The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-04 00:00:00

CHINA.

F om Hong Kong we have advices to the date of the 15th

Januiry

At Macao two.very

nd destr•iyeri the greater pin of the Chinese
)wn, irelading the biziar. Pr Terty to the extent of
upwards of 1,000,000 dollar 3, besides 1,000 houses, were
destroyed.

rgi fires broke out In the 4th and

sth inst.,

Admiral Sterling. has orrn'sed a system of convoy
betwfen the five ports, which promises to be of inca'culahle
benefit to n dive and foreign trade, and highly efficient in
suppressing. piracy
'fh3 Chinese rebellion appears to be making head against
the government. In liwangsi the rebels have been success-
ful and have entirely possessed themselves of three prefec-
tures, which act threatens to interrupt the transit from the
tea and silk producing country. We have also a report
that the plague, called the " black-tongue plague" from its
peculiar symptoms, has broken out at Cain-Biang-foo, and
carried off 180,000 persons.
At Canton all remains quiet, but the progress of the rebels
is a source of uneasiness.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

Bosnia.; February 4.—Money market much tighter,
and banks, although they have raised their rate of inte-
rest to 12 per cent, will only discount first-class paper at
short dates. Securities of all descriptions almost unsale-
able, in consequence of the t:esire of holders to realise.
Little or no demand for English goods, except at almost
ruinous prices. The sales have been principally for the
interior. Coloured goods and printed remain unchanged
both in value and demand. Yarns are not sought after.
The Cotton market is now nearly cleared of last year's
stock, and new supplies are heginning to be looked for.
Of the new staple sales have been effected of Oomra-
wuttee and Candeish at 93 rupees t ) 94, and 89 rupees
to 9U. Exchange on England for the mail is as fol-
lows :-2s 2.74 d to 2s 2ig,d for China and first-class
credits ; 2s 2,?-,d to 2s 211 for documents. Freights had
advanced, L 4 68 per ton having been refused for seed to
London. For cotton engagements have been made at
£3 15s. To Liverpool the rates range from £3 17s 7d
to 44.

CALCUTTA, January 23. The English accounts show
a decline in most articles of our produce.. Our market
hiss been similarly affected ; but
.the. :Stocks generally
being low, the bazaar men do not readily give way in
price, and consequently a sack business is the result.
From this, however, we must except indigo, which,
doing well at home, has commanded full prices and
ready sales ; and rice which, although lower in price, is
in active shipment. With the continued shipments of
piece goods from Great Britain no improvement can be
looked for; but stocks in first or second hands, neither
here nor up country, are not excessive, thereby proving
that the consumption could not but be very considerably
on the increase, the natives getting high prices for their
produce, having larger means for investment in clothing
Twist is rather more active, but with no improvement
in value. Stocks, however, are but moderate. Metals
generally are down in price and dull of sale. The im-
pression is general, that money matters have seen their
worst. Rates ►►f exchange closed rather stiff at. 2s 2.1
to for first-class bills, up to.2s lid for documents for
six months' sight.

HUNG-SONG, Jan. 15.—Transactions are usually res-
tricted at this season ; we have, :however, to notice a fair
demand for imports during the past month, and after the
new year we look for increased activity. Cotton shows a
slight decline, In cotton yarns the lower numbers have
been chistly inquired for, at a small advance on previous
rates. The heavier kinds of grey longcloths have been
taken for Shanghai.
From Amoy our advices are to the 3d instant. The
demand for the abovenamed articles of imp rt had slightly
improved, but prices had a downward tendency. Woollens
have further improved. In the metal trade, iron has
advanced. There has been no further arrival of cargoes of
tea at Canton. Transactions have been on a limited scale,
and prices terrain much as before. l'xebanges on England
or six moeths prompt bills, 44 110 to 5s Old per dollar.
Fe. ights to England, £4 10s to £5 ss.
Shanghai advices are to the 7th inc.. Money continued
very scarce, and imports hal been in moderate demand.
fn exports less than usual had been done. Exchange on
England—for one month, prompt bills, 6a. Oil. to 6s 911.
ner dollar. Freights to England, £4 for tea, and LS for
silk.

ABERDEEN UNIVER•ITT.—On Saturday, Mr. Layard,
M.P.,was unanimously re-elected Lord Rector of Maxeschal
College and University, Aberdeen, for the current year.
The Duke of Newcastle had declined the nomination, and
the Lord Advocate refused to be put in opposition to the
hon. member for Aylesbury.