Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-24 00:00:00

HULL CORN M kRKET.-JrNE 23.

There was a moderate supply of wheat at to-day's market, and far-
mers asking high prices, business was chinked. In other articles
there is no change to notice.

DUBLIN CORN MARKET.—JuNr, 23.
There was a very small business done to-day in all articles. The
retail rates of Friday were steady for everything except Indian corn,
which was sold in small quantities for immediate use at is per quarter
lower than the currencies last quoted.

GLASGOW PIG IRON MAItKET.—JUNE 23.
The shipments during the past week were 10,612 tons against
7,495 tons corresponding week last rar. The market was firm to-
day at the following prices : —Mixed Nos., buyers 755, sellers 765; No.
1, buyers 775, sellers 77s 9d; No. 3, buyers 725, sellers 73s per ton.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWCASTLE RACES.- YESTERDAY.
TRIAL STAKES.

Annie Page....l I Satin Stone ....2 I Breeze 3
Five ran. Won easy.

NORTH DERBY.
1 I Commorrr....2 I Sprig of Shillelagh... 3
Four ran.

Norton

MEMBERS' PLATE.

Courtenay

.1 I Alma.

Eight ran.
Courtermy objected to, because the race was run before
the time stated. To be run again, and all bats declared
off on the first event.

TYRO STAKES.
.1 I Chevy Chase ..2 I Garnish 3
Six ran.

Honey Suckle

SELLING STAK
-1 I Otadine ...2 I Jeremy Didier . ,;;
Four ran.

TtorniAll

PARIS, Monday Evening.—The Emperor and Empress
will visit Manchester in July.
BERLIN, June 20.—The wool fair went off with great
spirit, most of the wool being sold in six hours, and at
prices ld to 2d per lb. above those of 1856. PORK BREEDING IN FRANCE.—I mentioned some time
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iGERMANY.—There
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Sr. PETERSBURG, June 19.—A telegraphic despatch time ago, the destruction by fire of a magnificent pork
Thetore 17i58.5a0 breeding establishment at Aix, in the south of France,
belonging to an enterprising brelder named Borely. The
great object of the latter was to propogate. English races in
rumour that most of the German States are on the point of France, and to improve the native breed of pigs, which
issuing an ordinance which will almost deprive the various resembles a cross between a race horse and a guinea pig.
sects of the freedom of religious worship. His most valuable boare were destroyed by the above
DEATH OF THE REV. G. C. tiontiam.—We hear at the ca'amity, but, thanks to the generosity of Queen Victoria.
last moment that this stout-hearted champion of protestant
teaching is gathered to his rest. An honest man, long his new establishment will be furnished with excellent
specimens of the best English breeds. Her Majesty having
suffering and sorely tried, but stedfast, true, and faithful to been made acquainted with the fire, and of the loss entailed
the end.— Western Times. on M. Borley, has presented him with two splendid boars
GREAT NORTHERN AND MANCHESTER AND SHEFFIELD and ten sows from the Windsor farm.—Correspondent.
RAILWAY COMPANIES.—A preliminary working agreement EDUCATION IN THE Alma.= A general order has been
has been entered into by the directors of these two cone- issued trom the Horse Gaards calling the attention of
panies, by which a new route will be opened between officers to the condition'of their regimental schools. The
London and Manchester via Retford. Should the share- order says, it is scarcely less essential to the soldier to be
holders sanction the proposed arrangement on the Bth of able to read write,
and and keep his own accounts, than to
July it will come into operation on the Ist of August
be -acquainted with his drill, and it directs that for the
next. future every soldier, after being dismissed from drill, shall
TUE NATIONAL GALLERY.—We believe the reported attend school as a duty, until he is reported upon as suffi-
decision of the royal commissioners in favour of retaining ciently advanced in reading, writing and arithmetic. No
the National Picture Gallery in Trafalgar-square, will fees are to be required, and at least four hours attendance
give almost universal gratification. It is impossible to each week is to be given to school by all the men. No
think of a position in which the national collection could man is to be considered eligible for promotion to corporal
be more aptly placed, so as to yield the greatest possible unless in the field, who has not been dismissed this class
amount of pleasure and instruction to the greatest number From promotion to the rank of sergeant' higher quail-
of the population. The site, if not quite what it was said ficetions may be expected ; and it must be well under-
to be by an eminent statesman—if it is not the finest in stood, that those men who avail themselves most in-
Europe, is certainly the finest in our metropolis ; and if a telligently of the means of improvement within their reach,
building worthy of the site had occupied it, there would will be generally preferred for promotion, where, in res-
never have been a question about removing the pictures,— pect to conduc', and soldier-Like bearing, they are eligible
Observer. for it, and that neglect so to do will be regarded as a dis-
TERHIFIC STORM—At half-past twelve o'clock on Friday qualification.
night a fearful storm took place in London and the suburbs, "A NOVEL INEsTANn.—A new and very ingenioust.iei
usi inkstand has
the lightning being most vivid, grand,' and awful ; the beoniast ?smaitltN:adtaolomurtnocteicaer;abnyil afisaimp.l,e bu g
fluid ."—Northampton Northanrnpoton Mercury.—
thunder was constant, loud, and terrific ; and the rain a the
complete deluge, accompanied with hailstones, that broke Sold at Is 8d 23a 6d, Ind Is 6d each.—Advt.
INFORMATION RESPECTING C ^ NADA.—The Canadian Government
thousands of skylights, &o. The storm continued, without has published an interesting pamphlet on thefres,urces ofhCearsda,
the slightegt abatement, for one bonr. The immense body and the
.in storela
sfoLtehne ignrdatirtiooaussyo al classes w
I circulatedi throughout
of rain which fell had the effect. of surcharging the drains
and sewers. In Chancery lane, nearly opposite the Law to
eeUnited Kingdom, together with the two lectures upon Canada,
delivered by
Sr.
Rollo Campbell, of Montreal, in
clay froth,
Institution, the sewer gave way about four o'clock, carrying
with nat4iseuciatracs :f Iges been rclulTullal wsyisTema coofpy f t g
ough'Booking,
with it the water and gas mains, besides doing other injury.
connec-
The storm, we understand, has done considerable damage in of Canada, upon which all the Railways and their
Surrey and Kent. at
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them,
irtiNnso DOWN THE CHEAP PRESS.—When the recent
act was passed which repealed the stamp duty, newspapers a... 3:
eithegmersoanallLorolu letter,roa_
Broad-street,
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t,
w illE Company,
aro AN l'an.—The everlasting question , f "is this
Grand Trunk Rail-
sprung up in great profusion, under the idea that any°Lfficenedsono,fE.C.the
good pen" has been answered by_ M.r. E. 'r.nelitaTlic, o„fenSou%
South
person 'who could muster type and press might print a
design: tr : t wtehso
not succeededi yas
ai
op d Ilys
b rero. "There is hardly anything more
newspaper, without any further ceremony ; and the papers
annoying_ than a bad pen—every one knows the mi.ery. The pen
originating unier this impression were allowed to live or
die in happy ignorance of the fact• that the proprietors what is of the.greatestrluproitmdeoxepselloetacee
orll,etbanie will
pens, we can
were under a penalty of fifty pounds for every day on whichequal ,l
made by Mr. Hall, Is fit for any band to use
corrode,
tt orbeviaork,
with
tnfaatctiailtsyo'nnea, L,lriThinch is polished as gold, and will last nearly as
they published such paper, without having previously say
long, is the best one we have ever used,—Northern Times. One
(Ay:lined two securities of three hundred pounds each, to box, containing siaxgentzewn.upe.
tetforcetlniet country. reledie of 2s 6d hi
be aaswerable in case of any libellous or seditious matter P lln the UNITED emigrants ....
, takseen bety.
eSat
being peblished in the said newspaper. At length. govern- Through Tickets of the Grand Trunk Railway Company, are conveyed
M nt seems to have suddenly awakened to the fact, that from their port of landing to their destination in less thane
saore
papers ought not to be allowed to spring up from the
oOr
fares. TTEhllTsilp.as nearnteancirtirdoatfarabomutcittbaes a
labouring class's, lest they should breathe wholesome rates,
distance of 1,007 tallies, in less than 24 days, whereas by water it is
truths which would prove unpalatable to the aristocracy nearly double the distance and requires from 12 to 15 days, with five
or lords of the land, who monopolise all the fat things or six changes of Steam Boats, during all oferTahnischwteLarCbeelll)oesaends
produced by the sweat of the brow of the toiling millions. toof tvet nargt;ssatyd
their
machinationsptuer o.
f design
Steamtn Boats, especially when
In order, therefore, to harass or crush the cheap • press
crowded, scarcely afford protection from the weather. Passengers
which have come into existence, they (the officials of with Through Tickets are allowed thedg'lrmoemagemgiof tleuffeagirti, free,
Somerset House) hwe sent notices to the various neva- ason board theu ship,
l and it is cownvaeyve
h teer. The Agent of the agwayd
paper proprietors, informing them that if they dare print Station without y
will give Mechanics, Artizans, and Labourers, on
their arrival, the best informationan %respect to employment, the
alsoarge
entering themselves into recognisance before some
any more papers without first ob.aining bondsmen, and Trunk
places at whichi :itavisatsoel
tboadt,herad,
flrhee. rates of wages,ose Intending
justice of the peace, the afore-named heavy penalty may. be
. sag liglatltlir3alenentriss with regard to the sailing of 41. steagmerd tad
. digill'nately answered oa
Perhaps it is betlfolning a
inflicted. And why should such a dead-set be made just
now upon the cheap press? application, either personally or by letrer,
sailing ships, Scale of Dietary, B:c., will be i
at the offices of the Grand
" great fncl,"—.Ere4vr Journal. Trunk Com?any, ?!! 914 firp44,1,try.,.., London.