Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-25 00:00:00

THE FOREIGNER IN ENGLAND.

Mr. Edgar Bauer, the brother of Bruno Bauer,
that well-known Prussian writer on theological and
historical questions, belongs, like his brother, to
the most advanced school of Radicals in Prussia,
and is at present, in consequence of a little politi.
cal disagreement with the home authorities, a
sojourner in this country.ln an essay which he has
just published (Englisehe Freiheit : Leipsio, 1857,)
he has tried to collect and mould the impressions
which the march of events in our own country, from
the outbreak of the Oriental war, has left upon his
mind. It is altogether a very curious book, written
in a light and amusing way, though the undercur-
rent of a serious and warm interest in the progress
of humanity is nowhere to be missed. From the
very fact the general conclusions he arrives at run
counter to the common view of things to be met
with in all other English as well as continental
writers. Nevertheless, on the bearing of the late
events on future history, this essay is well worthy
of attention. The arrangement is apparently
highly aphoristical, as will be seen from
the titles he has given to the different
chapters. "Jack in good luck," for example, means
Mr. Cobden, whose essay, "What next? and
next ?" forms the starting point of the book, and
whom Mr. Bauer declares to be very wrong in
complaining that the people refused to listen to
his warnings, inasmuch as in the main, the
opinions, first enunciated by Mr. Cobden and his
school. were already altogether victorious, the
diplomatic and military history of the Eastern war
itself being the evidence of it. The coneluding
passages of the book gives the writer's opinions of
the character of the English people. It is done in
the following way :
There it stands, the English people, a stout figure, a
personality full of contradictions, like all true personalities.
There it stands, enterprising, yet tempering haste by
phlegm—progressing, but never losing the ground from
under its feet—fond of phrases—cultivating thought, yet
clinging to hereditary conceptions—a father of laws, and
a destroyer of right—hypocritical and sincere, alternately
crushing and vivifying, cruel and humane, bloodthirsty
and generous, greedy and profligate—admired most by
those who do not know it—and so confident in its own
resources that it can be put up with being hated by who-
soever wishes to hate.

TWO SUICIDES AT Bovrox.---On Tuesday mornine, about
four o'clock, the body of John Crook, aged 46, formerly
clerk with Mr. Peat, solicitor, of this town, was discovered
suspended to a beam in the house of Joseph Haselden, of
Back-street, Deceased resided at Longfold, but had lately
been lodging at the house where he was found. For some
time past he has been of very intemperate habits, and
recently in a low desponding way ; and, no doubt in con-
sequence of dissipated habits, has of late felt the pitching
of hunger. He was quite dead when found.— kbout four
o'clock in the afternoon of the same day, Mr. George
Taylor, aged 46, rope manufacturer, residing in Union
Buildings, was found hung behind the door of the cellar
under his own house. He has also of late led a very
intemperate life, and no doubt his course of life has in this
accelerated ➢is end. He was quite dead when found,
and had no doubt been hung several hours, as he was last
seen alive "between twelve and one o'clock the same day.
Singular to relate, both the above persons have frequently
been together drinking, and were together on the " spree"
no later than Saturday last.

SEVERE PUNISHMENT OF A BURGLAR.—At an early
hour on Tuesday morning, a man named George Wilton
was admitted into Westminster Hospital, iu c`larg? of the
police, with severe injuries, the result of a daring attempt
at burglary at the house of Mr, John Jubb, the proprietor
of the New Star and Crown, Broadway, Westminster,
London. Between two and three o'clock Mr. Jubb heard a
noise in his bar, and being convinced robbers were is the
house, he hasTy descended, followed by a young man in
his service, when he discovered Wilton in the act of rifling
the till. Not knowing whether he was armed or not, and
self-preservation being the first law of nature, ➢ir. Jubb
(who is a well-known cricketter) seized a bat which was
behind the bar, and gave the burglar a tremeadous blow
across the face, which rendered him helpless, and he was
secured until the arrival of the police, when he was con-
veyed to the station-house, and the charge being preferred,
he was then removed to the hospital. His nose is com-
pletely smashed and his face frightfully disfigured. Wilton
is well known to the police as an expert burglar; when
sufficiently recovered he will be taken before the ma-
gistrates.
THE Mooas.—Throughout the winter grouse have been
in fine condition—their plumage glossy, flight vigorous,
and the well known crowing of the cocks loud and clear.
The nesting time is now over, with very favourable wea-
ther. On all low moors the young broods are strong,
counting from eight to ten in a covey. A. sportsman,
well known for great feats on the moors, and in the deer
glens, writes from his shooting quarters, on the 4 h of
June " Grouse are quite healthy, and stags are getting
very forward in condition. I expect better herls this
season than we have seen for the last three or four years."
Another sportsman writes on the 7th of June :—'‘ I am
happy to give you good accounts of my hill, disease having
quite disappeared. A great many grouse are hatched and
strong ; and should the file weather continue, and water
not become scarce, I think we may promise ourselves a
capital year." From all we have heard, it appears certain
that, wherever there was a sufficient breeding stock, there
will be at least average sport. Na season fora long time
has promised better for deer-stalking ; grass is earlier by
a month than last year, and those who are versed in the
beauties of antlers will be gratified to filet the caberfeigh
in perfection.—lnverness Courier.

THE SLAVERY DOCTOR &ND THE ANTI - SLAVERY
CHURCH.—Dr. Ross preached on Sabbath, -says a Cleve-
land (U.S.) paper, in an Anti-Slavery Church. Tae pastor
made the opening prayer, and uttered a solemn and earnest
petition to Heaven for the slave, and that slavery, might
be banished from the earth. The distinguished gentleman,
forgetting that the hymn books in this part of the vuutry
had not been " revised and corrected" to the peculiarities
of Pro-Slivery religion, opened the book lying np na the
desk, and commenced reading a hymn at random. The
first four verses went off swimmingly, but oa coming to
the fifth, the reader's face turned suddenly the colour of
blood beet, and his voice sank almost to a whisper. What
was the matter? The tong, egation refeired to their
hymn books, when a broad smile ran like a wave of mirth
all over the house—old deacons bit their lips and strove
to look grave, and the younger class of the congregation
almost laughed right on." The late verse pronounced
a curse upon the oppressor, and breathed a prayer for the
suffering bondman. Shades of the supreme court and the
fugitive law, what a position was that for a minister who
openly contends that slavery is of God, and sanctioned
and sanctified by heaven ! The rev. gentleman was for a
moment non-plussed—the situation was uncommon tight
—but he rallied and proved himself equal to the occasion,
by shouting to the singers, with a face like an Indian
summer sunset after a storm, " You omit the fifth verse."

DOUGLAS JERROLD'S BON MOTS.-It is said that a well-
known literary man and official (Querry—Mr. Peter Cun-
ningham) has been making a collection of the " good
things" uttered by the late Douglas Jerrold. In Saturday's
Athenaeum we find the following : —One of those play-
wrights who occupied Old Drury, under the French,
against whom ho waged ceasless war of epigram, was des-
cribing himself as suffering from fever of the brain.
"Courage, my good fellow," says Jerrold, " there is no
foundation for the fact." When the flight of Quiz lt and
Louis Phillippe from Paris was the fresh talk of London,
a writer of no great parts was abusing the revolution and
pitying Guixot. "You see," he observed, " Gaizot and I
are 'nth historians—we row in the same boat."—" Aye,
aye," says Jerrold, "but not with the same sculls." Yet
such personal encounters were but the play of the panther.
No man ever used such powers with greater gentleness.
Indeed, to speak the plain truth, his fault as a man—if it
be a fault—was a too great tenderness of heart. He never
could say " No." His purse—when he had a purse—was
at every man's service, as were also his time, his pen, and
his influence in the world. If he passessed a shilling, some-
body would get sixpence of it from him. He had a
lending look, of whica many took advantage. The first
time he ever saw Tom Dibdia, that worthy gentleman and
song-writer said to him, "Youngster, have you sudicieat
confidence in me to lend me a guinea ?" ‘• 0, yes," said
the author of " Black-Eyed Susan," " I have all the con-
fidence, but I haven't the guinea." In the Sunday Times
we meet with two other witticisms. A specimen of the
genus " swell" once introduced himself to Jerrold. His
excuse for that liberty was mutual acquaintance with an
actress more remarkable for her beauty and talents than
for—well, than for other recommendations. The swell
said, "I believe you know a very particular friend of mine,
Mrs —?" " I have met with an actress of that name,"
Jerrold replied. " But she cannot be the very particular
friend you allude to," "Pardon me, it is the same person."
" Pardon me, the lady I speak of is not very particular."
Jerrold was an excessively nervous man, and on the first
representation of any of his pieces suffered indescribable
torments. A brother dramatist—remarkable for his suc-
cessful specimens of " fair adaptation or imitation' from
the French—on one such occasion sought to rally the
trembling scribe, by stating that he himself never felt any
nervousness on the first production of his own pieces.
" Oh, my boy," said Douglas, " but then you are always so
sore of success. Your pieces have all been tried before."

WRONGS OF SHIPMASTERS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIRES.

Sir,—l expressed; publicly, an intention to offer
remarks on. the examination of merchant captains.
With every desire to save your valuable space, per-
haps I may be allowed, to assume that in my last
letter in the Northern Times, of the 16th inst.,
sufficient was said to prove that some radical
change in the mode of examination is called-for,
and that so long as we permit the substitution of
Mere hurried or hastily got up attainments to exclude
or supplant sound knowledye, examination must lose
the respect which a fair test of competency ought
to demand, both from the public and from those
examined. I would ask the indulgence of your
readers, while considering the actual position in
which we find the art of navigation itself, as prac-
tised in 1857. A general belief prevails that the
System of navigation pursued in the British Empire
ss as near perfection as most other things in this
enlightened age. In many individual cases in the
merchant service, and perhaps as a general rule in
R. M. navy, little more can be desired ; but in the
wide merchant service itself, and in the large majo-
rity of cases, where no extraordinary taste for
Mathematics renders the study of natural astro-
nomy a pleasure, and where no easy access to so sub-
lime a pursuit is provided for the ship-captain, his
compulsory " cram" for that which is at present
erroneously considered by Government as suffi-
cient to form the navigator, is a mere farce. Nay, it
is a delusion dangerous to the public interest. I
might, as intended, have adduced abundant proofs
of it, had not a correspondent in the columns of
yesterday's Shipping Gazette, who signs himself
" An Examiner," used this remarkable confession,
viz., " That nearly double the number of losses,
toe (at sea) were due to the passed or competent
masters--that the system of examination must be
bad when such a state of affairs can exist"—while
he adds, " The examiners in navigation and sea-
manship have not a single line to guide them, but
each is left to work out the business of the Board
of Trade, after his own peculiar fashion, against
which titers is no appeal:" In considering then,
generally, the test of navigation as now and
recently practised, I have often been struck with
one extraordinary fact, viz., that little progress
has been made—perhaps no real advance has been
effected—in nautical astronomy for a very long
series of years. It may surprise many to hear so
Sweeping an assertion from one who has some
Pretension to experience ; yet it is truth. How is
it, that while science pours forth monthly its dis-
Ooveries to the promotion of advance in other
branches of study which are based on mathe-
matics, and that while we are peering into
the mysteries of nature, and subduing the elements
to our rule, and bending them to our pur.
Pose—that while the minds of men are
seeking every novelty wherewith to amuse, every
iulprovement wherewith to benefit the civilized
human race, the one " art of navigation" is posi-
tively at so low an ebb of general practical utility,
that not only do masters of the art revile the
slovenly garb in which we dress it, but that, could
our great, great grandfathers revisit the resorts of
Maritime commerce, and who would be lost in
admiration at our improved mechanical and instru-
mental contrivances, and " tabular" helps, they
Would despise the shallow and obscene formula
Which usurp the place of the sound, wholesome,
411c1 appreciated science in which, some 200 years
since, they themselves were proficients How is
It that, while the physical sciences have vied with
Mechanical improvements in aid of the sailor, our
ships (so far as precautions are taken by the
executive, with all our boasted " boards" and
inspections") are still commanded by men who
are denied the ordinary advantages which
assist even the work of the common operative, and
Vhten his labour.' Will those who incline to gain-
say my assertions deny that one half of the tables
and diagrams which appear as new in many of our
'scent works on navigation—nay, that even some
assumed "inventions"—patented "inventions," of
very recent date are to be found, which were. to my
knowledge, described and figured some 150 or 200
sears since ? In some future letter I may have
wore to say on this, without in any way disparag-
ing the names of many whose publicly acknow-
'edged and meritorious labours have, by their
mental contributions, partly hidden the deformity
01 a system„ although by planting sightly flowers
around the sapless trunk. Anise eeeete;ese, se;Fi
Lieu- ienerns, tine oureen with the weight of their
luxuriance, the once green and thriving stem, and
now but hasten its decay.
Two centuries since, and navigation was a prac-
tical science; now it is, when viewed as a whole,
I)ractiee without knowledge of science then, -its
v-
otaries had clear notions of imaginary lines con-
!re. ved by astronomers for their use; now, knowledge
°_i these guiding lines is a positive rarity, and is not
Yeti compulsory—then, and even one hundred
years since, with rude instruments and ruder ships,
the navigator was somewhat of a mathematician ;
I°W, with the most accurate and delicate instru-
'Tits,and the most perfect of ships and appliances,
e large number of commanders are, so far as
Government precautions have prevailed, but mere
Instruments themselves, taught to use mere methods
.
forms of work without, in too many cases,
n.°wing the meaning of the words in which such
fo
e "intim are couched ! And this is government
Protection ! this the work for which such unheard-of
Powers
are vested in a•' Boatel of Trade !" It is
°r this " mess of potage," that merchant captains
Well nigh sold their birthright, and bent their necks
( a yoke like willing slaves. If Ibe supposed to
e'')
err in my conclusions, abundant proofs that I am
Ilirtect could be at once brought forward Now,
'2Y object is to show the folly of government
attaching cr
i so much importance to what is in itself
fallacious, and in rendering such folly the more
esrese
eious by using certificates thus obtained, as a
means 0 f
flagellation. Surely, schoolboys never
no received such punishment at the hands of pada-
lles as unfortunate ship captains are expected
submissively to undego from the parchment whip,
tieuen' "horsed" on the back of an odious " inquisi-
uti• Beware of unwise inflictions, lest in driving
`eie devil out you drive two in. But why should this
us longer permitied ? Our forefathers did not
reject peeper:, examinations—nor do we. For
Ill:swards of 120 years the Board of Trinity
presided over this department and, exam-
liitions were conducted by men of well-known
competency, to try the aspirant for command ;
tun while its decision was entirely satisfactory to
bu,!3 mercantile marine, its functions entailed no
LL
he n upon shipmasters. No sooner did a
Government Board of Trade usurp the task, than
eg_rieyances too painful to be borne heel our ill-
ed commanders. The landsmen public can
thee little knowledge of the injuries practised by
"ue Mercantile Marine
take y Act. As only one of many,
example within my own experience of the
Past week. A respected shipmaster of twenty-six
Trui_ standing, who, years, since, passed at the
tr,?ltY Board with every credit, and has his eerti-
,b'aEe as master, is now desirous, after a five or six
"aeetlrs rest on shore, to proceed again to sea. He
uallY has spent five weeks in obtaining the
quisite information from head quarters and sub-
°mi,
thatna Les, and finally, has the mortification to learn,
to obtain a new certificate under the Board
-tradehe
ee sit must, at the age of fifty-five be content
work
again, with others, at the school-desk, and
he.r.,l:rproblems which his testimonials from a still
vea_r
of Trade,
more competent, authority than the
eeu" Trade, declare be perfectly understood I
ears since, or he cannot now obtain such I,
certificate as will enable him to command a ship
cesavin her Majesty's troops on board. Now,
ttsaigne this fine old sailor, should war break out,
Ni •
or fZug his command to a youngster of say three
hi r-and-twenty, who possesses not one tithe of
Peasiekxnpoerlience, perhaps
,h not one hundreth of his
but ts edge, of ground-work of navigation,
40 merely, on the strength of
of certain
41lociou shallow and
easb " crammingprescribed and
tic,. rules, attested by a certain " certificate,"
saeulys the veteran master from his charge, and
acteee
„IneCeaellee ! Is it not monstrous ? I appeal
or therefore, to the makers of the laws in behalf
tete therefore,
men, whose cause I have long disin-
ttealtedlY advocated ; for circumstances (partly
jeCe ntal) have closed the ears of the
‘elitive against them for a time—but
411 upon the whole reading and intelligent
1

public—upon you, shipowners and underwriters,
especially of London and Liverpool—to step boldly
forward, and by a plain constitutional expression
of opinion, to aid these shipmasters, your best
friends, and most faithful servants, and procure for
them that redress which is essential to your own
best interests. Whatever some'may suppose, your
interests are indissolubly linked together. Now as
to the change to be expected, I would strongly
advise a proper test of a man's ability before being
entrusted with life and property. That such can
really be effected, it is not difficult to show. Why
not make that which is now a rod and a terror, an
honourable and pleasant induction into pro-
fessional life ? Let the certificate once ob-
tained be inviolate—for wilful crime or gross
neglect punish a shipmaster as you would
another criminal—but for error in judgment
extend to him that consideration and mercy
which you dare not refuse to any other so important
class in the British community. I cannot but some-
times fear that it is a great mistake in those who
would repose all authority in examinations on the
officers of the government. Have not shipowners,
underwriters, and the public themselves, a means
of checking crime, insubordination, the evils of in-
competency, recklessness, and interference in ship-
masters ? Rely upon it, scarcely a man sails out of
any port in England, in command of a ship, who
has not a well-known character. Who would en-
trust his goods and life, and perhaps his solvency,
to a man of ill repute? Might not owners them-
selves be allowed to decide on what men to employ,
or which reject? The law seems aggressive when
it assumes a power so onerous, and I hope
thousands will assemble peacefully to oppose, or at
least well weigh, this law. If any individual like
myself might seek to root up the withered trunk,
and plant in its place a healthy tree—one capable
of bearing fruit to all ages—one serving as a
common stock, on which hereafter to engraft
new buds—and institute a species of exami-
nation sufficient to justify the award of cer_
tificates of real competency, so far as mathe_
matins are concerned, and this without impos-
ing further toil in the preparation for such a test, it
should be after this manner. As navigation is
solely based on two branches of study, each in its
way vary attractive and seductive when properly
explained (I challenge the world to disprove this),
and as all the evils which beset now the position
of shipmasters arise from neglect of these, I would
respectfully suggest that in plain and spherical
trigonometry let more attention be given to pro-
jection. Let every aspirant for command be trained
first to answer questions in the sailings and
nautical astronomy by scale and compass, before he
attempts the same by calcul Ition. Thirty years
active experience convinces me of its importance,
and has, I am proud to say, armed me
with a means of easy illustration. Lot
study for navigation be on such solid basis that
the sailor during life, with frequent lessons, may
taste the sweets of self-improvement. Projection
has, for the last half century, boon grossly ne-
glected in our schools and universities; and such
neglect is one grand cause of inefficiency in many
important mathematical applications. It is not
too much to say, with all due respect to examiners,
as I say of even wranglers of Cambridge, few of
them know much about the construction of figures, and
the instrumental resolution of nautical questions. I
find it so in intereourse with the world Many who
would work a spheric angle with facility and
rapidity, would hesitate to undertake the accurate
construction of the figure. Wherefore this de-
ficiency ? Amend this, and the " why and the
wherefore" will be the handmaid of him who will
delight in a science which conducts our
commerce over pathless space, and whose
daily occupation will be in the better exercise
of the most sublime science which ever attracted
human thought. Such men are equal to and capable
of a nobler grade in life's walk. It would take but
little to exalt them—relieve them from the feeling
of oppression which suddenly strikes many a fine
fellow from the busy stage of usefulness, and
compels him to walk the streets and docks a
disappointed and a stricken man !
The illustrious consort of our beloved Sovereign
is training a royal son to naval life. The qualifi-
cation of Prince Albert to superintend the educa-
tion of the royal offspring are of world-wide
recognition. All British eyes are now turned
towards him in his endeavour to promote a better
tu. and my heart cheered him
in reading his able address to an assembly in the
papers of this day. Could his Royal taigunees
stoop so low as to listen to my humble whisper,
what might not be done for the cause which
touches the happiness of a loyal sailor's family !
Prince Albert knows the value of sound and solid
learning ; he knows that well directed study is the
shortest, easiest, and most pleasant path to know-
ledge—that the secret of all education is to teach a
student how to teach himself.
Most Noble Prince !—Deign to assist our Queen's
loyal subjects ! Your son may one day take a high
command, and need the willing arm that now feels
palsied. Infuse new vigour in this weakened
limb—nerve it for further deeds of duty and devo-
tion. Our Queen, renowned for virtues so exalted,
must look with pity on her late defenders ; they
played a manly part in England's wars, without
the spur of interest ; they seconded your naval
heroes in their work, while griefs were rising in
unwilling murmurs. Such may, ere long, burst out
in loud remonstrance. IF YOU ALREADY HEAR
THEM —WELL !—I have, &c , S. M. SAXBY.
June 23rd, 1857.

COOLIE IMMIGRATION.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

fiat,—ln a late number of your journal, you
made some stringent remarks in reference to the
loss of life amongst the Coolies, on their passage
from Cal,mtta to the West Indies.

It will be satisfactory for you to know that, with
the exception of the case of the ship Merchant-
man, to which you more particularly allude, the
health and safety of these emigrants, have, in
every instance, almost, been preserved in the most
satisfactory manner ; quite equal to the average of
passengers proceeding to the United States, or
Australia, landed from the respective vessels in
these trades. But were the case otherwise, the
arrangements for the embarkation and passage of
the Coolies, are entirely in the hands of the Go-
vernment agent in Calcutta, over whom there is
no other control whatever.
In the instance of the Merchantman, it would
appear that the pick of the Coolie labourers go to
the Mauritius ; and that those put on board con-
stituted what were left, and were very many of them
unfit for the purpose intended. It would also
appear, for what reason I am not able to explain,
that the food of the Coolies was changed from •
pease, rice, &e., to biscuit, the effect of which was
to produce dysentery on board, and many lives
were lost in consequence.
With your love of fair play, you -All, I am con-
fident, readily insert this statement in the columns
of your paper; for, although Government in reality
hold the power alone, and exercise it, in connection
with the passage of the Coolie==, yet, if anything
goes wrong, the odium is invariab!y saddled on
the West India Planter, who, in truth, has nothing
whatever to do with the business, until the people
arrive at their destination.—T am, Sir, yours
respectfully, JUSTICE TO ALL.
24th June, 1857.

STRUCK ET THE COMET.—The good people down at
Indianapolis, Indiana, were terribly freightened. They
believe down there that the comet is going to knock our
little planet all to smash, and have been greatly exercised
about it for some time. With this belief, and under this
excitement, they were thrown into a state of alarm that is
described as perfectly awful, by seeing the moon rise
from behind the eastern bills as red as blood, and looking
like the great head of a fiery dragon. So freightened
were they, says the Lafayette Journal, that the alarm
bells were rung and the fire-engines brought out; and
the excitement and confusion for a few moments were
indescribable. The idea of calling out the engines under
such cireumstances was worthy of the genius of Dame
Partington, who undertook to repel an invasion of the
Atlantic with her mop. The appearance of the full orb
above the horizon soon restored the people to their senses,
and converted their shriess of affright and frenzied
appeals to heave!! into a general guffaw.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, Wednesday Evening

A good demand was experienced for Cotton
to-day, and the supply not being over free, prices
exhibit an improved tendency. The sales were
about 12,000 bales, including 3,000 on speculation
and for export.
In the Liverpool Share Market there was not
much business done to-day, and prices were barely
supported.
The Public Funds and Securities tc-day opened
at yesterday's prices, but a slight decline subse-
quently took place, and Consols for the Account
closed at 938 to 93/ ; Exchequer Bills, at 4 dis to
2 pm. ; and the New Three per Cents. at 928
to 98.

In the London Share Market great inactivity
prevailed throughout the day, and the following
were the closing quotations :—Ambergate,
Nottingham, and East Junction, 51, 51 ;
Caledonian, 741, 75i ; Edinburgh and Glasgow,
62, 64 ; Eastern Counties, 111, 111 f East Lanca-
shire, 96, 971; Great Northern, 981, 994 ; Ditto A,
91.1, 921; Great Western, 641 65 ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 1001, 100 - ; Leeds Northern, 44f, 45 ;
London and North Western, 1031, 103 i ; Lon-
don and South Western, 1011; Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire; 441 ; Midland
Stock, 831, 831; North British, 431; South
Eastern and Dover, 751; York, Newcastle and
Berwick, 914, 924 ; York and North Midland,
701, 714; Bank Stock, 212, 214 ; Holyheads, 36,
37 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 141, 141 ; Great
Western of Canada, 228, 221; Ditto, new, 1,18 ;
Mexicans, 22i, 23.
The London Produce Markets were rather more
active to-day, and an improved demand was ex-
perienced for Sugar, speculators having come into
the market. Coffee was in good request. Other
articles about the same as on Friday last. The
Tallow Market was firm.

The various Corn Markets held tc-day were
rather depressed, and prices are on the declining
tendency.
Trade in the manufacturing districts continues
firm, indeed, the hardening tendency which the
Manchester Market exhibited last week, has been
still more observable since Monday, and, t o a
large extent, the advantage gained by producers
last week now admits of quotation. We ought,
however, to restrict this remark to yarns, which,
on the average, are dearer by kd per lb, both in
the home trade and for export. The advance is
not very readily paid, nor has much business been
done at it, but buyers are now rather eager
operators at last week's extreme prices, although
they find few spinners disposed to sell except at
an advance. Yesterday and to-day it has been
currently reported on 'Change that the long
looked-for reduction on the Russian tariff is on
the eve of taking place. This rumour (for
as yet it is nothing more) appears to meet
with general credit, and has not been
without effect on our market to-day- The
reduction is expected to be at least 30 per cent.
on the present duties. We hear of a good
deal of inquiry, and some actul business, in single
and double yarns suitable for Russia, in general at
very full prices, but the advance demanded by
spinners has checked business greatly. Two-fold
yards are more actively inquired for, particularly
No. 60's, which is rather dearer. For the finer
counts, No. 80's and upwards, there is more de-
mand than for some time past, but we do not hear
of much business as yet in this department. Of
the cloth market we can hardly report so favou-
rably as of yarns ; and, indeed, it shows very little
change. Prices incline in favour of the seller, but
not so decidedly as to admit of quotation. The
demand for the common qualities of T cloths and
L cloths continue steady, and occasionally a slight
advance can be obtained, but for other classes of
goods the market is quiet, and manufacturers find
that to raise their quototions is to put themselves
out of the market.

The Silver Market continues in a very quiet
state, pending further advices from Inlia and
China, but the quotations are tolerably steady. The
current prices of bullion are :—Bar gold, 77s 9d
per oz. standard ; doubloons, Spanish, 78s per
oz. ; ditto, South American, 76s 6d per oz.; United
States' gold coin, 76s 20 per oz. ; bar silver, 5s
d e I per oz standard ; and five-franc pieces
4s I.lfd per oz. Moderate purchases are still
made on the Continent, but the remittances of
goiu 'Torn ttita side in payiucnt are not very
important. A fair proportion of the weekly
supplies of Californian gold is now taken into the
Bank, and yesterday about 70,0001 of the quantity
received by the Arabia, on Monday, was added to
stock of the precious metals in Threadneedle-
street.

The amount of silver as yet actually engaged for
shipment for the East, by the Colombo, on the 4th
of July, is about 300,0001. It is at present com-
puted that the total remittances by that vessel will
not exceed 700,0001. or 800,0001. This estimate
may perhaps be hereafter modified ; but, as we have
before mentioned, the shipments by the Pera on
the 20th inst. were altogether exceptional, being
greatly swelled by the large arrivals of silver from
Mexico.
The Paris advices mention that the French Ame-
rican Steam Company has obtained the concession
of the Spanish transatlantic steam lines, with the
grant of a subvention derivable from the revenues
of Cuba.

The shares of the Euphrates Valley Railway
Company were in demand yesterday, and closed at
1-10 tog pm. (with 2s. paid), owing to the favour-
able reception given yesterday by Lord Palmerston
to the influential deputation which waited upon
him with reference•to this company.
A special meeting of the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire Railway Company is called for
the Bth of July, at Manchester, "to receive a
report from the directors in reference to the termi-
nation of the agreement of 29th of July, 1854, with
the London and North Western Railway Company,
and to consider and confirm, or otherwise, an
agreement with the Great Northern Railway Com-
pany." The meeting will also be called upon to
sanction two bills, one of which provides for the
establishment of direct communication between
Oldham, Ashton-under-Lino, and Guide-bridge,
whilst another empowers the Stockport, Disley,
and Whaley-bridge Railway Company to extend
their line to Buxton.

A special meeting of the General Iron Screw
(Jollier Company is called for the 30th inst., to make
a number of alterations in the deeds of settlement.
Some of theSe alterations relate "to the contin-
gent and insurance fund, the restriction on the
division of profits, the appropriation of the re-
served fund, the reduction of the nominal amount
of the shares, and other matters."

A special meeting of the Class A. shareholders
of the St. Andrew's and Quebec Railroad Corn-
oany is called for the 30th inst., to consider and
approve a bill for incorporating the New Bruns-
wick and Canada Railway and Land Company.
Notice is given to the holders of Indiana Five
per Cent. Bonds, issued for bank capital, and
falling due in 1864, 1865, and 1856, that the State
is willing to purchase 40,0001 of these bonds.
This day, a meeting of shipowners, merchants,
&c, of Loudon, was held at the London Tavern,
having been convened by M. Ferdinand de
Lesseps, to hear from him some explanations
relative to the proposed Isthmus of Suez Canal.
The meeting was fully attended. The chair was
taken by Sir James Duke, who justified his coming
on that occasion by reading a letter from Lord J.
Russell, which had also been signed by himself,
Mr. Cranford, and Baron Rothschild, calling orf
the Lord Mayor to convene a public meeting for
the purpose of enabling M. de Lesseps to explain
hisiviews. The Lord Mayor having been unable
to do so, the present meeting had been called, and
he (Sir James Duke) had consented to preside.
The following is a copy of the circular of invitation
addressed to M. de Lesseps to the heads of com-
merce in the city of London :
Gentlemen,—ln inviting your attention to the condition
and progress of the Suez Ship Canal Scheme, I advocate
not only my interest as the promoter and concessionary of
that great undertaking, but the interest of all commercial
communities, in the measure of their trading and ludas.
trial activity, and consequently in the highest degree those
lof London. By a charter of his Highness the Viceroy of