The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-26 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COATMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING.
The Liverpool Cotton Market has been slightly
more active to-day, and prices haVe been a shade
firmer. The total business done amounts to 10,000
bales, of which 4,000 have been taken for specula-
tion and export.
The advance in Consols has had the effect of
giving firmness to the Liverpool Share Market,
without, however, bringing in orders from
the public; the business has been entirely of a
speculative character, principally the Bears.
Closing prices are steady at the close :
Aberdeen, 12i 12-1-. Chester and Birkenhead, 13/
14; Caledonian, 284 281. Chester and Holyhead,
121 13. Eastern Counties, 9y Of-. East Lanca-
shire, 18 18/. Great Northern, 231 241 Ditto A
Shares, 10 101 Great Western. 59 594.
Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 823 824. Liverpool,
Crosby, and Southport, 15 15/. London and
North Western Stock, 101;5 1014. Manchester,
Sheffield and Lincoln, 24i 2ri. Ditto Preference,
11 114. Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., -a_ Hp.
Midland Stock, 702- 707,. North British, 75-16 7 7-16.
North Staffordshire, 7 61 d. South Eastern and
Dover, 19 11-16 191. York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
194 19/. York and North Midland, 261 262. Leeds
Capital Stock, 15 151. Dutch Rhenish, 11-16 1 p
Ditto New Shares, 2 3-16 2 5-16 p. Great Western
of Canada, 26 268. Ditto New Shares, 34 3d p.
Great Luxembourg, 94 9 d.
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Accounts from Berlin state that the ordonnance
of the 26th November, 1.835, which abolished the
premium on the export of spirits from Prussia, in
consequence of the dearness of provisions requiring
all the grain for home consumption, has been
discussed in the Chamber of Lords with a view
to its repeal. It app lys that this ordonnance
has given great satisfaction to the people,
excepting some wealthy distillers, whose imme-
diate interests are concerned, and who have
considerable influence with the nobility. Without
re-establishing the old law, the Chamber has taken
a middle course, on the motion of Baron de
Gaffroy, which suspends the law merely, and allows
of its restoration when it is considered by the
Senate that provisions have returned to their
former prices. _ _

The new Spanish Minister of Finance has signed
the contracts entered into by his predecessor Senor
Bruil, and published in the Madrid Gazette a list of
the vouchers of the Three per Cent. Consols given
as guarantees to different capitalists for money
borrowed by the State. These vouchers represent
a nominal value of 375,000,000 reals, about
3,500,0001. In doing so, Senor Santa Cruz has
given a great blow to the speculatJrs on the
Bourse.

Accounts from Copenhagen, by way of Berlin,
state that the conferences on the Sound Dues are
not likely to be attended with any practical result
for the present. At the last meeting it was pro-
posed, and formally agreed to, that the meetings
should be postponed sine die. It would appear from
this that the more important conferences now being
held at Paris, have influenced the postponement
of this minor question to a future period, when it is
probable that the whole of the commercial treaties
between the Baltic States and the great European
Powers will undergo revision. Already it is
reported that, in the event of peace being satisfac-
torily concluded, the Russian government will
devote their first leisure time to the regulation of
the tariff and other commercial matters upon a
liberal scale to increase their commerce with
foreign countries.

The English Funds continue to rise. A fresh
advance of I per cent. was established to day, and
fully maintained to the close, the final quotations
being 91i. The hope of a speedy peace con-
tinues to induce numerous investments on the
part of the public. In the Stock Exchange
to-day, money did not command more
than five to six per cent. upon Government
Securities, owing to the release of the
surplus • deposits upon the new loan.
In Lombard•street,Phowever, the demand for money
was extremely active, and considerable pressure
was experienced. At Paris to-day the French
funds closed 1 to a per cent. higher than
on Saturday. The Consol scrip of the new
loan advanced this afternoon 11 to la-
premium ; in the funding scrip the closing
quotation were to lf, premium
Railway Share Market continue

generally

good, the following being the closing quotations
Caledonian, 57.571. Eastern Counties, 9a 91
East Lancashire, 72 73. Great Northern,
951 961. Ditto A., 81 82. Great Western,
594 591. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 821 821. London
and North Western, 1011 102. Manchester Shef-
field, and Lincolnshire, 241 25}.. Midland Stock,
701 71. North British, 201 30. South Eastern
and Dover, 651 651. York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick, 77 78. York and North Midland, 521 53.

PICKING POCKETS IN THE BIRKENHEAD MARKET.—On
Saturday evening, while Mrs. Elm ibeth Wynn was in a
shop in the market, she had her pocket picked of two half-
crowns. Suspicion fell upon an old woman named Mary
Tiernie. who was consequently apprehended. Yesterday
she was taken before Mr. Bryan, and was remanded for
further examination.

MILITIA APPOINTMENTS.—The Gazette of Friday last
contains the following announcements :-2nd Regiment of
the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia.—Lieut. M. Forde to
be captain, vice Peel,. resigned ; E. B. Cumming, gent., to
be ensign ;G. N. ham, gent., to be ensign. 4th, or
Duke of Lancaster' Ws
Own (Light Infantry) Royal Lancashire
Militia ; F. S. Fitzpatrick, gent., to be ensign.
LivintrooL ROYAL INFIRMARY. -- Week ending 23d
February, 1856.—Admitted : In-patients, 35 ; out-patients:
9; casuals during the week, 10. Discharged. In-patients,
cured, 16; relieved, and at own request, 5; made out
patients, 9; irregular, .1 ; dead, 2. Remain in the house, 172.
House visitors: Rev. J. Stewart, A.M., and Wm; Carson,
Fsq., Physician and surgeon for the ensuing week : Dr.
Turnbnll and Mr. Lone. House surgeon : Mr. G. B. Hal-
ford. Junior house surgeon : Mr. Cecil Webster.
Chaplain : Rev. H. I. Garrod, B.A. Robert Hutchison
treasurer.

CORONER'S INQUESTS.—On Saturday the coroner held
the following inquests:--On the body of William Williams,
aged 64. On Tuesday last the deceased, while tipsy, fell
from the steps of a home in Redcross-street, and struck his
head against the cellar steps, and was much injured. He
was conveyed to the Northern Hospital, where he died on
Friday evening. The jury found a verdict of accidental
death.—On the body of William Kirby, aged 41, a painter,
whe resided in a court off Fontenoy-street. Od Friday
afternoon he was engaged on the roof of a house in Leeds-
street, and it appeared he fell from a ladder, and received
such injuries that he died in the Northern Hospital soon
after. Verdict, accidental death.—On the body of Duncan
Cameron, late a fireman on board a steamer. The deceased
lodged at No. 38, Barmouth-street. He had been tipsy
almost without intermission for the last nine or ten days.
On Thursday he died whilst in a state of intoxication.
Every attention possible was paid to the deceased, but
without avail. The jury retnrned as their verdict, " death
from excessive drinking."—On the body of William
Taylor, aged 34 a shipkeeper, who was on board the ship
Ellen Bates, in the Stanley dock. On Friday night the
deceased, by accident, fell overboard from the vessel, and
although he was taken up very soon, life was extinct.
Verdict, accidental death.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.—MATHER V. FRAZER.—This cause
came before Vice-Chancellor Sir William Page Wood, on
Friday. The plaintiff was a mortgagee, and the defendant
one of the assignees in bankruptcy, of Messrs. John and
William Barton, of Liverpool. The bill prayed for a fore-
closure, and the question was what passed under the
mortgagee deed. By that deed, which recited that the
Bartons had lately affixed to the plots of land, mills or
factories at which they were carrying on the business of
copper roller manufacturers, a steam engine and boiler and
a large quantity of mill gear and millwright work, they
(the Bartons), in consideration of £7OOO, conveyed to the
plaintiffs, their heirs and assigns, by way of mortgage, the
said plots of land, mills or factories, dwelling houses and
hereditaments, in the occupation of the mortgagors ; and
also all and singular the steam engine, steam boi!ers, mill.
gear, millwright work and machinery, then or thereafter to
be fixed to the said lands, hereditaments, and premises,
together with all houses, fixtures, rights, members and
appurtenances to the said plots of land, mills or factories,
belonging or appertaining, subject to a proviso for registra-
tion. When the Bartons became bankrupt, the assignees
took possession, and advertised the sale of all the fixtures
and engines, according to a catalogue, which comprised
the usual implements necessary for carrying on the Bartons'
business. Mr. Rolt and Mr. De Gex appeared for the
plaintiff, and Mr. Daniel and Mr. Little for the defendant.
The Vice-Chancellor said : All such articles must be held
to have passed by the deed with the freehold as would have
Passed to the heir, and not to the executor, in the case of
death. That would include almost all the machinery
claimed by the plaintiffs ; it would not include some few
machines which could not be said to be attached to the
freehold. The sheriff could not seize anything Which would
go to the heir, and not to the executor. That being the
case, it became necessary to consider whether the deed
should have been registered as a bill of sale. lie could see
no reason for coming to any such conclusion, and, therefore.
the decree must be for the plaintiff.

FRANCE.

(FROM OVR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING

The plenipotentiaries in the Conferences, or, as
the Moxiiteur call them, Congress, which are to
open to-morrow, intend it is said to enter into an
engagement with each other to preserve the
strictest secresy on all that may take place there,
until a definitive result shall be arrived at. But it
is probable that the public will soon learn whether
it is to count on peace or war, as the question
will be presented in such explicit terms to the
Russians, that they will be obliged to reply to it by

yes" or " no."
The Turkish plenipotentiary, Aali Pacha, has
been received to-day at the Tuileries by the
Emperor in precisely the same ceremony as was
displayed for the other plenipotentiaries. His
Majesty welcomed the Grand Vizier with the
kindness due to an ally. Mehemet Djimil
Bev, the Turkish Anibassador, was present.
When Baron Brunow first arrived here, he was
very reserved_; but after, he saw from the Emperor's
reception of Lord Clarendon, that it would not be
so easy a matter as had been supposed, to separate
England from France, he took great pains to
convince everybodythat Russia was really desirous
of peace, and would consent to almost any terms
short of absolute dishonour to obtain it. Count
Orloff made known, both at Berlin and Vienna,
that his instructions were to make every possible
concession to get peace—Russia feeiiiig herself
completely beaten and exhausted. Here the Couflt
is understood to have expressed similar sentiments.
So, on the whole, the hopes of peace, which were
almost dashed to the ground a few days ago, have
revived a little. There still stand, however, so
many obstacles in the way, that prudence forbids
the display of too great confidence.
It was to have been supposed that after the note in
the Moniteur on Friday about the Sieele article, the
matter would have been allowed to drop ; but the
Constitutionnel had the impertinence not to repro-
duce the Moniteur note in its number of yesterday
though it was addressed specially to it. This has
irritated the Government, and to day the Constitu-
tionnel has been made to print the note at the very
top of its columns; moreover I am told one of its
principal editors, M.' de Cebena, who wrote the
contradiction to the Moniteur has been dismissed
by order of the Government, with six months'
salary as an indemnity. The whole affair is a
disagreeable one for the Emperor and his Ministers,
and the public is convinced that some Stock
Exchange jobbing has had a good deal to do with
it : but still the grave political fact remains that the
French Government has endorsed the opinions of a
journal to the effect that in order to obtain an
honourable peace something must be done for the
suffering nationalities.
By the London Times, arrived to-day, I see that
its Paris correspondent writing on Thursday gives
details of Lord Clarendon's interview with the
Emperor on the preceding Sunday. Now, in my
letter to you of Monday, I gave an account of that
interview which was substantially the same as that
of your London cotemporary. But this is not the
first time the NORTHERN TIMES has anticipated
its London cotemporary in matters of importance,
and probably it will not be the last. Since the
first interview Lord, Clarendon has more than
once seen his Majesty, and on each occasion as on
the first the Emperor assured him that ha was
firmly determined to stand by the English alliance.
" The English alliance is my policy for life," he is
stated to have said.

The Emperor was at at the Opera Comique last
night, to witness the first performance of a new
opera, "Manor Lescant," by Auber. All the pleni-
potentiaries were also present, in compliance with
his expresi invitation.

The vessel, the Amista, which was captured
some time ago by the French in the belief that she
WAS a Russian, though carrying Tuscan colours,
has been given up to the owners, she turning out
to be a Sardinian.

The prospect of peace has not yet produced the
effect that might have been expected on the retail
trade, but manufacturers aro counting on large
orders both from the provinces and abroad, and
even from Russia. In the expectation of extraor
dinary commercial activity after the establi '
of peace, the Discount Bank prepares to increase
its capital from 20,000,000 f to 40,000,000 f. In corn
the fall has ceased.

shment

It is now said that the Pope after all will come
to Paris to christen the baby, to whom the Empress
is about to give birth—at least the Archbishop of
Paris so announced yesterday, to an acquaintance
of mine.

According to a letter dated St. Petersburg, (but
written in Paris), the 14th 'instant, in the Constitu
tionnel, the instructions of the Czar to Count Orloff,
were in that capital believed to be these :—" Cede
on this occasion the inflexibility of the principles
of a line of policy two centuries old, to the new
circumstances and wants which now exist, and so
long as guarantees incompatible with the honour
of the Russian flag shall not be demanded from
you, do not hesitate to subscribe to the sacrifices
which are necessary. I approve of them in advance.
I know besides, that I have confided the defence
of the interests of the Empire, to one of its best
warriors, and that it will be well defended. I
know that you will not go farther than is right.
My desire to pacify Europe is sincere, perfectly,
sincere,'second it, for we are sowing for the future.'
According to a Hamburg letter in the Independ-
ance of Brussels, the most active negotiations are
being carried on between Sweden and England,
for, it is supposed, a close alliance between the two
against Russia.

Accounts from Constantinople to the 14th say
that the English army in the Crimea ardently
desired the continuation of the war. The northern
forts of Sebastopol continued to fire on the south
side. There was a talk of the return of Marshal
Pelissier to France. Omar Pacha had resigned,
and Ismail Pacha had been chosen to succeed him.
The Sultan was about to present diadems in bril-
lians to Queeq Victoria and the French Empress ;
indeed it was said that Aali Pacha had brought
them over. He was also to send a sword enriched
with diamonds to the Emperor. A terrible com-
mercial crisis prevailed at Constantinople, owing
to an enormous fall in all sorts of goods; Turkish
money was sustaining a loss of from 15 to 20 per
cent, and there was an epidemic amongst cattle.

PARIS, SATURDAY EVENING

The Moniteur announces, officially, to-day the
opening of the Conferences on Mondayl In so
doing it makes use, either by error or design, of
the word " Congress," but the meeting which is to
take place on Monday is not a Congress in the
diplomatic meaning of the term.
Count Orloff, the Russian plenipotentiary, has
been presented to the Emperor, at the Tuileries
to-day, in the same form as his colleague Baron
Brunow. His Majesty received him courteously,
but without anything like that hearty cordiality
which, distinguished his reception of Lord Claren-
don. The Count is a tall vigorous man, and looks
younger than he really is.
A treaty of commerce and navigation between
France and the Republic of Honduras, was signed
yesterday at the Ministry of Foreign affairs.
A very long Council of Ministers has been held
to-day at the Tuileries under the presidency of
the Emperor.
The American residents in Paris gave, yester-
day, their annual subscription ball in honour of
the birthday of Washington; it took place in the
magnificent new Hotel du Louvre. It was attended
by many personages of political distinction, and
amongst them by Lord and Lady Clarendon, I,ord
and Lady Cowley, Count de N. Morny, President
of the Legislative Body, Mr. Mason, United
States Minister in Paris, and Mrs. Mason,
the Baron Brunow, the gentlemen of
the American, Austrian, and Sardinian
legations, etc. About a thousand persons were
present, and amongst them were Americans,
English, French and Germans. The presence of
Lord Clarendon seemed to afford considerable
pleasure to the getters up of the ball and the
Americans generally. The ladies were numerous
and beautiful—indeed, seldom have so many
pretty womef been seen collected, in Paris at
least—and their toilettes were magnificent. The
supper was excellent, and was served up
in such a way that all persons present
were able to partake of it, without
any of that unseemly disorder which characterises
most quasi-public balls, and indeed not a few in
private life. The dancing which was very elegant

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was kept up with great spirit. Taken altogether
the fete was an admirable one, and passed off
without the slightest contre-temps. Portraits of
Washington, of the present President, and of the
Emperor and Empress of the French, were ex-
hibited in'the salons. Amongst the gossip of the
night was an on dit, to the effect that a yountl
American lady of great wealth will in all probability
very shortly, soon be led to the altar by a French
nobleman, who occupies a lofty political and per.
sons! position, and who besides can boast-of
sessing an illegitimate relationship to the
Emperor.
The sales of cotton at Havre for the week ending
yesterday was 9,688 bales, the importations only
1817. Prices remained unaltered. pOS'

LATEST INTELLIGENCE-

SIGNING AN ARMISTICE-

PARIS, TUESDAY MORNISGr•
We . can announce with certainty, that -at the
sitting of the Congress held yesterday, an
Armistice was signed by the representatives of
the powers. The Armistice is to be in force until
the. 31st of March, and to apply only to the Jana
forces. •