The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-29 00:00:00

BETTING AT MANCIIESTER.-TURSDAY.

There was only a moderate attendince at the Post:
office Hotel, and a great deal of time was taken up in
appointing a committee of twelve persons for the manage-
ment of the rooms. The publication of the weights for
the Liverpool Steeplechase had little • effect as regards
bringing that race more into notice. 200 to 10 was taken
about Escape, against whom, in a general way, 100 to 6
were the odds offered; that price would have been taken
about Emigrant. For the Chester Cup 15 to 1 was taken
to £5O about Leamington, and 20 to 1 was offered against
Mincepie, and 1,000 to 40 against Rogerthorpe. Schiedam
had friends at 5 to 1 for the Two Thousand Guineas Stakes.
Nothing was done upon the Derby.

LIVERPOOL STEEPLECHASE.
100 to 7 agst Emigrant (take 100 to 6)
20 ... 1 ... Escape (taken)
100 ... 3 ... Lough Bawn (taken)

TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.
5 to 1 agst Schiedam (taken)
CHESTER CUP.
15 to 1 agst teamington (taken)
20 ... 1 ... Mincepie (offered)
25 ... 1 ... Rogerthorpe (offered)
30 ... 1 ... Schiedam (offered)
50 ... 1 ... Good Friday (take 500 to 8)
50 ... 1 ... Early Bird (take 66 to 1)

DUTY ON CURRANTS.—It will surprise many to learn
that in the year ended March, 4353,066 was realised by
duty on currants and raisins.
SINGULAR IF TRUE.—Daring the late Presiden`ial can-
vass, and at the moment a galant senator from the South
was proclaiming the certain election of Mr. Buchanan, a
feather dropped at his feet, from the wing of an eagle that
was flying over. The gentleman preserved the quill, and
to_day had it ferwarded to Mr. Buchanan, to write his
inaugural address with. It was not plucked by man from
the wing, but was the free gift of our national rd.— Wash,
Cor. Alexandria Sentinel. The above statement is correct,
Senator Brown, of Mississippi, is the gentleman referred to.
Ile quill is now in possession of Mr. Buchanan, at Wheat-
land, where we saw it on Friday, and, in accordance with
the request of the " gallant senator," it will be used by the
President elect in writing his inaugural addreis.--Lonc.
Intel.
SUDDEN DEATH OF ft MOTHER AND CHILD.—A
somewhat singular and sudden death of a mother and her
infant took place on Saturday morning. The name of the
mother 'is Jemima Limb, aged thirty-five, the wife of
William Limb, engine tenter, residing in Furnace Hill.
She was confined about a month ago, and on Saturday.
at half past eight o'clock, both herself and the infant were
found dead in bed It appears that the mother has been a
very sickly and delicate woman, and particularly so since
her confinement. On. Friday night, at ten o'clock, the
nurse. Elizabeth Wild, left her in her usual state of health,
and with the child in her arms. Her husband was also
with her. Nothing particular occurred during the night,
and at six o'clock in the morning the husband got up to go
to his work, first giving his wife a little coffee. She
appeared very drowsy, and he then left her. On returning
at breakfast time the husband found both his wife and
child dead ; and the supposition la that the woman had been
seized with a violent fit of coughing, during which she had
turned over with the child in her arms, and in this position,
being in a very exhausted state, she had died, suffocating
also theshelield Telegraph.
FOLEY'S AMERICAN GOLD PENN.—Charles Willmer,
wholesale and retail stationer, 19, South John-street,
respectfully intimates to merchants, traders, and dealers,
that he has been appointed sole agent for the save of Foley's
celebrated American "Gold pens, which are universally
acknowledged to be far superior to any other manufactured
either in America or this country, They are sold cheaper,
are made of the best gold, with superior points, and are
warranted to wear at least ten years. In America they
have been extensively used for that period, and are pre-
ferred to new ones. The prices range from five shillings to
a' guinea each. Supplied wholesale by Charles Willmer,
19, South John-street, Liverpool.-4dvt.
RaTs,--There are two objections to the common mode of
killing rats by laying poison for them ; first, the danger to
which it exposes other animals, and oven human beings;
second, the possibility that the rats, havirg partaken of it,
may retire to their holes, and dying there,
e cause an intoler-
able stench, and produce numerOus Tcts. ()leer's
Patent Anti. Vermin Mixture for the immediate destruction
of rats and mice, is free from these objections and has
effectually cleared dwelling houses, ships, and other places,
that were much infested with these destructive and
disagreeable inmates, The smell of the bait will attract
the vermin from their holes, and it being such a special
delicacy to theni; they will devour it with greediness,
and die on the spot. To be had at the Anti Vermin
Office, 49, Brownlow hill, Liverpool, at 6d, Is, and 4s each.
Can be sent free by post to any part of the United Kingdom,
America, Australia, &c,—Advt.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL

LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY EVENING,

There was a moderate demand for cotton to-day,
and holders were enabled to maintain fall prices.
The sales reach 7,000 bales, of which speculators
and exporters took 2,000. The market closed with
a steady aspect.
The semi-monthly arrangement of the account
has occupied the attention of most of our leading
brokers on our local Stock Exchange to day. The
Railway Market opened this morning with an
inactive feeling. and the sales at the morning
meeting were limited, hut generally at the full
rates of yesterday. The transactions were—
Lancashire and Yorkshire, 961. Lancashire and
Carlisle, 69. 'Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
434. i• Midland, 821, South Eastern, 221 In the
after part of the day a better feeling manifested
itself, more buSittess was transacted, and prices
were a shade firmer. The sales at the second
meeting were—Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 8
9 16. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 964 1 1 (for next
account, 96,4 4), London and North Western
Stook, 1068 4 (for next account, 106 k 1). Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, for next account, 341
Midland Stock, 82! 4 (for next account, 82 9.16 n
South Eastern and Dover, 22 5-16 for next account.
Dutch Rhenish for -next account. Hi. Among the
local shares sold were_ Bank of Liverpool, 221
Royal Bank, 7,per cent. pref. 109. Liverpool and
London Fire and Life, -Gip. The closing prices
were thus reported—Aberdeen, 121 13 ; Blackburn,
8 7 16, 8 9-i6j; Chester and Birkenhead 65 651
Caledonian, 30 '5-16 30 7-16., Chester and Holy-
head, 18k 184. Eastern Counties, 9/ 93 16 East
Lancashire, 23! 231. Great Northern, 23 234
Ditto A. Shares, 91 91. Great Western, 651 65!
Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 961 961. Liver-
pool, Cro'by. 'and Southport, 181 181. London
and North Western Stock, 106 1061. - Man-
chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln. 31 344. Midland
Stock, 821 -821 North British, 9419!. North
Staffordshire, 41 4&d. South Eastern. 22 3-16
221. York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 201 21.
York and North Midland, 291 30. Leeds Capital
Stock, 181 1871. Buffalo and Lake Htiron, 11 lip
Dutch Rhenish, 141 Great Western of Canada,
24 9-16 24 11 16. Ditto New Shares, 21 2b. Great
Luxembourg, 11 1011. Grand Trunk of Canada,
121 121. The rates of continuation paid during the
day were as follows :—Blackburn, 71c1 ; Caledonian,
; Chester and Holyhead, 2s ; Eastern Counties, 9d;
East Lancashire Is 61 Lancashire and Yorkshire
Stock, 4 5-16 a 5 16 ; London and North Western
Stock, 716 1; • Manchester, Sheffield, and Lin-
beln, 2s 3d ;, ,Midland Stock, 13 16 4 3 16 4; North
British, 91 ; South Eastern, 2s is Od 2s ; York,
Newcastle, and Berwick, 2s; Dutch Rhenish, ;
Great Western of Canada. 2s 3d ; Ditto New shares,
741 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 121 124.
The drain of gold from the Bank of England
continues. In addition to the 94 0001 in gold taken
from the bank on Monday, 20,000/ is known to have
been withdrawn yesterday, to pay for silver on the
Continent. A drain even at this rate cannot con
tinue, as the " private seburities" at the national
establishment are necessarily inereasin 7 in
proportion: as the gold leaves, the general
impression.is that the directors will make some
important alteration in the discount regulations
to-morrow, by which the negotiation of long
dated paper may be rendered less easy. There is
consequently au increased pressure for discounts,
and fuller rates are current in the general market.
If any change is effected, it will probably be to the
extent of 1 per cent., as 1 per cent. would not
successfully arrest the depletion. The result of
the " parlour" meeting therefore is awaited with
considerable anxiety. These and o:her con-
siderations have caused the public securitie
to become rather feeble, and to day a decline of
to I per cent took place. Speculative sales were
made to a large extent, and the apprehension lest
the minimum rate of discount is raised to 7 per cent,
depresses the market. Arrangements are in
progress for the settlement of the account, which
likewise affect it, for, as there is no prospect of
a rise in prices, most parties will be induced to
close their engagements rather than carry them
over. The rate of contango is therefore not so
heavy as of late Consols for transfer have been
931, 4, and-93,i o„ ; for the sth inst, 934, 9311 ;
and for March, 934.1 The New Three per Cents
were officially quoted__ 931, 94 and the Reduced
931, f. Exchequer Bills are lower, owing to the
increased pressure for money, the quotation being
3s discount. to par; the Bonds were 99. Bank
Stock is 216 to .2171, and India Stock, 219.

Little business was transacted in the London
Railway Share Market to day, but .the fluctuation
in prices has not exceeded per cent. Caledonian
declined ss, North Western ss, South Western ss,
Midland ss. Great Northern advanced 59,
Brighton ss, North British ss, and North Eastern
(Berwick) 10s. Paris and Lyons receded about ss.
The Canadian lines brought previous values. The
transactions included Caledonian, 602 ; Eastern
Counties, 91 ; Great Northern, 93, 22, 4 ; Great
Western, 66,' 5 ; Lancashire, 061-- ; London and
North Western, 106 ; Midland, 82k, 2 ; North
British, 39, 84, 91, North Stafford, 121.
The advices from the textile manufacturing
districts describe business at Manchester as being
rather active, but for some articles the quotations
were rather irregular. In the Woollen Cloth
Market, at Leeds, there was a, good deal of ani-
mation, and prices WO upwards, but no par-
ticular alteration has occured in the other
principal markets At Nottingham, there
is not much improvement in the demand for lace
for the home markets; manufacturers are, how-
ever, still sanguine as to future prospects, and we
may shortly expect a better demand. There is
not much doing just now for export. There is an
excellent feeling in the hosiery trade. Manufacturers
are getting a better price for their goods, and the
demand continues brisk. Material is enormously
high, but with a good demand, manufacturers
will be enabled to secure a proportionate advance
. upon their goods. The operatives in this branch
are well employed at tolerable wages. Accounts
from Leicester represent business as being quiet,
and the hosiery trade, although by no means active,
in a healthy state. We expect shortly to have a
revival, -until which time manufacturers are getting
oft their stocks, and the prestent high rate of
material prevents their increasing them. Wools
are exceedingly high.

A very important meeting took lace yesterday
of the Committee of the Spanish American bond-
holders, and several persons largely interested in
Venezuela Stock, for the purpose of taking into
eonsideyation an
.agreement for the proposed
arrangement of the debt of that Republic. After
some discussion the following proposals, which
have yet to be ratified by the Venezuelan
Government, were formally adopted. The arrears
of dividend to be capitalise 1, and bear 3 per cent
interest till 1862, and 4' per cent afterwards.
The active stock to receive 3 per cent till 1807,
and 4 per cent. afterwards. The Deferred to have
1 per cent: till 1862, 1-1, per cent.' for. the next five
years, and 2 per cent. after 1867. 25 per cent. of
the Customs' revenues of the Republic to be paid
to special agents there,' and remitted to Messrs.
Frederick Huth and Co. for !payment of the divi-
derldrs. If not sufficient the amount to be made
up by the Government ; if in excess of the re-
qnired amount the balance to be returned to the
Government until 1867 ; after that date a sinking
fund will be commenced.

On 'Change yesterday the rates on Antwerp, Paris,
Vienna Trieste, and Italian places ruled lower The
quotation for bills on Hamburg was about the same
as on Friday. On Frankfort the rate was quoted
higher. The current• terms are subjoined :
Amsterdam, three months, 11 17 to ; ditto,
short, 11.131 to 14 ; Rotterdam, three months,
11.17 t 4 ; Antwerp and Brussels, three months,
25.22 i to 71 ; Hamburg, three months, 13.6
to / : Paris, three months, 25 60 to 21 ; ditto,
short, 25.171 to 25 ; Marseilles, three months, 25 60
to 5 ; Frankfort-on-the-Maine, three months, 1181;
to 119 ; Petersburg, three months, 31; Vienna,
three months, 1 e 34 to 7 ; Trieste, three months,
10 36 to 8; Naples, three months, 43 to t; Genoa,
three months, 25 65 to 70; Leghorn, three months,
29.37 k to 421; Palermo, three months, 1281 to 129,
Messina, three months, 1281 to 129; Oporto;

three months. 512 to I; Lisbon, three months, 5117
to
- The Bankers' Magazine furnishes the returns of
circulation of the private and joint stock banks in
England And Wales for the four weeks ending the
20th of December, and gives the following as the
average weekly circulation of those banks during
the past month, viz.:—

Private banks .. .. .. ... .. ... £3,699,721
Joint stock banks .. .. .. ... .. 3:044,895

Average weekly circulation .. .. £6,744,616
On comparing the above with the return for the
preeedingEmentlr, ending the-.22nd November. it
shows :
A decreasa in the circulation of the private
banks of . • . .. X 156,250
A decrease in the circulation of the joint-
stock banks of • • • • • • • 68,991

Decrease on the month . £225,241
And, as compared with the return for the cor-
responding period of last year—viz , the 22nd of
December, 1855, it shows:—
A decrease in the circulation of the private
banks of . £143,267
A decrease in the circulation of the joint-
stock banks of .. .. 13,270

£156,637

On comparing the above with the amounts of
the fixed issues, the following appears to be the
Comparative state of the circulation':—
The privite banks are below their fixed
issue • ... £Bl3 371
The joint-stock bUnks are below their fixed
issue .. 258;462

Total below the fixed issue .. L 1,071,833

Emmert tal fratlltynce.

LIVERPOOL COTTON NTARK P.-JAN. 28

There has been a fair demand for cotton to-day, and
with rather more liberal supplies, prices are steady. The
sales—including 200 Pernambircos 75d to Bcl, 170 BAbias
7ad, 250 Egyptians 8d to 9d, 1,500 Surats 5d to 51d
—are reported 7,000 bales, of which 1,500 are on specula-
tion and for export.