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

was, ft fair business done to-day, and the follow-
ing 'were the closing prices :—Ambergate, Notting-
ham, and Eastern Junction, 41, 41; Caledonians,
77, 77t; Dutch Rhenish, 6, 51; Eastern Counties,
10 13.10, 10 15-16 ; East Lancashire, 88, 90 ;
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 581 591; Great Northern,
933, 94; Do. A, 79, 80 ; Great Westerns, 51, 51,1;
Great Western of Canada, 18i, 181 ; grand Trunk
of Canada, 91, 94; Great Southern and Western,
97, 99 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 90k, 911; Lon-
don and North Western, 931 94; London and
South Western, 881, 891; Leeds Northern, 50. 51;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 36, 364 ;
Midland Stock, 854, 85l; North British, 47, 48;
South Eastern and Dover, G 3 64; York, New-
castle, and Berwick, 92, 03 ; York and North
Midlan 803, 811.
The Manchester market has relapsed, and,
with a more curtailed demand for both goods and
yarns, the tendency of prices is against producers,
who find, notwithstanding the short• time move
ment, that stocks are accumulating on their hands.
Liberal arrivals, an unusually warm tem-
perature for the season of the year, and the
position of financial matters, have a controlling
influence in the leading grain markets of the
country, and all kinds of breadstuffs are lower in
value. Wheat declined 2d to 34 per 701 b, flour
is per barrel, and Indian corn is per quarter, with
more eagerness to sell tlaan to buy. There was a
better tone in to-day's market, but only a limited
business transpired. Indian Corn lower is to 2s
per quarter ; other articles more steady.
The provisicn trade has been very dull through.
out the week, but prices on the whole are well
supported. In Beef; not more than half the usual
business is being done. Sales on Pork are of a
more retail character, and Bacon is almast neglec-
ted.

The Gambia has arrived at Plymouth with the
mails from the West Coast of Africa, and £7,200 in
specie.

We are requested to state that in the list of
suspended houses, published in our paper on
Thursday, the liabilities of W. Orr & Co., were
erroneously stated to be very heavy, whereas they
do not exceed 20,000/.

Yesterday meetings of the creditors of Messrs.
Sanderson, Sanderson and Co., Messrs Braadwood
and Barclay, and Messrt Henry and Co., all Lon
lon houses, were held. Respecting the former, it
appears that the liabilities of the house on bills
amounted on the 11th ult. to no less than 5,298,9971,
of which 2.013,6901 has since run off Of the latter
sum, the amount returned unpaid is 91,0981. Of
this, 49,125/ is expected to be paid in full, consist-
ing of bills upon Messrs. Dennistoun and other
houses, from which 20s in the pound are ultimately
looked for. As regards the remaining 42,0001, the
prospects are uncertain ; perhaps lOs in the pound
may be realised. At the date of their stoppage the
firm held bills endorsed by the Liverpool Borough
Bank to the amount of 132,0001, of which 53,2001
ha's run off. A considerable portion of this has
been secured, or will be secured, by promissory
notes. The bills upon Messrs. Dennistouu
amounted to 87,4001; the proportion of this that
has run off is 75,400/, of which 14,4001 is returned
unpaid, but is expected to be ultimately paid in full.
It was mentioned that in 1848 Mr. Sanderson joined
the firm, with 30,0001., and in 1855 Mr. Sanderson,
jun., and Mr. Sandeman, jun., joined, with 2,0001.
each, making the total capital brought in 34,070/.
The profits from February, 1848, up to 1857, were
327,432/. The drawings of the partners diving the
same period were 111,500/, and the losses by bad
debts (including the estimated loss on the realisa-
tion of the standing assets). amount to 183,9981.
Thus the capital and profits together were 361,4611
Deducting from this the partners' drawings and
the losses, forming a total of 295,4991., a balance of
63,961/. is left. Adding to the latter sum the
estimated value of the partners' private estates,
viz , 40,000/,, we arrive at a surplus of 105,9611.,
as shown in the balance-sheet prepared by
Messrs. Turquand, Youngs, and Co. At the meet-
ing of Messrs. Beoadwood. and Barclay's creditors, a
statement of the liabilities and assets were sub
mitted. After some discussion, resolutions were
unanimously agreed to for the liquidation of the
estate under the inspection of Mr. Kirkman
Hodgson and Mr. Adolpus Kloekmann. The
liabilities were estimated at about 212,0201, and
the assets at 65,691/, but the result of the liquida-
tion will depend chiefly- upon the realisation of
the property held by the firm in Porto Rico. It
was incidentally stated to the meeting, that
Messrs. De Castro, Lindegren, and Company,
of Porto Rico, have authorised the payment
of lOs in the pound, by three instalments,
to the holders of their drafts. At the meet-
ing of Messrs. Henry's creditors, an offer
was made to pay 7s 6d in the pound. After some
discussion it was agreed to allow the firm one
week from the present date, with a view to their
ascertaining whether they can increase the offer to
10s. The creditors expressed their willingness to
receive the latter sum by instalments, in 3,6, 9, and
12 months. Messrs. Turquand, Youngs, and Co.,
the accountants, estimate the total liabilities at
13,5331., and the assets at 6,745/.
The price of bar silver was yesterday fixed at
ss. 2gd.. per oz. standard, and that of Mexican
dollars at 5s Oid. per oz In each case an advance
of Hd. over the last printed price is shown. This
is solely due to the exceptional deniand for silver
for Hamburg, which continues unabated.

The Bank of France return is completed to
yesterday. It shows an increase of 418,2571. in the
bullion ; a decrease of 3,889,461/. in the bills
discounted ; an addition of 123,1141. in the advan
ces upon railway shares ; and an increase of
25,0551. in the amount paid as premiums upon the
purchase of gold.

F)..vThe 305,0001. in Australian gold, ex the Tamar,
reached London yesterday. About 25,0001. is
known to have been purchased for exportation to
the Continent, for an exceptional purpose. The
whole of the residue is expeeed to be retained
here, hut owing to the time required for melting
it, only a limited proportion of this remmittanee
was sent into the Bank yesterday.
The Suffolk, from Melbourne, with 450,0001. in
gold, has now been 08 days at sea.

BANK OP ENGLAND RETURNS.
Account, pursuant to the Act 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 27,
for the week ending Wednesday, 9th Dec., 1857.
ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Credit.
Government
Debt
Other securities 5,459,9(qi
Gold Coin and
Bullion ...

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Debit.
Notes issued .. £24,043,235

7,568,255

£24,043,255

Total .... £24,043,255

BANKING D:

Debt.
Proprietors' ca-
pital
Rest
Public deposits 6,648,062
Other deposits 14,440,724
Seven day and
other bills 811,222

PARTMENT.
Credit.
Government se-

curities: .
Other securities 30,111,185
Notes 3,900,485
Gold and silver
coin

501,23

£39,946,926
Compared with the previous returns, we have
the following results :

Total .... £39,946,926

Active circulation
Decrease
Bullion
•
Increase

£20,142,770
959,660
6,069,493
713,026
•
'
34,562
Seven day and other bills
Decrease
Public deposits 6,648,062
Increase
Other deposits
Increase
Government securities 5,434,022
Decrease
Other securities
Decrease
Notes unemployed
Increase
Cash to liabilities, per Mil 2OB
Increase 77
Rate of interest lO per cent.
No change
In our paper, of yesterday, we mentioned that the

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