Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-16 00:00:00

THE FRENCH FUNDS

PARIS, Tuesday.
At I.kl
p.m. Our Bourse opened very flat, and
Re
ntes were done at a reduction of z per cent.
'Since yesterday.
At 2.20. Tendency downwards. A further fall
.°f i per cent. has taken place in Rentes. Many
tumours which are current have produced
uneasiness.

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At 3.27_ p.m. Bourse closes heavy, and Rentes'
'67.75 for Money, and 67.70 for Account, being
_
8 Per c6n.t, lower than yesterday. . Railways
'declined 5.9 francs. Four and -a-half per Cents;
closed for Money, 97.20. Bank Shares, 283.

THE WEST INDIA MAIL..
As yannounced in our paper yesterday, the West
alldia mail arrived at Southampton on Monday
evening. The weather had been genial throughout
the island of JaMaica. Fever prevailed in some
districts. In commercial matters, the transactions
of the fortnight had been tolerably fair. There
Was no. speculative movement, to notice, the. princi-
pal operations having been made' to meet demands
for consumption. The chief exception had been
4.4 flour, in which some sales for export. had •been
made. Freights were dull, and there was little
chance of vessels for European markets being
laden before March or April. Exchange
on London.—Colonial and Jamaica Banks.
—9o.days, 1 per cent. pm. ; 60 days, 11 ditto; 30
days, 11 ditto ; merchants' bills, par ; commis-
sariat, 30 days, 1 per cent. p.m. From Trinidad
we learn that activity prevailed in sugar making,
the weather continuing favourable for reaping
the crop. The yield of juice from the canes was
good, and the saccharometer showed a higher de-
gree of sweetness than is usual at the commence-
ment of the season. The supply of labour seemed
to be nearly up to immediate wants. Three. more
vessels had arrived with Indian immigrants—two
from Madras and one from Calcutta. Breadstuff
and provisions were dull.. . The imports continued
in excess of demand.

At Demerara the Court of Policy had a sitting
on the 22nd ult., at which the affairs of the
Demerara Railway Company came under con-
sideration. A long discussion took place, and a
-string of resolutions was adopted which converts
the Ordinance, No. 14, of 1838, into a dead letter.
The Royal Gazette says :—" It is now a, pure
matter of speculation what steps the company
will adopt in this. extremity ; the affairs of the
theprosperous; Plant and rolling stock require renewing,
11,11(iPlanters complain of high fares. It becomes
;„°,..; a question not of profit, but of existence,
-,—„„s". as great evils require great remedies, the
,--"PanY must now decide at once on the best
illtse to be pursued, and act with promptitude."
-24teh Court of Policy had another meeting on the
tar ' 'which a letter was read from the Secre-
Y,c'f State for the Colonies, stating that a greater
„ InUer of Coolies had been sent to Trinidad
f‘ruoan the government could dispose of.. A letter
to 11-1; Allf: Cave was laid. before the court relative
of thelligration from China, and the continuance
arrangement for a longer period than the
Veyear for which it had been sanctioned by her
torstY, and the Attorney-General was directed
tor the in a bill for the purpose, providing also
-e obtaining of a proportion of women'.
Fever had broken out on shore at St. Thomas's,
a111,211g some newly-arrived Danish soldiers, but
..ong the shipping not a case had been reported.

lier A • SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Ja, . faiesty's ships Imaum, Basilisk, and Cuba were at
~,Attralit:ari the Indus at Barbadoes. The Royal mail steamer
—4Ptain Woolward, with the outward mails of the 17th
T.3i; from
„ Southampton, arrived at St. Thomas's on the 31st at
GulfP'm•, all well; the Clyde, Captain Heenan, was down the
Islands`e Conway, Captain Moir, at St. Thomas's from the
Vent Dee, Captain Reeks, down the Main ; the
114 Captain Gillies, at St. Thomas's ; the Eagle, Captain
1, Mack, at Jamaica, from Belize; the 31edway! Captain
va,t St Thomas's, from the Spanish Main ; the Prince, Cap-
a —dert,3l, Barbadoes, from Trinidad ; and the Trent,
etain Woolcott, at St. Thomas's, from Jamaica. Feb. 13, in
81111:1p9, lon. 9.3 W., La Plata exchanged signals with the
"r'er' of Liverpool, for Demerara, 13 days out.

BY THE PACIFIC.
the West India mail steamer La Plata,
theerved at Southampton, we have received files of
-anama Star and Herald to the 22nd of
1111;111, arY• . The steam :ship New Granada, Captain
frL, reached Panama on the 21st, bringing dates
°°l Valparaiso to the Ist and Callao to the 11th
re She She did not touch at Guayaquil. Chili
Inoined in a very disturbed state, and the
11)r°vinces were still under • martial law.- A
enTher of the persons who were attested in
41tiago for sedition prior to the sailing of the
veanler of the 16th of December had been sentenced
Viie of $l,OOO each and three years' exile,
others less implicated had to pay $BOO fine.
ru,stlless in Valparaiso remained very dull, but a
is
in copper had done something to alleviate the
171el'al stagnation. Sales had been effected at
siB. ' °c., but holders were unwilling to sell under
The following are the market quotations :
$3 r silver, $lO 50e. ; copper, $l7 75c. ; ditto ore,
,16/3e. ; -cocoa, no demand; coffee, $l3 25c. ; hides
Pe demand, $l5 75c. ; fiour, $3 50c. to $4. From
ren,2ve continue to receive very unsatisfactory
De—et:Ls of the state of the country, and pros-
goy:, °f a general revolt against the present
they nillent appear to increase. From Paraguay
gel,: IS little news beyond the fact that the
to 9-olent was still making warlike preparations
tewst the United States forces.

•
OPENING OF THE CANADIAN
PARLIAMENT.
pan the .29th ult. the Governor-General opened
anent in a speech from the throne. He says,
re lerring the seat of government question, the
hglsiature solicited our gracious Queen to exercise
act Prerogative in making such a selection ; an
decoreover, was passed adopting beforehand the
tleelsic'n of her Majesty, and appropriating the
nie essary funds. This act of the Canadian Parlia-
th_nt and the decision of the Queen are binding on
b',e,xecutive government of the province, and it will
t`',.pleir duty to carryout the understanding which
b'sted at the time when the reference was made
4:l' which the government will be transferred to
tallebee for a fixed period, until the necessary ar-
zeligenients shall have been completed. The cor-
42Pondence with her Majesty's Government will
aid before you, and I cannot doubt that you
volt
vo„...reeognise a selection made by her Majesty at
Was' own request, and that you will duly acknow-
ee her gracious compliance with the addresses
to le.? you yourselves caused to be presented
th her. In regard to the federation. of
De British province, he says—The possibility
of by some tie the federal character, the
subject
colonies in North America has formed the.
Ilhiect of correspondence which will be placed in
Your hands. I will also cause to be submitted to
despatches from her Majesty's Secretary of
Hudson's
in relation to the questions effecting the
-Ulll4°ll'B Bay Company, and on the subject of
e inter-colonial railway. In reference to
financial affairs he says : It is gratifying
07. me to be able to state that symptoms
a', amendment have begun to show them-
v,rves ; and I trust that, should. Providence
"loss Canada, this year with ho] usually

abundant harvest, she will recover her former
prosperous condition. The exercise -of a sound
and rigid economy in every department of the
public service, will, I hope, again enable us to
brim our whole expenditures within the limits
required by our revenue. In regard to supplies
and the tariff, he says :—ln asking the supplies
for her :Majesty's service, I desire to assure you
that everything will be done with the. view to
placing the tariff on a satisfactory' footing. - The
principle of ad valorem duties will be proposed for
your adoption in all cases in which it can be pro-
perly carried, out.

SECOND EDITION.

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