The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-06-09 00:00:00

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THE COURT.

The Queen and Prince Albert, with the Regent of
Baden and Prince Frederick 'William of Prussia,
honoured the Royal Italian Opera, Lyceum, with their
presence on Thursday evening.

Prince Albert rode on horseback on Friday with the
Prince of Wales, attended by Captain the lion. D. de
Ros.

Prince Frederick William of Prussia, attended by
Captain de Heinz, Colonel Francis Seymour, and Dr.
Wegner, inspected the Victoria Tower, in the Houses of
Lords and Commons on Friday morning.
The Regent of Baden, attended by Colonel Baron
Stutter, and the Hon. Mortimer Sackville West, went
on Friday to Millwall, to view the large steam vessel
building there.

Her Majesty and the Prince, the Princess Royal, and
Prince Frederick William of Prussia, took a drive in an
open landau and four.
The Queen and _Prince Albert, and the Princess
Royal, accompanied by the Regent of Baden and Prince
Frederick William of Prussia, went in state, at half-past
ten o'clock, on Friday night, to the full dress ball, at the
Hanover Square Rooms, for the benefit of the Royal
Academy of Music.

The royal party occupied seven of the Queen's
carriages, and was escorted by a detachment of the
Royal Horse Guards.

SATURDAY.—His Royal Highness the Prince Regent
of Baden quitted the palace early this morning for
Scotland, attended by the gentlemen of his household.
The Prince Regent and his household were conveyed
in two of the royal carriages from the palace to the
Eastern Counties Railway station at Shoreditch, from
whence the royal party proceeded in the first instance to
Cambridge, for the purpose of viewing the colleges and
halls of that University. From Cambridge the Prince
travelled northwards this afternoon. His royal highness
is expected to spend several days on his tour, and will
rejoin her Majesty and Prince Albert at Windsor Castle,
i n order to be present at the Ascot races.
Her Majesty acid his Royal Highness Prince Albert
rode out on horseback at ten o'clock this forenoon,
attended by the maid of honour in waiting, and also by
General Bouverie and Captain de Ros. The Prince of
Wales also rode out on horseback to-day, attended by Mr.
Gibbs.

His Royal Highness Prince Frederick William of
Prussia walked out this morning. The prince entered
the National Gallery, in Trafalgar Square, and, after
viewing the collection of pictures, returned to Bucking-
ham Palace.

The Queen went for a drive with the Princess Royal
in an open carriage and four, accompanied in the
carriage by the maid of honour in waiting. The equerries
attended on horseback,

Her Majesty and his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
left the palace about nine o'clock for the Haymarket
Theatre, accompanied by the Princess Royal, to witness
the performance of "The Evil Genius," and also the
Spanish dancers.

CABINET COUNCIL.—On Friday a cabinet was sum-
moned to meet at two o'clock on Saturday afternoon, at
the Foreign Office, Downing-street. Soon after the
time appointed, the Duke of Argyll, the Lord Chancellor,
Earl of Clarendon, Sir George Grey, Mr. Baines, the
Earl of Harrowby, Mr. Labouchere, Sir Charles Wood,
and Lord Stanley of Alderley, assembled, but were not
joined by Lord Palmerston and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer until past three o'clock.

ST. ANNE'S DISPENSARY AND EYE AND EAR INSTITU-
TION, 9, ROSE HILL.—New patients entered on the books
last week, viz.:—June 7th : Relieved at the institution,
182 ; relieved at their own dwellings, 74 ; cases of prevail-
ing epidemic, 0. Total 256. Visitors, Mr. E. Watts and
Mr. T. Kirk. Hon. Secretary and Treasurer, Jos. Kitchen,
Esq.

COMMITTAL FOR MANSLAUGHTRR.—SUSaII Donlan, who
had been remanded on a charge of having caused the
death of James Connor, in Frederick-street, was brought
up on Saturday before Mr. Mansfield, for final examina-
tion, The flies of this case appeared a few days ago in
our paper. There was no new evidence in the case, and
the woman was fully committed for trial at the assizes.

CLAYTON B.ALC—An unbroken series of triumphs,
extending over some weeks, terminated on Saturday last at
this elegant Temple of the Muses, and if Miss Emma
Stanley takes with her but a little of the delightful recol-
lecions she leaves behind her, " Cousin George's" project
for pumping the " Atlantic dry," may be accomplished
before the eventual gratification c m fade. We have care.
fully watched the conduct and management of this institu-
tion, and are delighted to perceive how quickly en
appreciation of its new equipment, its admirable adaptation
to the widest circle of refined artistic display, has been
manifested by a succession of anditories of the highest
classes of the town and neighbourhood. The spirited
manager may be congratulated upon the splendid inaugu-
ration of this unique combination of theatre, concert, and
drawing-room (tor such it is) by the lady above named, and
the public equally so, in the announced appearance of Mr>
Cotton in his " Night with Nelson," exhibiting in it, as he
does; the united qualities of voice, taste, and science, which
graced an Incledon and a Braham, with colloquial elegance
in the delivery of anecdote, incident, and introductory
remark, for the rich variety of those nautic lyrics which (no
offence to our gallant "red jackets") have so long, so nobly
demonstrated the proud fact, that " Britain's best bulwarks
are her wooden walls:' Mr. Cotton brings with him a
reputation based, no less upon the enthusiastic applause
which has uniformly attended him, than the warm expres-
sion of approval from parties whose voice is judgment, and
whose praise is fame. We must repeat our admiration (in
common with those best of judges, the ladies) of the tasteful
elegance of the edifice, as well as the exemplary decorum
and social order imiyersally exhibited Within its walls.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY EVENING

The tone of the Cotton Market has undergone
no change. The sales to-day amount to 5,000 bales,
of which 1,000 have been taken for speculation
and export; prices remaining as quoted yesterday.
The Liverpool Share Market opened with a
firm tone, and throughout the day gradually
gained in strength, finally closing firmly, at the
following quotations :—Aberdeen, 13 134. Chester
and Birkenhead, 154 16. Caledonian, 306 30g.
Chester and Holyhead, 161- 164. Eastern Coun-
ties, 104 104. East Lancashire, 194 194. Great
Northern, 234 24. Ditto A; 94 94. Great
Western, 61 614. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock,
924 924. Liverpool, Crosby and Southport, 174174,
London and North Western Stock, 1014 102 k. Man-
chester Sheffield, and Lincoln, 294 294 Ditto Pref.,
114 114. Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., 4 4p. Mid-
land Stock, 784 784. North British, 84 9. North
Staffordshiie, 6 51d. South Eastern and Dover,
21 7-16 214 York, Newcastle, and Berwick,
204 20, 7-16. York and North Midland, 294 294.
Leeds Capital Stock, 174 174. Buffalo and Lake
Huron, 14 14p. Dutch Rhenish, 14 lip. Great
Western of Canada, 254 254, Ditto New Shares,
24 3p. Great Luxembourg, 84 84d.

✓The ease in the Money Market continues to
increase, and we learn from London to-day that
some of the Joint Stock Banks have notified that
the rate of interest allowed for money on call is
reduced to three per cent.
The imports of the 'precious metal during the
week have been large, viz , the America, from the
United States, with 154,9401.; the Madrid, from
the Peninsula, with 1,0301; the Solent, from the
West Indies, and the Pacific, with 723,4641; the
Hermann, from the United States, with 20,0001;
the Fantome, from Australia, with 84,0001; the
Atlantic, from the United States, with 42,334/,
making a total of about 1,025,7681. The exports
have comprised the Indus, with 499.6891. to the
East Indies and China; the Magdalena, to the
West Indies, with 6,0001, besides gold and silver
bars to Hamburg and Belgium, through the
London Custom House, value about 35,6001,
making a total of 531,2891. These are exclusive
of withdrawals from the Bank of England by
private hands, the particulars of which are not
known. Yesterday the gold brought by the
Fantome (84,0001.) :was taken into the Bank of
England.

We quote the following report of the London
Stock Market for the week, from the circular of
Mr. W. Avens:—

All our markets have been adversely affected • by the
unsettled state of our re'ations with ..the United States; but
the Money Market least of all. Government, Railway, and
general Securities have fallen in value, temporarily, it is
believed, from this cause; but money has retained the com-
parative cheapness which was produced last week by the
reduction in the rates of discount, and we cannot perceive
the slightest abatement of confidence in the commercial and
financial prospects of the future. The " fourth" of the
month, which is usually a test of the soundness of the
market, and also of mercantile opinion, passed over with
more ease that usual ; there was very little pressure,
although the Bills falling due were heavier than had been
generally anticipated. In reference to the political difficul-
ties with the United. States, a good deal of anxiety has bees
prevailing, from apprehensions that our Minister has been
dismissed from Washington, in consequence of the misunder-
standing on the recruitment question, and also from a fear
that unforeseen circumstances might precipitate a collision
upon the Central American dispute. To a certain extent
these fears are still operative ; but the advices from New
York, which come down to the 24th ult., are almost
wholly of a favourable tendency, and as the greatest mode-
ration is shown by our own government,• as well as by
parliament in the present state of the question, and as
Lord Palmerston has expressed an opinion in his place in
Parliament, that peace will be preserved, there are strong
reasons for believing that, in a short time, a good under-
standing will be restored between the two countries. The
French Minister at Washington, and the French Govern-
ment at Paris, are understood to be exerting themselves
with this object ; and as all parties profess to be moved by a
desire for peace, it is believed that all difficulties will be
arranged in the course of a few weeks. Opinion on this
subject is fairly represented by the state of the Money
Market. Any real expectation of hostilities with the United
States would have been accompanied with tighter rates and
restricted accommodation ; as it is, we have satisfaction in
reporting neither one nor the other, but rather that rates are
easy with a supply more than equal to the demand. The
general rates in Lombard-street are 41 per cent.; and on the
Stock Exchange notwithstanding the occurrence of the Con-
sol Setttement, the rates have not exceeded 4,1 and 5 per cent.
Rail way Companies are now only offering 4 per cent. Con-
sols have been affected by the American questions, but not
so much as might have been anticipated; they have also
suffered from a large failure in Paris, and again from the
fears for the harvest, created by the inundations in the south
of France. But not withstanding these. adverse influences,
quotations have been steady, and there has always, more or
less, been a tendency after each decline, to a reaction. The
closing price last night was 951- to 1, for the loth July,
with the dividend. The decline during the week• has been
very moderate considering the nature of the contingencies
just described. The Scrip of the New Loan closed last
night at 2 to ipm. Railway Shares, under the same
influences as Consols, have also declined, but not to the
same extent. Fine weather, favourable traffics, and the con-
tinued disnosition on the part of the public to invest in
these securities, have all contributed to maintain their relative
value. The decline, in short, is more nominal than real,
and it may, under present circumstances, be recovered at
any moment. Foreign Securities are all lower than last
week. Foreign Railways, especially French, have slightly
declined ; and of course the Canadian and American
descriptions generally have suffered the most in this respect.
All the other markets have presented much the same aspect.
Exchequer Bills have improved to Bs. pm.
Lord Palmerston having stated in the House of
Commons last night that he had good reason for
hoping that the pending differences between the
United States will be amicably terminated ; and
that, as yet, no confirmation had been received of
the alleged dismissal of Mr. Crampton from
Washington, all the London markets opened firmly
this morning. Consols, which are now quoted for
the first time ex-dividend, opened at 931 to 94 for
the account, which, with the dividend, is equivalent
to 958 tol ; and finally left off at 938 to 94. Rail-
ways generally were the turn better, and there was
somewhat more dispo:iition to invest in them than
has been apparent for the last day or two.. The
other markets were also improving, though not to
any material extent. Money remains easy, and
with scarcely any demand. The Asia, which is
due from the United States on Monday, is looked
for with the greatest possible interest. The
intelligence she brings will, unquestionably,
produce considerable effect upon the prices of
public securities. The balance of opinion is,
that it will be of a favourable character, even
though it may turn out that Mr. Crampton
has been requested to withdraw from Wash•
ington. _ The closing prices for shares were :

Caledonian, 61 61. i. Eastern Counties, 10
104-. East Lancashire, 78 80. Great Northern,
OP; 96. Ditto A, 78 79. Great Western, 61
611. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 931 931.
London and North Western, 102 k 1021.
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 291
29/. Midland Stock, 781 781. North British,
35 36. South Eastern and Dover, 7
711 York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 81 82.
York and North Midland, 58.1 581.

Advices from Breslau relative to the German
wool markets report an increasing amount of busi-
ness, as the period approaches when the clip of
the season arrives in the market. In that city
there is a larger assemblage than has been known
for many years of buyers from France, Holland,
and England. Already some large parcels of
Silesian wool, in grease, of the new shearing, has
come to market, and changed hands at 88 to 95
rixthalers per quintal best kinds, and 75 to 88
ditto for inferior. The growers of fine wools to he
delivered scoured, are obtaining from 110 to 125
rixthalers per quintal, which is an improvement on
the ruling prices of last year, ranging from 8 to
12 r. d. per quintal. Reports from the principal
wool-growing establishments continue to state that
the washing and shearing progresses favourably,
and the result of the season is likely to be above
the average. At Berlin the contracts for the season
have included nearly onp half the wool expected
from the principal establishments in Prussia. The
prices given for delivery in July and August are,
upon an average, 12 per cent. higher than they
were last season.

LIVERPOOL ROYAL INFIRMARY.—Week ending June 7,
1856.—Admitted : In-patients, 45 ; out-patients, 6 ;
casuals during week, 12. Discharged : In-patients cured,
13 ; relieved, and at own request, 10 ; made out-patients,
4 ; irregular, 1 ; dead, 4 ; remain in the house, 171.
House visitors : W. H. Moss, and Williara Gregson,
Esqrs. Physician and surgeon for ensuing week ; Dr.
Turnbull and Mr. Long. House surgeon : Mr. G. B.
Halford. Junior house surgeon : Mr. Cecil Webster.
Chaplain : Rev. H, J, Garrod, 8..& Robert Ijutshisou,
treasurer