Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-14 00:00:00

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fin Sale, Two Cargoes of GUANO, of good quality,
from the Island of Pedro Keys.
Its fertilizing pr,iperties have been teste 1 and approved of by
several larg Agriculturists. Copies of the An flys!s and sample a
may be ha from Messrs. Leech, Harrison, aad Faravid, Merchants ;
or Mr. S-ima.l P.ickman, Brok,r, Apsley-buildings ; or Messrs.
UCHANAN, BRONVer and Co., uldhall-streat.

R. CAMERON,
WATCH AND CHRONONIZTER MAKFR,
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54, SOUTH CASTLE-STREET, LIVERPOOL.
MARINE CHRONOMETERS ON SALE, OR HIRE.
it/ETA/NTS, atJADRANTS, TELESCOPES, BAROMETERS,
CHART& &c.

TTENkY MACGROTTY & CO., WINE
RCHANTS, Bank-buildings, 48, Castle
street, offer to the Public 4,000 Dozens Old Bottled PORT WINES,
of most aoproced Vintages and Shippers. These first-class wines
living been purchased on present advantageous terms, buyers will
fl ad prle s very much below market value. Gentlemen purchasing
i n quantities of 10 doze-•s, will be charged trade price. Sherries,
Madeira, Claret. Burgundy, and Sparkling Wiles shipped by
"Costello & C 0.," "Mina & C 0.," Dunn," " Clarke," " Meat,"
" Beekhard," are.. all of quality attractive to the connoisseur, and st
prices to ensure sales.
December 4,1357.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE-SATURDAY,

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.

Two girls, named Mary Casey, and Catherine Melia,
were charged with having stolen twenty yards of printed
cotton, from the shop door of Mr. Rogers, St. Jam, s'-place.
The cate was clearly proved, and the prisoners were re-
manded, with the view of sensing them to a reformatory,
as they are under fifteen years of age.
A LI `TLE DISTILLER ! —Maria Martin, a girl about
twelve years of age, was brought up by Officer 201, who
said he was informed that morning that there was a
private distillery going on at 22, Grenville-street, and
on going there, he found the prisoner, and on
searching the place, he got a quantity of wash and
pot ale, ready to make whiskey with. Mr. John French,
an excise officer attended to prosecute, and Mr. Mansfield
asked him what was the good of having arrested the
little girl ? and he replied, in order to find cut the real
party who owned the distillery. The child said her father
worked at St. Helen's, and she lived with her mother, in
Brownlow-hill ; a person named Wakefield, who lived in
Great Newton-street, brought her and her mother to sleep
in the house, and her mother went out early in the morn-
ing, and then the policeman came and took her, and that
was all she know about it. She was discharged.
CILVIGE GAROTTE ROBBERY.—Three huge looking
ruffians, named John Pritchard, Frederick Metcalf, and
James Hyams, wore brought up by police officer 738, and
another officer, charged under the following circum-
stances:—The officers noticed the prisoners going along
Canterbury-street the previous night, and soon after they
passed, a cry was heard, and some one called out " you have
robbed me." They (the officers) ran towards the place, and
met a man, who said he was a cattle-dealer, and that three
men had robbed him. The police ran after the prisoners,
and arrested them after a struggle, and then returned, but
the cattle dealer was gone, and they could not find him
after. The evidence not being sufficient to detain the
prisoners, they were discharged.
STABBING.—Jobs Manning, a sailor, was charged with
having stabbed Alexander Robertson, another sailor. The
parties met in Denison-street, where they had some dis-
pute, when the prisoner took out his knife and stabbed the
other in three places in the back. A surgeon proved that
there were three incised wounds in the man's back, one of
them over the kidney, deep and rather dangerous. The
prisoner Was sent for trial. _

James Mu.phy was sent for trial for having attempted to
cheat a Sergeant of the Lancashire Militia out of £1 is.
by false representations.

BEFORE MESSRS. J. H. TURNER AND W. EARLE.
J. Allen, and six other sailors, late of the ship, Prince
of the Seas, sinTm ned John Alexander Wilson, the
master of the vessel, for various sums of
alleged balances of wages Mr. Campbell was for
the complainants, and Mr. Conway, barrister, for the
defendant. The complainants shipped at Chinches Islands
as able seamen, but the defendant alleged that they were
only ordinary seamen, and refused to pay them wages
except as such. Tais was the matter in dispute. The
affair was left to Captain Ainley, of the Sailors' Home, to
adjust between the parties.

MONETARY REFORM.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—The monetary system briefly described in
the subjoined propositions, has been designed with
the view of effecting a comprom;se between the ad-
vocates of .the existing system and the more
moderate school of monetary reformers. If you
think the proposition worthy thb attention of your
readers, you will perhaps oblige by inserting them.
The reader will observe that the 9th and 10th
propositions involve the necessity for a slight
decreo of cooeesson from the advocates of the
existing system, but it will be obvious that cue
inconvenience which those clauses may possibly
occasion to holders of notes, will be far more than
counterbalanced by the conveniencies which the
Bth proposition will confer upon thorn.
It is perhaps necessary to explain, that what is
meant by the words "full current rate of interest,"
as used in the oth and Bth propositions, is such a
rate of interest as shall mantain the notes of the.
Issue Office always at, or slightly above, par with
the gold pound or sovereign.—Yours, &c., J. B.

General Propositions.
Ist. Thai a suitable Bank or Office, to be called " The
National Issue Office," shall be opened in London, un'er
the auspices of Govern►nent, and that such cffice shall be
proviJed with appliances for printing and issuing
currency notes, and for keeping 'aortic accounts with the
public.

2nd. That this Office shall be authorised to issue cur-
rency notes to all who comply with the conditions herein
provided.
3rd. That the notes so issued shall bear the form and be
subject to the conditions herein provided.
4th. That the profits realised on the notes during
circulation, shall be paid into the National Exchequer, as
being part of the National Revenue.
Propositions relating to Borrowers .

btb. That borrowers shall provide arop!e Government
securities for the amounts borrowed.

6th. That borrower 3 shall pay the full current rate of
aterest on the amounts borrowed.

Propositions relating to Note Mklets

7th. That the notes of the National Issue Office shall
be legal tender for the payment of debts at all places
except the National Issue Office and the Mint.
Bth. That holders of the notes of the National Issue
Office shall have the right of depositing them at the said
office, at call, and of receiving on the amount deposited
the fall current rate of interest from the day of deposit to
the day of recall.

9th. That the notes of the office shall be payable in gold,
on the demand of any party who miy have given three
months notice of his intention to make such demand.

10J). That no charge shall be made for registering notices
for the payment of notes in geld; but that parties regis-
tering such notices shall, on the expiration thereof, be
required to provide the amount of notes named in the
notice, and to take an equal amount of gold in exchange
for them.

The form of the proposed new Currency Note.

11. That the notes of the National Issuo Office shall be
.n the following form :

National Issue Offiee, London.
I hereby certify that this noto represents a debt of Five
Pounds sterling, for which the National Line Office is
responsible to the holder of the note ; the said debt being
subject to the conditions advertised by this Office.
For the British Government,
A.B.C.

THE PASSING OF RECRUITS.

TO TILE EDITOR OP THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—Through the medium of the Press, the poor man
has the only chance of obtaining satisfaction, for oppression
received at the hands of those in authority. I, there-
fore, relying on your well known liberality, and defence of
the poor hard-working man, respectfully solicit your rid,
and thus publicly make known a very unjust transaction
in regard to the doctor—Dr. Denny—in passing recruits
in this town. Thomas Neil, residing at No. 2, Blundell-
street, enlisted en the 26th of November last, and went to
pass the doctor—Dr. Denny. The parents of this lad
can certify that he has been nearly blind from his infancy,
and they, therefore, could not put him to any trade to aid
him in earning his living, and c.snsequently be could not
he fit for her Majesty's service, although he told the doctor
at the time of his failing in sight, but the doctor told him
he could see to shoot a black man. It is to bo hoped that
the authority who has the appointment of medical men for
such purposes, would appoint men of eminent abilities
that would not pass persons totally unfit for service.
Nor is this the worst part of the transaction. I have a
large family of seven children, wife, and self, making, in all,
nine to provide for, and my funds are very low ; I did
not earn a halfpenny for the last three weeks, and was
compelled to pay £1 3a. 6d. smart money" as they call it,
through Dr. Denny.
I have therefore the confidence in your kindness, to have
the satisfaction of thus publicly making known this
grievance, and, I may say, unjust robbery of a poor man's
bard earnirgs.

I hope yeii will excuse this long affirmation of so vile a
wrong, and bAieve me,—Your most obedient servant,
Liverpool, Dec., 4, 1857. TIMOTHY NEIL.

A meeting was held on Wednesday, at Leeds, of teachers
of commercial and other schools, at which resolutions were
carried to co-operate with the University of Oxford, in
carrying out its scheme of pupils' examination, and to
endeavour to induce the university to hold a local exami-
nation for the West Riding at Leeds.
NANA SAIIIB'S ADVICE TO Ills MEN.—A correspondent
writes :—" Nana Sahib has again bolted ; his last advice to
his men is rich :—' Keep out of the way of the Blue Caps
(Madras Fusiliers), they hit without firing (in allusion to
the long range of the Enfield rifles, the report of which
was not often heard), and when the Highlanders get near
any village, kill all the women, for these are the men who
have been sent out by the Queen to avenge the deaths of
their women and children, and that is the reason they go
Itto action with kilts."

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, Saturday Evening.
The Cotton Market was very quiet to-day at the
low prices of yesterday. The sates are reported at
6,000 bales, including a few hundred on speculation
and for export.
In the Liverpool Share Market a moderate busi-
ness was transacted, and prices show an upward
tendency. The following were the sales:-Birken-
head, Lancashire, and Cheshire, 654 ; Blackburn,
9. ; Caledonian, 38,1; Great Western, 51k; Lanca-
shire and Yorkshire, 91t, 911, 91, 914 ; London
awl North Western, 948, 941 ; Do. one-eighth
Shares, 11 d ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
361 ; Midland, 851, 86, 851, 86 ; North Eastern,
23,1 ; Dovers, 19k, 19 5-16 ; Grand Trunk of Canada,
9 9-16 ; Great Western of Canada. 181 ; Royal
Insurance, 31, 31. The sales for the
next account were :-Loudon and North Western,
95,1; Midland, 868. 864 ; Dovers, 19 7-16. The
following were the closing prices: -Black-
burn, 91, 91 ; Cheater and Birkenhead, 651-,
65k ; Caledonian, 39, 39i; Chester and Holy-
head, 16, 16i; Eastern Coen- iee, 10 14-16, 11 1-16;
East Lancashire, 881, 89 ; Do. 9/. Shares, id, par ;
Great Northern, 23k, 24 ; Do., A., 91, 10 ; Great
Western, 51, 5l ; Lancashire and Yorkshire
Stock, 91g, 911 ; Do. 9/. shares, par kp ; Liverpool,
Crosby, and Southport, 174, 184 ; London and
North Western Stock, 944, 94g ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshiee, 34, 36x; Midland
Stock, 854, 852; North B. eih, 114, 12; North
Staffordshire, 41, 41 d ; Nall]. Eastern --Berwick,
23 3-16, 23 5-16 ; York and North Midland, 40k,
40k ; Leeds Capital Stock, 25i, 251 ; South
Eastern, 191, 194 ; 12utch Rhenish, 51, st. ;
Great Western of Canada, 18k 18e ; Do. new
shares, 21 21 d.; Great Luxembourg, 61, 61; Grand
Trunk of Canada; 9 5-16, 91. The following were
the continuations paid :-Blackburn, Is, con ;
Caledonian, 3s 63, 3.16, 3s 6d, 3-16, 4s; Eastern
Counties, 1-16, is 1-16; Great Western, even;
Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 7-16, 7,, 5.16,
; London and North Western Stock, g,
11-16, it; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
shire, 4s 3d, 4 4s 63, 41 9:1; Midland Stock, 1,
0-16, 9-16 ; North Eastere-Berwick, ; South
Eastern, I-, 3s, 2s 9i, -4; Dutch Rhenish, 10d, is ;
Great Western of Canada, 1-16, is ; ditto New
Shares, 3d,. even ; Great Luxembourg, Bd, 9d;
Grand Trunk of Canada, 1-16, Is, 1.16, is
Is lid, is 12, ls, is 22, 1-16.
The demand for Money has not been so active
to-day, but the applications are sufficiently extensive
to prevent any decline in the terms charged for the
negociation of bills. The Bunkers' Circular of
to-day says that there is an easier feeling pervading
the large houses engaged in business, but the .10
per cent. rate of discount at :he Bank is throwing
its deadening influence over all the retail depart-
ments of business in the home trade.
The Market for the Public Funds and Securities
opened to-day with a very buoyant feeling, and prices
exhibited an upward tendency. Towards the after-
noon some large sales were forced on the Market,
and rates declined, prices of Consols closing at 912
to pl 4, having touched 92. The new Three per
Cents were done at 918 to 911 and Exchequer Bills
at 4 dis.
The following list shows the fluctuations in
Consols during the past week :-

Lowest Highest Closing
prices. prices. prices,
Monday Money 91g- 911 91'il
Account _92! 92 921
Tuesday Money ~ 914 914 911
Account . -921 921 92Z-
Wednesday Money .... shut
Account ....91
Thursday Money .... shut
Account 91a
Friday __Money .... shut -
Account 92 911
Saturday Money shut
Account ....918 92 911
There was not much doing in the London Rail-
way Share Market to-say, but prices were well
supported, aided, in several instances, rather
higher prices were paid. The following were the
closing prices :-Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston,
and Eastern Junction, 41, 5 ; Bristol and Exeter,
84, 86 ; Caledonian, 78, 781; Chester and Holy-
head, 30, 32 ; East Anglian, 161, 171; Eastern
Counties, 54, 55; East Kent, 17, 18; East Lanca-
shire, 88, 90; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 581' 591 ;
Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 261, 271 ; Great
Northern, 93, 95 ; Great Western, 501, 51; Lan-
caster and Carlisle, 74, 78 ; Lancashire and York.
shire, 94, 011 ; London and Blackwell, si, 5a ;
London, Brighton, and South Coast, 102, 103;
London and North Western, 94, 941 ; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Linconshire, 36, 37; Midland, 851,
86; Midland, Birmingham, and Derby, 60, 61 ;
North British, 47k, 482 ; North Eastern-Berwick,
92, 93; North Staffordshire, 4i, 4-1 dis; Oxford. Wor-
cester and Wolverhampton, 28. 30; Scottish Central,
104, 106 ; South Eastern, 61,644; South Wales, 78,
80 ; Buckinghamshire, 90,152; Hull and Selby, 104,
186; Eastern Counties Extension 5 per Cent (No. 1),
105, 10.8 ; East Indian Guaranteed 5 per Cent,
1061, 1078 ; Geelong and Melbourne Guaranteed 5
per Cent, 18, 19; Grand Trunk of Canada, 36, 37;
Great Indian Peninsula Guaranteed 5 per Cent,
20;+, 218 ; Great Western of Canada Shares, 181,
181; Madras Guaranteed 41 per Cent, 18, 19;
Scinde Guaranteed 5 per Cent, 11, l pm ; Eastern
of France, 254, 26 ; Great Luxembourg Constituted
Shares; 6, 64; Namur and Liege, 7, 71; Northern of
France, 351, 351.; Norwegian Trunk Preference, 8,
9 ; Paris, Lyons. and Mediterranean Fusion Shares,
33, 332; Paris and Orleans, 50, 52 ; Royal Danish,
13,32-, 154; Southern of France, 204„ 201 ; West
Flanders, 4a, 4a x d.
Respecting the movements in Mines, the Mining
Journal of to-day says :-
This week has been particularly dull, the amount of
business extremely limited, and, until after Christmas, it is
thought we shall not have much improvement. Thera
have been a few buyers in the market, especially for
Basset, West Seton,_ West Caradon, Trelawney, Mary
Anne, and a few others ; but as buyers expect in times
like these to get everything a great bargain, the prices
offered for shares in most eases have not been such as to
tempt sellers, and, consequently, very little has been done.
Copper has fallen lid per lb., but as the standard declined
for many weeks previously, this may be considered more
as consequent upon it than as denoting any further fall in
the price of Ores. Tin is down again, and the Tin Mines
generally must be seriously affected in their profi's Lead
does not seem to have fallen so much in proportion to
other metals.

91 91

-The Imports of Specie during the week are con-
siderably over one million, viz.:—By the Alhambra,
from the Mediterranean, 10,2001; the Se/ ingapatarn,
from Melbourne, 12,180 ounces gold, or 48,7201;
the Ripon, from Alexandria, 34,5051; the Arabia,
from America,2ol,o97l; the Dolphin, from Antwerp,
20 pkgs. bullion ; the Peninsula, from Gibraltar,
1 box of dollars; the Fyenoord, from Rotterdam,
1 ease of silver ; the Tamar, from Australia, ,
305,7091; the Essex, from Melbourne, 105,255 oza.
gold, or 421,0201; the Gambia, from Africa, 4.0001
in specie, and 2,000 ozs. gold, or 12,000/ ; the
Planet, from liamburgh, 9 casks 7 pkgs. gold coin;
the Baron Osy, from Antwerp, 22 cases 2 casks
specie ; the Schiedam, from Schiedam, 4 sacks
specie.

The Exports are about a quarter of a million,
viz : by the Alhambra for the Mediterranean,
10.3621; the Attrato for the West Indies, 37,6501;
the John Bull for Hanaburgh,Bl,sool; the Countess
Lonsdale for Hamburgh, 90,0001; the Canada fir
America, 16,2701; the Avon for the Brazils, 500/;
the Neptune for Hamburgh, 55,000/.
The demand for silver is very active, in conse-
quence of the amounts required for Hambwgh as
well as India. The Caledonian left to day for the
former city, with 50,01104 and preparations being
in progress for the shipments, by the steamer, on
the 20th, to India, there is a good deal cf activity,
in the market for this metal. The current quo-
tations for bullion are :—Bar gold, 773 9d per oz.
standard; United States gold coin, 76s 2d per oz ;
bar silver, 5s 28d per oz standard ; and .Mexican
and South American dollars 53 04d per ounce.
Fire failures have occurred in London during
the past day or two, chiefly among them is an old
and most respectable house, Messrs. Heine, Semon,
and Co., largely engaged in the trade with the North
of Gerniany, Moldavia, eze. Their liabilftias are
supposed to amount to about 7i0.000/., but the firm,
it is said, confidently boliew that every engage-
ment will ultimately be mot in full, Wiley have