The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-09 00:00:00

CORK BUTTER MARKET.-JAN. 8.

The supply at to-day's market consisted of 1,200 kegs
and firkins. There was a fair demand, and all cleared off
at the following prices :—Firsts, 122 s ; Secondq, 119 s ;
Thirds, 10Ss : Fourths, 101,; and Fifths, 96s per cwt.

GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET.—JAN. 8.
There was a steady market to-day. No. 1, buyers 74s
6d, sellers 755; No. 3,71 s 9d to 72s 3d.

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TRADE WITH THE AMERICAN LAKES.

The navigation having closed, some facts connected
with this trade may interest our readers :
Grain.—The exports from all the Lake Ports were over
5i millions (exclusive of those per railroads), disposed of
thus—New York, 4,412,000 qrs : Montreal, 618,000 qrs ;
other ports about 200,000 qrs ; of this vast quantity,
Chicago shipped 2,750,000 qrs, or more than half of the
whole. The exports per lake and rail would exceed six
millions.

Iron.—The imports from the United Kingdom were
about 300,000 tons, chiefly railroad iron. Chicago took
over 100,000 tons.

British Manufactures.—Very great imports.
Timber.—Since the Reciprocity Act, there have been
large imports from Canada; Chicago, the principal port,
taking about 1,000,000 tons. The freight on this article
forms a great part of its value, tending to keep up that on
other goods. Many cargoes come from the St. Lawrence,
1,600 miles distant.
Thu great feature of the present season was the success-
ful voyage of the Dean Richmond, with a cargo of wheat
to Liverpool, the pioneer of a great trade, placing on
equal terms the corn merchants of Great Britain and the
States. . . _ _ _

The American carriers by the present route via
New York, receive 3i millions sterling of freights by
ocean, canal, and lakes, which by a direct trade or tran-
shipment at Quebec or Montreal, would be thrown open
to the shipping of both nations. This is well worth the
attention of the British shipowners.
The canals of the States ought to be opened to our
vessels, as the British canals are free to all ; foreign
goods in bond from Canada to the States as from States
to Canada. The coasting trade on both sides should be
free to both nations. _ _

The shipments of wheat, flour, and corn from New
York to Nov.; 30 were 2,927,000 quarters, while from
Montreal they were only 271,000 of all kinds, so that of
the grain trade between the lakes and Europe, Montreal
and the St. Lawrence have had only one.tenth.

DARING STREET ROBBERY.—OG Wednesday evening, a
gentleman named Mr. J. 11. Burns, was decoyed into an
unfrequented spot near the railway arches, in Cable street,
Whitechapel, London, by a female who pretended she knew
him, and deceived him with a lamentable tale of distress.
No sooner, however, had they reached a secluded part of
the street, than two fellows pounced upon him. One held
him firmly by the throat, whilst the man and woman
quickly possessed themselves of the contents of his pockets
—four sovereigns, some silver, a £5 Bank of England note,
and a silver watch and guard. Mr. Burns gave an Immediate
alarm, but the robbers got clear off.
FORBIDD:NG THE BANNS.—During the reading of the
banns of marriage, at Tarleton Church, on Sunday we-1,
on the names of one of the couples being prooounced, a
female member of the congregation rose and said, "I
forbid that." Such a proceeding naturally occasioned a
sensation in the church, which was not diminished by the
subsequent proceedings. The minister asked by what
authority she forbade the marriage. She answered, " I
am her mother." "13 the person of age ?" asked the
clergyman• " Nou, boo's not; and if hoo wor boo wodn't
hey him." Whether the mother i❑ this respect correctly
interpreted the feelings of her daughter, or whether the
swain had been prematurh in ordering the asking', was a
mystery to the congregation.—Preston Chronicle.