rates. Rice advanced, owing to the
damage done to the crops by the severe weather.
The total settlements of new congous to last
advices were 36 chops, leaving 53 on the market.
Prices latterly show a decline of 1 tael on the finer
sorts, and 2 to 3 taels on the lower descriptions.
The opinion previously expressed as to the inferior
quality of the teas as compared with those of last
year had been confirmed. Three vessels had left,
and a great number are on the berth for Eng-
land. Freights to England were quoted at 3/. to
3/. 10s., Exchange on England, 4s. 1011 to 4s. lld ;
on India at 231 r. to 232 r. The market at Shanghae
for imports was at a standstill, and nothing had
been done in teas, none of the new crop having
arrived. The arrivals of new silk had been large—
upwards of 12,000 bales, and 5,000 to 6,000 bales
more were expected before the end of the month.
Prices remain unaltered. Exchange had advanced
on England from 7s. 4d. to 7s. 5d ; on India from
350 r. to 352 r. Freights to England-31. for tea,
and 6/. 7s. for silk.
Our letters and papers by the West India mail
were delivered to day. From Arica and Iquique,
we have the following commercial advices :
Commercial operations during this month (July) has
been extensive. The market has been well stocked with
merchandise by the last importations, and considerable
sales have taken place. Besides this, all fears of distur-
bances in Bolivia had ceased, and speculators had ac-
quired great confidence. During the last days impor-
tations had taken place in the Cassiterides and Alexander
Hall, from Liverpool. Taking cargo for Europe are the
Bella Cubana, Mathilde, and Lady Evrington. The
exports from Iquique have been during the month of May
as follows :—To France, 37,303 tons saltpetre ; to England,
15,249 tons do.; to Hamburg, 10,158 tons do. Total,
62,710 tons. Six ships were taking cargo, and had already
40,000 tons on board. This port advances daily, and the
shipping of saltpetre is easier since the fever has com-
pletely disappeared. The opening to commerce of a new
bay named Junio, was spoken of; it is situated between
Pisagua. and Mejillones, and nearer to the saltpetre beds.
We have received Akyab advices to the close of
July, and quote from Mohr, Brothers, and Cr .'s
circular as follows :
Since our last report we received the mail of the 26th
May, and the telegraph via Bombay of the 9th June, the
former reporting an improved tone in the rice market, and
the latter an advance of 9d per cwt., with a rising tendency
of prices. Should this be followed up by a further advance,
the losses on cargoes still afloat and unsold will be greatly
diminished ; for the stability and soundness of next season s
business, however, it is to be hoped that prices at home will
keep moderate. We have no arrivals or departures to report,

and our harbour, entirely void of shipping, save the govern-
ment steamer stationed here, and a barque, Em
inactivity,
made wears the appearance of total
made more dismal by the heavy rains of the S.W.
monsoon. At this period of the year, when the natives
exchange the boat and oar for the yearn and plough,
the absence of life in our port forms a sharp contrast
to the activity with which the country round about, and
the whole province is stirring, and already the new crop
may be seen springing up in the lumuriance so peculiar to
the tropics, during the rainy season. The arrivals of rice
from the interior are now merely nominal ; the few coast
loads sent to market sell at 42 rs. to 45 rs. (equal to 5s and
5s 4d per cwt. f.o.b) for consumption. The weather, so
far, has been very propitious for ploughing and sowing.
We have had an abundant fall of rain, and, at five months
hence, another crop will be available to supply the demands
of the shipping. If no extraordinary circumstances in.
tervene to cause an unexpected rise in prices in the Euro-
_ markets, everything points to moderate rates, and to a
sound and legitimate business for next year. Exchange 2s
Id, for six months credits.

We take from the Liverpool Customs' Bill of
Entry the following statistics of the trade of this
port, during the week ending September 13

ENTERED INWARDS

13n Sept. 1856

l'iteek ended

No. of Ships,

Tonnage.
27,368
40,026
,crease in ships, 21 ; decrease in tonnage, 12,658.

13th Sept. 1855

LEARED OUTWARDS.
No. of Ships.

Week ended

Tonnage

_51,574
.54,356
se in ships, t 4; decrease in tonnage, 2,782.
REPORTED INWARDS.

13th Sept. 1856
13th Sept. 1855

Decrea-

From Ist January.

No. of Ship 3.

Tonnage

13th Sept. 1856 3,026
13th Sept. 1855
Increase in ships, 11 ; increase in tonnage, 239,786.