Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-06-27 00:00:00

THE NOR PHERN TIMES MONDAI, JUTE 27, 1859

nt ialury was done to any ane, which wes rather remarkable, when,
we take into account the narrow escapee which some of them hard.;

CRICKET.
Sourii ta;versus PARKSIDE. - Thetiollowing is the rebuLt of . this
Instet, which was concluded on Frick!!
South H:11 first innings . 40
~ Second innings.. . . . .
-et
Parkside first innings . -5
~ Second innings ••• • •

The south Hill winning,brone run.
A match between the Wrexham and Holywell clubs came eff on
?Wednesday last, oil the ground of the latter. The day vsus beau-
tifully fine for crieketing, and the Wrexham gentlemen were-amply
rewarded for the fatigues of ,their journey to and fro, by carrying
away the laurels of victory, ,winning the game in one inuttntli.

RACING FIXTURES FOR 1859

Newcastle
Oldham

JUNE.
28 Bibury Club..

Stockbridge

Winchester
Carlisle

I Cambridge

5 iTer/ey

Downham /5-erket 21
Knutsford 21
Stamford 21
Marlbcnugh
Goodwood

Newmarket-July— 5 I .Liverpool July ' . 13
Lenham
Worcester Summer 7 Hartlepool 1R
Pontefract .... 11. Nottingham ..... 19
Abingdon l2 Osle of Wight..... 21
AUGUST.
1 NorthS:affordshire 9
2. Reading....... 10
3 !Plymouth .. 16
5 'York k ogust ..,...17
8' Radcliffe .........23
8 • Eghain .....23

Ripon....
Knighton

Oxford ,
Stockton
Lichfield
Yarmouth .....
Derby Summer

Br ghton .
Brighton Club
Lewes ....
Wolverhampton

SEPTEMBER

We,ternMeeting . 1 rDoneaste;

',mark ..
Warwick
Cardiff

6 Dover :..
6 I Chesterfield ...... 19
8 Leicester 2l

ManchesterAutmn.23
Newmarket.F. 0. 27
Brecon ....

Richmond
Bedford ..

OCTOBER.
4 1 Royal CAledoniaa
6 Hunt and Perth 5
IRELAND.

Newmarket S. 0. 10
Newmarket H. 21

. 28 1 Tramore
JULY.

Bellewstown

6 I Down Roy

al Corporation 19

LIVERPOOL RACER.—Th
the Sweepstakes of 5 ens
the second, close on 'cue:
TILE QUEEN'S PLATES AT THE CuRRAOH.
Horse has ordered that defaulters shall n
rses for Her Majesty's Plate on the Currag
MATCHES. Newmarket Houghton Meeti:ig, 1859, (no day men-
Lord Ailesbury's Cantine agst Mr. F. Robinson's Ariadne,
.ch, T.Y.C., 500, h ft.-- First Spring Meeting, j.EIII ( I hurs-
day) : Mr. Locke's -c Cacique, Bst 81b, agst Lord Chesterfield's f by
Neasham Kirtle, Slb, R.M., 200, h ft.—Doncasttg• September
Meeting, 1859: ord ChesterflAd's fby Neasham— Kirtle,.Bst 7ib,
agst Mr. Bernard's f by Near-ham—Stella (pedigree unknown), 7st
:121b, Red House in, 150. la ft.
Messrs. E. and E. Emmanuel, her Majesty's Silversmith's, of
Ports'ea and Portsmouth, have been honoured with the•execution of
the Goodwood Cup for this year.—Court Journal.
KNUTSPORD. RACES.—Tne Altrincham, Tetley, and Knutsford
Handicaps close on the 6th July
The fixture of Knigl

I{•lowsley Ilanica'

each, for two a

L on the frrsiday, and
three-years-olds, on

slay nest

—The Master of the

races far the 2nd August, istindefinitely
„ssizes being held on that day.
Totnes races are fixed for the 30th and 31st Aug.
Walsall races arc fixed for the 28th and 29th September.
Downh im Market races will take place on the 21st hilly.
AVe learn with Much pleasure that Colonel North, M.P. for the
JO unty of Oxford, has subscribed £26 to the Race Fund, and it is
earnestly hoped that the liberality of the gallant eoioael will be
folowed by the other county members.
NEwitA4xcr.—Drogheda and Claire have left William Smith's
stables for W. Goater's, at Findon. Several two year olds have
joined ••am Day's lot. Arrived at J. Goddiags : nay colt by
Weatherbit out of Aunt Phillis, 2 years. At S. vg rs's : Sed-
bury, 4 yers, Little Nat, 3:yrs, and Tyre, 4 yrs, were taken honi,
to Eteocles by their owner, Mr. Holland, from Chelmsford Races,
he trained, the former having previously been in training by
Daisy, who declined training him any longer.
•rninster's ar;"- ' and the sub-

1, owing to th
A Bridget

has been raised to SO guineas
fillir4. Five of her Majest

11, join hi

Voltigeur, we 'hear, 'will next season be located at the Royal

Hampton Court

Mr. Harvey has sold Saraband to Mr. Peart, for exportation t
the Cape of Good Elope.

Leamin gton left Treea's stable for Hopkins's at Lamboume, after
running for the Vase at Ascot.
Mr. Bowes has sold Mouravieff to Lord Strathmore.
The colt by alarm out of Bribery, 3 years, has been named Sud-
bury.

Mr. Trolley, of Brigg, has
:kcanum's dam, Welcome Guest.

ozeci his colt foal by Lambtoniaut of

Mr. B. Green, the well-knov;n bookmaker, died at Evan's Hotel,
Covent Garden, on Thursday afternoon.. He had long been in a
declining state of health, .and was in his 44th year.

We have also to annonnee the demise of Mr. C. Beardsworth, a
member of th .'Stock Exchange, and well known on the Turf.
Died, on Monday last, Mr. S. Bradshaw, formerly veterinary
surgeon at Stratford-on-Avon, but better known as the trainer of
Vainhope,Venge .nee, Bourton, Bte.
TS,

We regret to announce tha dent
place Last week, after a short illness.
known in Turf circles.r

is of Major Allen, which took
The gallant major was well

Mr. John Elmore, of Uxendon, the well known proprietor of
Lo tery and other celebrated horses, died oa Thursday week.
Mr. Hitchen's hay yearling colt be Kingston—Defenceless, and
bay filly by Kingston—Empress, are gone into J. Prince s sable,
a- Lambourn.
HORS'ESSTI? ucir OUT OFTGEMENT&
ELF
Belle, Woodburn, and Olympias, out of their Hampton engage-
ments, 18th inst., at 2 p.m.
Loiterer, out of his Bilbury engagements, 18th inst., at 2 p.m.
Prioress, out of the stewards' Cup at Stookbridge, 18th inst., at
2 p.m.
Fulbeck, out of all engagements to date, 20th inst., at 9 p.m.
The Bald-faced Lag, out.of his Newton engagements, 20th inst.,
at 12. 0 p.m.

PinstiCker and f by liarkaway—Ventre a Terre, out of the Four
year-old Stockbridge Triennial, June 29, at 9 a.m.
Plum-pudding, S:a King, and Red Rock, out of the Two-year.
old Stockbridge Biennial, June 21, at 9 a.m.
'-ea King out of the Chesterdald Stakes at Newmarket, June 21,
at 9 a.n.

Katherine Logic, out of all her Hampton engagements, June 21,
at 9 a.m.
Trabuco, out of all his engagements at Newton, Newmarket,
Carlisle, Worcester, and Pontefract, Jane 21, after 8 p.m.
Weasel, out of all his engagements at Newton, June 21, after 8
p.m.
Greystock, out of all races for which he is now handicaped.
Nosegay out of his Newton engagements, on the 22nd inst., at
9 a.m.
A few Pickings by yours,
A FRIEND OE THE MAN IN THE MooN.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.
LIVERPOOL, Saturday Evening.
There has not been much doing in our Cotton
;Market, and prices are about the same as formerly
quoted. The sales were 6,000 bales, including 1,000
on speculation and for export.
The Liverpool Share Market has been 'firm to-day,
and with a moderate business doing, prioes are much
about the same as formerly quoted. The following
are the transactions reported :—Chester and.Birken-
head, 734, 74 ; Eastern. Counties, 11 3-16; Lancashire
and Yorkshire, 90?,- 90k; do. F, 161. shares, 1A- d;
London and North ?Western, 894, 89';-1; ; Midland; 99 ;
Dovers, 20-1-16 ; North Union, A, 2421 ; D0.,8, 170.
With regard to the present position of the Money
Market, we may remark that the augmented inqui-
ries for discount accommodation have exercised com-
paratively little influence upon the quotations, which
are still a to per cent: below the. Bank of Eng-
land minimum. It, is true rather more firmness pre-
vails, because an endeavour is always made to enforce
higher terms whenever several simultaneous arrange-'
ments create an additional den:and, hut up to the
present time the general condition of the market is
unchanged. Besides preparations for commercial
engagements due at the end of the quarter, 'provi-
sion has been made for a variety of railway calls,
payable within the next fortnight, which represent
a large aggregate amount. These causes, however,
are merely temporary:

The signal vietoriannouticed from Paris as just
gained by the Allies has exeited'a great sensation in
the City, and caused this morning a fresh rise of
per cent. in the Funds. The best point of the morn-
ing has not. been supported up to the present hour,
but Consols are still quoted per cent. higher than
,

they etoseu yesterday.
the Stock Exchange bnsine

e other departments of
ss exhibits no revival

whatever. The utmost impatience is expressed for
the arrival of further details of the momentous and,
doubtless, sanguinary conflict just reported by tele-
graph. Consols were officially marked 92!, 924, 921
and 92.1, ex div., for the Bth of July, and were after-
wards 92-:1, to 924. The Three per Cents. Reduced have
been dealt in of 921 to 93 ; the New Three per Cents.,
at 921 to 939 ; the Indian Four per Cent. Debentures
of last year, at 941., to 944; and Exchequer Bills, at. 22s
to 25s prem. The Foreign Stock Market is generally
firmer, and a tendency to improvement is observable,
although business remains inactive. The principal
demand has been for Turkish Stocks, which have
risen about tvo per cent. The Old Loan is now
quoted 729 to 734' and the New, 591 to 604.
In the London Railway Share Market to-day
rather more firmness has been apparent, and prices
in several instances have improved. Caledonians
have advanced to, 781 ; Eastern Counties to 551;
Great Western to 544, 55 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire
to 901 ; North Western to 90 and 901 ; Midland to
981, 99; and North British to 541. The foreign and
Colonial Lines are also at slightly advanced rates.
Lombardo-Venetian Old Shares are 61. '7, and the
New, 61. ; East Indian, 1002-, 101 ; Grand Trunk
of Canada, 314, 341 : and Great Indian Peninsula,
964. Joint Stock Bank and Miscellaneous Shares
show little or no variation from previous rates.
The total amount of Railway Traffic this week is
"! 7s. 2d., on 9,0404 miles, which produces an
average of £59 7s. 64d. per mile. For the corres-
ponding- week last year the receipts were 464,8581.,
which, having been earned on 8,7621 mil ?s, gave an

£536,831 '

average of 53/. Is. 0.4 d. per .mile. The increase,
therefore, in the revenue of the week is to the extent.
of 71;973/., or 6/. 6s. sad. per mile.
Respecting the movements in Mines during the
week the Mining Journal of to-day states:—
" In the Mining Share Market there has been but little
change, and nothing very important to remark-or report
late in the week a demand sprang up for a
a,-and rendered business more active than it had
previously been. East Russell receded to 7, but on Wed-
nesday rose to 8, and left off 81 to 81." A report 'was
received at the office of the company on Wednenzday, from
Captain Richards, of DeVon Great Consols, and of a more
favourable character, showing that in the 88 (which has
several fathoms to he driven towards the winze which went
down so rich from the 66) the driving is uoroi five feet only

upon, thou

few min(

of the south portion of the north lode, and it will take five
fathoms more in the way they are now drivinz to reach the
north wall or the lode. Homersharn's shat is now down to
the 100, and a cross cut will he driven about three fathoms
to intersect the south lode, when drivin,f,, upon it east will
he commenced towards the junction under the 88. North
Rohert rose to 31, but leave off 2-;; to
During the past week the Movements of the Pre-
cious Metals have been extensive. The imoorts have
amounted to about 1.189,630/., including 97.560/. by
the Shalimar; 171,3601. by the Monarch: 141,6441.
by the Owen Glendower ; 60.1121. by the Chili ; and
21.356/. by the Annie Wilson, from Australia ;
288,6811. from the United States. by the Asia, and
_ _

65,467/. by the New York ; 13,6601. from Alexandria,
by the Riuon ; 14,7901. from the Peninsula, by the
Topaz ; 260,000/. in gold from Russia ; 25,000/. from
Turkey, and about 30,0001. in silver from the Con-
tinent. The exports have been 282,3061. to the East
Indies and China by the Colombo ; and 163,933/. to
Bombay, by the Oneida; and shipments to the Con-
tinent through the London London Custom-horse,
estimated at 95,737/. ; making a total of 541,976/.
The Gaz'tte statement of the Movement of the
Precious Metals for the week ending Wednesday last
gives the following totals, viz.: —lmports of Gold,
1,057.2051.: exports of Gold. 537,470/. ; imports of
Silver, 543,314/. ; exports of Silver, 393.0581.
The Suflblk, belonging to Messrs. Money Wigram
and Son's line of clippers, has just returned from
Melbourne, bringing with her the long-expected
" Welcome Nugget." This wonderful specimen of ,
the fertility of the Australian Gold fields was found
on the Red Hill Mining Company's claim, Bakery
Hill, Ballarat, on the 9th June, 1858. Its weight is
2.217 oz. 16 dwt., being 500 oz. heavier than the
Blanch Barkly nugget. It has been assayed by Mr.
William Birkmyre, of the Port Phillip Gold Com-
pany, and contains 99.20 per cent. of pure Gold,
being the purest mass of native Gold on record.
The nugget is valued at about. 9,0001. The name of
the lucky digger is Richard Jeffery.

•
Only four'Xustralian Gold Vessels are now known
to be actually at sea, viz. :—The Indian Queen, which
has been out 104 days with 10,0001. ; the Niinroud,
out 90 days, with 21,0001. ; the Result, out 7S days,
with 146,000/. ; and the Ocean Chief, out 76 days,
with 40,6001.

About 20.0001. in Australian Gold was yesterday
taken to the bank. Including the arrivals yesterday,
there is upwards of 500,0001 in Australian gold still
to be disposed of, a considerable portion of which is
expected to go into the Bank, continental buyers
showing no great eagerness to take this description.
The exact amount of Specie to be taken for Bom-
bay by the steamer Orissa, on the 27th inst., is
163,9931. all silver, except 1,1001. in gold. The
whole is on private account.
The directors of the South Australian (Land)
Company have issued their twenty-third annual
report, in anticipation of the meeting called for Wed-
nesday next. The net income for the year amounts
to 27,2371., out of which the directors propose that a
dividend be now declared at the rate of 7 per cent.
per annum, or 355. per share, payable, as usual, half-
yeariy, viz, on the 15th of July, and the 14th of
January next. After providing for this payment,
and for the interest on the debentures, there will
remain a surplus of 1,4191. 18s. 5d., to be carried to
next year's account. The directors state that the
extensive tracts of fine land, and the rich indications
of copper ore, which have been made known by
recent discoveries, cannot fail to he of vast import-
ance to the colony, the prosperity of which continues
steadily to advance. The extension of the trade on
the river Murray, through the opening up of the
navigation of the Darling, will also, it is hoped, give
a considerable stimulus to trade.
In the London Produce Markets this week increased
activity has prevailed, and, with few exception, cur-
rent values have been fully maintained. A consi-
derable business has been done in Sugar ; the demand
being in some measure accelerated by the impression
that tho.duties are likely to be increased. To-dav,
howev4r, purchases were made with less avidity ; but
prices, which show an advance of 6d. to 18 per cwt.,
were steadily supported. Small floating' cargoes of
Rio Coffee g,re in request for the Continent; but

otherwise the market has become flat, and easier
prices have been taken. Cocoa sells steadily at pre-
vious rates. Extensive public sales of Tea have
resulted in a decline of Id. on flavoury kinds, and
slightly lower prices generally ; but a large propor-
tion found buyers. Rice is unaltered in value and
in moderate demand. Saltpetre is nearly neglected,
and the turn lower.

The military, action of Prussia weighed upon the Funds
at the commencement of business this morning, causing a
fresh decline. In the afternoon more firmness prevailed.
The closing quotations were a per cent. below those current
at four o'clock yesterday. In the other markets great
stagnation reigned, and the tendency of prices was drooping.
In the Discount Market to-day, the demand was brisk, and
the rates retain an upward tendency ; the terms for first-
class bills were 'n per cent About£2o,ooo in Australian
gold was, to-day, taken to the Bank. From St. Petershurgh
the exchange on London comes quoted again rather higher
at M.- On 'Change, this afternoon, bills on Holland and
Hamhurgh were enquired for, and the tendency of the rates
was rather flat Daily Yews City Article, Friday Evening.
' There was a fall of nearly per cent in'the English funds
this, morning, from which there was a partial recovery in
the afternoon. The market was affected by the depression
on the Paris Bourse, and also by the telegram from
Constantinonle; showing a'disposition on the'part of Said
Pacha, the Viceroy of Egypt, to resist the fulfilment of his
military engagements to the Porte. There has.been again
a good demand for money, and the rate in the open market
for the best bills is 2A per cent. Two more ships have
arrived from Melbourne, with gold valued at £159,000:
In the Foreign Exchanges this afternoon the rates for
Ilamburgh and Amsterdam were a shade lower. Paris,.
on the other . hand, shows a "slight advance
In the Discount Market at Paris money is
abundant at . 21. per cent. The Colonial Produce
MarketS during the week have been steady, and
have closed generally without material alteratior
moderate export inquiry still prevails, hut there h

no revival of speculation, even in the articles most likely tc

be affected by a protracted war. In the Railway Markets,
yesterday only a limited business was transacted, and nearly
all the British Stocks closed at a reduction: The railway
receipts for the United Kine-dom, for the weekending June
'lBth, show an increase of £78.060 compared with last year.
In American Securities, yesterday, a decline of $1 took place
in the share's of the Illinois Central, and an advance in the
third mortgage bond of the New York and Erie.—Times
City Article, Friday Evening.

--r--

THE CROPS

We have now arrived at a period of the season when the
farmers' propects may be estimated with some approach to
certainty. The crops are now grown, their bulk and general
character ascertained, and nothing but very unfavourable
weather can materially influence the result. The weather
throughout the late spring months was marked by the pre-
valence of cold east and north-east winds, succeeding con-
siderable falls of rain in March, and early in April, and was
not generally favourable to vegetation. Indeed, the fruit
trees have suffered most severely. and there will he but little
fruit of any kind this year. But the wheat, which, during
a nearly frostless winter, had become too luxuriant, was
rather improved than otherwise by the partial check it
received ; while other cereal crops have sustained no injury,
although at one time some apprehensions were felt for the
early-sown barley. Both oats and barley are now only less
luxuriant than the wheat. The wheat is fuller in plant
than for many years past and the fear is that the straw may
prove too abundant to produce a full yield. That, however,
will mainly depend on the weather for the next six weeks. If
we have dry weather during that time we may reasonably
calculate on as"much wheat throughout the country as ever
was grown. On the other hand, if we have much rain, or
even a few heavy storms, the crop must be inevitably greatly
lodged, and perhaps the growth of straw so forced as to
render the yield comparatively small. The hay crops, on the
whole, are good, though by no means so heavy as many
farmers at one tine expected.

WOOL AND WOOLEN MARKETS.
aturday —We have, in fact, the largest
number of sheets ever shown in the market, and mostly
farmers' wool, the demand good, and purchasers readily con-
cede 61 per stone in advance of last week's prices. and in
some instances for all hog fleece is per stone was obtained.
Nearly all sold at the following prices : —All hog fleeces,
21s. 64 to 22; ; half ewe and hog, 20s to 21s ; all ewe, -17 s
to 1.7 s 6d per stone of 141 lbs.
OTLEY. Friday.—New clip is to is 4d per lb.
)(aux. June 23.—At this market there was a large attend-
ance of both buyers and sellers, and a considerable amount
of business was transacted, at prices slightly in advance of
last week. About 850 sheets of very fine wool were exhi-
bited for sale. Nearly all, sold at the following prices :
Half and half 19s, all hog 21s per 16 lbs. .

DONCASTER,

BR kpro RD, Thursday.—While wool continues to harden
in price in the agricultural markets, our market may he said
to he quiet as regards purchasing, owing to the spinners
having previously supplied their present wants, and to the
utter absence of any encouragement to do more. Except
that consumers were rather bare of stocks, there appears to
he nothing to warrant the speculative operations in wool
which have already been entered into.
ITAJArax. Friday Evening —Business in the long wool
market has been done to a moderate extent since last Fri-
day's report, and fully as high prices realised. Within this
day or two, however, things appear a little less brisk, and
there is no further advance since the opening of the present
week, which showed stiffer rates than at the close of the
preceding one. Nothing new in the worsted trade, which
generally is considered in an unsatisfactory state.