Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-09-28 00:00:00

THE GREAT LANDING STAGE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES,

Sir,—l have read the second letter of "A
Visitor," published in your edition of yesterday,
and I must admit I never saw a poorer vindication
than he attempts therein.
He states thatl want a "clear stage." He does not
inquire or know whether I am a smokes, a resident
of Liverpool, or a frequenter of the stage. Far
from it. lam no smoker ; nor em I a resident of
this town ; nor am I a frequenter of the stage,
having only been on it the day it was opened ;
therefore, his assertion of selfishness falls to the
ground.

I again assort it is a restriction of the liberty of
the subject to attempt to refuse or restrict the use
of the stage to the smoker and the classes alluded
to by " A Visitor." What more suitable place of
promenade could be selected for a smoker?—what
place better adapted for that poor clans of females
to enjoy a little air ? perhaps every week day con-
fined in the c'osest and most unhealthy parts of
the town. Why should they not enjoy the full
benefit of this " beautiful marine parade," so desig-
nated by "A Visitor." Should it be exclusively
for the use of a class to suit a casual visitor ? Such
monopoly will never do. The views and whims of
" A Visitor" cannot be acknowledged. He must
let us know when he intends again visiting us, and
we will apply to the Watch Committee, or some
other authority, for an order to carry out his views
while favoured with his company. For years the
small stage has been resorted to by those classes,
and has always been a favourable promenade for
smokers, and no complaints have been made by
the townspeople; but since the importation of "A
Visitor," the attendance oh the new landing stage
has been an object of his distaste. Very laudable
indeed !

"A Visitor" cannot expect to come to the largest
commercial and shipping town in the world, and
see morality depicted in the countenances of all
those he may meet. Liverpool has its vice—but
those people must not be excluded from healthy
recreation, or vs e may suffer in another way, by
pestilence, &c. I trust when " A Visitor" arrives
at the place from whence he emanates, he may
have as little to complain of as he has to complain
of in the good old town of Liverpool.
" A Visitor,' very inaccurately handles my attack
on him respecting the liberty of the subject. He
states that a certain class are prohibited from
attending the theatres. Very true ; but they are
not, as he states, prohibited from parading or
walking through certain of the streets of the town.
Their exclusion from the theatres I quite agree
with, as highly commendable to the authorities,
as respectable people avail themselves of that
amusement, and pay a sum for their admittance,
and the society they mix with must be considered
by the proprietor. Not so with the stage—it is
free and open to all while using decorum. In
conclusion, I must say that the views of "A
Visitor" are selfish, monopolistic, and ungenerous
Apologising for troubling you, I beg to remain
yours, &C., HUMANITY.

THE RECRUITING SERGEANT'S LA'T RESOURCE.—SeveraI
recruiting parties belonging to her Majesty's forces hare
been sojourning in the neighbourhood of Taunton for
some weeks past. Surely there ought to be no lack of
enlistment where flaming placards, in all the coleu-s of the
rainbow, meat the gizd of " smart young men," in such
language as the following :—" Englishmen!—You who
have strorg arms and stout hearts, have you not heard the
dying wait of your outraged and murdered country women,
coiling upon you to be up and avenge them? You that
have sisters and sweethearts that you love, tan you hear
that hundreds upon hundreds as fair as they have been
given up to treatment worse than death, and then to death,
with all the ingenuities of torture that hell can devise,
and then hesitate ? Can you unmoved listen to their
ag inisiog, shrieks, and hear the cry of their poor slaughtered
babes ? Aribe, Englishmen, arise ! Lay down your sickles,
for your work is done, and cold winter comes upon you.
Take up the bayonet of good British steel, and go forth to
reap a harvest of vengeance upon the cowardly miscreants
who roam over the fair land of India, laden with the
spoil, and red with the blood of England's outraged
daughters!"

NOTION.
ELEcTao-praTE GOODS.—There are few branches of art that more
perfection has been attained in than in this portion of our manufac-
ture, and the most beautiful specimens of spoons, forks, goblets, and
other table articles of the sort, may be seen at Mr. E. T. Hill's, of 23
South John-street, who, to his other branches of business, has added
a department for the sa'e of these articles, having been appointed
agent to one of the first manufacturers in Birmingham. The designs
in these articles are beautiful, the quality very superior (nearly as good
as silver), and the price, considering all these, moderate a degree.
An Inspection of the goods will prove the above facts.—Northern
Tel Spoons ...... .•
Dessert Do. .. •
Table Do. .... ••••• • • • •
Dessert Forks
Table Do. ..... • •

Sent carriage free to any part of the country.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LIVERPOOL, Saturday Evening

Our Cotton market keeps in a dull and languid
state, and sales are restricted, the transactions
today not cxeeeding 5,000 hales, 1,000 of which
were on speculation and for export. Prices were
somewhat unsteady.
This being the first day for " making up" in the
Liverpool Share Market, the settlement has
occupied brokers and dealers. The rates
of continuation were moderate on the lwavy
stocks, which do not seem abundant. They
have increased on Sheffields, but are lighter
on Grand Trunks and Great Western of
Canada. The following were the transactions :
Eastern
Counties, 11;4; Lancashire and York-
shire, 95j; London and North Western, 961 ; Man-
chester, Sheffield and Lincoln, 40a, Midland, 80 ;
North Eastern, 223, 221, 22 11-16; Dovers, 19a;
Grand Trunk of Canada, 114; Great Western
of Canada, 20-; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
coln 31 per cents, 641; Liverpool and London
Fire and Life Assurance 4 p (the price paid
yesterday was 8i p). For the next account the
sales were :—.alidland, 80i ; Dovers, 191;
Grand Trunk of Canada, 11.1. The following were
the closing prices :—Blackburn, 7i, 8; Chester and
Birkenhead, 651 xd, 66; Caledonian, 421, 43 ;
Chester and Holyhead, 161, 161; Eastern Counties,
1170 117-16 ; East Lancashire, Stock, 91, xd, 92 ; do.
new 91. shares, xd, 9-16 p ; Great Northern, 24,4,
241; do. A shares, 101, 11*; Great Western, 531,
54 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 951 xd, 969 ;
do. new 91. shares, I xd, p ; Liverpool,
Crosby, and Southport, 18M xd, 14; London
and North Western, 961, 961—, ditto h Shares,
d ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln-
rhire, 401 40i ; Midland Stock, 80, 80i ;
North British, 12, 12 7-16; North Staffordshire,
41, 4ti d ; North Eastern—Berwick Capital Stock,
22 11-16, 22 13-16 ; York Capital Stock, 38a, 391 ;
Leeds Stock, 231 24; Scottish North Eastern,
late Aberdeen, 11, 12; South Eastern, l9a xd,
19; ; Dutch Rhenish, 3;3-, 34--d ; Great Luxem-
bourg, 673, 61-1 ; Buffalo, and Lake Huron, 51, 5 d ;
do. New Shares, 51, 5 d ; Grand Trunk of
Canada, 11 5 16, 11 7.16; Great Western of Canada,
20i, 20a ; do. Nev Shares, t, 1 d.
In the Money Market there is very little altera-
tion to notice. The demanl for accommodation
continues pretty active, but at full rates. There
is no difficulty in obtaining discounts. From the
outlay which it is expected must take place for
the purpose of sustaining the power of the Govern-
ment in India, and the constant efflux of bullion
—nearly the whole of the late Australian supplies
having been absorbed—there seems no reason to
look for any beneficial result from the recent
imports. At the same time the American panic
having caused fall in the exchange on London
to a point as low as 10:8, remittances are tem-
porarily suspended from that quarter, and
notwithstanding it is generally understood that
a large balance of trade will remain in our
favour, which must be paid for in specie, the
merchants on that side will delay as late as possible
the transmission of any gold to Europe. The
terrible crash which has taken place in credit,
through speculation in that market, and the remote
probability of an immediate recovery, will induce
most parties to exercise great cautima in making
investments, and therefore may expect continued
heaviness in values until some general reaction has
occurred. Unfortunately the connections between
Liverpool and America are of such an intimate
character, that a very prejudicial effect is sure to
be felt here, and although London will, of course,
not wholly escape the weight of responsibility,
the burden will be chiefly borne by the com-
mercial interest of this port. Indeed there was
some uneasiness this afternoon with respect to the
credit of mercantile firms, both in Landon and
Liverpool. Houses were stated to have suspended,
but the rumours appeared to be premature, and
although some embarrassment may have occurred,
arragemeuts aro spoken of which will probably
relieve the difficulty. After what has occurred in
the United States; it is not improbable that several
failures will take place, but, as far as can at present
be ascertained, no important establishments are
compromised. The Bankers' Circulur, of to-day,
makes the following remarks on the state of the
market :

The aspect of the Money Market does not by any
means improve. The demand is becoming more active
almost daily, and the rates are now extremely firm, with
an upward tendency. At the same time, the position of
the Bank of England does not show any indications of a
change for the better. The stock of bullion is again lower,
though only by £27,000 ; whilst the other securities,
which include bills discounted, and advances on stock, show
a farther augmentation of £207,000; consequently, were
it not for the large payments into the Treasury, by which
the Bank is enabled to meet the demand on it for accom-
modation, there would be a heavy pressure upon its reserve
of notes. The Directors are more likely to raise the rate
than to lower it, but we do not expect they will adopt any
change whatever for the p resent, as by one means and
another they still manage to hold their own' the r serve
at the present moment being upwards of six millions ster-
ling. Out of the late large arrivals of gold, very little has
gone into the Bank, and unless fresh supplies arrive, these
must soon be withdrawn again from the stock in hand.
There is about half-a million sterling of Australian gold
waiting at Alexandria for transmission to England. It
may arrive by the 6th October, but it has had a long deten-
tion at that port.

In the Market for the Public Funds and Secu-
rities to-day, there was exceedingly little business
done. The delay of the telegraphic advices from
India causes speculators and others to hold aloof
from the market, and prices are consequently
nominal. Consols for Money closed at 90 to 90,1,
and for the Account at 90/ to 901.
The following list shows the fluctuations of
Consols during the past week :

Lowest Highest Closing
prices. prices. prices.
Monday Money ..... 90 99/ 90/
Account ...90Z 904 901
Tuesday Money .... Wit 904 901
Account ....994 904 90f
Wednesday Money .... 90 90/ SO!,
Account ....90 901 901
Thursday ....Money .... 90 90i 90i
Account ....901 90a 904
Friday ;......Money .... 904 90a 900:1 Account -...99 904. 9
Saturday ....Money .... 90 90f 90
Account ....901 9Ol 90t
__ _ _

The London Railway Shape Market was quiet,
but steady, to-Jay. Caledonians advanced about 1,
and Great Northern A Stock 1 per cent Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire, and Midland North Western
remained free. The following were the closing
prices :-Ambergate, Nottingham, Boston and
Eastern Junction 5, 5 x d ; Bristol and Exeter 84,
86; Caledonian 831, 811 x d ; Chester and Holyhead
33, 35; East Anglian 20, 20! ; Eastern Counties 56-!,
571; mast Lancashire 91, 93 x d; Edinburgh and
Glasgow 61i, 62 x d; Edinburgh, Perth and Dundee
291, 30! ; Great Northern 97, OS; Great Western
531, 54.1; Lancaster and Carlisle 73, 76 ex d ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire 96, 961 x d ; London,
Brighton, and South Coast 1031, 1041; London and
North Western 96, 961 ; London and South
Western 90, 91 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire 401 4U; Midland 80, 80;; Midland,
Birmingham, and Derby 54, SG; Norfolk 60, 62;
North British 48k, 49i ; North Eastern-
Berwick, 001, 911, ; Buckinghamshire 92, 91 ;
Hull and Selby 106, 107 ; Eastern Counties Ex.
5 per Cent. (No. 1), 105, 108 x d ; East India Gua.
Five per Cents 97, 98 ; Geelong and Madras
Gua Five per Cents 211 211 ; Grand Trunk of
Canada 45, 46; Great Indian Peninsula Gua. Five
per Cent 191„ 10k; Great Western of Canada Shares
201, 201; Maims Gua. 41 per Cent 171, 181; Soi►Yde
Gua. Five per Cent. 4, 4 pm ; Great Central of
France 231, 24k ; Great Lnxembourg Constituted
Shares 6i, 6a ; Namur and Leige ; Northern
of France 341, 35 ; Norwegian Trunk Preference
9, 10 ; Paris, Lyons, and Mediterranean Fusion
Shares 341, 35 ; Paris and Orleans 54, 56 ; Sambre
and Meuse 6-Z-, 78 ; Southern of France 25, 25i ;
West Flanders 41, 5.
Respecting the Mining Market, the Mining
Journal of to-day states :-
Tne great extension of the Mining Market, the short
supply of Stock. a❑d the numbers of buyers through the
medium of the Stock Exchange, in addition to the regular
sources, render it difficult to get shares at times, and cons:.
quently prices advance rapidly when a good demand takes

place. On looking back at the state of the market six
months ago, when the standard for copper ore was high
(£150) and copper mitre; in favour, we find that Basset
Shares were 270, South Prances 340, Alfred Consols
234, West Basset 34, North Basset 33. Basset stands at
220, or 50 less than before he standard dropped ; South
Frarces 210 or 100 less ; North Basset, 16, or 17 less ;
West Bisset 26, or 7 less; and others in proportion.
East Be-let have been greatly in request, and the price
advanced from 63 to 7,1, 75, 80 ; both the tin lo.'e and
copper 1, de continue to look well. Wheal Edward 1-.a.,e
been flatter at 94 to 10. AFred Consols, which last week
bad fallen to 111 sellers, improved this week, the low
price tempting many buyers, and they leave off at 13 to
131, The Lady Bertha Shares have been largely dealt
in, and quotations advanced to 11, ly, leaving off at 245.
to 25e North Frances shares have been in request,
leaving off at 131 to 141, and from the improvements in
the mine there is likely to be a consieerable rise before
long. lierodefoot 81 to 81. SortridgeCorsols in demand
early in the week at 2 to 2t, and left off at 1 e to 2,1. ; East
A If, ed 3:4- to 4 ; Ludcott 1 a to 2; Wheal Zion 193 to 21s ;
Wheal Wrey 51; to 5 ; North Crofty 42 to 5, and not 31
much doing. North Roskear 150 to 160; St. Day United
shares have not been so firm since the dividend, at lit. to
.i-1-; in Pendeen there has been a large business at
numerous quotations, bat they leave off at 2 to 2,,-7 ;
Wheal Trelawney 22 to 23 ; Mary Ann 47 to 49 ex div.;
Drake Walls 21 to 21; llolrnbush 11 to 21 and a good
business doing; Trewetha 1 to 1 ; a call of 5s per
share has been made. Wheal Glenville rather dater,
at 11 to 2, but the mine progressing satiscactorilv ;
Wheal Margaret 66 to 68 ; Great South Tolgus 16:1 to 17k,
in request, but few sPllers ; West Frarc‘s 15 to 174,
and rather more inquired fer ; Devon Great C is 460 to
470, the dividend declared by the directors was £9 per
share ; Wheal Kitty (Lelant), 211 to 22i ex div ; West
Caraden 120 to 130, the dividend here was £2, durine the
last two mentts (not taken into this account), the profit of
the mine has been about £BOO ; Vale of Towey to
West Seton 330 to 340, East Tolgus shares have been
inquired for at 55 to 65, Great Alfred very flat, at 6 to 61 ;
Par Consols 20 to 21, South Cern Brea 6 to 61, Tin Croft
4to 41, Tamar Cons-1s 1,1- to 11, Ped-nan-Drea to Lln
Hingaton Doan a gaol business hat bean done at 5 to 6,
but they left off not quite so firm; Stray Park 5 to 51,
Cambarne Vein 5t to 51, East Rosewarne Ito North
Robert 3,3- to 4, Wheal R'eth 35 to 40, Margery 11 to 12,
St. Ives Consols 150 to 160, but not much doing; Erst
Russell shares have been in demand, and the price rose to
21 to 27,-; Gawton United 24s to 263, and have been in
request.
The imports of specie during the week were
about a quarter of a million sterling-viz., by the
Panther, from Boulogne, G cases of bullion ; the
Euxine, from the Peninsular, 2,3001; the America,
from New York, 1,100/ ; the St, Petersburgh, from
St. Petersburgh, 50,0001; the Vanderbilt, from
America, 2 5001; the Colomhe, from Alexandria,
4,8001; the Siene, from Boulogne, 6 cases of
bullion ; the Baron Osy, from Antwerp, 15 cases of
bullion ; and the Montmorency, from Australia,
200,0001. The exports, same period, were upwards
of 800,000/-vig., by the Dane, for the Cape of
Good Hope, 5,0001; the Ripon, for Alexandria ani
the East Indies, 663,359/ of which 9,377/ was in
gold and the rest in silver, divided as follows :-
Gold to Alexandria, 8801; Bombay, 5001; Ceylon,
4,000/ ; Madras, 2 4971; and Singapore, 1,5001;-
Silver, to Bombay, 156,3551; Madras, 28,1501;
Calcutta, 181,9851; Penang, 5,6001; Singapore,
49,4201; Hong Kong, 101,5121; and Shanghae,
130,9601; and shipments to the Continent through
the London Cuetom-house, valued at about
140 3701.
The offieial returns of the Precious Metals from
the port of London for the week ending Sept. 27,
show a total of 18,410 ozs of gold and 11,600 ozs.
of silver.

There has been no animation in the Silver
Market this week, the brokers and others being
desirous of receiving later advices from India
before making the necessary preparations. During
the last two or three days the demand was rather
increased, as the period for the departure of the
steamer is approaching ; but it is not imagined
that a very large quantity will be remitted by that
opportunity. Small parcels continue to arrive from
the Continent ; but the aggregate is not important.
The current quotations in the Bullion Market
are : —Bar gold 77s 01 per ounce standard, United
States gold coin 76s 2:3 I per ounce, bar silver
5s 11 ad per ounce standard, and five-franc pieces
4s 110 per ounce. The business transacted in
Mexican dollars this week has not been of any
importance.

The Board of Trade returns for the eight months
ended the 31st August last have been published,
and show the total .exports from the United King
dom to have been 84,666,718/., being an increase of
9,967,784/., compared with the like date of 1856.
There was an increase in beer and ale, coals, and
Culm, cotton manufactures, earthenware, haber-
dashery and millinery, silk manufactures, and
woollen and worsted yarn, and sheep and lambs'
wool, but a falling off in British spirits and refined
sugar. The imports were larger as regards live
animals, flax, currants, leather manfsctures, provi-
sions, raw silk, brandy, tallow, timber, wine, and
sheep and lambs' wool, buta diminution is exhibited
in bristles, coffee, corn, flour, raw cotton, rice, and
tea. The tonnage of vessels engaged iu the foreign
trade show a considerable increase inwards, as also
for those cleared outwards, and British shipping
largely participated in the improvement.
There has been a moderate business done in the
London Produce Markets during the week, and
prices have generally been well maintained. There
has been an increased demand for sugar, and trans-
actions to a considerable extent have taken place,
at a slight decline for common descriptions, but
the superior grocery kinds have realised rather
higher quotations. The stock of this article in
London at the close of last week was 61,025 tons
against 0,332 tons at the corresponding period of
1856. Early in the week the coffee market was
very flat, and a decline of is per cwt. occurred,
owing to the large quantity brought forward, but
there has since been more firmness. Cocoa owing
to the diminished inquiry, has declined is to 2s
per cwt.; rice is heavy, and rather cheaper, and
tea is quiet at previous rates. Runt commands
full prices, and there is a good inquiry. Spices
have been quiet and firm. An active demand for
saltpetre has prevailed, and same large quotations
have been concluded. The quotations are now 5s
to 6s above those current on the 18th inst. Tallow
i 3 cheaper, viz , 58s 9,1 to 50s per cwt. on the spot.
During the past week a moderate business has
been done in the Laels Cloth Hall, at about former
quotations. Wools have been firm, and the deal-
ings, have been confined to the present rants of
the manufacturers. At Bradford business had been
very quiet, the high price of wool causing manu-
facturers to purchase only sufficient for individual
requirements. In piece goods a limited business
had been transacted at former values. Business
at Halifax ruled inactive, with no alteration
whatever in prices. At Manchester the dealings
were limited, but quotations generally continue
firm.