Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-27 00:00:00

North British, 611, 62 ; ditto Pref., 112, 114;
North Eastern—Berwick, 921, 93 ;' Leeds, 47f,
48.; York, 761, 771; North Staffords, d ;
Dovers, 731, 731 ; Turkish Sixes, 901, 91; Ditto
Fours, 1051, 106 ; Great Western of Canada, 16,
161 ; ditto New, 44, 41 d ; Grand Trunk of Canada,
81

A-, ; Bank Stock, 2261, 228.
At the London Corn -Market to-day, English
wheat was held for Monday's rates, but trade ruled

quiet. The sales in foreign were limited. The
value of flour was unchanged. Barley was in good.

request at full rates, Other articles.' of the trade
were firm at previous rates.
There is rather more activity in the General
Produce Markets. The Sugar market is without

change ; 140 hhds. Demirara are retorted at
38s 6d to 403 6d; 1,000 bags yellow Cossipore at
48s, and 100 bags white Benares at 44s 6d per cwt.
There are no transactions to notice in Molasses or
Coffee. 100 puncheons Demerara Rum have
changed hands, without alteration in prices. Of
Rice, 3,500 bags Rangoon have been sold at 7s 6d
per cwt. Rather more business than usual was
done this morning at the public sales ;
.500 bales
Gambier found buyers at 13s 9d to 14s 3d for
heated and 15s for sound; 50 bales Native Bombay
Madder Roots, at 21s ; 16 cases Perugia white
Argols, at 94s 6d; a small lot of discoloured
Tartar, at 111 s ; 25 bales Persian yellow Berries,
at 50s per cwt ; 120 tons Spanish Fustic,
£5 2s 6d to £5 5s ; a few tons Zante at £2O and
5 tons Siam Sapan Wood, all faults, at £lO 7s 6d
per ton. We have also to notice 400 bags Salt-
petre at 39s to 41s for 9 to 61- per cent. ; 500 boxes
Pearl Sago, at 16s for half and half ; 700 bags
Sago Flour, at 14s 10d per cwt; 1,350 bags Bengal
(Patna) Linseed at 52s 6d per quarter ; and 160
tons indirect Campeachy Logwood, at £5 17s 6d

per ton.
The 14th, 15th, and 16th catalogues of Colonial
and Foreign Wool, being what are called the fine
qualities, consisted all of 922- bales, viz., Messrs.
T. and H. Littledale and Co., 36q Port Phillip,
Sydney,&e. ; Messrs, Bradbury:B; Cook, 105 Odessa,
Merina, &c. ; Messrs. William Greame and
451 German, Hungarian, &c., were offered -fB*
competition to-day, at three o'clock, and soon
dispatched, nearly all sold. Australian, 2s 11-a to.
2s 3d per lb., some secured even 2s 8d to 2s 911:-
considered high prices. T. R. L. and John Brock
were the chief marks. Odessa, Merina, 2s 4d to
2s 61d, and low German, with Hungarian, both
16d to 18d, one lot super German. 2s 7d. The
17th and 18th catalogues came on at four o'clock
immediately after the above—viz., Messrs. Win.
Greame and Co., 1,207 bales, various ; Messrs. T:
and H. Littledale and Co., 1,021 bales, various, of
which 807 bales (in both sales) were East India,
from Bombay ; every bale sold, with the usual and
continued spirit throughout, rated at steady to
slight advancing prices. There were 500 bales
Pern. Wool, washed, sold at 11 A few lots of
Egyptian 131 d. to 15d. Russian Donskoi, Bd. The
odds and ends were chiefly withdrawn. The series
of auctions close to-morrow, :with Mr. Edmund
Buckley, 603 bales.; Messrs. Perkin and Robinson,
2,948 bales ; Messrs. J. L. Bowes and Brother, 152
bales —in all 3,703 bales, of which 1,480 bales are
East India, from Bombay.
A meeting of the Quartz Rock Mining Company
was held to-day. It appeared from the reports
read that the debt was now 3,000/, but that a small
profit had been obtained. The question of con-
tinuing or abandoning the Mine was taken under
consideration.
At a meeting of the Dun Mountain Copper
Company, to-day, Mr. Rogers in the chair, an
unfavourable report was again presented, which
confirmed the directors in their previous resolu-
tion to dispose of the cOmpany!s - property, and
discharge the persons employed.-.. The accounts
showed a balance at the Union .Bank of London of
14,0531. 13s. Id. After some discussion, the report
was adopted.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE
PROMOTION OF SOCIAL SCIENCE. .
TO. THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.
Sir,.—ln. answer to numerous enquiries, lam
desired:, by the General Secretary. of the National
Association for the Promotion of, Social Science,
to acquaint the subscribers that. the volume of
" Transactions," at the late meeting at St. George's
Hall, is now in the printer's hands, and that the
subscribers will receive :their copies early in
February. —I remain, sir, your obedient servant,
GEORGE MELLY, Local Sec.

THE CHARGE AGAINST A SCRIPTURE-
READER.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES,

Sir, —ln reference to the charge alleged against
a Scripture-reader and his son, in the Police-court,
on Saturday last, will you kindly favour me by
inserting the following resolution, adopted.by the
committee of the above society on Timitv, the
25th instant

" RQsolved, that having examined Mr. Thomsonx,
in reference to the painful paragraphs which tip;
peared in the papers respecting the charge of
theft which has been brought against his son, and
having read a letter on the subject, addressed by
Mr. Firth to the secretary of the society, in favour
of Mr. Thomson,' we see no reason to charge him
with any guilty complicity in this transaction.'
Immediately after the passing of this resolution,
Mr. Thomson tendered, and the committee ac-
cepted, his resignation ; so that he is no longer
employed as the agent of the Scripture-readers
Society.—l am; sir, obediently yours,

ARHUR GORE, Cleik-Superinteldent.
Church of England. Scripture-readers"-Society,

67, Bedford-street, South
Liverpool, January 26, 1859,

RESULTS OF A "GHOST STORY " IN RYDE. —The sGene
that took place on Wednesday evening in our quiet
, town was of a nature which will certainly afford a fertile
e tow n_
subject of conversation and comment for many a day to
, come. A gentleman, named Mr. Tracey Turnerelli, who
hastoa
been c
charitable
ar passingitaho
the winter
institution j
here,u st openedwishing
contributeintoth
namely, the Soup Kitchen Fend—consented to relate,
what he thought would be most attractive, a species of
Christmas carol—a ghost-story !—being, as was stated
in the bills, an incident that occurred to him during his
travels in hussia. The carol was to commence at the
usual hour—eight o'clock p.m. As early as seven o'clock,
however, a numerous concourse of people had already
assembled in Lind-street, before the Victoria-rooms,
where the story was to be related. At half-past seven
the doors of the hall were thrown open, and in rushed
the crowd with a violence and impatience that destroyed
all efforts to keep any kind of order. In a few minutes
the room that may be said to accommodate comfortably
about 700 persons, was crowded by athne.ascude
ineenethe amount-
ingatecustie
to at least 1,200. The chairs were entirely'usele;
o thesi en,
everybody rushed towara the platform, and the crowd
description. In
beyondstreet got more and
loudly to ge tense he audience closely more twstill
s inc
neonanuottmiiiwsneyluri
eii lnueags,n
;dttolai enftodurererwbeiVi litedls
while
wayit nh
Mr. Turnerelli appeared jammedoutside were clamoringa
inside
tthhee
srpoeoamhewnelnhnzieV;
aletntleascrtowtodn,
:a., li littilige fpohlrayetftoturemrhuappeaprance of
pacify t
minutes before the appointed time. He was-received
with a clamorous shout of applause that literally shook
the walls of the hall. As soon as a certain degree of
quiet was restored, this gentleman began his address,
but it was soon interrupted by some ladies having fainted.
Then arose a fresh commotion. How to get these ladies
out was now the question. Then began also fresh
shouting and shrieking, stamping and bawling, and a
species of panic suddeny seemed- to pervade a part of
the audience, several o whom scrambled on the plat-
form, not knowing what to do or where to go to. In
vain did the lecturer request attention; the noise grew
louder and louder, until at last he saw no other alterna-
tive than to make his bow and leave the hall. The
crowd, however, refused to disperse, and it was only by
a promise that on Friday evening (Jan 21st) the earol
would be related under circumstances more favourable
to the comfort of the audience that the
the result
of a ghost story (that was to be told) in Such
Ryde, and one
assembled
throng consented to leave the hall.
that will not easily be forgotten. .
the VWe have only to add
that this evening (Friday), ictoria-rooms will be
cr
c,
such anof people.
concourse interrupted by
unusual
will, be—chairs,
admission on this occasion
aain open at eight e clock, for the Christmas carol,
The prices of a
6d. ' • benches, 3d. , • and there is no doubt every measure
will. be taken to secure the perfect accommodation of
those willing to contribute to Soup Kitchen Charity.—
The .Isle ci
'right Observer, January 22, 1859.