The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-29 00:00:00

THE COURT

WINDSOR, JAN. 27.—The Queen and Prince, the Prince
of Wales, the Princess Royal, Prince Alfred, Princess Alice,
and the Duchess of Kent, the Ladies and Gentlemen of the
court, and the domestic household, attended divine service
this morning in the private chapel of the castle. The Rev.
H. J. Ellison, Vicar of Windsor, officiated.

Lord Brougham arrived in''.,Paris on Saturday, on
his way from Caimes to London, for the opening of Par-
liament. The noble and learned Lord appeared to be in
excellent health and spirits.

LORD ADOLPHUS FITZCLARENCE. —We are gratified to
learn the noble and gallant lord is going on very favour-
ably. His Lordship was able to be removed to the draw-
ing-room on Saturday for the first time, and there received
the Duke of Cambridge, Viscount Falkland, the Earl of
Erroll, and other relatives. The noble Lord is, however,
much enfeebled by his illness.

The Duke of Cambridge had a dinner party on Saturday
evening, at his apartments, in St. James's-palace, in com-
pliment to General Alphonso Della Marmora. There
were present to meet the gallant Sardinian General, the
Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Mary, the
Countess Helene Kielmansegge, Field Marshal Viscount
Hardinge, the Marquis d'Azeglio, Admiral Sir Edmund
Lyons, General Sir Harry Jones, Major-General Sir R.
Airey, Admiral the Hon. R. S. Dundas, and Colonel
Browning.

LIVERPOOL BANE RUPTCY COURT.—(Before Mr. Commis-
sioner Perry.)—ln re JAMES RILEY.—'The bankrupt in this
ease had been a glass and earthenware dealer in Chester.
He applied this day for his certificate, and his Honour
granted one of the second class.

THE CHARGE OF SETTING A COTTON MILL ON FIRE AT
PREsToN.—EI zabeth Grundy, 14 years of age, was finally
examined on Friday, and committed for trial,
on a charge
of wilfully and maliciously setting fire to the cotton mill of
Mr. W. Seed, Derby-street, Preston.
THE RECTOR'S FEEs.---We understand that the question
of the rector's fees is by no means settled, and that the
rector is about to commence proceedings in the spiritual
court for their recovery, under the provisions of the 10th
George IV. The fee, even by the old table, is one shilling,
including the registation, and the auditor has only allowed
sixpence.

TILE WEATHER—ACCIDENT FROM LIGHTNING. The
weather, for the last few days, has been rather more variable
than even January usually presents. It has been alter-
nately mild and severe, with heavy showers of sleet. Yes-
terday, about one o'clock, the town was visited by a smart
thunder storm, but it was of short duration. While it
lasted there were a few flashes of vivid lightning, with
heavy peals of thunder, and a fall of bail. The lightning
struck the chimney of Messrs Hill's chemical works, Vaux-
hall-road, and injured it considerably, but we are happy to
say we did not hear of any accident to lite or limb. The
atmosphere was excessively cold during the afternoon, and
some sleet showers fell at intervals. The evening was fine,
but there are indications of a heavy fall of rain, or perhaps
snow.

SUDDEN AND ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.—Elizabeth Connor,
aged 56 years, died suddenly at her residence, No. 20,
Upper Frederick-street, but at present the cause of death is
unknown. A child, named Daniel Christian, seventeen
months old, died yesterday morning in Pellew-street, in
consequence of injuries received by hts clothes having caught
fire. A woman named Elizabeth Turner, who resided in a
cellar in Ilornby-street, died yesterday under the following
circumstances : On Sunday morning the deceased had a
child buried, and it appears the woman afterwards got
drunk, and whilst in that state her clothes caught fire, and
she was so terribly injured that she died before the police
could convey
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were of such a description
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No CONCERTS—PIIILTIARMONIC HALL.—
These are kept up with unabated vigour,
and the ensemble is equal to band
is
now
perfectly organised,
to the audiences. nreenlsto give increased satisfaction
excepting the far famed Jur'Yetiling we have heard, not
allEatehill'atltl7ght
senintedth,e premborvaineicnegs. t, a varied bill of fare
at least, as his troupe
aisppperaers
is
reci!'erehe in overture,
symphony, operatic selection, dance
and popular
and a few songs
culled both from the classical
interspersed. The vocalist during the past
school, are
Pt week has been
Miss Thirwall, a lady possessing a very sweet
wanting only experience to be an admirable
vocalist soprano, and
singing of the beautiful but difficult " Casta Diva'. Her
e7inced
powers of a rare order. This week a fair contralto',
in
person of the admired Miss Fanny Iluddart, undertakes
the vocal department, and with great credit to herself and
delight to her hearers. We would remind the public that
. this is the last week of these concerts ; and we trust public
appreciation will substantially reward Mr. Thomas for his
arduous endeayours to please.
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MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

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LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVENING,

There has been a steady and active demand for
Cotton to-day, and a large business has been done,
the sales amounting to 12,000 bales, of which 5,000
have been taken for speculation and export. Prices
continue very firm.

The Liverpool Share Market has been very
animated to-day, notwithstanding the high rates
of Contangos, but did not close quite at the
best. The following were the latest quota-
tions :—Aberdeen, 12a 128. Chester and Birken-
head, 13 131. Caledonian, 283 288. Chester
and Holyhead, 121 13k. Eastern Counties,
9 1-16 9 8-16. East Lancashire,
.183 181. Great
Northern, 23i 24. Ditto A, 91 103. Great
Western, 57 574. Lancashire and Yorkshire
Stock 81 811 Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport,
15 151. London and North Western Stock, 981991.
Manchester, Sheffield and Lincoln, 253 25k. Ditto
Preference, 131 132. Ditto New 6 per cent
Pref., 3 Np. Midland Stock, 694 693. North
British, 7 11-16 7 13-16. North Staffordshire, 76 73d.
South Eastern, 18 7-16 18 9 16. York, New-
castle, and Berwick, 18ti 183. York and North Mid-
land, 244 241. Leeds Capital Stock, 13H 143. Dutch
Rhenish, 13-16 x all 15-16 p. Ditto New Shares,
2 3-16 21p. Great Western of Canada, 26 26k.
Ditto New Shares, 3 7-16 3 9-16 p. Great Luxem-
bourg, 8g 83d.

The movements of the precious Metals last week
comprised arrivals to the extent of about 513,1251.,
and ascertained exports to the amount of about
494,2651. The importations included 15,0001. from
Africa; 2,1251. from the Peninsula; and 496,0001.
from Australia. The exports comprised 255,6411.
to India and China, 28.700/. to the Peninsula, and
5,4001. to the West Indies ; 1,320 ounces of gold to
the Continent, and 23,2041. in silver, besides
180,0001. to the Bank of France.
By the recent arrivals from Austrrlia, accounts
from Tasmania furnish a comparative statement
of the revenue of the colony for the quarters end-
ing 30th June, 1855 and 1854, showing a deficiency
in the general revenue of the colony for 1855 of
17,0001., and in the territorial revenue of 909/. The
total Customs duties for that period was 50,3191.
in 1854, and 34,6741. in 1855. Of this item, the
decrease in spirits alone was 7,7981.

The Hashmy, from New South \Vales, has
arrived, with seventy ounces of gold. Her advices
are to the 6th October only, and have therefore
been anticipated.
In reviewing the receipts of the French railways
for the last two years, a comparison between them
and the returns published by the companies in
Great Britian has been published, showing that
while both have increased during the war, the
French have progressed more in proportion. The
gross amount of receipts on British railways in 1854
is set down at 464 millions of francs, and in 1855
at 506 millions, exhibiting an increase of 46 mil-
lions ; while the total receipts on French lines
were 191 millions in 1854, and 252 millions in
1855, being an augmentation of 61 millions. This
speaks well for the general management of the
French railways. The earnings of the principal lines
for the last week show the following increase
as compared with the corresponding week of 1854.
North of France, 180,151 f, East of France Old,
116,297 f, Do. New, 5,396 f, Paris and Orleans,
130,143 f, Paris and Lyons, 76,813 f, Lyons and
Mediterranean, 155,658 f, West of France, 145,982 f.
Accounts from Russia, by way of Hamburg, state
that the Russian Government are raising a new
Loan (?) in Findland, amounting to 600,000 silver
roubles—equivalent to 100,0001. sterling—to be
specially collected in that province, towards defray-
ing the expenses of the war.
The recent establishment of Credit Mobilier
banks in Spain and Austria, on the basis of the
French Bank of Credit, has induced the govern-
ment of Saxony to concede a similar power to M.
Dufour Feronci, consul at Leipsig, and Dr. Otto
Hubner, director of the Central Archives at Berlin,
authorising them to establish a general institution
of credit, for the promotion of agriculture, com-
merce, and industry, The establishment is to have
a capital of 20 millions of thalers. and the com-
mittee of management to consist of wealthy per-
sons of distinction, and foreign financiers.
The Stock Exchange Market continued to be
powerfully affected by the prospects of peace.
The funds to day attained a fresh rise of only 3 per
cent, notwithstanding an active demand for money
both in the Stock Exchange and out of doors.
Owing to this pressure a number of loans were
obtained from the Bank of England at 6 per cent.
Exchanges are also givers of 73 per cent Contango on
consols to the March account. In other words
the price of consols for the settling of the middle
of March is fully per cent higher than that for
the 7th of February. This is the result of the
extensive operations for a rise which have been
entered into from a belief that the waris approach.
ing its termination. At the close the quotations
were 91,:f 911. At the Paris Bourse buoyancy also
is exhibited. The further rise established to day in
the 3 per cents was about ;77 per cent. Owing to the
large number of applications the subscription list of
the Newßank of Egypt was closed this afternoon.
The Shares are at 3 to 41 premium. The Railway
Share Market continues decidedly good. The
tone to day was very good, and prices, at the
close, stood as follows : Caledonian, 563
574. Eastern Counties, 93 91. East Lan
cashire, 73 73/ Great Northern, 941 951. Ditto
A, 78 80. Great Western, 571 58. Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 80/ 81. London and North
Western, 98/ 991 Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 251 25/. Midland Stock, 69/ 691.
North British, 301- 31. South Eastern and Dover,
811 611 York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 731 74i.
York and North Midland, 48/ 49/.

THE GREAT BRITAIN.--This celebrated steamship having
been again taken up by the Government, is being refitted
and repaired, to be made available for the conveyance of
troops. She will sail from this port on the 9th February,
with about 1,100 troops for Malta.
SUDDEN DEATH OF A SOLICITOR.—On Saturday last, Mr.
William Mosley Perfect, one of the partners of the firm of
Messrs. Robinson, Perfect, and Co., of Blackburn, suddenly
expired near the Ribchester station, in Billington, near
Blackburn. The deceased gentleman had been shooting
with a few friends when the melancholy event happened.
His loss is much regretted by all in the town who had the
pleasure of his acquaintance.
SUICIDE AT MANCHESTER.—A young German, of a good
and wealthy family, committed suicide at his lodgings in
Great Ducie-street, Manchester, on Saturday morning,
whilst suffering from a state of temporary insanity produced
by a love affair. It appeared that the young gentleman,
whose name was Edwin Carstein, and who was 24 years of
age, had become passionately attached to a young waitress
of one of the public dining rooms in Manchester, but his
parents had refused their sanction to his marriage with her.
About a week ago he had declared his intention to destroy
himself, and a friend slept with him subsequently to watch
him. On Friday night he took some opium, which was
inoperative ; and, on Saturday morning, while dressing, he
shot himself through the right lung, and expired instantly.
A portrait of the young woman, and some letters from her,
were lying on the bed when he committed the rash act which
deprived him of life.

THE BILLETING SYSTEM.—DEPUTATION OF LIVERPOOL
LICENSED VICTUALLERS TO LORD PANAIURE.-011 Satur-
day a deputation, appointed by the Liverpool Licensed
Victuallers Society, had an interview by special appoint-
ment with Lord Panmure, for the purpose of representing
the grievances under which they laboured, owing to the
present system of billeting. The deputation, which was
introduced by the Hon. H. F. Berkeley, M.P., consisted of
Mr, John Atkinson, of Hurst-street, Liverpool, trustee of
the Liverpool Licensed Victuallers Society ; Mr. James
Morgan, of the N ork Hotel, Williamson-square, one of the
members of the committee ; and Mr. George Candelet, of
Manchester, agent to the society. Mr. Atkinson having
entered into a statement of the hardships entailed upon the
licensed victuallers of Liverpool by the present system of
billeting (more than 30,000 men and 400 horses, and a per-
manent recruiting staff having been billeted in the town
during the last year,) Lord Panmure said he would take care
to investigate the matter thoroughly, and see whether some
means could not be adopted to remedy the evil. The depu-
tation then withdrew.

THE RUGELEY POISONING CASES.—We understand that
the Lord Chief Baron has been appointed to try Palmer,
and that the assize will be holden at Warwick, commenc-
ing on the 20th March.

A Court-martial assembled on Friday at Portsmouth on
board the Victory, to try Mr. Henry Thornton, acting
assistant engineer of the fleet (first class), serving on board
her Majesty's sloop Falcon, on a charge of neglect of duty,
in consequence of which the port boiler of the said vessel
was burnt and otherwise damaged, the casing of the boiler
Set on fire, and the safety of the ship thereby endangered,
she being at the time under sail and steam. The Court
found that the charge had been fully proved, and adjudged
the prisoner to be dismissed from her Majesty's ship Falcon,
to be reduced to the rank of an assistant engineer of the
third class,
and to be debarred from promotion for one
year,

NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1856.

FRANCE.

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(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
PARIS, SUNDAY EVENING

Doubts are now thrown on the existence of a
circular from Count Nesselrode, explaining the
reasons of the Russian government for accepting
the Austrian conditions—reasons of a nature said
to be unsatisfactory to the Allies. And the Dresden
Journal says that the explanation ref the Allies, on
the sixth point of the conditions, was known to
Russia, before she accepted the first four. These
facts have caused things, once again, to assume a
couleur de rose. In fact, the confidence
in a peaceable issue of the approaching
negotiations, has decidedly augmented, and I
find that well informed people, who have hitherto
entertained the greatest doubts on the matter, are
beginning to be seriously shaken; still it will
be well for your readers not to be over sanguine.
The French are delighted at having Paris chosen
as the seat of the conferences ; and they look on it
as a just homage to the gloire they have gained in
the war. They say that the Emperor of Russia
was the first to propose Paris, and that the French
Government, from modesty, suggested London.
but that the English Cabinet joined the Russian
Emperor in electing for this city.
A Berlin letter received in this city says that the
Emperor of Russia wrote, a few days ago, a very
friendly letter to the Emperor of Austria, expres
sing his positive desire for peace, and begging that
the letter might be communicated to the Emperor
Napoleon. The latter, it is added, replied in a
similar spirit, and begged that his letter might be
communicated to the Emperor Alexander.
General Gcrtschakoff arrived at St. Petersburg
from the Crimea, on the 24th.
In the account which the Moniteur gave of the
speech of the English Ambassador at the banquet
to the new members of the Order of the Bath, it
was stated that he said that " the Allies and par.
tieularlarly the English nation" had a strong desire
to see peace established. To day the Moniteur
gives the very text of my discourse and singular
to state it contains no such passage. What his
lordship said was this—" Allow me before separating
to propose this toast "To the re-establishment of
peace!" I do not fear to propose: such a toast in
in presence of so many soldiers, for they who
know the misfortunes of war, can better than
any one appreciate the happiness of peace. God
grant that the negotiations which are about to be
opened will lead us to a peace as honourable as
lasting. I drink also to the French army and navy,
and more particularly to the generals, officers, and
soldiers, 'the admirals, officers of the navy, and
sailors who have taken part in the present war,
and who, by their bravery, energy, and devotedness
have been able to secure success whendver they
were opposed to the enemy." The French Minister
of Foreign Affairs in his turn proposed a toast
to the English army and navy, and in
doing so expressed a hope that they
might always fight in conjunction with those of
France, and that the alliance between the two
countries would never be weakened. These
diplomatic speeches, though very well as far as
they go, throw, it will,be seen, no great light on the
great question of the moment.
In addition to the names of the officers nominated
to the Order of the Bath, which I have already
communicated to you, the Moniteur says that
Rear Admirals Penaud and Regault de Genouilly
have been nominated Commander and Captains
Saisser and Pothnan, of the navy, Companions of
the Order.

The Sardinian papers continue to manifest the
greatest distrust of Russia, and repugnance at the
idea of peace. One of the principal of them, the
Opinione, of Turin, received this morning, says :
" The negotiations, in which Russia takes part, in
consequence of a simlllated acceptance of condi-
tions, will have for her not only the 'advantage of
gaining time for [military preparations, but for
exciting a rupture of the Anglo-French alliance.
Austria shares with her in [these designs. But
we doubt not that on this occasion the result will
be the same as at the Conferences of Vienna. A
dash of the pen of the EmperoiNapoleon will at the
decisive moment destroy the schemes of un-
faithful and perfidious diplomatists." Singu.
lar to relate, even the journals of the Austrian
provinces of Italy, express doubts that peace will
be brought about. And even the official journals
of the government, the Milan Gazette, and the
Official Gazette, of Vienna, say exactly the same
thing. People ask what can the Austrian Govern-
ment mean by such conduct as this ? The answer
probably is, that peace is so unpopular in Italy,
that that government fears to encounter unpopu-
larity by advocating it.
A marriage between the King of Sardinia and
the daughter of the King of the Belgians, is again
spoken of.
From a Warsaw letter of the 21st, I make these
quotations .—" The streets are filled with troops
of beggars, who clamorously insist ou having
alms ; the country districts rare also scoured by
similar bands, whose prayers for charity strongly
resemble threats. There is, in truth, so to speak,
a veritable ocean of misery in this unfortunate
country. The sudden thawing of the snow has
caused it to be feared that the crops will be
damaged again this year as they were last. We
have scarcely any troops in this city—a proof that
the force of the Russian army is running low. We
have, however, 6000 militia. When the arrival of
these ' orthodox' militia took place, we expected to
find them composed of stalwart bands, burning
with enthusiasm for Holy Russia, but they consist
almost entirely of men exhausted by hunger, or
weakness, or age ; most of them had no shoes,
all were badly dressed, and their arms were de-
plorable. They were headed by choristers,
singing furious songs against the English, the
French and the Turks. The news of the proba-
bility of peace has been received with the liveliest
joy in this city. First, because the country
groans under the burden of war, and suffers from
a scarcity of labour caused by the immense
number of men it has ha.l to supply, and next
because Poles are delighted to see Russia hu-
miliated."

Accounts from Constantinople to the 17th have
reached Marseilles to-day. They say that the
conferences on the Principalities had suspended
their deliberations as to the political organisation
of them, owing to the English ambassador having
pleaded the want of instructions, but that the
conference had begun to discuss the situation of
the Christian population of Turkey. Dervish
Paella had been sent off to attend the Council of
War.

The probability of peace has given, as was to be
expected, a great impulsion to trade in this coun-
try, and manufacturers have begun to renew pur-
chases of raw material in the expectation of being
overwhelmed with orders. Those who are accus-
tomed to supply Russia have set to work with spe-
cial alacrity. It is said, too, that it is already
proposed to bring forward the railway, and other
projects, which, on account of the war, it was
deemed prudent to suspend.

PARIS, SATURDAY EVENING

The Constitutionnel publishes one of its soi-disant
Vienna letters, in which, "to reassure the English
newspapers," it is stated that the Allies will con-
tinue to occupy the Russian territory until Russia
shall have faithfully fulfilled all the conditions of
the treaty of peace which may be concluded.
General de Martimprey, Chief of thetStaff of the
French army of the East, has left Paris to return
to the Ciimea. He was oue of the members of the
Committee of War.

The newspapers say that the portfolio of Prince
Mensehikoff, taken at the battle of the Alma, and
one of the infernal machines of Jacobi, fished up
at Cronstadt, have been deposited in the Museum
of Artillery.

The quantity of cotton sold at Havre, for the
week ending Friday, was 8,034 bales, and that
imported 16,974 bales. Prices closed at, lfr.
below the quotations of the previous week for
ordinary sorts.

MR. JACKSON, Tug DONCASTER PAWNEROKER.—Ifer
Majesty's pardon, and the warrant for the liberation of Mr.
Jackson, the Doncaster pawnbroker, were received at the
Wakefield house of correction on Saturday morning, and were
immediately communicated to the prisoner, who lost no time
in leaving the place, and was in Doncaster at half-past 11
o'clock. During the day, numerous friends and sympa-
thisers called upon Mr. Jackson to offer him their congra-
tulations. Ile was convicted on the 6th of December, and
has been in actual custody seven weeks and two days. It
seems he has never been put to any hard labour, but has
had every indulgence the prison regulations would allow.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

SECOND EDITION.

POSITION OF PRUSSIA

BERLIN, JANUARY 28

The participation of Prussia in the negotiations
for peace, and in the Conference, is considered
almost certain, France having renounced its oppo-
sition, and England alone still raising some
difficulties.