The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-09 00:00:00

THE COURT.

Wnqnsra, Feb. 7.—Prince Ernest of Leiningen, Lieut.-
general the Hon. Sir J. Scarlett, and Colonel the Hon. A.
and Mrs. Gordon, arrived yesterday afternoon on a visit.
The visitors and Major-general the Hon. Charles Grey
had the honour of dining with her Majesty In the evening.
Prince Albert, attended by Captain Du Platt, went today
to the site of the Wellington College, near Blackwater.—
Preparations are being made at the Castle for the depar-
ture of the Court to Buckingham Palace on Monday next,
Her Majesty will remain in town until the 22nd March,
when, as usual, the Court will return to Windsor for the
Easter vacation.

DEATH OF THE BISHOP OF CARLISLE.—We yesterday
briefly announced the death of the Hon. and Right Rey•
Hugh Percy, D. D., Lord Bishop of Carlisle, who expired
on Tuesday night, at Rose Castle, Cumberland. The
deceased prelate, who was born in 1784, was the third son
of the iate and brother of the present Earl of Beverley,
He was educated at St. John's College, Cambridge, where
he graduated in 1805, and was consecrated Bishop of
Rochester, in June 1827, and was translated to the see of
Carlisle in September in the following year. He was also
Chancellor of Salisbury and prebendary of St. Paul's.

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.—At Edinburgh, the state of
the poll at four o'clock yesterday (as received by tele-
graph), stood thus :—.For Mr. Black (Liberal), 2,429 ;
for Mr. Douglas, 1,786; majority, 643. At Cambridge
we learn that the following was the close of the first day's
poll:—`Walpole, 329; Denman, 178. Second Day (twelve
o'clock)—Walpole, 402; Denman, 208; majority, 196.
At Tamworth there was no opposition to the return of
Lord Raynham, eldest son of the late member, Captain,
now Marquis of Townshend, who was declared duly
elected. At Rochester, yesterday, at twelve o'clock,
the subjoined was the state of the poll :—Martln
(Mini-
sterial), 495; Bodkin (Conservative), 433; majority for
Martin, 57.

THE TRIAL or THE REV. Da. VAtiGHAN.—At the
Central Criminal Court yesterday the Rev. Dr. John
Vaughan, late incumbent of St. Matthew's Church,
Brixton, surrendered to take his trial upon three indict-
ments, charging him with having unlawfully and felo-
niously made false entries in the books registering
the burials at the church of St. Matthew's, Brixton.
The rev. defendant appeared very unwell, and having
'was accommodated with a seat.

ito the do,

ine several indictments having' been read, the defendant
in a most decided tone of voice pleaded Not Guilty. Mr.
Sergeant Wilkins, :Mr. Clarkson, and Mr. Clarke pro-
secuted; and the Attorney-general, Mr. Ballantine, and
Mr. C. G. Prideaux defended. The first indictment tried
was that of falsifying the entry of Jane Webb. The pro-
ceedings occupied the whole of the day, and at the close
of the case, the jury, without a moment's hesitation
returned a verdict of Not Guilty. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins
thereupon informed the learned judge (Mr. Justice
Wightman) that he should proceed with the next indict-
ment to-morrow (this day).

THa AMERICAN MAILS.—The royal mail steamer Asia
sails this day for Boston, with t'ie mails, &c. Letters, &C,
will be received at the General Post Office, up to nine o'clock
in the usual course, to ten o'clock with fees, and to eleven
o'clock at the landing stage with additional fees.

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only three-quarters of at
year, prizes have been already awarded by government to
the following pupil teachers :—W. Griffiths, of the North
of England School, Band-street ; Henry Mercer, of St.
Thomas' School, Grafton-street; and John Malcolm, of St.
Barnabas' School, Greenland-street.

TUE KNlFE.—Rachel Patrick, a Scotch girl, was
charged tor having struck Margaret Murray on the fore-
head with a knife, but, fortanatef, the wound was not
serious. The affair took place in a bad house in Skel-
horne-strcet. The magistrates said they roust endeavour,
by making an example, to put down the use of the knife,
and sent the prisoner to gaol for three months for the
assault.

THE LATE GALE.—There was a considerable amount of
damage done to houses through town by the late terrific
storm. Chimneys were blown down, windows forced in,
houses partially unroofed, slates blown away, &c. Two
squares of plate glass, value about £24, in the house of Mr.
John Brooks, High Park Road, were destroyed. The pro-
perty was, however, insured iu the Universal Plite Glass
Company. We are happy to state, that we did not
hear of any serious accident to life or limb.
DISTRESSING Suxcina (a, A MAGISTRATE.—It is with
deep regret we havc to announce the melancholy death of
Mr. John Mather, an eminent and wealthy retired merchant
of this town, which took place, yesterday; at his residence,
Mount Pleasant; and, from what we have heard, we are
pained to say that his death was the result of wounds
inflicted by himself. At present we do not give publicity to
any of the rumours afloat in reference to this melancholy
event, the more so as all the facts will be elicited at the
inquest this day.

GREAT SALE AT THE BIRKENHEAD DOCK WORKS.-
Messrs Brassey and Al•Cormick having fulfilled their
great contract at the Birkenhead Docks by the comple-
tion of the embankment, enclosing the south reserve, the
immense stock of plant and materials with which the
work has been carried on, has been offered by public auc-
tion. The sale has occupied the whole of the present
week, and will close to-day. The property comprised
about a dozen valuable steam-engines, pile-driving, and
other machinery, railway plant (including several hun-
dred tons of rails), wrought iron, engineering and survey-
instruments, &c., &c., divided into 770 lots. The sale has
been attended by dealers from all parts of the country,
and the lots have generally brought good prices. Thurs-
day's sale alone produced between 6,0001. and 7,0001., and
the whole property is expected to realise about 14,0001. or
15,43001. The following were some of the most valuable
lots:-_446, a 40-horse-power horizontal engine, brought
1
,19001, or about 281. per horse ; 447, three boilers, 210/. ;
44
feoeunr pair mortar mills, 850/. ; 517, 30-horse high
es
prsure beam engine, 9451.; 518, a set of 14-inch iron
?/. All these were knocked down to one party.
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It Is believed that a considerable portion of the property
the ground, bought for the corporation, and will remain on

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY EVENING

Messrs. T. and H. Littleciale and Co. have
issued their usual monthly circular, from which
we quote the following general remarks on
trade :

' The course of our produce markets has been somewhat
irregular during the past month. The year opened with a
general dulness and a limited business till the 17th, when
the acceptance by Russia of peace propositions caused a
momentary excitement. This, however, quickly passed off,
and whilst those articles chiefly influenced by the war have
declined from 10 to 15 per cent.—say, wheat 8s to 10s per
quarter, flour 5s per brl., rice 2s 6d per cwt., seeds 12s per
quarter, tallow and palm oil 7s to lOs per cwt.—others
which may be termed peace articles (cotton and wool
excepted) have not advanced. This may be accounted for
by the high range of prices to which the former has reached
(one of the chief dangers apprehended in taking a prospec-
tive view of the coming year), whilst the remaining
uncertainty of peace being realised, the continued dearness
of money, and the certainty of heavy loans, are sufficient to
keep down other produce. The question of increased
custom and excise duties has also its influence both with
sellers and buyers in such articles as are most likely to be
taxed ; but as the usual period for the budget is sufficiently
remote to allow the result of the Paris Conference to be
known, and as we believe the government feel confident
of a favourable issue, we scarcely think that additional
duties will be levied. We think it not improbable
that the effect of peace on certain articles will
be less than is now anticipated, and that a
reaction will take place should they decline further.
The rates of discount became slightly easier in the middle of
the month, but have since stiffened again, and the demand
for money appears as great as ever, partly owing, no doubt,
to the large operations in public securities in anticipation of
peace. The position of the bank has not improved since the
Ist of January, but in the three principal features its
returns are less favourable—the circulation has increased
600,0001.—the reserve of notes diminished 900,0001., and
the stock of bullion is 6/0,0001. less. The value of money
has probably attained its maximum, and the next move-
ment will be downward ; but until the gold begins to flow
back to this country, which it must do shortly, no great
change can be lookel for. On the one hand, parties
hoarding will part with their funds more readily, as politi-
cal matters appear more certain ; whilst, on the other, the
heavy loans for our own government and the continent, and
the greater activity in commerce and public stocks, will
absorb larger amounts of money.

The Corn Markets continue to droop. At Wake
field to-day, there was a very small business done,
and prices declined 2s per quarter for wheat. The
Liverpool market was very dull, and the sales of
wheat were small, at a trifle under Tuesday's
prices. Flour was also rather lower. Indian corn
was 6d to Gd cheaper during the past week, owing
to the fears entertained about a possible rupture
of diplomatic relations between America and
England. A few lots of bonds have been thrown
on the market in consequence, and orders to pur-
chase have been, in many cases, withdrawn. Illinois
Construction Bonds continue firm at the highest
points. Freeland Bonds are held for 85. We note
transactions in New York Central, 6 per cent at
reduced rates; in Erie Third Mortgages and Sink-
ing Fund Bonds at previous rates. We strongly
recommend our friends to pick up any lots that
may offer cheap in this market before the arrival
of the next mail from New York, as we believe such
purchases will result to their advantage.

Another conference has been held at Copen-
hagen on the question of the Sound Dues, at
which the representatives of Prussia, Russia,
France, Sweden, and six other delegates from the
Germanic States, were present. On this occasion
the Danish Plenipotentiary laid upon the table
several documents requested at the previous meet-
ing by the members of the Conference, relative to
the receipts during the last ten years. He also
made a new proposition to the meeting, which was
sanctioned by his government, viz :—that they
would take the sum of 3G,000,000 thalers as com-
pensation for their interest in the Sound Dues.

BANK OP ENGLAND It

ETURNS,

An Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap.
32, for the Week ending Feb. 2, 1856.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Debit. Credit.
Notes issued .. £21,532,620 Government
Debt
Other securities 3,459,900
Gold Coin and

£24,532,620 1

10,057,620

£24,532,620

BANKING DEPARTMENT.

Debit.
Proprietors' ca-
pital
Rest

Credit,
Government 5e-
£14,553,000 curities ~... , £12,092,363
3,410,083 Other securities 18,216,497
3,782,871 Notes ........ 5,411,985
13,807,258 Gold and silver
coin

Public deposits
Other ),
Seven day, and
other bills..

. 648,246

815,880

Total .... £36,369,091 Total £36,369,091
The foregoing Bank Returns show the following
results when compared with those of the preceding
week :—Notes issued, increase 359,040/ ; bullion in
both departments, increase 359,76:11; rest, increase
3:3,4521; public deposits, increase 5!8,666/; other
deposits, increase 9:35,7051; seven days and other
bills, decrease 28,1471. On the credit side, govern
ment securities have decreased 543,8981. other
securities increased 1,465,841/ Notes unemployed,
increase, 537,0101. Actual circulation, 19,120,6351;
decrease, 177,9701.

The subjoined are the closing quotations in
Foreign Exchanges :—Amsterdam short, 11 171
to 11 18. Do. Three Months, 12 to 121.
Rotterdam, Do., 12 to 12k. Antwerp, Do., 25 50
to 25 55. Brussels, Do., 25 50 to 25 55. Hamburg,
Do., 13 101 to 13 10i. Paris, Short, 25 30 to 25 40.
Do., Three Months, 25 72f to 25 771. Mar-
seilles, 27
to eO7
t7c4e1:30..
snit)sFouorrilgsaon,
5k
D2f Frankfort,
yesterdayr Do.,
119
10 to ID2
rid, D50o01:.. Vienna,ois7 to
_it Do.
4092.
,;57)1
DMoad' 361.
closed at 90 9-16ths to 90 11-16ths. The
Railway Share Market presented the follow-
ing quotations at its close :—Dover 621. Caledonian,
551 551 Eastern Counties 11;. East Lancashire,
72 73. Great Northern, 90 91. Do. A, 74 75. Great
Western, 55! 561. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 811
811. London and North Western, 1004 1004.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 241
25. Midland Stock, 691 691. North British, 29. j
York3ol .
andl YoNrlio,rtNh Midland, 501 50!.ewcastle, 6i
and Berwick, 75! 7.

A late number of the official Gazette of Madrid contains
two rather curious paragraphs. The first is:—." The
Countess de Montijo has given a bill in honour of the anni-
versary of the marriage of her august daughter with the
Emperor Napoleon 111., and of the birth-day of her elder
daughter, the Duchess de Alba ; it was like a fete of the
Arabian Nights' Entertainment, and was worthy of the
proverbial grandeur of the mother of those two jewels of
the Spanish aristocracy." The second is as follows :" Mr.
Drummond, attache to the English embassy, gave, in his
saloons, a few nights ago, a very curious fete, which was
attended by the elite of the society of Madrid. Mr. Drum-
mond himself danced some boleros with Senorita Piga, and
was really remarkable for a son of cloudy Albion.
the grace and facility with, which he qecuted our national
dances were greatly admired. liis agility, in
'Particular,

There has been no change in the tone of the
Cotton Market today, and only a small business
has been done; the sales amounting to 7,000 bales,
inclusive of 1,500 taken for speculation and export.
The total sales of the week are 57,340 bales ; of
which 10,380 have been on speculation, and 10,920
for export. Prices are about the same as on
Friday last.

1 The Liverpool Share Market was quiet at the
opening, but the announcement of a 44 per cent.
dividend on Berwick Stock, had the effect of
creating a little speculative business. There has
not been any real business doing, and the
approach of the fortnightly settlement makes
th'3 dealers cautious. The closing prices were :
Aberdeen, 121 124. Chester and Birkenhead,
131 14. Caledonian, 271 271. Chester and
Holyhead, 13 134. Eastern Counties, 10 101.
East Lancashire, 18 183. Great Northern, 23 231.
Ditto A Shares, 98 93. Great Western, 56 564.
Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 814 813. Liver-
pool, Crosby, and Southport, 15 154. London and
North Western Stock, 1001 1001. Manchester,
Sheffield and Lincoln, 244 251. Ditto Preference,
111 11g. Ditto New 6 per cent Pref., 7.16 9-16 p.
Midland Stock, 694 697,-. North British, 74 71.
North Staffordshire, 8 74d. South Eastern and
Dover, 18 11-16 181. York, Newcastle, and Ber-
wick, 19 194. York and North Midland, 251 254.
Leeds Capital Stock, 144 141. Dutch Rhenish,
Ditto New Shares, 2 2 1-16 p. Great Western
of Canada, 253 251. Ditto New Shares, 3 33p.
Great Luxembourg, 9 81 d.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

SECOND EDITION.

PIEDMONT.

Ad vices from Turin announce that the Turkish
Ambassador presented his credentials to the King

on the 7th inst

The Senate had voted the loan demanded by the
Government; the numbers being—For the motion,

50 ; against it, 7,

There was a rumour generally current that
Count Cavour will replace the Marquis d'Azeglio
at the Peace Conferences at Paris.