The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-14 00:00:00

PRANCE.

PARIS, FRIDAY F,vENINct,
The Three per Cents eloso to-day at 65f 65e-

BRAZ ILIAN MAIL.

FI,OM OUlt OWN C )RRESPONDENT.

By Telegraph

SOUTHAMPTON, FRIDA.T EVENING'
The West IndiL Company's mail steamer AO°
has just arrived with the mails. Her dates are:,
Buenos Ayres. 2nd January ; Monte Video, st,°':
_l4th; -Bahia, 18th; Pernambuco, 21st;
Vincent, 3oth ; Teneriffe,, 3th February ; Madeira
641; and Lisbon, 9th.
.She brings £5,638 in specie'
and diamond and jewellery valued at £4,563.
No political news.
At Rio coffee had advanced, and the sales dill.'
ing the month were large. Freights leas active'
Exchanges firm.

OVERLAND MAIL.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT)

By Telegraph.

T
CI
TRIESTE, FEB. 13.—The steamer Calcutta arriTuae
here this morning, at half-past seven o'clock. S'
left Alexandria on the 7th Feb.
The India mails left on that day with advice°
from Bombay to the 16th Jan., Calcutta, Bth 34,°,„;
Madras 13th Jan., and Ceplon, 45th Jan.
from Bushire aro to the 30th December. It
said that the Persians were contemplating ~'"0
attack on the British troops encamped near t'ero
city. General Outratn and his staff sailed freoi
Bombay ou the 167.11 January. 'Government r
preparing for the immediate despatch of reinfetc.o
meats to form a second division for service, 0
Persia. Several interviews had taken Pl° 0
e,
between Dost Mahomed and Sir John Lawreneot
but the nature of the communications' had /1
transpired.
ag
At Bombay, tightness in the money market -qu
increasing.
The import market was very active; the 01:014.0
quiet. Freight, 21.105. to 21. 12s. 6d. Excheng
on London, 2s. 2i.d.
At Calcutta, the import market was inactive. re
slight decline in indigo. Money market 133°
stringent. Exchange, 2s 21d. bell
Dates from Hong Kong to the 30th Decenl-00
state that all foreign buildings at Canton had bees
burnt and pillaged. Admiral Seymour bad bss
throwing hot shot into Canton, but at the lat,e„g
date had eeased hostilities, and was strengthen
,;
his position. The Chinese threatened to bw
down Hong Kong.
Troops were about to be sent from India. Or
The lorcha Alma had been taken by the Chines
who were said to have mutilated the master. 1,5,0
The steamer Thistle, towing the lorc ,m
Anonyma, was attacked by two hundred juirer
and was obliged to abandon the lorcha With
cargo. ding
The bad feeling against the British was spreamo
to the other ports. It was rumoured that '5O
Emperor was desirous of peace, but the Cantone

were uncontrollable.
Exchange at Hong Kong, 4s 81.1; Shane e'
6s Bd.
At Madras the import market was steady'
unusually light. There has been further aivilsve
in indigo. The bank had raised tile rate of Wt,
rest one per cent. Ereights.were somewhat los
Exchmge 2s lid.- •

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Al _LACK ON TIME
hmPRki,SS OF FRANC"

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)

By Telegrai h.

PARIS, TfIUItSDAY.-1 madman attacked tbe
Empress to day No arms were found upon J4l 0
He declared that his intention was merely
embrace her !

AMUSEMENTS, 4c:

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THEATRE ROYAL.—OnIy this day remains for those the
wish to be delighted and amused by the pantomime 011ie)
Theatre Royal. After a very successful season, in
the opinion of the public emphatically declared its aPPratle
the last display of the weeders of " Harlequin and ;des
Goody Two Shoes " will be male to-night. A ar°-
still
audience will no doubt attead to bid it a farewell.
At the AMPHITHEATRE the Evestrian Company 1; the
successful, nor do the numbers of its admirers appear '-
least to diminish.
cotCONCERT IN AID OF THE FUNDS OF THE LI. -- out
ITOWEPATH lc D =PENSA RY. —By advertisement In the
columns it will be perceived that the committee °;401
Homeopathic Dispensary have announced a public Per' ele
ance in aid of its resources' to take place in St. Geolo
H ill, on Friday night, the 20th instant. The perferr°3oll,
which is under the most distinguished patronsge'oe
consist of Haydn's " Creation," with a full band! gflietgt
organ, and chorus. To advance the object of the proj6"p"oer
the Liverpool Festival Choral SJciety's members are °° the
ously giving their services. The funds raised ul,OO
undertaking are to be appropriated tovuris the purr'f eo
the present dispensary, and towards the building °oeo
hospital in connection with it. An appeal coming fro
,tl
institution of such recognised usefulness, can hardly 000
be successful. The Homeopathic Dispensary head
, the
gradually increasing its means and power of beneatil3l:. the
poorer classes, and only requires some special aid '°ncis.
purpose of enlarging to a much greater extent its ag`pro'
for good. .pen lently of the attractions which tbe,, the!
mised performance of itself holdS out, the opportul,`Jbjeel
given to the benevolent to aid a noble and generetio.g°o/
should bring a crowded audience to the hall on J."
evening.

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WEAVER DuEs.—The meeting in reference to thesedola%
.which was advertised for yesterday has been adjunrile
a few days.
THE RUBBING STONE SIVINDLE AGAIN.—SODIO ad"
we gave an account of three females who go about Elvil„/Ibbiog
small shopkeepers, by ordering large quantities of "1",00f,,,tr
stone," for the " mistress" and then sending thintii v'
derates to supply the shopkeeper who was never aPP,,eto°.
when a stock was on hand. The parties were "°P b tll7l
or three times, and the public was cautioned thronfor
papers to be aware of the swindlers, as they were disc.deoes't
in consequence of a link being wanting in the eclitorll
Yesterday the trio were brought up M n
ore Ur. siol-
the police court, when a strong case was presentee'
them, and they were remanded for further evidence•otorl.7
ST.S ILAS WORKING MTN'S ASSOCIATION.—Oa 1:10001:11
evening last, the 12th inst., the usual fortnightly als;01°,
took place on the question.—" Is the present !till,'
campetition beneficial or injurious to the public St ells'',
Mr. Henry Jackson, Hon. Sec., having taken the.,e
called upon Mr. Stoate to open on the affirrast"te
Mr. Mill then opened on the opposition. The de"gess,f
then entered into in a very lively manner by otw
Smith, M'Kenzie, Cross, Whitehead, giooti°ll:
meintiers. At the conclusion, Mr. Stephen's to the
tc That the present extent of competition is injurioVor, 801;1
pubic vt large," was carried. the vote being
against, 15 ; majority, 45. A vote of thanks 11°1'
passed to the chairman, the meeting broke up:

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