The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-10 00:00:00

THE COURT.

The Queen and the Prince Consort, accompanied by
Prince Arthur and the Princess Helena, visited the
Zoological Gardens in the Regent's-park on Tuesday
morning. In the afternoon her Majesty and his Royal
Highness, attended by the Equerries in Waiting, visited
the Duchess of Gloucester, at Gloucester Housa.
Princee Albert honoured Mr. Munro with a visit, at his
studio, in Upper Belgrave-place. The Prince of Wales
and Prince Alfred, attended by Colonel the Hon. C. B.
Phipps and Mr. Gibbs, visited the establishment of
Messrs. De La Rue, in Bunhill-row. Her Majesty and
Prince Albert honoured the Princess's Theatre with
their presence in the evening. The Duchess of Wel-
lington has succeeded Lady Macdonald as the Lady in
Waiting to the Queen. The Duchess of Kent, attended
by Lady Fanny Howard and Sir George Couper,
honoured the Olympic Theatre with her presence.

Paivr COUNClL.—Yesterday afternoon her Majesty
held a Privy Council at Buckingham Palace.

CHIPPENHAM ELECTION.—The election for Chippenham
took place yesterday, when Mr. Robert Parry Nisbett, of
Sonthbroome House, Devizes, was returned in the room of
the late Mr. Joseph Neeld.

ATHLONE ELECTION.—The nomination has been fixed
fur this day, and the polling will take place on Saturday
next. We have been informed that Mr. Reynolds is
determined to go to the poll, and that he addressed a
numerous meeting of the electors on Sunday.

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MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlFE.—Yesterday :morning the
marriage of Viscount Somerton, eldest son of the Earl of
Normanton, with the hon. Miss Barrington, daughter of
Viscount Barrington, took place at St. George's, Ban_
over-square, in the presence of a distinguished circle of
friends of both noble families.

STEAM COMMUNICATION WITH AUSTRALIA.—The Gene-
ral Association for the Australian Colonies have arranged
to hold a public meeting at the London Tavern on Mon-
day next, at which the Lord Mayor will preside, to
consider the present state of the question regarding steam
communication with Australia.

THE BAND IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.—Orders have
been issued by the authorities at the Horse Guards, that
the band of the Royal Horse Guards Blue shall play
on Sunday next in Kensington Gardens from four to six,
weather permitting. A band will play on each succeeding
Sunday, and the time of the performance will probably
vary as the season advances.

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THE WEATHER.-- Yesterday was beautifully fine and
warm, and for the greater part of the day the sun shone out
with great brilliancy. This coming after the rain of Tues-
did', will prove of great advantage to the country.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The Liverpool Cotton Market has again been
active, and a good business has been done, at full
prices. The tatal sales amount to 12,000 bales,
and include 5,000 taken for speculation and
export.

The course of the Liverpool Share Market is
still upward. It opened this morning with a buoy-
ant feeling, and steadily improved during the day,
closing firm at the highest point of the day, as fol-
lows :-Aberdeen, 131 14. Chester and Birken
head, 16 16/. Caledonian, 301 xd 3011-16. Chester
and Holyhead, 161 161. Eastern Counties, 108
in. East Lancashire, 194 198. Great Northern,
23i 231. Ditto A, 91 101. Great Western,
64* 65. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock,
889 88g. Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport,
16 161. London and North Western
Stock, 1011 1011. Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, 281 29. Ditto Pref., Ha 11. Ditto
New 6 per cent. Pref., 7-16 9-16 p. Midland Stock,
748 741. North British, 81 81. North Stafford-
shire, 6 51d. South Eastern, 211 21 13-16. York,
Newcastle, and Berwick, 191 1.91. York and
North Midland, 281 281. Leeds Capital Stock,
16 161. Dutch Rhenish, 1 13-16 1 15-16 p. Ditto
New Shares, 34 31p. Great Western of Canada,
251 251. Ditto New Shares, 21 3p. Ditto
2nd issue, 2 11-16 2 13-16 p. Great Luxembourg,
61 62-d.
Commercial advices from St. Petersburg have
come to hand, dated the 28th March, which show
that the export trade continues to command the
attention of the merchants, and large supplies of
produce are daily arriving from the interior.
Tallow was in demand, and a sale of 8,000 casks
realised from 138 to 1384 silver roubles per last ;
and with money advanced there were buyers at
133 r. to 134 r., but holders asked 135 r., or preferred
waiting for the opening of the summer trade.
Hemp is less in request, and stocks are accumula-
ting unsold, which are offered at 244 r. to 25r. with-
out buyers. Linseed of middling quality sells at
7r. 90 cop., and best sorts Bkr. Cubanca wheat is
firm and in demand at B,ir. to 9r. Exchange on
London is 371 f.

The Havre cotton market during the past week
has been unusually quiet, and the importations
from America are falling off. Prices are not much
altered, and business is dull. Louisiana of best
qualities is quoted at 89f per 50 kilos., and inferior
sorts range from 80f to 87f. Georgia middling
sorts are dull, at from 83f to 88f. Trade generally
at this port has not improved, as was expected
after the announcement of peace being concluded,
and the mercantile community are waiting with
anxiety the decision of the government upon the
formation of the Transatlantic Steam Company. It
is expected that it will be in favour of the united
companies, notwithstanding the recent imperial
decree, to form any new financial or commercial
associations.

Later commercial advices from New South Wales
have come to hand. These state that the markets
at Sydney, up to the Bth January, were rather dull,
and no change had taken place in the quotations
of leading articles of import, with the exception of
sugars, which had advanced in consequence of
the advices from England announcing a scarcity
and dearness in this market. In breadstuffs the
market was over-supplied, and imports from
Valparaiso had ceased. The gold fields of the
colony were yielding an average total of about
5,000 ounces weekly, or less than one-tenth of the
yield of the Victorian diggings. The Sydney mint
continue in full work, and issued 30,000 sovereigns
weekly, the greater portion of which were coined
from Victoria gold ; and much dissatisfaction existed
at the sister colony refusing to take them as a legal
tender. The wed market was dull, and the wools
arriving were not in good condition, which caused
a decline in prices.

The Maid- of Judah has arrived from Sydney,
whence she sailed on the Bth January, but is not
known to have any gold on freight.
The Cadiz has taken out 6,9001. in specie to
Lisbon and Cadiz.

The amount of Bills drawn by the East India
Company, on their several Presidencies, from the
25th ultimo to the Bth instant (yesterday), is as
follows :

Rate of Exchange.
Bengal —4174,160 3 5 ?
Madras... 35,161 10 11 f 2s. per Company's rupee.
Bombay .. 1,531 5 0 2s. Old. per ditto.

T0ta1...L210,852 19 4

The Admiralty will receive tenders, on the 15th
inst., for the hire of a ship, of from 700 to 800 tons,
to convey convicts and stores from England to
Freemantle, Western Australia.

The new bill relative to the duty on fire insur-
ance has just been issued. All persons deemed to
keep fire insurance offices, are to take out a license
and give security, and persons keeping offices on
behalf of foreign companies are to be chargeable
with duty on the insurances effected. The duties
are to be chargeable on all insurances of property
within the United Kingdom, wheresoever made,
whether there be any policy, instrument, note, or
memorandum, or not.
With the completion of the bulk of the arrange-
ments for adjusting the monthly account in con-
sols, the funds have assumed a more favourable
appearance. A further rise of per cent was
established to-day, and the market exhibited
undiminished firmness to the close of business,
when prices were quoted :—Consols for account
931 931; money 938 and 934. Althoug the divi-
dend payments commenced to-day, the demand
for money in Lombard-street was very active, pre-
parations for tomorrow's instalment on the new
loan exercising some influence. At Paris to day,
the Three per Cent Rentes showed a rise of Ito
per cent. The £402,000 in gold, ex. " Red
Jacket," was in hand to-day, and a portion of it
was sent into the bank. In the absence of con-
tinental demand, it is expected that the rest will
be sent in during the week•
The Railway Share Market to-day was rather
firmer, though still inactive. Transactions are
checke•l by next Saturday, being making up day
The closing quotations stood as follows :
Caledonian, 611 611 Edinburgh and Glasgow,
61 63. Eastern Counties, 108 101. East
Lancashire. 76 78. Great Northern, 948 05.
Ditto A, 79 80. Great Western, 65 654. Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, 881 881. London and
North Western, 1011 102. Manchester Shel
field, and Lincolnshire, 288 29 Midland Stock, 741
75. North British, 35 351. South Eastern and
Dover, 724 73. York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
788 79k. York and North Midland, 561 57k.

PROFESSSOR OwEN.-Our scientific readers will be
delighted to find a course of lectures, by this eminent
naturalist, at the Collegiate Institution, announced in our
columns.

SELECT VESTAY.—The polling was resumed yesterday
morning, at ten o'clock, but shortly after that hour it was
announced that Mr. Flannagan had retired, consequently
Mr. Syred was declared duly elected.
DELICATE ENQUIRY.—It was understood that one of the
borough magistrates was for some time yesterday engaged
in investigating a case, in one of the private rooms attached
to the police court. One of our reporters was informed of
certain rumours connected with the case, but as our usual
course is not to publish anything exparte, we do not insert
the statement made to him. It may be mentioned, how-
ever, that the person who made the application (we believe
for a warrant to arrest another person on a charge of a
serious nature,) resides in one of our most fashionable
thoroughfares. We do not say more, until the case assumes
(should it do so) the tangible shape which a legal enquiry
will give it.

The Post states, that the number of armed vessels
which Russia snd Turkey are to have in the Black Sea,
for the purpose of police and defence of the coast, is not
to exceed ten for each power. Turkey, of course, may
have as large a fleet as she chooses in the Sea of Mar-
mora and the waters of Constantinople, and may exercise
it in the Mediterranean. It is obvious that ten vessels
for each state is the minimum number of ships required
in a sea of the magnitude of the Euxine, to prevent its
coast becoming the refuge of pirates, and to secure the
safety of the commerce of all nations in its waters. The
presence of the consuls of England and other powers, in
the ports of Russia, will be the best guarantee that this
slight armament will not be exceeded.
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THE BLEACH WORKS QUESTION.—On Monday
a d epn-
tation of bleachers from Ireland, consisting of lVfr. Jona-
than Richardson, J.P.. Mr. William Charley, J.P., and
Mr. J. Richardson, from Lisburne, and Mr. Alexander
Barklie, from Coleraine; and on behalf of the bleachers
of Cheshire and Lancashire, Mr. Charles Howark, from
Bolton; and Mr. Hugh Fleming, from Manchester; and
Mr. Coppock, had an interview with Sir George Grey at
the Home-office. A depntation of operative •bleachers,
dyers, and finishers, introduced by Mr. kisklutt, M.P.,
Mr. M. Chambers, M.P., and Mr...WHINE, barrister,
also had an interview with the :rig•it hon. baronet. The
deputation consisted of Messrs.;John Waring (Bolton),
Alexander Bing (Glasgow), and C. W. Blatherwick and
Stewart Katcher (Manchester.)

THE NORTHERN TIMES.—LIVIIIRPOOL, THURSDAY, APRIL 10, 18b6

LkTEST INTELLIGENCE,

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THE PEACE CONGRESS

PARIS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.

It has been decided that the journals of the
proceedings of the Congress shall be published.
The grand banquet intended to be given by the
Empror to all the Foreign Plenipotentiaries is
appointed to take place on the 12th instant.