The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-26 00:00:00

NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 26, 1856.

THE COURT

WINDSOR, JAN. 24.—The Queen and Prince drove out
in an open carriage yesterday, accompanied by Lady
Blanche Egerton and Lady Grey, and attended by
Lady Churchill and the Hon. Mary Seymour. Lord
Charles Fitzroy and Col. F. H. Seymour were in attend-
ance on horseback. The following visitors arrived in
the af:ernoon : —The Princess Victoria Gauromma of
C 001..., and Mrs. Drummond, General Count Alphonso
la 'Marmora, commanding Sardinian Contingent in the
Crimea, attended by his Aide-de-Camp Count Avet, the
Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury and Lady Victoria
Ashley, Viscount Torrington, Lord Churchill, and
Admiral Sir Edmund LVOII3. In addition to the above,
the dinner party included the Duchess of Kent, the Earl
of Aberdeen, the Earl and Countess of Ellesmere and
Lady Blanche Egerton, Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness
de Speth, Sir George and Lady Grey, and Col. Francis
Seymour. Prince Albert, accompanied by General la
Marmora, went out shooting this morning. The Duke
of Cambridge (attended by Colonel Tyrwhit), arrived
to-day on a visit to the Queen. Captain the Hon.
James Drummond, R.N., and Captain Sherard Osborn,
R.N., also arrived this day at the castle. A dramatic' performance took place at the Castle in the evening •
Shakspeare's play, in five acts, of The Merchant of Venice
was selected, and the parts were filled according to the
following programme :—Luke of Venice, Mr. Graham •
Antonio, Mr. Cooper; Bassani°, Mr. A. Wigan; Gratian;
Mr. D. Fisher; Salanio, Mr. J. F. Cathcart; Salarino,
Mr. G. Everett ; Lorenzo, Mr. Leigh Murray ; Shylock,
Mr. Charles Kean ; Tubal, Mr. F. Cooke ; Launcelot Gobbo,
Mr. Keeley ; Old Gobbo, Mr. Meadows ; Leonardo, Mr.
Brazier; Baltshazar, Mr. Clark; Stephano, Mr. Bush ;
Portia, Mrs. Charles Kean ; Nerissa, Mrs. Keeley; Jessica,
Miss M, Ternan, About eight o'clock the Queen and

Prince Albert entered St. George's Hall, accompanied
by the Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince
Alfred, the Princess Alice, and other members of the
Royal family ; the Duchess of Kent, the Duke of Cam-
bridge, the Princess Victoria Gauromma of Coorg,
General Count Alphonso la Marmora, the Earl of
Aberdeen, the Earl and Countess of Shaftesbury, the
Earl and Countess of Ellesmere, the Right Hon. Sir
George and Lady Grey, Admiral Sir Edmund Lyons,
and the ladies and gentlemen in attendance. On the
entrance of the Queen and Prince, the performance
Commenced. Refreshments were served to her Majesty's
visitors in the music chamber.

TIIE REPRESENTATION OF EDINBURGH.—The requisition
of the electors of Edinburgh to Mr. Adam Black has
already been so numerously signed as to ensure the return
of that gentleman in the room of the Right Hon. T. B.
Macaulay.

THE OPENING OF PARLIAMENT.—Her Majesty has signi-
fied her gracious intention of opening the session of Par-
liament in person. We have reason to believe that the
address in the Lords, in reply to Her Majesty's speech
from the throne, will be moved by the Earl of Gosford,
and seconded by the Earl of Abingdon.

CORN TRADE IVITH RUSSIA. - The Dublin Mercantile

Advertiser states, that a first-rate corn firm in that city is
now receiving orders for the house of Brandt & Co., of
St. Petersburg, for wheat to be delivered, f.0.b., on the
Neva, at from 18s to 21s per quarter, which, allowing for
freight and insurance, would make the cost in an Irish
port equal to about 19s per barrel.

HE RUGELEY POISONING CASES.—The Standard, of

last night, publishes the following observations :

" Another verdict of a coroner's jury, finding William
Palmer guilty of the murder of Walter Palmer, was
delivered on Wednesday. It is generally understood that
the legal adviser's of the accused intend to remove the
several inquests upon which he is accused, as well as any
indictment that may be found at the assizes, into the
Court of Queen's Bench by certiorari. That supreme
tribunal in criminal cases may try him at their own bar,
in full court ; or may, by changing the venue, send him
for trial to any English cowry, to be tried by a jury of
that county. This is a wise and humane provision of our
law, for it is scarcely possible to suppose that the unhappy
man, either as innocent or guilty, could have such a trial
as every accused man ought to have in the locality still
agitated by the atrocious crimes with which he is charged.'
The Times suggests that the trial ought to take before the
Lord Chief Justice Campbell or Chief Justice Jervis.
Why are the Lord Chief Baron and the whole bench of
puisne judges thus put aside by the " authorities " of
Printing-house Square ? We are of those who long since
have been of opinion that the head of the court is not
perhaps the best lawyer, and who also think that a puisne
judge, who owes his position and elevation to merit
and acquirement, is a better administrator of justice than
the individual, however distinguished, who owes his pro-
motion to:political influence, or partisan zeal. Time has
proved that our most perfect Judges are those who never
wore a silk gown or held a seat in Parliament.

FAILURE AT MANCHESTFR.—The Manchester firm to
to which we [yesterday alluded to as having suspended their
payments is that of Messrs. Kelly and Gilmour, spinners and
manufacturers. Their liabilities are reported to be about
L 120,000.

A beautiful little iron screw-steamer, rigged as a three-
masted schooner, and a very fine model, is completing her
fittings in the Birkenhead float. She has been built by
Mr. Laird for the Admiralty, as a despatch boat for the
Bermuda station.

ACCIDENT IN THE SLoYNE.--The screw steamer Delta, in
getting under way yesterday morning 'in the Sloyne, g)t
athwart the hawse of the Persia. The Delta lost her funnel,
&c., and the figurehead of the Persia was damaged by the
loss of one of the arms.

SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF A CAPTAlN.—Yesterday morning
about half-past 6, Capt. Henry Charles Webb, of the barque
St, Lawrence, lying in the Huskisson-dock, was found dead
in his berth, under strong suspicious circumstances. there
wilt be an inquiry into the case this day.
AMERICAN MAILS.—The new and splendid royal mail
steamer Persia sails this day for New York with the mails,
&c. Letters will be received at the General Post-office up
to nine, and with fees up to ten o'clock ; at the landing-
sta,cfe box until eleven o'clock, with additional fees.

DE;TH OF BISHOP BROWN.—Yesterday morning, Dr.
Brown, Roman Catholic bishop of Liverpool, died suddenly,
at his residence, Sandfield Park. Ile had not been in perfect
health for some years past. He will be succeeded by Dr.
Goss, who has been his coadjutor for about two years and
a half.

SECOND WRANGLER AT CAMBRIDGE.—A telegraphic
message was received about eleven o'clock yesterday
morning, announcing that the second place in the highest
in the mathematical honours at Cambridge had been
awarded to Mr. Rigby, who was educated in the upper
school of the Collegiate Institution, after being promoted
from the middle school, and was elected as Canning
scholar to Trinity College, Cambridge, in 1852.

THE LATE MURDEROUS ATTACK- IN SOUTH CASTLE-
STREET.—As stated in our paper of yesterday, the young
man Hughes, who was so brutally attacked by the brothers
Eyre, is, we are glad to say, progressing favourably, and it
is expected he will soon be able to resume his duties. It is
hoped he will be able to appear at the police court on
Thursday next, to which day the prisoners stand remanded.
The assailants of Mr. Hughes were formerly in positions of
respectability—the eldest having been engaged at Messrs.
Saul and Martindale's, and the youngest in the National
and Provincial Insurance Company. Our informant adds
that they are well-educated, and possess much intelligence.
The police never had (they say) any charge against them
before the present.
THE ALLEGED POISONING AT MANCHESTER —On
Thursday morning, Mr. Bradlaugh, of London, who ap-
peared for the prosecution in the poisoning case, heard at
the city police court on Wednesday, applied at the, office
of the city coroner for a warrant to have the body of the
deceased John Monahan—supposed to have been poisoned
by acetate of lead—exhumed. A formal information hav-
ing been sworn to, the application was granted. At the
city police court, Mr. Fernley appeared to make an ap-
plication that James Monahan, suspected to be implicated
in .the murder of his father, John Monahan, by poison.
should be admitted to bail. The bench retired to their
room to consult, and after having been absent for a few
minutes, Mr.!Rickards said they had given the case their
best consideration, and they had come to the unanimous
opinion that this was a case of such great importance, and
surrounded with so much suspicion, that they could not
admit the parties to bail.
FURIOUS Daly's/G.—Yesterday at the Police-court
several parties, cabmen and others, were fined by Mr.
Mansfield in penalties from ss. to 20s. for furious driving in
the streets. Almost every member of the community can
speak, from his own experience of " hair-breadth 'scapes "
from being driven over, of the height which this nuisance
has attained in Liverpool ; but it will not be suppressed
until some of the gentlemen drivers, mho are fond of
shewing the pace of their nags, are also summoned before
magistrate and severely fined. It was only yesterday
morning that a gentleman crossing Lord-street from
South John-street had the narrowest escape of being
impaled on the shafts of a gig, or driven over. He only
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driving
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was scarcely re-seated when off he started at the same
furious speed to the imminent danger of a number of
persons who were at the moment crossing at Whitechapel.
NEW RAILWAY OFFICES AT BIRKENHEAD.--The Birken-
head, Lancashire, and Cheshire Junction Railway Com-
pany are erecting a magnificent pile of new offices on the
margin of the Birkenhead float, near the Emigrants'-home.
The buildings are of bright red brick, faced with white
and red free-stone, something in the style of Walmer and
Aspley-buildings, in this town, :;but with more architec-
tu*al ornamentation about them. Attached to the offices
is a spacious new goods station, fitted with all the modern
mechanical appliances for lifting heavy weights. Under
this shed a small dock has been constructed, which will
communicate with the Great-float ; and thus vessels can
discharge in all weathers, without risk of damaging the
finest goods. The buildings altogether will cover about
three or four acres of ground, and this additional accom-
modation has been provided by the railway company, in
anticipation of a great increase of business, consequent
upon the purchase of the Birkenhead docks by the Liver-
pool corporation. The goods station is already covered
in, the offices:have reached the second story, and the
whole range is expected to be completed in about two
months.

SOIREE AT'lirCK FERRY.—A pleasant Conversazione
in aid of St. Paul's Church, took place in the Assembly,
rooms of the Royal Rock Ferry Hotel on Thursday even-
ing, at which about 180 ladies and'gentlemen were
present. The chair was occupied by the Rev. Mr.
Fielden, rector of Bebington, who opened the proceedings
with some appropriate remarks. During the course of
the evening addresses on interesting chemical subjects,
and some of the more striking features of the vegetable
kingdom were delivered by Dr. Edwards and Mr. T. C.
Archer, illustrated with specimens and experiments.
Mr. Edwin Smith presided at the pianoforte, and his
efforts, combined with those of Mr. Haswell, vocalist,
gave great satisfaction. Mr. John Herd, one of the com-
mittee, also played some pieces in excellent style. The
Younger portion of the assembly were much disappointed
that the evening was not wound up with a dance (as had
bren expected), the permission of the reverend chairman
having been obtained, but owing to the strong objectionentertainedained by the Rev. A. Willink, their wishes were not
gratified
.raliTtyh:in providing
snog fretfhreesshomireenets.will be devoted to
paying off the debt incurred in building St. Paul's Church,
Tranmere.
Mr. Runtriss displayed his usual good taste

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

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LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING

There has been rather less business done in the
Liverpool Cotton Market to-day, the sales amount-
ing to 7,000 bales, of which 1,000 have been taken
for speculation and export. The sales of the week
reach 70,220 bales.

The Liverpool Share Market opened with a dull
appearance, and sympathising with the decline in
Consols, prices still further gave way, closing flat
and with a drooping tendency. Prices closed as
under :—Aberdeen, 11* 12. Chester and Birken-
head, 131 134. Caledonian, 28* 281. Chester
and Holyhead, 122 13. Eastern Counties,
81 9. East ' Lancashire, 181. 182 Great
Northern, 231 24. Ditto A, 10k 10i. Great
Western, 55 55*. Lancashire and Yorkshire
Stock 791 80. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport,
15 151. London and North Western Stock, 98 981.
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, 241 251. Ditto
Preference, 131 13i. Ditto New 6 per cent
Pref., 4 ap. Midland Stock, 681 64 North
British, 1 11-16 7 13-16. North Staffordshire, 7 Tad.
South Eastern and Dover, 18 3-16 181. York, New-
castle, and Berwick, 18 181. York and North Mid-
land, 24f 24f. Leeds,,,Capital Stock, 13* 14. Dutch
Rhenish, x all op. Ditto New Shares, 2 21p.
Great Western of Canada, 251 26. Ditto New
Shares, 3* 3,1 p. Great Luxembourg, 88 89d.
There was no important change in the Liverpool
Corn Market to-day. At Wakefield prices were a
shade better than last week.

The Champion of the Seas has arrived here from
Melbourne with the Australian mail of the 27th
of October, and has brought 124,000 ounces of gold,
valued at about 496,00.0/. sterling. The commer-
cial advices continue fawourable. Gold was quoted
at 31. 15s. 3d. per ounce, and Exchange on London
at thirty days sight one per cent. premium. Money
continued rather scarce. The price of flour had
fluctuated 25 per cent. during the month. The
prices of oats were depressed in consequence of
large stocks. We have elsewhere given ample
details to which we refer our readers, and will here
only add the following statement of the

EXPORT AND IMPORT OF WOOL
From October 10, 1854, to October 10, 1855.

Name. Weight.
Dalgettv & Co.
James Henty & Co.
George F. Train & Co 1,240,619
Willis, Merry & Co
Flower, M'Laren & Co.
H. A. Smith & Co.
Balfour, Down & Co.
Denistoun. Brothers & Co 607,800
Dickson, Gilchrist & Co.
W. •P. White & Co.
R. & P. Turnbull
Broun & Noyes 362,695
William Hammil & Co.
Griffiths, Fanning & Co.
Cobb & Co. 239,250
William Nicholson
William Barker 190,400
Raleigh, Locke, Thorpe & Co.
D. S. Campbell & Co.
Porter, Buchanan & Co 161,660
Bright. Brothers & Co.
Kirchner, Sharp & Co.
Miles, Kinston & Co.
Timms, Wilson & Co.
Mackay, Baines & Co 119,840
Beg,e, Mitchell &Webb 96,485
Lyall, Mackenzie & Co.
Montefiore, Graham & Co.
James Dodgshu 77,482
Gun, Dundass & Cc 56.6W
Brown, M'Dougall & Co.
W. Philpott f 50,700
Graham, Lamb & Co. , 49 250
Lane & Wilks.
Thomas Splatt
Swain, Webbs & Co.
Kaufman & Co.
Mathew Harvey
E. F. Sichel & Co 23,867
Henry Slaney 23,014
Grice, Sumner & Co.
Captain Pearson
H. M. Williams
De Pass, Brothers & Co.
J. B. Were, Kent & Co.
Thorne, Kimber & Co 13,200
Rabone, Brothers
A. Russel & Co. , 11,730
Fall.nstein & Co.
M`Kellar Wood
David Moore 10,0(X)
E. Westbr & Co.
Mason & Smith
Thomas Davies 8,348
G. F. Searle & Co 8,300
Westgarth, Ross & Co.
George Gray
Neuhaus, Woolley &Co ' 4,000
Lange & Co.
Cole, Bruce, & Norton 350
Colonel Anderson 3OO

Total... 13,625,3351bs

13,623,3351b5., value 770,9461.
IMPORTS OF WOOL.

Willis, Merry & Co.
J. Ilenton
J. S. Sibbald
Grice, Sumner & Co,

28,000
2,800
841
400

Total... 32,0411bs

32,0411b5., value 2,4101.

Mr. F. J. Eaton, in his circular issued to-day,
makes the following remarks on the Tallow
Trade :--

The improvement noted at the close of the London
market last Thursday has not continued, a gradual decline
taking place on the two succeeding days, and as low as 57s
per cwt was accepted for March delivery on Saturday ; on
Monday a good demand caused a strong reaction from 59s
to 60s per cwt for spring delivery, but the market closed
yesterday at rather lower rates, the quoted prices being 58s
3d to 64 for January to March, 58s 64 March, and 58s 6d
to 59s per cwt on the spot, with but little tallow offering.
The present stock is 21,973 casks, against 34,806 casks last
year, and prices are is 6d per cwt higher. Here the reduc-
tion in value has caused a slight improvement in the
demand, and about 150 casks P.Y.C. have been taken at
64s to 62s per cwt, and 50 casks very inferior Australian at

45s per cwt

The East India and China Association have just
published a comparative statement of the number
of ships, British and foreign, with their aggregate
tonnage, entered inwards and cleared outwards,
with cargo from and places within the limits of the
East India Company's charter, from the Ist of Jan.
to the 31st Dec. in the years 1854 and 1855. From
this it appears that the total of vessels arrived at
London, Liverpool, and other ports during the
former year amounted to 1170, with a tonnage of
637,939, and in 1855 the numbers were—vessels
1194, amount of tonnage 707,282 ; which is an
increase in the former of 24, and in the latter of
69,730. The number of ships cleared outwards in
1854 was 1491, tonnage 832,596 ; and in the past
year 1266, tonnage 883,061, which was a decrease
in the number of vessels, but an increase of 50,465
in the amount of tonnage during 1855.
The particulars of the Belgian revenue for the
past year has come to hand. Compared with the
receipts in the previous year there is a favourable
increase. The total revenue derived from customs'
dues, excise, railwa2, s, &c., during 1855 was
96,767,6041 against 90,483,686 f in 1854, showing an
increase of 6,273,918 f. Of this the customs' dues
amounted to 11,809,662 f in 1855, and 11,602,896 f in
1854, and the railway receipts to 23,203,767 f in
1855, against 21,775,0001 in 1834.

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS.
An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap
32, for the Week ending Jan. 20, 1856.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT,

Debit.
Notes issued .. £24,283,870

Credit.
Government

Debt
Other securities 3,459,900
Gold Coin and
Bullion

£24,283,870

Total .. £24,283,870

BANKING D

Debit.
Proprietors' ca-
pital ...... £14,553,000
Rest ........ 3,365,212
Public deposits 3,858,237
Other „ 13,512,245
Seven day, and
other bills 826,250

:PARTMENT.
Credit.
Government se-
curities £13,728,246
Other securities 16,857,056
Notes 4,913,200
Gold and silver
coin

£36,114,944 I Total .... £36,114,944

The foregoing Bank Re turns show the following
results when compared with those of the preceding
week :---Notes issued, increase 9,565/; bullion in
both departments, increase 28,3611; rest, increase
34,5391; public deposits, increase 219,6281; other
deposits, decrease 455,2631; seven days and other
bills, decrease 17,624/. On the credit side, govern-
ment securities have increased 314,7871. other
securities decreased 558,4981. Notes unemployed,

increase 26,1951. Actual circulation, 19,370,6701; I
decrease 16,6301. _ _

The quotations of the Foreign Exchanges stood
as follows at the close :—Amsterdam short, 11 17
to 11 174. Do. Three Months, 11 191 to 12.
Rotterdam, Do., 11 19! to 12. Antwerp, Do., 25 524
to 25 60. Brussels, Do., 25 524 to 25 60. Hamburg,
Do., 13 10 to 13 104. Paris, Short, 25 274 to 25 35.
Do., Three Months, 25 70 to 25 75. Mar-
seilles, Do., 25 70 to 25 75. Frankfort. Do.,
120 to 1204. Vienna, Do., 10 48 to 11 4. Trieste
Do., 11 to 11 6. Petersburg, Do., 354 to 364.
Madrid, Do., 494 to 491 The Railway Share
Market closed the transactions of the day,
at the subjoined quotations :—Caledonian, 564
564. Eastern Counties, 81 9. East Lan-
cashire, 734 74. Great Northern, 95 96. Ditto
A, 80 82. Great Western, 554. 554. Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 791-79 80: London and North
Western, 974 984. Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 244 254. Midland Stock, 684.
North British, 304 314. South Eastern and Dover,
604 01. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 72 73.
York and North Midland, 48 49.

LATE S INTELLIGENCE.

SECOND EDITION.

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RUSSIA,

A Hamburg despatch dated yesterday an-
nounces that a new loan to the amount of 000,000

silver roubles will be immediately collected by the

Russian Government in Finland in aid of the

expenses of the wax

This mode of increasing the Russian treasury

participates of the character of a compulsory con-
tribution or forced •loan. '

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THE FRENCH FUNDS

PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.

The monetary transactions on the Bourse to-day
were closed at the following quotations :—Four
and a Half per Cents, 95f. ; Three per Cents., 68f.
65c.

The following appeared in our Extra Editions of
yesterday :

NEWS FROM THE EAST.

MARSEILLES. THURSDAY

The Thabor brings news from Constantinople of the
14th. There has been a serious collision at Giurgevo
between the Turkish and Austrian troops.
Conferences have been held in order to adjust
the first and fourth points relating to the Prin-
cipalities. The persons who took part in these
conferences were Ali Pacha, Grand Vizier, Faah Pacha,
Minister for Foreign Affairs, Prince Calimaki, M.
Thouvenel, Lord Stratford de Radcliffe, and Baron De
Prokesch.