Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-31 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1857.

Insurante lArettce.

CURISTMAS RENEW.L'I

ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY OF
LONDON.

COMPLETE SECURITY. CAPITAL .e5,000,C00.
Incorporated Thirty-Vl:cc Yers.

LIFE INSURANCIS granted in every variety of form, at reasonable
premiums, specially adapted to 7nerchants going abroad, &e.
I -z Isscaarcas effected on Merchandise, Warehouses,
i7D rn itur Slit ;'s and Cargoes in do_ 6 ana graving docks, on the most
favourable terms.

AGENTS FOR LIVERPOOL ♦ND DISTRICT.
H6MAS R. A,,NOTr, Lice: Chambers.

mILLIGAN, EVANS. and CO., North John- street
BOLD end Co.. ( hapel-street.
J. RICHARDSON, JON., Lo Aer Caste-street.

IrHE LIVr,RPOOI, A\D LONDON FIRE
AND LIFt, INSURANCE C,MPANY.

OFFICES-37, C l S 1 LE-STREET, LIVERPOO I, ;
23 and 21, Pen t, y, LrisJon ; 61, Kunz-street, Mancae.ter ;
128, Ingram-street, Glasgow.
1855. B u° iness. 1856
zigri.27l .. Fire Insurance Premiums
98,559 .. Fir., Insurance Losses .
11,137 .. I.l`e In!urar ce new Premiums .......... 12,771
63,919 .. Life Insurance total Premiums ... 72,782
12,758 .. Itaceivel for Annuities . .... .•.• • • • • 17,338
11,390 .. Pail to Annui•a:.ts .... ..... ...... ..... .. 11.593
ANNUMES IMMEDIATE OR DEFERRED. 'BONUSES GUARANTEED
WHEN THE POL'CIES ARE !slums. No SCAMP DUTY.

fersms whose Fare r oiicies with this C.mparty expire on the 25th
instant, are reminded that receipts for the r. newal of the same will
be found at the Head Offices of the Company in Liverpool, London,
Manchester, and Glasgow, and i, th, h lids of the Agents.
DAMAGE occasioned by r XPLOSI(SN of GAS is new allow, d a%
a Toes under the Cmmany's Yr,: Policies, Lo Endorsement or Fiats
Premium being required.
LWIINITON BOULT; Fecrctary to the Compa%y.
Agent for BirketAhead—Mr. ROBERT RUGHE3, ChOICR-street.
December, 1857.

IIISMORE'S 2s. Semi-gold PEN will not alter
is the slightest dezree by use, or corrode if left in the
Mt.— A good.usefai. durable nen.—Corner of Bold-street-

GLENFIELD PATENT STARCH, used in ti
Royal Laun,!..ry: Tn^ ta,lies are respeetuliy informal
iilat this Starch is exclusively used in the Royal Laundry, and H:7
najesty's Laundress says, that aitnougn'sne has tried wheaten.rioi,
and other Powder Starches, she has found none of them equal to
the Glentield, which is the Finest Starch she ever used. Mir'+
you ask for `,4lenfiel,l Patent Starch, s,:e that you get it, as inferior
kinds are often substituted. Wothersooon and Co., Glasgow cad
London.

jA ME SON'S DUBLIN WHISKY,

FIVE YEARS OLD,
MATURED IN SHERRY BUTTS.

.............. .... Per Gallon.
V. 01. ..... .
2i. ed. . ..... .
se. Bd.

16s. Od. ........

BOYNR AND CO.,

TN consequence of the continued high price of
genuine WAX, and SPKiniiCETTI CANDLES,
J. BETNON begs to recommend to public notice--
FIELD'S VEGETABLE WAX CANDLES,
AND

FIELD'S OPAL SPERM CANDLES,
Price 18s. 6d. per dcz. Ib3.

They will be found on trial very superior to the lower priced Candles
generally offered.
FIELD'S SUPERIOR NIGHT LIGHTS,
Six, Eight, and Ten hours, 63. per doz.

J. DE/ NON.
RANELAGH-STREET LIVERPOO"..

REGISTER GRATES,

KITCHEN RANGES,

LEAMINGTON PATENT KIT C' HEN ER S
nor AIR AND GAS STOVES,
HAT, COAT, AND UMBRELLA STANDS, 1
GARDEN SEATS AND VASES.
THE MOST EXTENSIVE STOCK IN LIVERPOOL.

JAMES R. COOPER,
RANGE AND GRATE MANUFACTURER
LONDON ROAD.

BARCLAY, PERKINS, AND CO.'S

LONDON STOUT.

Par Dozen.
Caarts
Pints.... ...... ....... . .....31 Ed
ILis is the v 0.7 best quality of amble Brown stout brewed

by Messrs. Ba•clay, Pork.ns, and Co.

BO ITLED;;BY
GEORGE BOYER AND CO.,

28 ♦ND 30, NORTH JOHN-STREET.

Fi L. HAUz-BURG begs leave to state, that
the Final WEding-up of his business (referred to
in his Circular last year) is now bding carried into effect; but, as it
has been found impracticable to accomplish it by tbe end of the
present 3 ear, THE STOCK

HAS ➢EEN
ENTIRZLY REPLENISHED
FOR
CHRISTMAS AND THE NEW YEAR.

As on previous occasions, every department in the Fstablishmen
has been supplied with all the Novelties which could be procured
and to the same ex,ent a- h therto.

The collection will be found fully equal, in magn;tude and value, to
any which F. L. H. has had the pleasure of submitting to notice.

OLD ros C-OFFICE -BUILDINGS.
I iverpool, Decembe-, 1857. .

PURE NEWFOUNDLAND COD LIVES
OIL.
THOMPSON AND CAPPER,
HOMCEOPATHIO CHEMISTS,
43. LOLD STREET,
Opposite Slater-street, Liverpool.

JEFFREY'S PATENT RESPIRATORS,
IN EVERY VARIETY.
THOMPSON AND CAPPER,
HOMCEOPATHIC CHEMISTS,
43, BOLD STREET,
Opposite Slater-street, Liverpool.

THOMPSON AND CAPPER'S
HoMCEOPATHIC OR DIETETIC COCOA.
The utmost car, and attention has been bestowed upon the it,ann-
facture of this preparation, so as to render it a I,ght, nutritious, and
wholesome article of diet.
It is recommended by medical men in Preference to tea and coffee,
in consequen, e of its non-stimulating properties, while, as an ordinary
beverage, nothing can be more nutritious and agreeable.
PREPARED By
THOMPSON AND C APPER,
HOMCEOPATHIC CHEMISTS,
43, BOLD STREET (OPPOSITE SLATER ST.), Llvintrom
FINE TURKEY SPONGES.

RONEY COMB SPONGES. AMERICAN TOOTH BRUSH'S.
TITTEREON'S HAIR BRUSHES. AMERICAN TOOTH POWDER.
TITTERTON'S TOOTH BRUSHES. GLYCERIN& TOILET SOAP.
ROSS'S MATH BRUSHES.
T HOMPSON A
HOMCEOPATH
3, BOLD STREET (Opposire

iND CAPPER,
IC CHEMISTS,
SLATER. t"Tazzr), LIVERPOOL.

E JONGH'S COD LIVER OIL,

THOMPSON AND CAPPER.
HOMCEOPATHIC CHEMISTS,
43, BOLD STREET,
Opposite Slater-street. Livapool.

OLD COGNAC BRANDY,

Pale ..

Brown ..

FINEST QUALITY IMPORTED.

345. per Gallen.

...... .. 343.

013433 containing One Dozen each}
...... 713.-per Cu..
(14 Jerre old)..

IMPORTED BY.
GEORGE BOYER AND CO.,

WINE MERCHANTS,
28 AND 30, NORTH JOHN-STREET.

WATCHES.

VERY SUPERIOR FIRST-CLASS
PA TENT LEVERS,
DUPLEX AND HORIZONTAL,
IN GOLD AND SILVER,
JUST FINISHED BY
JOHN G. JACOB,
56, CHURCH-STREET.
PRICE'S VERY MODERATE.

CUR T I S A N D C 0
12, DALE-STREEr,
Respe,,,tru:iy invite att ntion t 3 their
STOCK OF WINES AND SPIRITS
7011 CHRISTMAS CONSUMPTION.
Same of the articles are not obtainable elsewhere in town, and the
qual.ties of all will be found to be very choice, luv:mg been selected
w.th great care.
Portions of the SPIRITS, also of the-DRAUGHT PORT sod
SHERRY WINE, are kept reedy for delivery in imperial bottles of
eve, y size, so as to bring these wholesome beverages within the react
of all.

PU B L I C BATH S,
CORiIIiVALLIS-STREET, LIVERPOOL.
The Public are info-mod that all the Plunge Baths at this Eats)).
lisliment will be kept tepid during the Winter keason. The hat of
the water will be regula:ed daily, according to the state of the weather.
CHARGES.

6d each bather.

First
Sec,n ditto
Thlrd ditto ... ............... 19
PR'VATE', SIIOWER, and VAP BATE-18, Inconstant readlncl3
as usual.—By o SIIUTTLI'.:WOrt [l4, Town Clerk.
Public.oftices Cornwallis-street, December 4, 1857.

Price 13; free by pest 13 stamps. Just rublisbcd;lBo elition, 143
pages, with nurnelous eng avings (enlarg:d and revit,ed),
ri E SECRET COMPANION : a medical
• work on nervous end physical debility, and the
cause and cure of premature decline, followed by observations on
marriage. Addressed to ;he young, the old, the grave, and the g. y.
t?y a Physican of 30 years' standing. May be had of F. G. Jona.;
Chemist, Paradise-street.

pLATI'S JENKINS' UNIVERSAL SALVE.—
A certain and effectual Care for Lumbago, Sciat'ea,
tzheamatibm, c onghs, C,Ads, &c., &c. (by outward application in the
form of a Vaister). This Salve has been in eritablislied repute in
London, for nearly 159 years !!—To be had in Liverpool only of S.
Strrrov and Co , anent., 21, Noah John-street. N.B.—L'irections
for we folded with each roll.

VARICOSE VEINS, WEAK LEGS, KNEES, & ANKLES.
TH E Patent Vulcanised Indie, Rubber
ELASTIC STOCKING, KNEE ar d ANKLE
BANDAGES, are the only aril: les that will retginl lair elasticity
Beat or cold will not affect them ; require no lacing, and may be
drawn on immediately, as an ordinary w,tocking, The beet artiel
manufactured for the purpose, and much reeammended by the faculty
Wholesole and Retail at

THE INDIA RUBBER DEPOT,
42, SOUTH CASTLE STREET.
CALEB WALKER, Proprietor.

nYSTFAS ! OYSTERS ! ! OYSTERS I !
BEST WHITSTABLE NATIVES,

J. WII 1 TY ' ,
N. I, lIACKINS-HEY,
LDJOIMIPG 'ERE (MOROI HOTEL, DALE-,TkRET, LIVERPOOL.
N B.—Oysters barreliod o'i the shertzst notice.

1-IAvE. •ou A STEREOSC(iPE?
"Everything grand and b autilul in the w?rld brouBht to our own
firesides."—Morning Advertiser.
poUND S:-• LE enjoyments,unceasing attractions
for the tortiieorninz Winter Eveninrta.
1;-`.!

„ .
WTois7 have new on view a carefully selected and moat
extensive assortment of STEM O,,COPe S and STEREOSCOPIC
SLIDES. comprising Groups, Comic and Pathetic, the choicest scenery
in En,land, Leland, Scotland, Wales, France, Itily, Switzerland,
Austria, Turkey, Greece, &c., p ain and coloured, on glass and
paper, at Wholesale Prices. Weekly arrvals of English and Foreign
novelties.

,-,OME AND FXPO PHOTOGRAPHIC DEPOT.
JHBILI4:E-ByILDINGS, 16. LORD-STREET.

()E SERVE-NO imoNr SHOP. __ _ -
WAREHOUSE UP THE PASSAGE.
P :JOE LISTS FORWARDED.

BIRKENHEAD.

THOSE WHo ENJOY A GLASS of Genuine
lIOME-BREWED ALE,
With a pleasant flavour of
THE MALT AND 110 P,
Will not be disappointed by calling at
WILLIAM BATE'S
GOLDEN LION INN, WINE AND SPIRIT VAULTS,
216, CEIESTER-STREET, BIaKINUEAD.

FAMILIES SUPPLIED wirll 41, 9, & 18 GALLON CASKS OF
SUPERIOR ALE.

21E3, CHESTER-STREET, BIRKENHEAD.

roLOURKD MAPS GRATIS.—A Plan of Manchester will be presen'ed
gratis with the Dispatch on Sunday next, December 27th. A truly
beautiful.coloared Double Map of Asia wilt be given on Sunday
January 3rd, and a coloured Map will be issued every week gratix
with each copy of the Dispatch, to form the most perfect and useful
Atlas ever inl)1 shot. Toe back ntvola rs of the Atlas are kept con-
stantly on sale, to that the work may to made complete fr. m the
commencement at any rime, and at the perfect convenience of the
pur. haser. Any map of the Series may be had with the Newspaper
of tho current week, or with any copy not out of print. The price of
the Dispatch te—unstamped, sd; stamped (to go fres by post), 6d.
The Friday Evening 1. dition may be mei% el in the mo=t distant
parts of the kingdom on Saturday morn ng. Portfolios, with spring-
clipped backs, ara now ready, price 3a. 6d , 4s. and upwards'
Orders received by all News Age, to, and at the Office, 139, Fleet-
street, London.

LIVERPOOL COT roN I:IA4:inr.—DEC 31.
There has been a good demand for cotton to-day, the supply
contingss moderate, and prices sre firm at the advanc:-. The sales
—ineuding 120 PernAmbrico at 6a to 90i) Bahia 6id to 6}d,
300 Egyptian 711 to I°d. 1,510 Sarat, 3itl to sV—are reported
12,000 bales, of which 3,000 are on speculation and for export.

AGRICULTURAL PRODTJOI MARBET.—DEc. 30.
Per stone, 20lbs. Per 901 as. a. d. $. .
a. d. e. ELI d
Potatoes, Seedlings 4 1 to 4 3
Gay, 01d...... o7to • 7.1 Ditto, Kemp, .... 45t0 4 8
Ditto, new...„ 0 6 to 0 7i'Ditto, Wipterocka. 3 0 tu 3 2
Ditto, clover 0 6 to 0 7 Ditto, Ba'shaws .. 2 10 to 3 0
Green Clover 0 8 to 0 OlDitto, B. Farmer. u 0 to 0 0
Grass 0 0 to u 010itto. cattle 0 0 to 0 0
Straw, wheat 0 3 to 0 air rer 1,!,.
Ditto, oat
Ditto, barley .... o 24 ro 0 4Carrota 0 0 I. 0
Oata, in straw ... . V iv to 0 U;Alangle wurtel ;21 0 ti 22 0
!Manure 5 -I) tu " 0 6

LONDON PRODUCE HARKET.—Dsc. 30
Markets generally have an improved appearance, although it is
difficult to give eaact quotations in many articles during the holi.
days.

Soars.--A cargo of Havannsh has ban soli fir B:Istol at a fall
price.

COPPEE.—No transaclions reported, but „the article has a steady
appearance.

TEA.—The statistics of this a title for •the past year, showin.; a
material cle-rease in the Importation, a I.•rge increase in the deliveries,
and a short supply afloat from China, compared with the same period
laAt yer, has induced some specul :tiv3 tuyers to co ue into the
market, end cotillion congou has bozo sold at 141 to 12},1, which is
an advance of i per lb. Toe letters by the l atua mail will be
delivered to-morrow morning.
CoTro v.—No sales reported.
RICE has a firm appeara..ce.

LONDON TALLOW MARKET—Dgc,'. 30.
The market, is firm at the fo'lowin; quot tion; :—Town tallow,
535, nett cash ; Pet?rlburgh Y.C. oa the spot, 533 3i; January aua
March, 53. 3d; March. 53i 9d.

BOROUGH Hi P MARKET.—Dzc. 30.
The hop market is firm, with but little doing.

LONDON CORN IVIARKET.—Dic. 30.
With the exception of fo:eign wheat, of which the rccoidts this week
ha, e been liberal, the sapplies of all descip.ion.l of grain and fliur
have been small. The trade is Alark-lana t•:is mo..Wng, without
liJing active, was very fl m, ani the decline of all articl s was fully

ARRIVALS INTO ►ONDON FROM DEC. 28 TO DIC. 39.

Wheat
Barley
Oats
Malt

English aud Scotch
739
23:0
220
2150

Foreign.
8310
3450
2300

English sack Flour, 6.10 ; Foreign Flour, 2190 barre:s, 1193 Racks.

LONDON MINING MARKET.--Dec 30.
Great dullness continues to prevail in the mining share market.
In borne dcscript ons th- only business officially reported in the Stock
Exchange to-day is in Soutn Frances shares at 220; and ►Weal
dward at 7. In foreign and colonial mining securities nem is
likewise no movement of importance. clijah and Wentworth, hi. 6,
64; Sortridgi Consols, la, ¢ ; Wheal Trelawney, 231, 2t#, I.

CORK BUTTER MARKET.—Dzc. 30.
There were over 4;03 kegs and firkins offered for sale to-day,
and the prices current were :.-Firsts, 106 s ; Seconds, 100 s ; Thirc e,
83s, and Fourths, 74s per cwt.

GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET.-DEC, 30.
The market remains very firm at the following prices :—Ne. 1. 525
6d to 53s ; mixed Nos., warrants, 525 to 535 ; Mixed maker's iron,
51s to 5215 No. 3,50 s to 50d 0(1 par ton.