The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-04-05 00:00:00

THE COURT

The Queen, attended by Lady Macdonald and Lord
Alfred Paget, visited the Duchess of Gloucester, at
Gloucester House, on Thursday afternoon. The Duke
of Cambridge visited her Majesty at Buckingham
Palace. The Prince Consort, attended by his equerry
in waiting, visited Mr. Thomas's studio, in the Alpha-
road, St. John's-wood, in the morning. His Royal
Highness went in the afternoon to the Provident Insti•
tution, in St. Martin's-place. The Prince of Wales and
Prince Alfred visited the Zoological Gardens, in the
Regent's-park. Her Majesty and Prince Albert, with
the Princess Royal and Princess Alice, honoured the
Haymarket Theatre with their presence in the evening.

PRIVY COUNCIL.—Her Majesty held a Privy Council
yesterday afternoon at Buckingham Palace.

TUB AMERICAN DISPUTE.—The Sim of last night an-
nounces that a squadron of American ships of war is
ordered to cruise on the coast of Spain, pending the
Anglo-American dispute.
THE FRENCH EMPRESS.—We learn with great satisfac-
tion that the Empress has so far recovered that she was
able to sit at a window in an arm chair on Tuesday to
see the Emperor and his cortege on their departure for
and return:from the review.

THE IRISH LAW APPOINTMENTS.—We hear that in all
probability Mr. Christian, Q.C., will succeed Mr. Fitz-
gerald as solicitor-General for Ireland. Mr. Chris'dui is no
politician, and his promotion in entirely owing to the
position which he admittedly occupies as the first chancery
barrister in Ireland.

THE PROMOTION OF SIR GEORGE BROWN.—The Gazette
of last night publishes the following general order, dated
Horse Guards, April 3d :—.The field-marshal command-
ing in chief has much gratification in publishing the
commands of the Queen for the promotion of Lieut.-
general Sir George Brown, G.C.8., to the rank of
general, for his distinguished services with the army in
the Crimea, and while commanding the troops employed

in the successful operations against Kertch. The
commission is to bear date from the 7th September last.

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UNDER. THE VERY EYE OF JUSTlCE.—Yesterday, while
two judges were sitting in the courts in St. Georges-hall, a
woman was detected in the act of stealing two drinking
glasses from one of the jury-rooms !
SUlClDE.—Yesterday morning the body of Joseph Harris,
a man about 30 years of age, living with his father in
Johnson-street, off Roscommon-street, was found hanging
by the neck in the kitchen of the house. He was quite
dead. It appeared that on the previous night he had gone
to bed with his brother, and in the course of the night had
come down into the kitchen and hanged himself. An inquest
will be held on the body this day.

THE FIERY CROSS.-1-At the.time of the launch of the
ship Fiery Cross, we predicted that she would prove herself
to be one of the fastest vessels afloat, and we are now glad
to hive it in our power to state that our predictions have
been fully borne out. This fine clipper vessel, which we
are proud to say was built here, was modelled by Mr.
Rennie late of this town, and sailed from hence with a free
cargo under the command of Captain Dallas, on the 9th of
October last for Melbourne, and by advices brought by
herself to Point Galle, and received from thence by over-
land mail, we learn that she arrived at Melbourne on the
30th of December, sailed from thence on the 27th of
January, and arrived at Point de Galle on the lst of March,
thus accomplishing the passage between Melbourne and
Point de Galle in the unprecedented short period of thirty-
three days, and performing the voyage from this to Mel-
bourne and Galle in 143 days, being three days under the
quickest passage previously on record, viz., 146 days from
Portsmouth, and which was performed by the splendid
clipper ship Polmaise, owned, we believe, by the same

parties as the Fiery Cross. As this vessel proceeds from
Galle to Bombay, and thence to China, we doubt not that
on her arrival there she will command a preference, and
obtain the highest current rates of freight—speed being so
highly appreciated by those engaged in the China trade,.

NORTIORN TIMES.-LIV

MONETARY

AND COMMERCIAL

LIVEnPOOL, FRIDAY EVEN

The Liverpool Cotton Market has again been
moderately active and steady, as regards price.
The sales to-day amount to 10,000 bales, of which
4,000 have been taken for speculation and export,
and the total sales of the week amount to 66,900
bales, of which 13,980 have been taken for specu-
lation, and 3,120 for export. Prices must be
quoted from -N to I per lb. higher than on Friday
last.

The Liverpool Share Market has again shown
considerable firmness, and a fair amount of business
has been done. Towards the close there was consi-
derable demand for Great Western of Canada shares.
The closing prices Twere as follows :—Aberdeen, 131
14. Chester and Birkenhead, 1511 16. Caledonian,
301 301. Chester and Holyhead, 151 16. Eastern
Counties, 101 101. East Lancashire, 191 194.
Great Northern, 23-t 231. Ditto A9l 101. Great
Western, 641 641. Lancashire and Yorkshire
Stock, 871 88. Liverpool, Crosby, and South-
port, 16 161, London and North Western
Stock, 1011 1011. Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincoln, 281 29. Ditto Preference, 111.,' 111,
Ditto New 6 per cent. Pref., Np. Midland Stock,
74-a 741. North British, 8,1 81. North Stafford-
shire, 6 5/d. South Eastern, 21/ 21 13-16. York,
Newcastle, and Berwick, 191 101. York and
North Midland, 281 28:4. Leeds Capital Stock,
151 16. Dutch Rhenish, 1 1. 13-16 p. Ditto
New Shares, 31 31p. Gre