The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-08 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, MONDAY

EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

On Friday information was received through a private
communication from Bruges, Belgium, of a very extraordi-
nary occurrence, the result of a mischievous freak, which
took place on the Grand Place last Sunday, jeopardising
the lives of 2,500 persons, and it seems somewhat
marvellous, indeed, how one half that number escaped
from a fearful death. It appears that lately an English
equestrian company has arrived in Bruges, and they had
pitched their circus, which was covered by an extensive
marque, on the Grand Place. The performance was pro.
ceeding as usual on Sunday evening last, until all at once
the tent, which was thickly covered with snow at the
time, fell flat upon the spectators, performers, and all,
bringing them beneath its folds in one confined and
stiflng mass. At the time it was computed that there
were 2,500 spectators present, and the performers
and others connected with the circus must have
made the number present nearly 3,000, so that the confu-
sion and uproar that ensued upon the tarpauling descend-
ing is more readily conceived than depicted. There were,
as on all such occasions, a number of the military scat-
tered throughout the enclosure, and the soldiers, imme.
diately drawing their swords, hacked away at the canvas,
and being assisted by the other unfortunate partakers in
the dilemma with knives, the marquee was quickly
reduced to shreds, and thereby enabled all to escape after
receiving sundry contusions, and no doubt in many in-
stances more serious injuries, but fortunately no life was
sacrificed. However, had it not been for the promptness
with which the poor creatures were released, several, if
not the whole assemblage, would have been suff crtted.
The cause of the tent collapsing was some miscreant
severing the outside cords by which it was attached to the
poles.

LIVERPOnL, SATURDAY EVENING.
The demand far cotton is still steady, and prices
are well supported. The sales to-day were 7,000
bales, the market closing with firmness. As there
have been a large number of arrivals during the
last few days we may expect a considerable increase
to the stock next week. The Baltic's advices have
not exercised much effect upon the trade. The
crop estimates are somewhat increased, averagirg
3,000,000 bales or a little over. The receipts were
heavy, but this is accounted for by the increased
railway communication, good roads, and high
prices _

Our local Share Market opened to daywithoutac-
tivity. but continued very steady throughout the day.
The dealings were limited to the following
kenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 171. Ches-
ter and Birkenhead, 13j Blackburn, 75 16
Edinburgh, 1.3,1.ih, and Dundee, 9 Great Western,
70. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 978 I-. Lancaster
and Carlisle, 72. London and North Western,
1051 106. Midland, 821. North British, 10.
I3erwick Capital Stock, 211 South Eastern, 221
Grand Trunk of Canada, 121. Luxembourg, mai.
Among the local shares were Borough Bank,
101. Ditto New Shares -1 p. The market
closed steadily at the following prices :
Aberdeen, 131 14. Blackburn. 71 77,-. Ches-
ter and Birkenhead, 171 171. Caledonian
29,1 30. Chester and Holyhead. 19.4 20. East:
ern Counties, 91 sat. East Lancashire, 211
xn 2174- Great Northern, 24- 224. Ditto A Shares,
9 Great Western, 70 701. Lancashire and
Yorkshire Stock, 974 971. Liverpool, Crosby, and
Southport, 196 183. London and North Western
Stock, 106 1061. Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
coln, 351 351. Midland Stock, •84 821. North
British, 9 5-16 10. North Staffordshire, 51 sd.
South Eastern and Dover, 221 22 5-16. York,
Newcastle, and Berwick, 21+ 21a. York and
North Midland, 30+ 301. Leeds Capital Stock
In 19. Buffalo and Lake Huron, 1- Dutch
Rhenish, 1, ip. Great Western of- Canada, 242
24a. Do. New Shares, 2-7-, 22p. Great Luxem-
bourg, 104 10d.
The Money Market is in a more favourable posi-
tion ; and the satisfactory bank returns gazetted
last night induce the belief that a further re-
duction of the rate of interest will be declared.
Yesterday there were numerous applications
for discounts, attributable to the fact that
many deferred supplying themselves with means
in the early part of the week, as a reduction
on Thursday was considered probable. These
requirements having now been satisfied, the effect
of the lower rate at the Bank is more apparent ;
and judging from the favourable official return
published last evening, there is every reason to
believe that the recovery 'in the position of the
Money Market will now he rapid. Early in the
spring, therefore, the influence of the late pressure
will, no doubt, have been expended, and the com-
merce of the country may then be expected to
assume larger dimensions, although the Board of
Trade returns abundantly prove that the gradual
developement of business has not been so much
retarded as many have stated. Even with money
at six and seven per cent, the Funds this morning
were firm, but there is very little business. Messrs
T. H. Littledale and Company, in their circular
issued to-day, make the following " general re-
marks:"—

The usual characteristics of our markets during the
month of November, are dulness and limited transactions,
from a general indisposition on the part of the trade to
go into stock when the payments fall so near the close of
the year. The past month, however, has been an excep-
tion, and in the face of Money at a panic price. the demand
for all the leading products has been good, and never in
our recollection has the value of Money had so little effect
on the value of Produce. This is to be accounted for in
a great measure from the light stocks and large consump-
tion of nearly every article, but still more from the fact
of the total absence of mistrust during, the present Monq
pressure. The rapid advance in the rate of discount,
from 41 on Ist October to 7 per cent on the 13th November,
was clearly seen to be a measure of protection on the part
of the Batik of England, simply to prevent an undue
drain upon them from the Continent, where rates had
risen even more rapidly than with us, and to save their
reserve of Bullion from the urgent demands of the Bank
of France. The relaxation from the war rates was too
recent to have allowed either commercial operations to
become widely extended, or the new schemes of the Stock
Exchange to assume a form of permanence, or an extent
to endanger the credit and resources of the country. The
danger was Continental, riot at home, where everything
was felt to be in the soundest possible position, and as
such public confidence was not for a moment shaken. The
advocates of the Bill of '44 may take credit for this state
of things, but it is purely exceptional, and one never con-
templated by the framers of the measure—it has no doubt
checked speculation, but it has also checked the free
transmission of orders abroad, and left us with almost
famine stocks of Produce to meet a consumption for the
new year, probably larger than we have ever yet known.
The Consol Market was dull to-day, and prices
were less buoyant, which was probably owing to
the paucity of business, and the general disposition
evinced, as usual, to close accounts at the end of
the week, otherwise the favourable Bank return,
though anticipated last evening, might have pro.
duced an additional improvement. At the close of
business, after official hours, an attempt was made
to depress the market, but an influential buyer soon
gave support to prices. The transfer books being
now shut, the market presented a quieter aspect
than usual, but some special transfers of Consols
were effected at 941, 95, including the dividend.
The Account prices were 04 to 94! all day, with-int
the dividend, which was about yesterday's closing
value. The New Three per Cents. were 94 to 941,
and the Reduced, 93- i Bank Stock was 2171
Exchequer Bills realised 73. prem., and the small
ditto 6s. to 9s. prem.
The following table shows the fluctuations in
Consols during the week:—
Lowest Highest Closing
prices. prices. prices.
Saturday .... Money .. 941 94 941
4
Account . , 914 91, 94Z
Monday ... . Money ... 941 944 941
Account .. 941 944 94!
„Money .. 941-- 94;, 944
Account . . 9.4,k, 941 941
a
\Vednesday...Money .. 9-14 34q 941
Account .. 94!-, 941 941 ,
Thursday .. Money .. 9.41 947 941
s
Account .. NI 9574 957
Friday ....Money ... 94-,!,- 95-,,i. 954
Account .. 9599.51, 95..1
Saturday ... . Money ... 941- 95 95 div.
Account ... 94 ex div 941 ex div 941 e d
The London Share Market was without anima
Hon to-day, and prices rather favoured the buyers.
Nevertheless, no retrograde movement took place,

Tuesday

and prices on the whole were supported. Great
Western, Lancashire and Yorkshire,North Western,
Midland and South Eastern are each about 5s to
lOs lower. East Anglian advanced 1/. Cana-
dian, East indian, and Vrenoh lines have been dull
at about former quotations. The transactions com-
prised=—Bristol, 94 93. Caledonians, Mit Chester
and Holyhead, 301 40. Eastern Connties,
Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 36 30. Great
Northern, 91. Do. A Stock, 77. Great Western,
70, 69k, Lancashire and Yorkshire, 97
London and North Western, 100. Manchester,
Sheffield, and, and Lincoln, 35,1 5 Midland, 82f:
Oxford, Worcester, and Wolverhampton, 30, 29, .--i
South Eastern, 74. South Wales, 84
No material alteration has taken place in the
woollen trade during the past week. A few first-
cla's buyers have been in the market, but they
have confined their operations princ.ipally to goods
of the lower qualities, and their purchases have
not been ostensive. In the manufacturing dis
tricts the loWering of the rate of discounts by the
Bank of England hag infused more activity, as well
,as confidence, in an improved state of trade, and
prices arc expected to rule considerably higher. At
Bradford there has been much animation in the
worsted trade, and a very satisfactory business has
been transacted in most branches et enhanced
prices. At Halifax businea has been rather dull,
and the appcmrguce of the market is by no means
encouraging.
In yarn and piece goods no change
has taken place. At Manchester the improved
demand for China and India continues to give
active employment, and most descriptions of shirt
ings have advanced lid per piece, and in some
of the finer qualities fully 3d per piece. Narrow
T cloths and medium qualities have also been in
request at higher
quotations, Trade at Birmingham
is reported to be steady, and upon the whole brisk, '
having been so from the coulto9rlcernent of the pre.

sent quarter, and is still without any material fluc-
tuation; and beyond an uneasy feeling as to the price
of copper, there is little in relation to business con-
cerns generally to call for remark. The discount
allowed upon all articles of brass foundry, may be
taken at 5 per cent less than it was a fortnight ago
From the district, the accounts relative to the state of
the manufacturing trades are fully as satisfactory as
they are in this town. The indications of renewed
animation in the iron trade, to which reference
was made last week, have been fully maintained;
at the mills and forges there is decidedly more
activity—home consumers are giving out larger
orders; for bars there is decidedly more enquiry,
and a considerable quantity of sheets and, plates
are being manufactured for markets in the Medi-
terranean. The Welsh ironmasters have given
notice to the workmen of a reduction of ten per
cent upon their wages ; this, with the view to a
reduction of the price of iron 20s per ton. A new
field of iron ore has been discovered in Wiltshire.
The coal trade is remarkably brisk.
The Mining Market is reported to be steady.
We take the following from this day's Mining
Journal :
From the further rise in the price of copper, we may
anticipate that new life will be thrown into copper mining,
and that an enormous demand will spring up for shares
in copper mines. The advance would, no doubt, have
had a beneficial effect on the market to day had it been
known, but such was the secrecy of the smelters that the
sharebrokers were in total darkness. However, the
higher the price of copper the greater the value of shares,
and we must therefore congratulate the miner upon the
present highly favourable prospects of the copper market.
The announcement to-oay is an increase of 9/. per ton on
manufacturing qualities, and Id. per lb. on manufactured,
and a gradual improvement in the standard may be
looked for. Already the price is the same as that which
ruled from Nov., 1853, to within the last few months; yet
there is every probability of a still further advance being
established. There is a good demand for tin, whilst the
supply is comparatively small, which justifies us in
expecting an upward tendency.
The imports of the precious metals during the
past week have been to a large amount, viz , about
692,1501., consisting of 64,1501. by the Canada,
98,4601. by the Fulton, and 112,810/. by the Baltic,
from the United States; 137,0001. from the \Vest
Indies and Pacific by the Atrato, 13,7001 from the
Peninsula by the Euxine, and 266,0001. in silver
from the Continent. The following are the par-
ticulars of the imports by the Cyclone, from
Sydney, 1,126 ounces of gold, or 4,500 i ; the Fulton,
from America, 98,460 dollars; the Canada from
America 330,707 dollars, or 64,150/, ; the Atrato
from the West Indies, 880,387 dollars, or 176,1001.,
of which 464,315 dollars were in silver, and the
remainder gold ; the Equator, from Adelaide, 100
ounces of gold, or 4001 ; the Telegraph from Ant
werp. 38 sacks 1 case 6 brls. bullion ; the Ravens-
bourne from Antwerp, 88 cases 119 bags bullion ;
the Siene from Boulogne, 2 cases of bullion ; the
Euxine from the Mediterranean, 13,700/ ; the
Caledonia from Hambro, 28,0001. in silver bars; the
Baltic from New York, 451,362 dollars or 90,5001 ;
the Baron Osy from Antwerp, 37 cases of bullion.
The total exports of specie amount to about
875,4721, exclusive of 300,000/. taken by private
hands to the continent, and include by the La
Plata (s) for the West Indies, 66,6921; the Ripon
s) for Alexandria and India, 807,2511, of which
8.6201 was in gold and the rest silver, divided as
follows : Gold to Alexandria, 2 0001; Ceylon.
3.2001; Madras, 2,4201; and Singapore. 1,0004
Silver to Bombay, 448,7051; Madras, 10,0001; Cal-
cutta, 157,324/; Singapore, 24.5921; Hong Kong,
62,798 ; Canton, 30,6921; and shanghae, 64,511/.
As the recent arrivals of gold front Australia
have exercised such a beneficial influence on the
Money Market, some anxiety is evinced to ascer-
tain when further remittances may be expected
The last advices mention that the Red Jacket was
to leave Victoria on the 25th Sept. ; if so she will
soon be due. The William Money and the True
Briton, if they sail on the d tys advertised, may be
looked for daily ; but it is not supposed ether of
these two vessels will bring much gold. The Rtd
Jacket, however, has, no doubt, a very valuable
specie freight.
A new Bank of Issue has been founded at

Seville, with a capital of 18,000,000 of reals,
represented by 9,000 shares of 2,000 reals each
A M Cavestany has been plavel at the head of
this establishment, under the title of Royal Co.rn
missioner. The privileges are to last for 25 years.
The advices from Paris, which have only just
arrived, owing to tha unfavourable state of the
weather in the Channel, report that the alteration
in the Bank rate of discount here was generally
anticipated, and it therefore exercised very little
Jeff ect on the Bourse. The 3 per cent. Rentes
closed yesterday at 69f. 50c. for money, and at 69f.
95c. for account, the rise in the latter being 20
centimes.

Accounts from Berlin state that the monthly
return of the Bank of Prussia, which has been
published, shows an increase in the bullion of
988,000 thalers compared with the previous state-
ment, while the ctrculation of notes was diminished
to the extent of 1,558,400 thalers.

IMPROVED WRITING INK.—What a delicious treat it is
to be blest with free, flowing writing ink. We have often
been disposed to quarrel with our very finger ends when
compelled to use some of those abominable quasi-fluids
called ink. Mr. E T. Hall, of South John street, has pro-
duced an ink, which we have tried, and we do not hesitate
to pronounce it one of the best kind we ever tuel. It flows
freely from the pen, and is amongst other things distinguised
by its affinity and intensity of colour.— Northern Daily
Times, 24th October, 1853.—501 d in Bottle, 6d, Is, and 2s
each.--Advt.
illry
GOOD NEWS FOR
,WRITERS.--A very ingenious •
mcnt, called Hancock's Safety Inkstand, has re
been brought under our notice, and, such is our expe ce
4sl
of its value, that we strongly recommend a t ' .to
all,who'are troubled with the sediments and ions
to which ordinary inkstands are subject. The c r tion
of Mr. Hancock's production is extremely simple, but so
efficacous that it enables a man to supply himsf with a
stock of ink at one time which will keep clear and *prac
ticable for a twelvemonth. We recommend all those who
are inclined to take our advice to give the article a trial.
Price is Bd, 2s 6d, 3s, and 3s 6d each.—Thgiringham
Daily Press.—Advt.
IMPURE WATER—Daring a series of lectdres at the
Polytechnic Institution, in London, by Mr. Pepper, on
this all-important subject (whose lectures have afforded
so much interest and instruction), he particularly urged
the absolute necessity of the adoption of some stringent
I measures in order to.insure, as far as possible, a wholesome
supply to the public, and particularly cautioned persons
predisposed to cholera infection against the use of water
in its naturally sophisticated state, because all water,
from whatever source received, cannot be free from other
substances, such as clay, flinty matter, obalk, sulphate of
lime, nitre, common salt, sulphate of potash, animalcules,
&c., and urged, in conjunotion with Professor Faraday,
the absolute necessity of filtration, in order to remove
such mechanical" impurities. There can be no doubt,
however, that when the Liverpool water is properly
filtered, it will be found to be among the best descriptions
of water supplied to the public. It is much to be lamented
that fraudulent venders of feeble and ineffective imitations
of valuable inventions are numerous in large towns and
cities; we would recommend our friends, therefore, to
inspect the warehouses of :Messrs. Saunders and Co.,
Parker-street, Church-street. It is but justice to their
inventive genius to!pronoune , their filters far superior to
anything of the kind ever offered to the public, being
unique in structure, judicious in development of power
and action, and reduced to a price with the reach of all
classes.

AS MANTLES and JACKETS are so
very generally worn this Season,
J. MAC LENNAN, 36, CHURCH-STREET,
(OPPOSITE PARKER-STREET),
Has made arra gements to have a Case of Paris MANTLES
and JACKETS, in Velvets, Reversible Claths, and all the
other Fashionable Materia'a, delivered Every Week for the
next Two Months; therefore, those Ladies desirous of
having the Fashions as soon as they make their arpLatance
in Faits. combined with moderation in prices, are respect-
fully solicited to inspect the Stock.
JUST RECEIVED, from London, Two Cases contain-
ing about 700 MAINITI,ES, commencing at the extraordin-
arily Ler, Price Of 4s. 114. each.
SHAWL AND MANTLE WAREHOUSE,
OPPOSITE PARKER, aTREET.

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