The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-03-18 00:00:00

LONDON GAZETTE.-LAST NIGHT.

[By British and Irish Magnetic Telegraph

RANRHITPTS,
%„414ES Cumrs, Gresham, Norfolk, tailor.
1.74,L1t0t TILLBURY, Marylebone and Fitzroy square,
4"n, brass worker.
`BORN NORTON, Norwich. corn merchant.
ttee
L v ro
—ELCREASY and JOHN JACKSON CREASY, Turnham
n, London, butchers.
+6,uome.s CHARLES MEDWIN, and CRESSWELL HALL,
lekfriat'S road, London, engineers.
j4}o3 STEEN HARVEY, Birmingham,
b"I N COLEMAN, Wolverhampton and Coventry, theatrical
"eller
• Jc,
-LtIAM OMITH, Notingham, grocer.
A
?tun 108 CHATTERTON and MOSES CHATTERTON, and not
tiliteon a previously advertised, Horncastle, Lincoln-
re, millers.
s
TILOMAS SMITH, Nottingham, licensed victualler.
toakß_roults JOHN CHESWICK, Sheffield, elec ro-plated goods
44°110 lirpttrNsl Sheffield, teak cutter.

Tn- *ta
-n TEA. TRADE, Maßoa 16.—The deliveries in London
Ztinaated for the week were 311,2291b5., being a decrease
43~4 911 b 3 . compared with the previous statement.
'he annual meeting of the Royal Mail Steam Packet
ipintnPany is called for the 16th of April, and that of the
natant.
of Europe Steam Navigation Company for the 26th
"'ant.
%The annual meeting of the London General Omnibus
tnPany is called for the 31st instant, at Paris, and will be
ti sde enns of the stxtraordinary, to consider some proposed modifica-
'atutes.
At the Court of Bankruptcy, the choice of assignees
rnder the estate of Mr. G. Siehel, who failed last month
abr about £50,000, was perfected. Debts to the amount of
Znt £2O 000 were admitted.
tl The Official lonian Gazette announces that an uncondi-
. bni,ilat Pardon has been granted to Dr. Elias Zervo and
' Cr. Monferrato, two Cephalenes, who were exiled
tleun YPars ago in consequence of the disturbed state of
s oountry.
ttmessrs. Fustana and Co., of Liverpool, and Calcutta,
%%here of Manchester, 'who recently suspended, have
latm a statemew of their affairs, (showing assets
ed at £73,385, to meet debts for £72,458, and propose
PaY 20s. lu the pound, by five half yearly instalments of
each.
one
04Cdornnive:yity will receive tenders on the WI inst. for
" fast sailing vessels of not less than 600 tons,
)4133:(111t81100tQf troops from the river Thames or Ports_
ships of between 500
China; also, for the hire of
one, N. 51., to convey stores from the river Thames
° tong Ron
g,
g• •
'to the first proof which the Emperor of Austria will give
tlargarians of his desire to content them will be to
leake them a present ef the splendid suspension bridge
t7tseeft Pesth and Buda. At present the interest of the
ta,...,000 which the bridge cost is paid by means of a small
iitt 'reposed on the persons who cross it.
ed,7-nnean ADDRESS.—The following is a copy of the
oreßs of a litter posted et New York, and received in
t°Row, 9th March, 1857 :—" For the minister that
eaches in the old high kirk of Glasgow fair opposite Jihn
l efegy and the warf of the same Sity is called the
e,nlaw in care of the postmaster Glasgow Scotland."
kt:RE mAiLs.—SOUTHAMPTON, Mondy.— The Belgian
'Bupi Mail steamer Constitution, Captain Pougin, the
kolfasan, with the Peninsular maile, and the Magdalena,
11,,;.1 the West India and Mexican mails, will leave to-
Cbrtnw. The Pera, Captain Soy, with the India and
na Mails, leaves here on the 20th. The following mail
aliners are due at this port this week :—The Colombo,
to the India and China mails, and the Etna, with the
hnstralian, on the 20th ; the Fulton, from New York, on
VClth; and the Tamar, from the Brazils, is expected in
14 ItWi daYs•
. -8 stated by one of the Dublin papers that the Hon.
esia,.l)}l!pps, commissioner for the sale of encumbered
eeetf,ea in the West Indies, has been attending the pro_
Asst in the Encumbered Estates Court for some days
the for the purpose of making himself acquainted with
et tillractice and the mode of carrying out the provisions
e act. He sat on Saturday with the Chief Commis_
atoll while he was disposing of his list of chamber
teaen,,nai and af'erwards proceeded to Mr. Commissioner
tlieueld's chamber. On Friday he went through the
146-!ent offices of the court, accompanied by Mr. Con-
Itto%after Hargreave, where. of course, every facility was
him to acquire the desired information.
))a„ o general business of the port of London during the
ab;" Week was moderately aetive. The total number of
,14.1,113 entered inward was 143, being 21 more than in the
gs-a•Lnns week. These included 26 with cargoes of corn,
de;e", &0., 9 with cargoes of sugar, 2 with cargoes of
10"6'4 fruit, and 2 with carves of tea, comprising
55 Packages nearly all of which are chests. The
tab '
i„et of vessels cleared outward was 121, including
Of ti,:iallast, showing an increase of 4 The total number
hiPB on the berth loa 'ing for the Australian colonies is
Arler.ing 5 less than at the last account ; of these 7 are for
ee,tAlide, 4 for Geelong, 2 for Hobart Town. 3 for Leon-
thi:n, 4 for Melbourne, 7 for New Zealand, 14 for Port
hi IP) for Portland Bay, 11 for Sydney, and 1 for Swan
ter,
de4„t;i Meeting of the London and Paris Bank held yester-
taar. G. A. Hamilton presiding, a resolution proposed
ke.., me directors for affirming the dissolution of the company
tnpeopposed, on the ground that a committee of
by t4h"gation should previously be appointed. It was stated
or 1," chairman that the balance will allow a reture of 13s
tait,"Per share, in addition to the sum of £7 (exclusive of
NI; returned) on those shares on which the calls were not
Oh cbilaid) and of 18s 8d (5s 8d being for interest) on those
trit:,;:"ch the calls were fully paid. It is proposed to dis-
date"Le lOs shortly, and the further friction at a distant
bernltl After a protracted debate, an amendment for the
Inai„tion of a committee of five was carried by a
teCIAY of 30 to 12, the latter number including the
the VI the directors. A poll was then demanded, and
the ~,°a rd baying possession of a large number of proxies
the "en"lt was reversed, the original motion for affirming
aissolution biing carried by a large majority.
Rtel "It EMIGRATION SOCIETY. —A society of noblemen
they hgentlemen have established a certain fund, to which
aye given the name of the " 'Wellington Emigration
hea-d".: from the fact that the present Duke of Wellington
Me the solveription list with a donation £l,OOO.
thelrn. Labouchere, Sidney Herbert, and Thomas Baring,
fettu'nrd Mayor, Lord Stanley, and other men of kindly
ce:e9,.,4nd approved character, take an active share in the
nesir-e`'ings of the association. This association it is our
eoe,i, to recommend in the strongest terms to the favourable
ket_oeration of the public.' The working men of the
to 'l°Polis sa that, although " they are compelled
tcler,,,k Eery an entirely free passage to the
eelitp`nsi as far as concerns present payment by
eer:irtntB, they adopt as a prominent and distinct
%ire n3O of such a boon that the whole cost of their
NynhiYance shall be repaid by all persons so assisted
le
-en a certain time after their .arrival." This condition
tb Which we doubt not will be satisfiad. There will not
trainny bad debts to write off the books of the Wellington
theiraration Fund. We recommend this association to turn
their
tattentinn
most earnestly to a sound organisatiou of
pass, reabaPort service. Let them not only contribute the
t'nAul'
,"3
,Inoney of the few, let them also give such an
Point
e the traffic that the many may pass from point to
ciernee7`l the- lowest possible cest, and without danger of
kretreseand accidents by the way. In default of the inter-
tnatte of government, which cannot be hoped for in such a
the
nt e.tYour.) We
of recommendublic the Wellington Emigration Fund to
the p.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

PRANCE,

PARIS, MONDAY EVENING.

The members of the Conference on the Neuchatel
question are enjoying a long vacation, and no one
can say when they will be ready to resume work,
I mentioned a day or two ago that a note Was ad-
essed by the French Government to their Minister.
at Berlin, to be of course communicated to the
Prussian Minister. It was, lam assured, couched
in rather energetic terms, the sum and substance
being, that if the King of Prussia did not make up
his mind to do something the Conference would go
on without his representative. He will be dealt
with an accuse who refuses to present himself for
judgment, and will be tried, and I suppose
sentenced par eoutumare. M. de I-latzfeld has
received the instructions which he expected from
Berlin; they are not described as likely to bring
matters to a close, though they may afford occasion
for a third meeting of the Plenipotentiaries, when
it is to be hoped that something like business will
be aot through. The Swiss Envoy has arso teceived
additional instructions from Berne.

A letter from Berne, of the 14th, states that the
delay in the negotiations has produced a very
unfavourable impression throughout most of the
cantons. There the question has so completely
absorbed all others that the movement towards a
clerical reaction at Friburg passes Unnoticed. The
Federal Government has addressed a remonstrance
to the Government of the Grand Duchy of laden
on the subject of two recruiting officers, one at
Lorrach for the Swiss who may wish to enlist for
service in the Dutch possessions in India, and the
other at Sackingen for those who prefer he king-
dom of Naples, the capitulations having expired.
A letter from Naples speaks of extensive public
works projected in that country. In the meantime
the government agents are very busy constructing
and repairing roads in Sicily, not merely for the
sake of improvements, bat as a means of preventing
insurrectionary attempts in future. Lihthouseb
are to built along the coast, and order's laVe been
given that from the Ist of At ay next all the points
of the island shall be put in direct communication
with Naples. By that day also the submarine
.cable which is to connect the Two Sicilies will be
laid.

It is said that the Treaty of Peace with Persia
contains ono or two articles which have not been
published. The tuinour is again in circulation of
a visit from the Czar to Paris. I ani not aware
that it rests on a very sure foundation, though
there is little doubt that M. de Morny
and the Emperor are very desirous that
it should prove true. Perhaps the rumour
originates in this, that in a conversation
during an audiences, the Czar said he should be
glad to see Paris, and that if State affairs allowed
of his absence he should carry his desire into
execution, and that amongst other interesting
communications, M. do Mercy repeated these
remarks.

Under existing circumstances, the following
details, relative to the Court of Pekin, and the
organisation of the Celestial Empire, may not be
without interest :

The reigning Emperor Hien-Foung ascended the thione
in the year 1851, at 46 years of age Hien.Foung is the
seventh emperor of the reigning dynasty, or Tartar-Mant-
chou dynasty, whose chief, Tchoun-Tchi, was proclaimed
is 1644. According to the Chinese historians, the organi-
sation of the Celestial Empire dates from 3 000 years bafore
our Savionr. The family of the reigning emperor is
composed of four sons and a daughter. The elder—
Yih-Wei—heir to the throne, is now 19 years of
age. His mother died in giving him birth. The young
prince is said to be well educated, hut he professes, like
his father, a profound hatred fur foreigners. The second
son is named Yih-Chun, he is fifteen ye trs of age ; the
third is Yih-Tchou, and is seven years of a 7,8 ; the fourth
is Yilt -Tsung. The Emperor's daughter, who is said to be
an accomplished princess, is fifteen years of age. She was
married last year to a nephew of the Ernperor, Prince Ting-
Tsim-Wang. who has the reputation of being highly edu-
cated. The Emperor has three brothers—Yung-Tram, Mien
Wang, and Mien Hin ; the latter was degraded during the
preceding reign, deprived of all his dignities an-1 banished
from the Court. He was accused of having been affiliated
with a secret society for the purpose of seizing the Crown.
20 of his accomplices in the capital were tortured and
p.tt to death, and 600 in the provinces. The Ministers of
the Emperor form a distinct category, and possess enormous
power. They are 14 in number, and are divided into two
distinct classes The first and the most important are the
Cabinet Ministers; they are four in number. The other
10 are charged with the government of the provinces. They
transmit to those at Pekin all documents which interest
the Emperor, and they become in some measure his
masters. It may be easily understood that with such
Ministers the Emperor can know nothing, and that no
fact is ever communicated to him in its true light. It is
thus that the late events at Canton have been concealed
from him or misrepresented. The hatred he bears to
foreigners is forcibly excited by his Ministers, who never
regard his interests, but their own advantage. They very
well comprehend that if foreign powers had representa-
tives accredited to the Emperor, they would tell him the
truth and weaken the influence of the Ministers. The
Emperor of China, confined to his capital, is the object of
respect which amounts to terror, and is surrounded by
people with whose character he is unacquainted. He lives
in the midst of serious events to which he is a perfect
stranger.

Trade in Paris is beginning to give some 'a igns
of returning life. The shopkeepers, particularly
those who deal in articles for ladies' dresses,
that the , spring trade is commencing favourably,
although the demand has been somewhat checked
during the last two days in consequence of the wet
and stormy weather. The accounts from Roubaix,
Rouen, and Lyons are more favourable, and some
large purchases have been made there for account
of Paris warehousemen. The manufacturers at
Lyons made scarcely any sales during the month
of February, but now 'that their stock is much
reduced it required but a few orders to set all the
mills going. Hopes of a reduction in the price of
raw silk prevented many purchases, but now the
demand is pressing, and the manufacturers will find
some difficulty in completing the orders received
within the time allowed. According to letters
received from New York the importation of
silks in that city during the week ending
the 14th of February amounted to 53,688
dols, against 72,122 in the corresponding week of
1856. The high price of the article prevented the
sale. The value of other French manufactured
goods imported into New York during the
first fi fleet] days of February amounted to
8,000,000 dollars, a figure never before reached.
The corn trade is quiet, and there is no
change to be remarked in prices at the prin-
cipal market towns. At the last Paris market
holders of wheat stood out for an advance of 50 and
75 centimes the hectolitre, but they did not suc-
ceed, except for a few samples of very superior
quality. White wheat from the north found buyers
with difficulty, at 29f the hectolitre. Accounts
from Marseilles state that 400,000 hectolitres of
wheat arrived in that port since the Ist of Feb , and
not more that 70,000 hectolitres remain unsold
Farmers are unanimously of opinion that the
weather has been most favourable during the last
two months for the winter crops; and although no
considerable decline in prices is expected until the
next harvest, buyers are not anxious to purchase at
the present prices. Flour nevertheless maintains
its price at the Paris market. The best marks were
more firm on the last market day than during
the preceding week. They are quoted at 76f 500
and 77f. the sack of 157 kilogrammes, with little
business doing. The bakers buy no flour on
speculation, but the millers have two reasons for
yielding. They have but a little stock of flour on
hand, and they find the price of wheat too dear
compared with that of flour. In the meantime
the stock of flour in the reserved stores
increase considerably. It amounts at present
to 15,000 meterical quintals. Accounts from
Algiers state that the weather is very favour-
able for the growing crops. The opinion
among speculators there is that prices must
give way, and consequently there is little business
doing. The price of wine is firm at the market of
13ercy, nor is there any probability of a decline in
prices until the quality and quantity of the next
vintage is ascertained: But even should the
vintage of the present year prove abundant, that
will not be sufficient to, produce a great fall, in
consequence of the little stock on hand. A large
quantity of Spanish wine has lately been imported