The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-04 00:00:00

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fro In nitrria; sate tyranny which cannot be long endured,
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TAIS DA Y. question altogether. But where we have
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Tats D::". the 4th instant, at a Quarter to Eleven o'clock, our banks and money changers doubling and
at the Brokers' office. 11, Temple-court, trebling the rates of interest for the money with
120 a-Chests Li, son ORANGES.
4 Boxes Tangerean DIlTa, }ex Cintra, which a twofold amount of taxation is to be paid,
153 Do. Messina (bitter) DITro, ex Lizzie (farrow,
30S Cana Do. LEMONS, ex various steamers, we need not go beyond the first rudiments of
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eta CHE37.4IJTS, ex Ebro, arithmetic to prove the approach of a certain col-
:1"4 8a11a1,,,..5kt
100 D. Leghorn DITTO, ex Maria Spes Men, lapse of the arch-superstructure on which states-
-290 Do. Brasil NUTS. ex Princess Royal,
150 Do. Turkey FILBERTS. ex Thessalia. men rely for the prosecution of their ends.
Apply to HOUGHTON & LEVY, Brokers.
That a matter of so much importance should
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T 0-M 0 R R 0 W. have been wholly overlooked by both branches
of the Legislature, when reviewing all other imagi-
On account of whom it may concern.
To-monnow. the sth instant, at Half-past One o'clock. nable topics, is a matter which must have caused
precisely, at Messrs, Goldßinrg as 'sestalereom, Corn Exchange, the utmost surprise in the mercantile world. Yet,
A Quantity Damazed INDIAN CORN, distasteful as it may be to those entrusted
ex Jeremiah Thompson, from New York.—For particulars apply to
Messrs. Rodocanachi, Sons & Co., or to with the destinies of this great empire,
J. &M. HARNETT, Brokers. turn to it they must; and if they
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cannot find any other means to relieve trade anti
WEDNESDAY.
commerce, they must abolish usury, which is the
On WEDNESDAY next, the 6th instant, at the Public saleroom, sole remaining perfection of their unique monetary
2 Tona Afri.an BEES' WAX.
Apply to ALEX. S. MACRAE, Broker, system. Parliament is doubtless aware that the
- - - -- -- country is suffering from a scarcity of bullion, and
THURSDAY. men of business, who devote attention to these
.On THURSDAY next, the 7th instant, at Twelve o'clock, matters, are at a loss to understand whether that
at the Brokers' office, 11, Temple court,
27i Barrels scarcity is natural or artificial. To arrive at a
10 Cases } CURRANTS, ex Corinthian and Euphrates,
19 Skelrton Cases }
Turkey FIGS, ex various steamers, solution of this important question, we have re-
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peatedly asked what has become of the amount of
23 Barrels DATES. ex Tamaulipas.
150 Boxes Layer 51USCATK LLES lex Tweed, gold purchased by the Bank of England between
94 Do Jordan ALMONDS,
159 Cases Pers an SULTANAS, ex 'Thessalia. the Ist of January, 1848, and the 31st of May,
zont) i and 1-Drums DITTO. ex various steamers,
435 B xes Turkey Eleme RAISINS, ex British Queen, 1854, as shown in the return presented to the
50 Barrelss 1
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k Black DITTO, ex Parliament, House of Commons by the Bank of England, in
05 Keg
3 Bales Soft Shell } ALMONDS, ex Asia. obedience to the order made on Mr. H UME' s motion.
79 Do. Jordan
Apply to HOUGISTON & LEVYlBrokers. We have thrice put this query to our bullionist
oracles, and as we have not received a reply of any
Tall ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION TO THE NORTHERN kind we will now put our stereotyped problem,with
DAILY TIMES is TWO GUINEAS PER Aiisrm.
one or two brief remarks, to both Houses of Parlia-
EVENING EDITION. ment :—" The return in question was ordered to be
" printed by the House of Commons on the 30th
Mr An Evening Edition of the NORTHERN DAILY "of June, 1854, in which we find the Bank bought
Tuns is now Published every .Afternoon, at Three o'clock, " and sold gold as follows :
containing the Markets, together with all the News of the From Bought Sold
Day, up to the hour of going to Press. Ist Jan. to 31st Dec., 1848, £5,798,038 £1,779,589
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- - -____,.- „ 1849, 3,646,658 116,771
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„ 1850. 2,938,223 735,953
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E4c ll,ort4.ru (Times ~ „ 1851, 7,099,584 307,323
" ~ 1852, 15,350,771 1,377,705
~ „ 1853, 8,706,696 3.560,955
- - " to 31st May, 1854, 1,091,990 2,678,032
MONDAY. FEBRUARY 4, 1856. _____

1,377.705
3.5-60,955
2,678,032

Total, £44,631,960 £10,556,328
From these figures it will be seen that the

AN opportunity has been given to every member
of both Houses of Parliament to dilate on the
politics of Europe, and the domestic affairs of this
Right well have both Lords and Com-

" Bank of England purchased, between the first
" day of January, 1849, and the last day of May,

countr

' 1854, 34,075,6321. more gold than they sold ; and
' now we want to know what has become of that

huge amount of metallic treasure ?

THE COURT

WINDSOR, Feb. I.—Captain the Hon. H. Keppel, R.N.,

and Colonel Simmons,

R.E., Queen's Commissioner at the
Head-quarters of the Ottoman Army, arrived yesterday
afternoon on a visit to her Majesty. The dinner party
included the Duchess of Kent, Lady Fanny Howard,
Baroness de Speth, the Hon. Mary Seymour, Major-
General the Hon. C. and Mrs. Grey, Captain the Hon. H.
Keppel, R.N., Sir George Couper, and Colonel Simmons,
R.E. Prince Albert went out shooting this morning,
accompanied by Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and
Captain the Hon. H. Keppel. Earl Spencer, Lord Steward
of the Household, had an audience of her Majesty, to pre.
sent the address from the House of Lords in answer to the

from t

2.—The Hon. Captain Henry Koppel,
of the royal navy, took leave this morning, and quitted
the castle. Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince
Albert ' promenaded the Slopes during the forenoon
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SATURDAY, Feb

when

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