The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-29 00:00:00

TUESDAY.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL. NTONDAY EVENING

The Liverpool Cotton Market has shown no
change -to-day. A moderate business has been
done at previous rates, the sales amounting to
B,ooo' bales, of which 1,500 have been taken for
speculation and export.
Only a limited amount of business has been done
in the Share Market, but a rather improved tone
prevailed towards the close: The last, quotations
were*:—Aberdeen, 141 Ht. Chester and Birken-
head,l6l 17. Caledonian, 30 3-16 30 5-16. Chester
and Holyhead, 174 171. Eastern Counties. 101
105-16. East Lancashire, 21124. Great Northern,
231 24. Ditto A, 98 91. Great Western, 62 624.
Laneashile and Yorkshire. 97i 971._ Liverpool,

Crosby, and Southport, in 18i. London and
North Wester!, 108 1081. Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincoln, 341 Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref.,
1316 15-16 p. Ditto Pref,l2f, 124. Midland Stock;

84 841 North British, •9 7-16 9 9-16. North
Staffordshire, 4/ 4/4. South Eastern and Dover,
22 3-16 22k. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 24
22, York and North Midland, 31/ 31,1. Leeds
Capital Stock, 18i 182,- Buffalo and Lake Huron,
Ip. Dutch Rhenish, 2 21p. Great Western
of Canada, 251 26. Ditto New Shares, 3/ 3 3-16 p.
Great Luxembourg,9l 9d.
Accounts from Vienna state that the conferences
on the subject of introducing a uniformity in the
monetary system of Germany are now being held,
and there is every appearance of a favourable result.
The time is considered -opportune, and there are
no serious obstacles to overcome in bringing the
matter into a practical form. At Trieste there is a
company on foot, for the purpose of establishing a
submarine telegraph between that port and Alex-
andria, which will prove of great benefit to the
commercial transactions. of Austria.
A very remarkable undertaking is announced
underthe title of the European and Indian Junction
Telegraph Company (limited). The formation of
this company is encouraged by two circumstances;
first, the last India Company has come to the
resolution to lay down a telegraphic submarine
cable from Kurrachee (in Scinde) to the head of
the Persian Gulf; and secondly, news has just
been received that the Austrian government has
established a company, with the requisite
capital, guaranteed by the state, for laying
down a submarine telegraph, in connection with
its land lines, from Cattaro or Ragusa, on the
coast of the Adriatic, via Corfu, Zante, and Candle.,
to Alexandria, and thence by Jaffa and Beyrout to
Seleucia, one of the termini of the newly projected
Euphrates Valley Railway. The connecting link
between the system of the East India Company on
the one hand, and that of the Austrian Company on
the other, is to ba supplied by the European and
Indian Junction Telegraph Company, which
proposes to carry the wires from Seleucia to
the head of the Persiiiii Gulf, following the
route of the Euphrates Valley Railway. The
promoters of, the undertaking. many of whom
are identified with this railway, contend that
this system is the most effective that can be devised
for dttaining the' grand desideratum—electric
communication between ,India, the Continent, and
England. The valuable assistance of Dr O'Shaugh-
nessy hag been secured, with the assent of the
India House authorities. Mr. W. P. Andrews, the
chairman of the Euphrates Valley and Sciude
Railway Companies, is at the head of the en-

terprise.
The prospectus of the Hungarian Land Company
is also issued, with a capital of 85,0001., in 21.
shares, on which the deposit is to be 2s per share.
The object is to complete the purchase of, and to
develope, a freehold estate of 13,070 acres,situated
near Gross-Wardein. The disposal of the timber
on the estate is especially referred to as coming
within the scope of the company's operations. The
sum to be paid for the estate, mansions, buildings,
and stock, is 70.000/. The undertaking is to be
constituted under the Hungarian law.
The directors of the North Staffordshire Railway
Company have declared a dividend at the rate of
31 per cent per annum, or 6s 14d per share. It
will be remembered that the London and North
Western Company retreated from their offer of a
4 per cent guarantee to this company, which has
now earned at the rate of 32 per cent for the worse
Lal f ,of the year.
The half-yearly meeting of the South Eastern
Railway Company is called for the 28th August.
A meeting of the holders of share certificates in
the Alliance Bank who have refused to pay the call
of 51 per share is proposed to be held on the 31st
instant.
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The following meetings ore also newly announced,
viz :—Australasian Pacific Mail Steam Packet
Company for the 19th August, and Royston and
Hitchin Railway Company for the 14th August,
Messrs. Baring Brothers & Cp. advertise the
half-yearly dividend on Canada debentures.
The Funds are firmly maintained, Consols being
still 95195;, for Transfer, and 951 95; for Account.
The transactions in the Foreign Stock Market
this morning have been limited, and prices have
ruled heavy.
The Railway Share Market has been steady, with
very. little business doing. Saturday's rates in
several instances are barely supported. The fol-
lowing were the closing quotations :—Caledonian,
601 601,. Eastern Counties, 101 101. East Lan-
cashire. 86 88. Great Northern, 971 98. A, 79 80.
Great Western, 62.1 621. Lancashire and Yorkshire,
971 971 London and North Western, 1071 108.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 34t 341
Midland Stock, 831 84. North British,, 371 381.
South Eastern' and Dover, 731 741. York, New-
castle, and Berwick, 87 88. York and 'North
Midland, 62 63

THE LIEUTENANCY OF THE PALATINATE.—The Gazette
of Friday makes the following announcement :,—County
Palatine of Lancaster : Sohn Wilson Patton, Esq., M.P.,
to be vice-lieutenant ; Thomas Barnes, Esq., M.P, to be
deputy-lieutenant.

THE WEATHER.— Although Sunday night was very wet,
yesterday was extremely fine and warm, and it is most
devoutly to be wished that the weather may continue so,
this being the most critical period of the year, as regards
the harvest. We, believe that there has not been any
material general damage done t,) the crops as yet, but if the
weather continues, as for some days past, there is no calcu-
lating what the result may be.
LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT, Yesterday.—(l3EPonc
MR. COMMISSION FR STEVENSON.)—In re H. M. JONES.—The
b inkrupt carried on the business of a patent tent manufac-
turer in the Goree Piazza. This day was fixed for judg-
ment on the certificate. He was supported by Mr. Rymer,
and opposed by Mr. Blackburst on tte part of an individual
creditor. The assignees, who were represented by Mr.
Evans, did not oppose. His Honour granted an immediate
certificate of the second clasF..

AC^IDENT ON THE EAST LANCASEIHE RAILWAY, AT
BIIIIY.—On Saturday last, about two o'clock, as the train
to Manchester was passing the locomotive shed it came in
contact with, an engine, which was at the time being
shunted across the line: The company's goods manager,
Mr. Moron, who was upon the engine of the passenger
train, unfortunately had his leg broken, in consequence of
being thrown from the engine. A gentleman from Sheffield
had his head bruise,l, but he proceeded by the next train,
and had apparently recovered from the shock. Prompt
assistance was rendered be the officers and servants of the
company, who were on the spot in a few minutes after the
accident occurred.
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My
FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.—FOUR LIVES LOST.--A
fatal accident took place on Friday m •rning, at the Firs
Colliery, Over Halton, near Bolton. About half-past five
o'clock in the morning, the time for the workneople de-
scending the pit to commence work, upwards of 30 men and
boys had gone down, when four more entered the cane,
which is lowered down by a wire rope attached and impelled
by the engine. When the cage had descended about half
way down the pit, which is upwards of 90 yards deep, the
rope snapped in two. The cage, with the four, unfortunate
persons, was precipitated to the bottom, and the four meu
were killed. The names of the deceased persons are Robert
Jones, of Morris GrePri aged 41 ; Isaac Smith, of Over
Hutton, aged 18; John Higginson, aged 20; and his
brother Richard, aged 1.5, both of Atherton.
MUSICAL ARRANGSMENTS.-- We learn that Madame
Viardot Garcia, Madaire Alhertini, and htr husband, Signor
Bancarde, are engag<d to sing at the August concert of our
Philharmonic Society; and a company has been formed by
Messrs. Cramer and Beale for a series of opera concerts in
the provinces. The artistes composing this company will
cons'st of Madame Grisi, Madame Alboni, Madame Gassier.
Madame Cbsra Noyello, Madame Amadei. Signer Mario
(who has refused an offer of 80,000 f. for a brief engagement
in Pa-io, in order to appear under the auspices of Mr. Beale),
Herr Formes, Signor Salviani, M. Gassier, and Mr. Sims
Reeves, together with Picco and Bottesini, and their a3trac-
tire services will be employed at Manchester, Liverpool,
Chester, and Shrewsbury, and afterwards at Dublin, where
they will perform on the 15th September. It is Mr. Beale's
intention to give in the concert-room the music of entire
operas, with full band and chorus—a style of enterla n-
rnent which, from its novelty and intrinsic value, promises
to be popular and attractive.

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