The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-16 00:00:00

NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL,

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING

verpool Cotton Market has shown great
activity to-day, and a large business has been the
result. the sales reaching 15,000 bales, of which
8,000 have been taken taken on speculation. There
is less freedom in offering, and prices are rather
firmer.

The L

The Share Market opened dull, but improved
during the day, and closed steadily at the
following prices :—Aberdeen, 13 131. Chester
and Birkenhead, 151 151. Caledonian, 301
301 Chester and Holyhead, 151 168. Eastern
Counties, 108 102. East Lancashire, 192 198.
Great Northern, 231 24. Ditto A, 91 91. Great
Western, 61618. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock,
921928. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 172 171.
London and North Western Stock, 1021 1021.
Manchester Sheffield, and Lincoln, 29* Me Ditto
Pref., 112 12. Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., 1
Midland Stock, 78,1 782. North British, 88 9.
North Staffordshire, 6 51d. South Eastern
and Dover, 21 7-16 211. York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, 201 20*. York and North Midland, 29
291. Leeds Capital Stock, 171 188. Buffalo and
Lake Huron, 1 lip. Dutch Rhenish, Li lip.
Great Western of Canada, 251 251. Ditto New
Shares, 21 28p. Great Luxembourg, 81
811.
In London a very strong and general impression
prevails from the tone adopted by Lord John
Russell in the House of Commons last night; and
from the terms of Mr. Bailie's motion upon the
enlistment dispute with the United States, that
the government having ascertained that the senti-
ment of the country is strongly adverse to any
hostile demonstration against the United States,
will neither support Mr. Crampton nor send away
Mr. Dallas. If they do either, or both, it is
considered certain that the House of Commons
will refuse to sustain them. At present, therefore,
the prospects of an amicable and satisfactory termi-
nation of the political d fficulties which disturb the
general tendency to improvement in all our markets,
were never more favourable. Consols opened at
938 to 94, ex div. for the account. Transactions
were extremely limited, and solely from the
improved prospects referred to above, quotations
advanced to 94 to 94, but they subsequently
receded to the opening prices on a few speculative
salmi, and on the arrival of the American steamer
bringing despatches officially announcing Mr.
Crampton's dismissal. The Scrip of the New
Loan left off at 24 to 21 premium. The Railway
Market was generally of the same character as
yesterday, but rather weaker at the close, with very
few transactions. The other Markets have scarcely
changed. The Money Market continues remarka-
bly easy. The West India Mail arrived this
morning, with 160,0001. specie ; and the Peninsular
steamer brings 1,3331.
In the Mincing-lane markets this week there has
not generally been much activity, but in sugar a
considerable business has been done at fuller quo-
tations, notwithstanding the extensive supply
brought forward. The trade have operated freely
in this article, and some purchases for investment
have been effected. For coffee there has been a
moderate inquiry, at firmer rates. Tea has ruled
dull, and also cocoa. The announcement of a
Government contract for 50,000 gallons of rum has
had no effect upon the market for that article,
which has remained quiet. Rice has been firmly
supported, and the inquiry is still active. Pimento,
pepper, and nutmegs have been in improved re-
quest. In cotton the dealings have been limited.
Tallow has been quiet.
The following are the Gazette average prices of
Muscovado sugar, for the week ending June 10th,
1856, exclusive of Custom's duties payable thereon,
on the importation thereof into great Britain :
From the West Indies, 295. 22d. per cwt. From
the Mauritius, 30s. Old. per cwt. From the East
Indies„32s. 3d. per cwt. Average price of the three
foregoing descriptions, 295. 70. per cwt.
The arrivals of the precious metals during the
past week have been to the extent of about 500,0001.
comprising 152,3391. from New York, by the Asia.;
9,5001. from South America by the Tamar; 178,0041.
from Port Philip, by the Mermaid ; and 160,0001.
from the West Indies by the La Plata. The ship-
ments have included 78,6501. in specie, and 13,0001.
in gold and silver to the Brazils by the Avon ;
gold and silver coin and bars to Hamburg.
Magador, and Bombay, through the London
Custom House, amounting in value to about
18,300/. making a total of about 1].0,1501., exclu-
sive of withdrawals from the Bank, the par
of which are not known

The closing quotations of Railway Shares were

—Caledonian, 611 611. Eastern Coun-
ties, 9 5-16 10 1-16. East Lancashire, 78 78k.
Great Northern, 95 953. Ditto A, 77 78. Great
Western 61 62. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 921 93.
London and North Western, 102 102 k. Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 291 291. Midland
Stock, 78-a 781. North British. 351 36. South
Eastern and Dover, 711 7. York, Newcastle, and
Berwick, 811 823. York and North .Midland,

as follows

581- 581-

PENINSULAR MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, SATURDAY,

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-
ship, Sultan, Captain Neil Cook, arrived here this
morning at 4 45., a.m., with the usual Peninsular
mails.

The dates of sailing are : Gibralar, June 3 ;
Cadiz, June, 4 ; Lisbon, June 9 ; Oporto, June 10 ;
and Vigo, June 11. _

The "Sultan brings 113 passengers, and her
freight consists of 5 packages specie, value 1,333/. ;
146 cases eggs ; 7 casks wine ; 734 chests oranges ;
80 chests lemons ; 243 bales orchilla ; 18 baskets
beans ; and 36 packages sundries.
During the homeward voyage the Sultan was
detained twelve hours at Vigo, owing to a dense
fog. On the sth instant, off Cape St. Vincent, she
spoke the steam transport Orinoco. On the oth
passed her Majesty's storeship Industry, steering
north. On the 11th, also spoke the mail steamer
Tagus, steaming into Vigo Bay.
The ministerial crisis was over, and a new
ministry formed, as already announced by tele-
graph.!
The country was tranquil, and likely to continue
so.

The exchanges for bills at three months on this
packet, 54a- on Londom, v.ith small supply of bills
and scarcity of money; Paris, 5 20 ; Amsterdam,
43 ; Hamburg, 49,1; and Genoa, 5.17.
The stock market had been at a grant during
the ministerial crisis, but Three per Cents. were
again firm and in demand at 41l to 421 when the
packet left ; Bank of Portugal shares 495 to 502
11 ilreis each; and Oporto Bank Stock, 171- to 20
per cent. premium. _ _

GIBRALTAR BAY.—IIer Majesty's ships Dragon, Industry,
Conflict, Desperate, Ariel, and Vulcan ; transports Amity
(177), Alice Jackson (39), Imperador (178), Queen Victoria
(1) ; screw steamers Thalia, British Queen, and barque
Arthur Wellesley, from Havanna. H.M.S. Ariel, arrived
tram the Rift coast with four of the crew belonging to the
barque Hymen. of Liverpool, lately taken and plundered by
the natives. H.M.S. Retribution had arrived off Cape
Tres Torras with some Moorish authorities on board, and
there were hnpcs that the remaining eleven of the crew of
the barque Ilymen would be recovered: At 6 p.m., H.M.S.
Vulcan, with the 17th Regiment on board, for Canada,
retuned into anchorage, in tow of the s.s. Zebra, with
machinery damaged.

°LAYTON HALL.—The spitited managers of this poPu-
lar place of attractive amusement, indefatigable in their
exertions, have engaged Mr. Charles Okey, whose enter-
tainment of " Paris and its People," &c., has been so
f.shionable, and lauded in London for some time past•
He opens this evening, and no doubt will prove as attrac-
tive here as he has in the metropolis. We shall have a
word to say on the entertainment during the week.

no weather fur some ways past has been very change-
able, not looking and feeling anything like summer
weather, although we are now in the middle of June.
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, were excessively wet
and cold—the rain coming down without intermission all
the time. Late on Saturday evening, however, the rain
ceased, and yesterday was bright and warm. Should
tine weather now set in, the late rain will have done
considerable service to rural districts, as the ground was
previously dry and parched.
THE INUNDATIONS IN FRANCE.—A private meeting of
gentlemen was held at one o'clock on Saturday, in the
Mayor's parlour, to consider what steps should be taken to
co-operate with the metropolis, and the other cities and
towns throughout the kingdom, in contributing towards the
alleviations of the distress in the South of France, caused by
the late inundations. It was agreed that his worship, the
Mayor, should call a town's meeting for next Thursday, and
we fee' a:surred, that his summons, on the occasion, will be
promptly responded to by every merchant and tradesman in
Liverpool.

MONDAY.

FRANCE.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, FRIDAY EVENING.

You will have learned before this, by telegraph,
that the official Moniteur denies that " there is any
sort of foundation" in the rumours that have been
current as to the intention of the government to
raise a new loan. But, though this may be true
for the moment, it will probably not be true long,
for not only is the greater part of the last loan
already spent, but what remains of it will not be
sufficient to pay the expenses of the war. The
necessity of repairing, in some degree, the damage
done by the inundations, and of relieving the
sufferers thereby, will besides assuredly, sooner or
latter, compel the government to have recourse to
credit.

The government has notified to-day that in
consequence of the baptism of the Imperial Prince,
the Bourse will be closed to-morrow. This
has caused the most serious dissatisfaction and
inconvenience, to-morrow being the liquidation
day for railway shares, (U. The Bourse has again
been in a bad state, though the announcement
about the loan was calculated to inspire it with a
little confidence.

The monthly return of the Bank of France, pub-
lished to-day, shows that the specie, &c., in hand,
remains the same as it was last month, 286,000,000 f.,
that discounts have fallen from 4221- millions to 383
millions, the notes in circulation from 62(1- millions
to 612,000 millions, and that advances in public
securities have risen from 6264 millions to 612
millions. On the whole the return is regarded as
satisfactory.

The departure of 'Count de Morny for St.
Petersburg, which, after sundry delays, was fixed
for the 20th of this month, has been postponed to
the beginning of July. The government people
gave out that the delay must on no account be con-
sidered a proof that the relations between France
and St. Petersburg have become cooler ; but it
is clear that it cannot be considered a proof of any
very ardent friendship.
The Emperor has to-day received Baron Brun
now, the Russian Minister, to present a reply to
his
.letter to the Czar, sent by General
Ney. He has also received M. Olozaga the
Spanish Minister, on his promotion to the
dignity of Ambassador. Also the foreign Com-
missaries of the Cattle Show and Agricultural
Exhibition. But the most remarkable reception of
all was that of the Pope's Legate, which took place
with marked pomp. As a specimen of whit tom-
foolery is done at courts on suchloccasions as these,
it may be mentioned though the Legate was at one
end of the Palace of the Tuileries, and the Emperor
somewhere about the centre, the holy man was not
allowed to traverse the apartments that separated
them—a walk of about two minutes—but actually
had a string of State carriages to carry him and his
suite out of one gate of the court yard, and in at
another, so as to arrive at the grand entrance
A vast crowd has been to Notre Dame,
to-day, to see the preparations for the bap
tism
.of the Imperial Prince, which is to take
place to-morrow. The splendour of the
ceremony will be something extraordinary.

A. Berlin letter, in one of the newspapers,
mentions a strange fact, viz , that at the end of
July, 110,000 Russianand Prussian troops are to be
collected at Kalisch, on the frontiers of the two
countries, to manoeuvre together. I never remem-
ber to have heard of two foreign armies thus
assembling in time of peace. This may mean
nothing, but it looks strange. _

P S.--I learn from a good source that though
the government will not, as it says, raise a new
loan, it intends to make a rather large issue of
treasury bills.

WEST INDIA MAILS.

SOUTHAMPTON, JUNE 14th

The Royal Mail Company's steamship La Plata,
Captain Weller, arrived this morning at five
o'clock with the West India mail, in charge of
Lieut. Fuge, Admiralty Agent.
She brings 800,000 dollars on merchants account,
and a general cargo, consisting of 152 serons of
cochineal, 10 ditto of jalap, 132 cases of cigars,
208 bales of tobacco, 38 barrels of coffee, 8 barrels
of ginger, 8 barrels of vanilla, 5 turtle, 9 bales of
sarsaparilla, 815 bales of bark, 10 cases of plants,
8 barrels of bees wax, 2 cases of tortoishell, 6 kegs
of honey, 10 packages of baggage, 4 cases of
succades, 1. case of stationary—in all 1,457
packages.
The La Plata brings 249 passengers, among
whom are Sir H. Barkly (Governor of Jamaica)
and lady, Sir J. Rowe (chief justice of Jamaica)
and lady, the governor of Guadaloupe, &e.

_
The latest dates are—Santa Martha, May 26th,
Greytown, 19th, Kassan, 14th, Colon, 24th, Deme-
rara, 25th, Trinidad, 25th, Carthagena, 26th,
Jamaica, 26th, Grenada, 25th, Barbadoes, 27th,
Antigua, 29th, St. Kitts, 29th, Nevis, 29th. Mont-
serat, 29th, Porto Ri3o, 30th, St. Thomas, 31st.

At Kingston a strong manifestation of feeling had been
exhibited with reference to the retirement from the
governorship of Sir H. Barkly. Parting !addresses had
been presented to him from all the leading bodies in the
Island, and he quits it with the hearty good wishes of all
who have lived and prospered under his administration of
public affairs. In like manner, Sir Joshua Rowe, the
Chief Justice, had been honoured by the presentation of a
complimentary address in recognition of his services, both
public and private, to the colony.
On Tuesdoy, the 20th ult., Kingston was visited by a
thunderstorm, as fearful and violent as any within the
recollection of the oldest inhabitant. Black clouds
lowered in the southern sky all during the evening, and
after the citizens were wrapped in sleep, the war of the
elements began. The rapid flash of the lightning, and the
harsh reverberations of heaven's artillery at the midnight
hour, while the peltering rain poured down like hail, were
enough to instil fear into the minds of the wakeful, of
whom there must have been thousands at the time.
While the elementary conflict was at its height, the earth
was shaken to its centre by an earthquake, which was of
very brief duration, and the water was to be heard rushing
through the streets with the fury of a whirlwind.
The streets and lanes of the city have been most dread-
fuily cut up again, and substantial repairs will be
necessary. Several accidents have occurr, 0, such as
walls thrown down, houses broken in, and eventualities
of that kind.

At Jamica, dysentery prevailed to some extent among
the inhabitants. The Queen's birthday and the Peace
were duly celebrated. Tranquility prevailed in all parts
of the island.

Commercial matters remain nearly the same. Bread
was dull, without any sales. Corn was also dull. In
flour there was a downward tendency. Very little sugar
was offering.

Exchange on London at 60 days, l per cent premium.
Yellow fever was prevalent in St. Thomas's, Demerara,
and other places in the West Indies. Many cases had
occurred on board the Royal Mail steamship, and several
of the medical officers had suffered from the disease. Her
Majesty's ship Malacca, while lying at Port au-Prince,
had lost the greater portion of her creiti•.
The health of Barbadoes continued good. The present
year's crop was all but finished, and gloomy anticipa-
tions respecting the prospects of the young cane crop
existed.

Trade was dull at Demerara, and the weather favour-
able to the growing crops.
The ship Thomas Hamlin had arrived from Calcutta
with 319 Coolies.

There is no news of interest from the Pacific ports.
The steamship New Granada, with the southern mails,
arr dat Panama on the 2'st ult. Her dates are—Val-
par o, April 30; Callao, May 12.
T Atrato arrived out at St. Thomas's on the 31st ult.

ACCIDENT AT GEORGE'S DOClC.—Yesterday morning,
about twelve o'clock, two boys, named George Cartwright
and John Davis, of Burlington-street, along with two
sisters and a younger brother, were sailing about in a boat
in George's dock, near to the bridge which leads to the
north side of the landing-stage. Two of the boys, by some
means, tell into the water, and would probably have been
drowned had it not been for the timely assistance of. Mr.
Richard Tasker, of 15, Thomas-street, Birkenhead, who
immediately threw himself into the water from the quay-
side, aad succeeded in getting hold of the two boys, and
held them above wat^r until the officers on duty threw him
a rope, by which the whole three veld on for some time.
At length they were got into the boat, and afterwards sent
off to their residence. Great credit is due to Mr. Tasker for
his noble conduct.
DI-SOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSHIT.—P, B. Shaw and Ti.
Halstead, Huddersfield, woollen cloth manufacturers. G,
Whitaker and J. Tattersall, Chathurn and Worston, Lan-
cashire, cattle dealers. W. H. Fisher, IT. Harrison, and
W. A. Slater, S-andish-with-Langtree, and Preston, Lan-
cashire, colliers, so far as regards H. Harrison. T. Bolton
and W. E. Taylor, Blackburn, Lancashire, cotton spinners,
F. P. Wilson and E. P. Wilson, Bahia, Brazils, merchant.:
.
E. Roberts and Mary Jones, Liverpool, coal merchants
J. Schmidt and C. Whitehead, hlexico and Vera C. J
ruz.
merchants. W. Macfie, Langbouse, and Greenock,'
deceased, as regards his connexion with W. Macfie and Co.,
Edinburgh and Leith, R. Macfie and Sous, Greenock, and
Mac& and Sons, Liverpool, sugar refiners ; the Clydesdale
Banking Company; the Scottish Guardian Newspaper; and
the National Bank of Scotland.