The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-27 00:00:00

SPECIAL VRB7 RE

A special generals vestry was convened yesterlay, by
the church wardens, for the purpose of appointing two
auditors to the Burial Board, under the recent act. The
meeting took place in the parish church of St. Nicholas,
at twelve o'clock. Among those present were Messrs.
Robertson Gladstone, John Woodruff, J. R. Jeffery, S. B.
Jackson, Samuel Thornley, D. M'Clelland, Enoch
Harvey, Bairstow, C. J. Corbally, Charles Robertson,
Shaw, Hart, &c. &c.
The chair was taken by Mr. Woodruff, senior church-
warden, who briefly ezplained the business of the
meeting.

Mr, Robertson moved that Mr. John Smith, Commerce
court, and Mr. Robert Hutchinson, late churchwarden,
be appointed auditors to the Burial Board.
Mr. M'Clelland seconded the motion, which was
carried without opposition.
_ _ _

Mr. Gladstone said as there was so much interest felt
by the public in the proceedings relative to the obtaining
of a parish burial ground, he thought it right to state that
the committee of the Burial Board, although not re-
paired to do so by the act of Parliament, would be pre•
pared at the coming Easter vestry to make a report of
their proceedings since their appointment, (Hear, hear.)
At present it was not necessary for him to say any more
than that the report would be presented and read at the
Easter vestry.
The Chairman thought it very desirable that that
statement should go forth, as he knew that a large
number of the parishioners were anxious to obtain some
information upon the subject. (Hear, bear.)
The business having concluded, a vote of thanks was
passed to the chairman on the motion of Mr. Thornley,
and the meeting separated.

A WEALTHY PAUPER. —An old man, named William
Caird, who occupied a house by himself in 4-ohnshaven,
was found dead in his bed on Sabbath. He was believed
to be as poor as Lazarus, Ind in the parochial board his
name has stood as a pauper for eleven years. Great was
the astonishment, therefore, on Sabbath morning, when,
on laying out his corpse, an old stocking was found under
his thigh, literally crammed fall of silver. Large quanti•
ties of silver were also found secreted in old hats, dirty
bags, and even inside the cb,aff bed. The result of the
prospecting was that Williams's wallets produced a sum of
£65 or £66 sterling. There was found among the bed
straw a ehectue for £2O more, on the British Linen Com-
pany's Banta, waking the sum to'al £B6.—Caledonian
Mercury.

FATAL ACCIDENT AT HALIFAX.—On Tuesday evening,
lamentable and fatal accident occurred to Mr. Thomas
Balme, of the firm of Balme and Pritchard, stuff dressers
and finishers, Halifax. Mr. Balme, it appears, went to
the Turk's Head Inn, about half past eight o'clock.
Having been some time in the bar, he joined some political
friends in the smoking room, ,upstairs, in the expectation
of hearing an address from Major Edwards, the consery
tive candidate. The major, however, did not make his
appearance, said Mr. Balme was coming away disappointed,
when he fell down the flight of stone steps leading to the
smoke room, and estista;n2d it-juries which resulted fatally
in half an hour afterwards. St an it.4ueet, on view of the
body, yesterday, the jury returned a verdict of" Accidental
death."

There has been a moderate demand for Cotton
to day, and prices are on the whole well supported.
The sales are estimated at 7,000 bales, of. which
1,000 are on speculation and for export.
The Liverpool Share Market was pretty film
to-day, in fact an advance occurred, will' a good
business doing in the leading stocks and shares.
The transactions were as follows :—Birkenhead.
Lancashire, and Cheshire, 661; Caledonian, 84 ;
Blackburn, 81; Eastern Counties, 11; Lanca
shire and Yorkshire, 102, .1, 2, 1.;3z- ; Ditto
91 shares, lip ; London and North Western,
104 a, a, t, 4; Manchester, Sheffield, and
and Lincoln, 387- ; Midland, 821 4. ; North
British, 11 1 16 ; North Eastern, 211,- ; Dovers, 222,
, 1146 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 141, a ; Dutch
Rhenish, 1-16 p ; Royal Insurance, 58 p ; ',Vague-
tic Telegraph, 45. The following were the closing
prices :—Blackburn, 8 11-16, 8 ; Chester and
Birkenhead, 661, xd, 661; Caledonian, 3-11, x l &
34 ; Chester and Holyhead, 18. 181 ; Eastern
Counties, 10 15-16 xd, 11 ; East Lancashire, 991
xd & n, 991 ; Great Northern, 231-, 241 : do. A
shares, 102, 101 ; Great Western, 68, 681 ; Len.
cashire and Yorkshire Stock, 101 f, xd & n, 109 ;
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 19, xd, 101 ;
do. 9/. Shares, 14, 17-1 p ; London and Nola h
Western Stock, 1042. 1041 ; ditto e Shares, r-t- 1-16 d ;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 38.1, 38Z. ; Mid-
land Stock, 8211 xd and ri, 821 North British, 11 xd.
11 1-16 ; North Staffordshire, 5, 411 d; North Eastern
—Berwick, 211, 24; York and North Midlan,l,
34, 311; Leeds Capital Stock, 191 20; South
Eastern and Dover, 2211, xd, 22 11-16 ; Scottish
North Eastern, 121, 13; Buffalo and Lake Huron,
4, 4 p; Dutch Rhenish, par, 1-16 p; Great West
ern of Canada, 261 261-; do., New Shares,
3 7-16, 34 p ; Great Luxembourg, 10a, 101 d ; Grand
Trunk of Canada 141-,, 141
Although we have no material change to notice
in the Money Market, we may remark that Dis-
counts are, perhaps, rather easier to be obtained,
and in some instances, where the Securities are
very first rate, the bank rate of 6 per cent. is
not charged. It is thought that, between this and
the fourth of next month, there will be a con-
tinuous pressure, and there can be no doubt,
under such circumstances, that 6 per cent. will be
maintained as the current charge. Occasionally
it is stated that the supply is rather larger, but
with such a general demand, and a continuance of
the drain of specie, no- favourable effect is pro-
duced.

In the market for Public Securities there has
been no change whatever to day. The demand is
steady, and prices are well maintained. Consols.
for the account opened at 931 to 931 and closed at
931 to 93i, a rather better figure than that of
yesterday. For the account the closing prices
were 93t- to 931. Exchequer Bills were steady at
4 pm.
The London Share Market was very dull,
yet prices were well maintained. The follow-
ing were the closing prices :—Ambergate, Not-
tingham, and East Junction, 41, 41; Caledonian
681, 681 ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 561, 57t ;
Eastern Counties. 10Z-, 11 ; East Lancashire, 99,
100 ; Great Northern, 96, 97 ; Great Northern A, 86,
87 ; Great Western, 681; Lancashire and Yorkshire,
1014, 102 ; Leeds Northern, NI 20 ; London and
North Western, 1041, 1041 ; London and South
Western, 16034, 1041; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 381, 39 , Midland Stock, 82k, 821;
North British, 44, 45 ; South Eastern and Dover,
751, 76 ; York, Newcastle and Berwick, 87 ; York
and North Midland, 62k, 63. After official
hours the business transacted was at the fol-
lowing quotations :--Caledonian, 681, 681; Eastern
Counties, 10j, 11 ; East Lancashire, 99, 100;
Great Northern, 961, 97 ; Ditto A, 861, 871; Great
Western, 681; Lancashire and Yorkshire 1011-, 102 ;
London and North Western, 1044, 1041;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 38/,-
39 ; Midland Stock, 82*, 83 ; North British, 44,
45 ; South Eastern and Dover, 75/, 76 ; York,
Newcastle, and Berwick, 86, 87 ; York and North
Midland, 021, 63.
The Breadstuff Trade is very dull at • present.
At the various markets held to-day the demand for
the leading articles was only of a retail character,
and for Wheat, Flour, and Indian Corn lower prices
would willingly have beet) accepted to effect sales ;
in fact, at the majority of the markets a decline was
submitted to without inducing business to any
extent.

Between 40,0001 and 50,000/ in gold is known to
have been taken from the Bank yesterday for
exportation, chiefly to pay for silver on the Con-
tinent, but partly for Cadiz. It is also known
that large contracts have been entered into for the
supply of silver for shipment to the East by the
Colombo on the 4th April; and as there is very
little of the metal at present in this market, it is
evident that recourse must be had to the Gmti.
nent. It is, consequently, anticipated that with-
drawals of gold from the Bank will he continued.
How far these will be neutralised by an influx of
coin from other quarters remains to be seen.
The Bank of Amsterdam, which on the 2nd inst.
reduced its rate of discount from 5 to 41 per cent.
on Tuesday lowered it to 4 per cent. The down-
ward tendency of the value of money in most of
the Continental markets is viewed with consider.
able interest, as calculated to stimulate the trans.
mission of capital to this side.

The small supply of dollars' brought by the
steamer Parana was sold yesterday for China, at 5s
Id per ounce, being a rise of kd compared with
the price realised for the remittance by the previous
packet.
The extraordinary speculative movement in the
Tallow Market continues The price of St. Peters.
burg Y.C. tallow, for delivery on the 31st instant,
was quoted yesterday morning 75s per cwt, and
was driven up in the afternoon to 80s. The
price for delivery in April is at the same time
quoted for 54s 6d, showing a difference of no less
than Q5l per ton. The position of the speculative
account for March is the cause of this anomalous
state of the market ; but many persons do not
scruple to pronounce the present movement a
" rig.'
The directors of the London and Paris Joint
Stock Bank, whose proceedings have of late
excited so much attention, have drawn up the fol
lowing remarkable form of receipt for signature by
shareholders applying for the return of
.10s per
share. The latter may require to be cautioned that
by signing it they will give express sanction to the
previous acts of the board, and will deprive them-
selves of participation in any benefit that may
accrue from the exertions of the committee of
shareholders. We should like to see the right of
the directors to openly appropriate the company's
funds brought to a test

Received from the directors of the London and Paris
Joint Stock Bank the sum of £ , being after the
rate of lOs per share, on shares held by me in the
company, and being in full discharge of all claims on the
company, or the directors thereof, in respect of the said
shares, except a rateable proportion of the balance of
£4,767 2s 2d, shown by the audited account contained in
the circular of the 12th day of March, 1857, after payment
thereout of the said sum of lOs per share; and of all the
out.tanding liabilities of the company.

In consequence of the deep dissatisfaction felt
by the shareholders in the Australian Agricultural
Company at the mismanagement brought to light in
the report of the Committee of Consultation, a
movement has been set on foot for displacing the
whoie pf the present direction.
This afternotm the usual half yearly general
meeting of the shareholders in the Canada Railway
Company was held at Canada House, St. Helen's
place, /3isl4opsgate, Mr. Charles Franks, governor
of the company, in the chair. The comparative
statement of the transactions of the company from
the Ist January, 1856, to the Oth March, 1857,
showed that during that period the land sold, was
600 acres, at gs 84 par acre, being an increase of
23 acres, and 4s 10d per acre ac compared with
1855.56, while the land leased was 3,084 acres at
50s id, :-.)howing an increase of 831 acres and 4s 3d
an acre. The leases eonyered to freeholds com
prised 27,338, at an average of 17s per acre, showing
an increase of 3,857 And is 3d. The following note

There is no material change to notice in our cotton
market to day, and prices were well maintained. The
day's sales were estimated at 7,000 bales, of which
speculators and exporters took 1,000.