The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-18 00:00:00

£22,796,165 1 Total .... £22,796,165

BANKING DEPARTMENT.

Debit.
Proprietors' ca-
pital
Rest
Public deposits 5,116,350
Other „ 10,481,067
Seven days, and
other bills 717,287

Credit.
Government se-

curities £11,333,126
Other securities 18,984,640
Notes 3,044,120
Gold and silver
coin

Total .... £34,105,333
Compared with the rettu
hive the following results :
Active circulation
increase

Total , £34,105,333
'n of the previous week, we

.£19,752,045
214,340
9 064,612
279,108
Rest
Decrease 604,553
Seven day and other bills 717,287
Decrease
Public deposits

Bullion
-Increase

Decrease
0 ther deposits
increase
Government securities, . 11,333 126
Decrease
Other securities
Decrease ' 2,765,147
Notes unemployed 3,044,120
Decrease , ,

OUR MODERN ENGLISH.—The most striking character-
istics of English literature in the nineteenth century is the
loose and ungrammatical diction that disfigures every
species of prose composition. Learning is now more widely
diffused, and the number of writers is greater than at any
former period, but not the number of correct writers, We
have a hundred Alisons for one Macaulay. Nay, I believe
it could be shown that, in proportion as the English
language has been improved, the art of composition has
been neglected. Let the reader take up any of the
publications of the day. A mere glance will satisfy him
that whatever credit may be due to the author for inven-
tion of subject or arrangement of materials ; he is sadly
deficient in the first requisite of authorphip—the art of
communicating his ideas in correct and appropriate
language. e-Henry H. Breen.
FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER THAMES.—On
Thursday Mr. W. Baker, the coroner, held an inquest at the
Town of Ramsgate Tavern, High street, Wapping, London,
respecting the death of Christopher William Groves aged
17 years, who lost his life under the following circum-
stance ;---It appeared from the evidence that the deceased
was an apprentice to a Lighterman, and on Monday
afternoon last, while engaged in rowing a skiff across the
river, from Wapping to the Surrey shore, he came in
contact with the Rebecca barque' of Colchester, whereby
the small boat was swamped and the deceased was drowned.
Search was made for the bo ly, which was found near
Aberdeen Wharf by Charles Mears, a dredgernian. Several
witnesses mere examined at length,\ when it was shown
that the deceased had not exercised prover skill in the
navigation of the skiff, although the barge was passing down
down the, river at a rapid speed. The jury, after a long
inquiry, returned a verdict of" Accidental Death,"
VRENCH BLUNDERING OF ENGLISH AND SCOTCH NAMES.
is very amusing to read the accounts given by the
French papers of the English elections. Orthography of
names and places is absurdly disguised. We are
informed, for instance, that a" Mr. Grehiw" is elected for
Carlisle ; that a " Mr. Black Cowan" is the member for
Edinburgh ; that " Sir Hasty Dalglish" is to he elected
for the " county of Glascow in Scotland ;" and that Mr.
Wilcox Weguelin (what a formidable cogaemen) is the
representative of Southampton. Lord Codrington is the
chosen of Greenwhick, and Sir Cobden and Mr. Bright,
have been ousted at Manchester. In the Charivari there
is a witty paper on the defeat of the " Peace at any price"
party. Palmerston is represented in the character of
Mars, stirring up war and strife in all quarters. Re
addresses a letter, for instance, to " M. William Turtle-
soup, secret agent at Timbectoo,.'? ordering him to kick
up a row immediately with that sable city.—Paris Cor-
respondent of the Glasgow Herald.

•This week.
:cohort.! Salea.

!P,,cespaid;Currt. Prices.'
Description. Ithis week Mid. Fair. stocks.
d. d.
10 to 31 ! 15} - 17
6i to 8 ' 79-16 7i'
7 to 8! 7i 8 402430
64 to gif 7 13-16 84.
7i to 94 Si SI 4525!
84 to Is SI 9i ISSO
7 to i 8 sj. 430
41 to 61' 5 54 591;70
555213

2296; S. 310
110110

Sea Island
Upland -

296.)
437 i 8 17450
2365 2510
1194 1510
240
27175 7390

97497 42510

➢lol,ile

New Orleans
Brazil - -
Egyptian -
West India
East India

Total

LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.-APRir. 17

SUGAR : The market is without change, and the sales
are confined to 2,800 bags Brazil, chiefly Bahia, at 35s 6d
per cwt.

MOLASSES, Rum, AND COFFEE : Nothing has transpired.
RICE: The market coutinu-s cpiet.

SALTPETRE : We have no sales to report.

JUTE : There was not much disposition shown to pur-
chase the quantity offered by auction, and of 3,450 bales
brought forward, about 1,900, chiefly damaged, found
buyers at £2O 15s to ao'2s 15s per ton for sound.
BORAX: We have also to notice 150 baskets, at 52s 6d
per cwt.
NICARAGUA WOOD : 50 tons solid sold at £l9 15s per
ton.

FusTic : 200 tons Maracaibo sold at R 5 17s 63, and
LOO tons Rio Hache at £6 per ton.

REVIEW OF TUE WEEK.

There has been an active demand for Sugar, especially
grocery descriptions, for which rather higher prices have
been obtained, other kinds remaining without alteration ;
the sales comprise 200 hhds Muscovad ) Demerara from
49s to 50s, with 700 bags grainy from 583 to 603, 1,400
bags Benares from 56s 6d to 575, 1.800 bags Dummah, to
arrive, price not reported, 6,200 mats Mauritius from 52s
95 to 575, with grainy at 60s, 5,500 bags China from 53s
65 to 55s 6d for low white, and at 44s for low brown, 500
tons clayed Manila at 50s 95, and 50 cases and 11,000
bags Brazil, partly to arrive, from 35s to 36s per cwt in
bond. Molasses : Two cargoes of clayed Cuba have been
sold to arrive, ono of 600 puncheons, at 24s per cwt, the
other 500 puncheons, price not reported. Coffee : The
continued absence of supply prevents business, and the
only sale reported is 25 tierces Jamaica, at full rates.
Nothing done in Spices, and only a small lot of Para Cocoa
reported at 725, also a few bags Guayaquil at 783 per cwt.
Rice : Only a moderate demand has prevailed ; for the
lower descriptions of Bengal a decline of 65 per cwt has
been acceded to; the better kinds, however, are unchanged;
the sales include 12,200 bags Bengal, at 93 6d to lOs 9d
for ordinary to middling old, and 13s 95 to 14s 95 for good
to fine new, with new Ballam at lOs 91 to 11s. 550 bags
old Arracan, at lOs 91 for Necranzie, 16.500 bags Ran-
goon, to arrive, at lls 3d, and 80 tierces Carolina at 25s
per cwt. Rum is rather dearer ; the sales are 200
puncheons Demerara and 80 hhds East India, to
arrive, within the range of the quotations.
Tea: There has been a little more disposition shown by
the trade to do business, and several parcels of the good
common and blackish leaf kinds, out of the recent
arrivals, have been taken at fair rates ; in other sorts no
'improvement to notice. About 160 chests of Indigo were
offered by auction, and the chief part withdrawn ; by
public and private 60 chests have been sold, at 4s 9.1 to
5s for Kurpah, and at 4s 85 to 6s ad per lb for Bengal;
40 chests Shell Lac brought 52s to 70s, as in quality, a
small lot of Tincal the quotations, 50 bates Gambier,
17s Gd for heated, and 18s for sound, a small parcel of
Sago Flour 18s 65 to 183 93 per cwt, and 30 tons black
edged Mother-of-Pearl Shells £6B 15s to 5s per ton.
Saltpetre is very dull, and only a small lot of Beegal, 2
per cent refraction, sold at 435, and some trifling parcels
of Bombay at 25s to 26s 65 ; also 350 tons of Nitrate of
Soda at steady rates, viz., 19s for fine, and 17s 95 to
IBs 6d per cwt for ordinary to good Guano: 300 tons
Ichabee are reported at .411 103 to £ll 17s Gd per ton,
Dyewoods There is no Change to notice, and the trans_
actions to report consist of 300 tons Ca:npeachy Log xood
at £7 17s 6d to £8 ss, 280 tons St. Domingo at £4 15; to
to £5, 35 tons Savanilla Fustic at .w 5 17s 65 to £6, 12
tons Lima Wood at 421 2s 65 to £22 per ton, with small
parcels of Barwood and Red Sanders Wood at former
prices. Less demand for Rosin, the sales being under
2,500 barrels at 4s 95 to I6s per cwt, according to
quality. Nothing doing in Turpentine or Tar.
Ashes have been in fair demand, and 260
barrels have been taken at 40s 6d to 42s per cwt. The
sales in Linseed are limited to small parcels of damaged,
for which lower prices have been accepted. In Rapeseed
2 500 bags are reported, at 60s Gd to 633 for Bombay, with
300 bags Calcutta at 63,, and 1,500 bags, the price of
which is not reported. 260 bags Niger Seed sold at 48s
per qr. There are no sales of moment to notice this week
iu Hides. Brimstone is limited demand, and the sales do
not exceed 350 tons, prices being easier, and are quoted
at £7 to £Bss per ton. About 15 casks Oporto Argots sold
at 45s to 47s 61, 15 casks Cream Tartar, at 107 s 6d to
110 s for good, and 96s to 101 s for inferior, and 50 hhds
Bark at 14s to 14s 3d. Sumac has sold slowly; about 800
bags Palermo taken at lls 31 to 12s 3d, and 300 bags
Milletello at 8s 91 per cwt. There has been a good
demand for Olive Oil, and in some instances an advance
has been paid ; the sales are 175 tuns, at '59 to se6o for
Gallipoli, .t's7 to £57 lOs for Sicily, £56 103 £57 15s for
Seville and Malaga, and £56 lOs to .€57 per tun for
Lisbon A. moderate business has been done in Seal and
Cod Oil at about the quotations. Linseed Oil coetinues
dull at about 40s. Pale Rene Oil is in fair request at 50s
to 51s. 20 casks Gingelly Oil realised 465, and 17 casks
Ground Nut, 478 per cwt. Spirits of Turpentine are in
limited demand at 40s per cwt. 700 tons Palm Oil sold at
£44 to £45 per ton. Tallow continues in fair demand,
at 54s to 55s for Y.C., and Odessa and Australian at
50s to 545, and North American at 55s per cwt. Lard is
dull, and only 50 tons reported at 68s to 70s per cwt.
Jute: A good business has again been done, and full
prices realised for 7,000 bales ; at the auction to day,
however, there was less disposition to purchase, and
the greater portion of the sound offered was withdrawn.
The market for Beef is again higher for all qualities, and
the stocks now remaining have dwindled away to a lower
point than for many years past ; holders generally show
great firmness, and look for still higher prices. A large
business is reported in old American Pork at full rates ;
new moves slowly, the trade continuing to give the pre-
ference to Irish and French for these, however, an ad-
vance is now required, which may lead to a better demand
for American. With heavy arrivals of Bacon, the market
supports fully last week's prices, and in some instances,
for choice parcels, a further advance has been established ;
the country dealers ere free buyers, and, altogether, the
tone of the trade is cheerful. Lard is lower is to 2s per
ewt, and buyers hold baps in the expectation of a still
greater reduction. The receipts are greatly in excess of
the same period last year; and the consumption not so
good. The scarcity of Cheese enables holders to realise
fully the late advances.

ENSUING SALES BY AUCTION.
Monday, April 20: 2,700 bags Bengal Rice.
Tuesday, April 21 : 067 boxes Pearl Sago ; 250 bags
Linseed ; 1,364 do. Rapeseed; 7,056 dry, salted Ox, Cow
and Horse Hides ; 11,100 East India Kips ; 17 tons
Mimosa Bark ; 2 cases Bengal isinglass ; 1,200 bales
Jute; 1,100 bags Bengal Rice.
Wednesday, April 22 : 187 boxes, 88 brls, 3i pipes Mares
Grease ; 15 cases white Bees' Wax ; 1,467 bags Saltpetre ;
30 chests Borax; 20 bales Madder Roots.

Thursday, April 23: 34,600 Sheep, Lamb, and Goat
Skins ; 204 bales nags ; 2,000 bags, 500 pockets Rapeseed ;
2,000 bags Rice.
Friday, April 24: 300 bales Manila Hemp; 2,060
bundles Coir Yarn.

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE 111ARKET.-APRIL 17.
Per stone, 201bs. I Per goibs. 's. d. s• d•
s. d. s. d.lPotatoes, SeedlingsEs; 0 to 5 3
Hay, 01d...... 0 7 to 0 84130itto, Kempa .... 5 0 to 5 4
Ditto, new.
Ditto, clover
Green Clover
Vetches
Straw, wheat 0 21 to 0 34 Per ton.
Ditto, oat
Ditto, barley .... 0 2i to 0 0 Carrots
Oats, in straw .... 0 0 to 0 '0 )tangle wurzel 23 0 to 25 o
,Manure.. r, 6 to 7 6

Flour. 3,523 barrels, 300 sacks.
LONDON AVERAGES : Wheat, 56s 5d ; Barley, 46s Ild ; oats, 253 Id ;
Bye, 35s 7d; Beans, 36s 2d; Pease, 393 Ild.