The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-28 00:00:00

GROUND,

Mr. M'Gowan said that a numerously attended meet-
ing of the commissioners of St John's and St. Paul's
churches was held that morning at the parish offices, Low-
hill, upon this subject, which had been adjourned for a fort,
night. After a brief discussion relative to the provisions of
the Intramural Burials Act, the town-clerk was instructed
to write to the commissioners of St. John's church, request-
ing them to take immediate steps for closing the church-
yard as a place of interment, in compliance with the
recent order in council.

This concluded the business "7,

MEETING AT TRANMERE, LAST NIGHT

Tie annual meeting for the appointment of officers for
the township of Tranmere was held by adjournment at the
Britannia-rooms, Lower Tranmere, Mr. Charles Hill
occupied the chair, and there was a full attendance. A long
and noisy discussion arose on the question of appointing a
Highway Board to cmduet the sanitary affairs of the town-
ship, in place of surveyors. Ultimately it was resolved, on
an amendment proposed by Mr. H. Cumming, seconded by
Mr. Samuel Lightbound, " That the Nuisance Removal Act
of 1855 be adopted in the township of Tranmere," and the
following gentlemen were appointed the committee for
carrying out the resolution : Messrs. James lioughton,
Samuel. Jones, John Langley, Robert Ross, William
Courter, J. Nicholson, H. Cumming, J. Routledge, D.
Ross, H. J. Syred, A. Blaylock, and E. G. Willoughby.
On the motion of Mr. G. Lloyd, seconded by Mr. C.
Woodward, it was resolved that the following list of
persons be returned to her Majesty's justiecs of
the peace for the county of Chester, as fit and proper
persons for the office of assessors of assessed taxes for the
township of Tranmere during the ensuing year, viz.:—
Mr. E. G. Willoughby, and Mr. Richard Jones." Oa the
motion of Mr. C. \Woodward, sec9ndt.d by Mr. T. D. Walker,
Messrs.W. Courter, Hugh Cumming, Samuel Jones, Robert
Bradbury, and Richard Lee, were appointed ovetseers of
the poor. Messrs. Richard Heist)), and Wright were
then appointed constables for the district of Holt Hill and
Clifton Park ; Messrs. Hugh Lewis and Thomas Lloyd for
Higher Tranmere district ; Messrs. William Dickenson and
James Smith, for St. Paul's Road district ; and Messrs. W.
Reynolds and John Sewell, for the district of Lower Tran-
mere. The ollector was instructed to sue the Electric
Telegraph Company for the amount of their assessment to
the poor rates, for that p)rtion of their wires passing through
the township.

TRADE REPORT.—TmonspAy

LIvERpOOL.

Corrox The market continues steady, without much
animation, ,the demand has been fair, the supply
liberal, and prices are unchanged. The sales—including 70
Pernambuco, 60 to 7d ; 60 Maranham, 6k-1 to 6P ; 200
Egyptian, 64-,d to 8d ; 600 Surat, 411 to 4id—are reported
7,000 bales, of which 1,000 aro on speculation and for
export.

SCOTCEI Pm Inorr: Our markets for warrants closed at
663 6d to 675, cash.

Sedan : Our market is without any material change ; the
sales consist of 50 hhds grainy Demerara at 40s to 433 6d,
3,500 Bengarat 44s to46s far Benares, and 40s 6d for Dates,
1,200 mats Mauritius at 41s 3d, .and 3,500 bags Pernams at
23s to 23s 6d per cwt.

Mor,Asses ; Nothing has taken place.
HUM : 50 puncheons Demerara have brought previous
rates.

COFFEE :
_NVe have no transactions to notice,

Tss : A fair amount of business 13;s been concluded in
Green out of the last arrival, but in Congou not much has
transpired.
Ripß: 1,000 bags Bengal, partly all faults, were sold at
93 9i for sound of low quality, and a few tiercea Carolina
have brought 22s Gd per cwt.
SAFFLOWER : We have to report a few bales of Bengal at
95s per cwt.
INDIGO : 37 serous Guatemala at 33 10d to 5s 3d per lb.

L ON DON.

Simian ; The market is steady, at yesterday's advance of
61 to is on last week's prices. Refined firm. Grocery
lumps, Ms to 533.
COFFEE : We are without public sales to-day, and the
market remains inactive. _

TEA : The public sales went off heavily, and the bulk
was bought in. General quotations are not altered.
SPICES : The small public sales did not give quotations.
COCHINEAL has boon in good demand, and full prices
have been paid.
SALTPETRE: A parcel of fine, refraction 2, sold at 37s 3d.
NITRATE OF SODA sold at 18e.
RICE : 2,000 bags of pinkey Madras sold at 101.
COTTON remains neglected.
In other articles no material alteration.

TALLOW : The market continues firm, with an improving
demand. Quotations are es follows :—Petersburg Y.O. on
the spot, 7s Cd; March to April, 47s 6d ; April to
June; 478 3d3 October to December, 48s qd.
yESTERDAY'S mARKETS.

CORK CORN Red Wheat, 20e to 30s sd; Barley, 193;
Oats, 115 9d to 123.; ditto, 123 to 14s; Pork, 463.
IslawaY CORN : o.it9, 63 2d to 6s 6d ; Wheat, 13s 6d
to 143 Gd ; Barley, 83 to 93; Oatmeal, 7s Gd to 133.
DnoLIN CATTLE : The supply of every specie of stock
was large; demand active for prime.qualities, and prices
steady;- naidAing and superior were difficult to sell, and in
some eases lower flgures were submitted to. The demand
for pigs for the English markets still continues. active.
GLASGOW CATTLE : We had, to thy, the largest supply
of cattle ever shown in Glasgow. Prices lower, but nearly
all sold. A small supply of sheep, with ready sales, at an
advance of 2d per lb. Best Scotch bullocks, Gd ; 2nd
quality, 51d ; best Irish, Id ; 2nd quality, 5d to std ;
inferior, Vid to 4:1 ; best mutton, 7-1-,1 ; 2nd quality, 6d to
7d per lb'; sinkink of Beasts, 1,167 ; sheep, 1,050.

ENCUMBERED ESTATES COURT. —There are premoni-
tory symptoms of a termination of the labours of the
encumbered estates porntnisOon. On Monday a notice
was issued by the Court, announcing that up further
postings for sales of estates would be signed by the Com-
missioners afl er Thursday, the 2t3th day of June next.
The arrears of business, however, which still remain to
be disposed of must necessarily occupy a great deal of
time, end it is very probable that there will be a vast
addition made to the business before the ensuing end of
the_ensuing three month.