The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-13 00:00:00

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" bullion in the Bank of England at the conclusion
" of the week ending on the sth of January last
" was 10,537,0001., at the end of the week terminat-
" ing the 20th of April it was 9,79.3,000/., and on
" the 3rd of May it was 0,807,0001., so that there
" had been a diminution of 730,0001. Now, one
" great cause of that diminution had been the
" payments rendered necessary by the Turkish
Loan, and of that loan about 650,0001. still

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING

There has been no change in the tone of the
Cotton Market to-day, and only a moderate busi-
ness has been done at previous prices. The sales
amount to 8,000 bales, and include 2,000 taken for
speculation and export.
A moderate amount of business has been done
in the Share Market, and a lively feeling prevailed.
Prices closed as under :—Aberdeen, 13 133. Ches-
ter and Birkenhead, 151 151. Caledonian, 29 7-16
29 9-16. Chester and Holyhead, 151 16. Eastern
Counties, 91 10. East Lancashire, 19 191. Great
Northern, 231231 Ditto A, 9195. Great Western,
60 61. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 881 89.
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 161 171. London
and North Western Stock, 991 100. Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincoln, 281281 Ditto Pref., 1 12.
Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., 7-16 9-16 p. Midland
Stock, 741 74g. North British, 8,1 81. North
Staffordshire, 6 5/cl. South Eastern and Dover,
21 21 1-16. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 19/
01. York and North Midland, 271 28. Leeds
Capital Stock, 151 151. Buffalo and Lake Huron,
11, lip. Dutch Rhenish, 1 146 19p. Great Western
of Canada, 261 26 11-16. Ditto New Shares, 3! 3,1 p.
Ditto 2nd issue, 3 9-16 31p. Great Luxembourg,
818 Id.
The steamer Africa, which7arrived to-day from
New York, has brought 1,041,558 dollars in specie,
and advices to the 30th ult., which, in a commercial
point of view, are highly satisfactory. Exchange
on London had been in great demand, and the
rates had increased from an eighth to a quarter per
cent, and some bankers refusing to draw under 110.
The Money Market was easy, and the last return of
the New York City Banks was quite satisfactory,
showing a
Decrease of Loans 51,226.221
Increase of Specie
Increase of Circulation . . ,
Decrease of Gross Deposits
Increase of Undrawn Deposits. .. 236,056
The Havre Cotton Market closed on Saturday
after an unusually quiet week, and at a decline of
fully Ifr per 50 kilos Upon all sorts. Very ordin-
ary New Orleans left off at 95 fr, lower qualities
89 fr, and inferior at from 81 fr. These sales of the
week comprised a total of 6,907 bales chiefly New
Orleans, and the arrivals amount to 6,332 bales.
The Stock on hand on the 9th May was 36,307 lb
against 95,028 ditto at the corresponding period in
1855. The arrivals of cotton by sea at the port
were 40,517 lb since the commencement of the
year, of which 34,428 were from the United States,
in twenty-three vessels, being the same number as
last year.

FRANCE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING

I was right in my supposition that the French
government would not push the Belgian Press affair
to extremities. lam informed that it has already
formally determined on letting the matter drop,
and that it will make an announcement to that
effect in the Moniteur the day after to-morrow. But
as it must save appearances, it will, I hear, say that
as the Moniteur Beige contains a rectification of the
late speech of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, which
deprives the speech of much of its sting (not those
words of course, but something to that effect), and
as the -Belgian • government has undertaken to
put the law in force against papers which may out-
rage the Emperor, the French government is
satisfied. And it will, perhaps, add that nothing
was ever farther from its intention than to think of
compelling Belgium to modify its constitution, or
shackle its press.
The text of the speech of Count Cavour in the
Sardinian Parliament, and of the note which
he presented to the French and English
Ministers at the sitting of the Peace Congress,
have created a profound sensation here. They are
considered a clear proof that Italy is on the very
brink of a mighty convulsion—and they are re-
garded almost as a direct invitation to her
oppressed population to rise in revolt. Combined
with the sympathy manifested for Italy by England
and France, and especially by the former, the effect
they must create on the inflammable populations
of Italy can hardly fail to be immediate and
terrible.

A German paper says that the English Cabinet
has issued a circular to the different governments
of Europe, containing details on the Peace Con-
gress, and its views as to the future. It would be
well for some M.P. to ascertain in Parliament
whether this circular exists, and if so, to obtain
a copy of it. The German journal says it is
important.

The Emperor of Austria has given the Cross of
the Order of Francis Joseph to M. Granier de
Cassagnac, the well-known writer in the Constitu-
tionnel, for having, according to a letter from the
Austrian Minister in this city, employed his pen
in defence of order, peace, and an intimate alliance
between France and Austria.

The Emperor and Empress left the Tuileries
to day for St. Cloud, where they will reside during
the summer, with the exception of a trip to
Biarritz. This, if I mistake not, is the first
time the Empress has been out since her accouche-
nzent.

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