Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-03-19 00:00:00

are not improbable, the efflux of silver to the East
having become very rapid, partly in consequence of
the government operations.
A very active demand prevails for Silver, prin-
cipally on Government account, and the quotation
has advanced to ss. 2d. per ounce standard. Fully
800,5001. would be despatched to the East by the
steamer Indus on the 20th inst. could that amount
be procured, but, owing to the shortness of the
period allowed for procuring supplies from the
Continent, it is thought that the total will not ex-
ceed 600,0001. or 650,0001., of which about 300,000/.
will be for Calcutta, on Government account. The
remittances to China by the present opportunity will
be very limited. The imports of Silver from the
Continent are now very large. The sum received
on Wednesday by steamers was about 80,0001; a
considerable supply arrived yesterday, and a further
large amount is expected to-day.
The last meeting of the Chester and Holyhead
Railway Company was held to-day, and henceforth
it emerges into the London and North-Western,
which has guaranteed a fixed rate of dividend. The
report agreeing to these arrangements was
adopted.
At the half-yearly meeting of the Midland Great
Western Railway Company, a dividend was declared
of five per cent. per annum, free from income tax.
The Fulton, with the New York mails of the sth,
has arrived at Southampton. She has $75,600 for
England, and $46,000 for France. She spoke the
Europa (s) March 6th ; and on the 13th a large
steamer supposed to be the Arabia. The New
York Cotton Market was steady, with sales of
3,500 bales. A lively enquiry prevailed for bread-
stuffs, and a fair demand for provisions, sugars, and
molasses. Hides and leather more sought after.
Freights : Engagements moderate. The Money
Market was easy and quiet. Exchange closed firm
for Fulton at 109;-} to 1091 on London, and of 12c on
Paris. Stocks were higher, and left off steady. At
New Orleans, on the 3rd, cotton was firm, and 6,000
bales sold, middling at lie to 111 c. Sugar steady,
fair 61c to 6fic. Flour firm at Savannah. The cotton
market on the 7th closed at advancing prices, and at
Chiirleston the market closed at N to 1c better prices
on the week. The ship Vanguard, with 4,100 bales
of cotton for Cronstadt, was burning at Algiers,
opposite New Orleans, and it was feared would be
totally destroyed. Congress adjourned on the 4th
instant.

The demand for money continues to increase, and the
general rate has been equal to the Bank minimum. It
appears that the advance offered yesterday by Messrs.
Overend, Gurney and Co., in their allowance to depositors,
was not for money at call, but at seven days notice. Their
rate was l 7 and is now 2 per cent. The accounts from the
Paris Bourse caused Consols to open this morning at a
further decline of 4-, They remained without recovery until
near the close, when the market exhibited a slight improve-
ment.—Times City Article, Thursday Evening.

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The Funds opened with rather a Heavy appearance, but a
fresh decline of it- per cent. proved merely temporary,
owing to a partial recovery in the Paris Bourse. Consols
finally closed the same as yesterday. The demand for
money continues active, and the rate generally current for
the best bills is equal to the Bank minimum. The fact that
the Council of India have now commenced to make
extensive remittances to India, with a view to relieve the
pecuniary embarrasments of the local governments, is not
without its influence upon the Money Market. £20,000
in gold was to-day withdrawn from the Bank for exporta-
tion to the Continent in payment for silver. Silver has
advanced to 5s 2d per ounce standard. Fully eight
hundred thousand pounds would be despatched to the East
by the steamer Indus, on the 20th inst, could that amount
be procured ; but owing to the shortness of the period
allowed for procuring supplies from the Continent, the
total will not exceed £650,000, of which about £300,000
will be for Calcutta, on Government account.—. Daily News
City Article, Thursday Evening.
The Spray of the Ocean has arrived from China with
1,001,0001b5. of tea.
RAILWAY TRAFFIC RETURNS:—The Eastern Counties'
show this week an increase of £2,128 ; the Midland an
increase of £1,496 ; the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
cDlnshire, an increase of £2,191; the Lancashire and York-
shire an increase of £4,013 ; and the East Lancashire an
increase of £1,258.

Amsterdam ...,
Ditto
Rotterdam
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Brussels ..
Hamburgh
Paris
Ditto
Marseilles
Frankfort
Vienna
Trieste
Petersburg .
Madrid

FOREIGN EXCHANGES.

.Short ll ... 15} to 11 ... 151
...Three Months.. 11 ... 17 ... 11 ... 17
.... I. 11 ... 17 ... 11 ... 17
.... Of 25 ... 27 ... 25 ... 35
.... ~ 25 ... 27 ... 25 ... 35
... ft 13 ... 5 ... 13 ... 5i
....Short 25 ... 7 ... 25 ... 12i
...Three Months 25 ... 30 ... 25 ... 35
.... „ 25 ... 30 ... 21 ... 35
.... ~ ... 1172 ... ... 118 i
IP 11 ... 35 ... 11 ... 40
... PI 11 ... 40 ... 11 ... 45
.. 35i ... ... 351
... 491 ... ... 49

BANK OF ENGLAND RETURNS,

Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Vic.,
cap. 23, for the week ending Wednesday, March
16, 1859 :

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.

DEBIT.
Notes issued

~., 33,680,950

CREDIT. E
Government Debt ... 11,015,100

Other Securities
Gold Coin and other 1
19,205,950
Bullion

£33,680,950
BANKING D'
DEBIT. £
Proprietor's Capital 14,553,000
Rest
Public Deposits
Other Deposits
Seven-day & other}
764,998
Bills

233,630,950

229,000
64,690