Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-19 00:00:00

balances due to other banks, £847,564 133 7d; deposits
not bearing interest, £5,069,112 14s 81; bearing interest,
£9:36 430 lls 7d ; the total amount of liabilities,
£9,300,399 lls 11d. The assets are—coined gold and
silver, e 2,366,477 Its ; gold and silver in bullion or
bars, £526,121 31 103. landed property, £281,797
lfes 91; notes and bills of other banks, £160,526
15s ; balances due from other bank°. £1,029,011 18s
ad ; Government securities, £409,170 174 44 ; all debts
due to the Banks, £7 400,036 18s 31; the total amount of
assets, £l2 173,712.17 s sd. The statement of capital and
profits includes the following items : —Amount of capital
stack paid up, £5,328,379; amount of last dividerds
declared, £331,837 8'; amount of reserved profits.
£1,283,719 19s 4d. The rate of the last divi lend declared
to the shareholders was :—The Bank of Australasia, 6 per
cent. and 14 per cent., terms equal to 20 per cent.; the
Union, 20 per cent. ; New. Bouh Wales, 20 per cent. ;
Victoria, 10 per cent. ; London Chartered, 5 per cent. ;
English, Seettish, aad Australian, 5 per cant..; Oriental,
10 per cent. ; and Colonial, 5 per cent.
Mr. Edward Khali thus reports the Gal 4 Market :—The
remarks of last week as to the state of the gold market are
applicable to this. The price remains the sinae, viz.,
from 76s 61 to 795, and a fair titian ity effered. The
Arrarat diggings form, in the meantime, the chief attrac-
tion of all our goldfields, and we expect shortly
to be able to revert the success of this field by tie
quen'ity of gold sent to town by its own escort. The
latent accounts estimate the population at about 50,000
Anoth r gold-field is reported as having been die"-
covered near Eilmo7e, which requires further confirmation.
From St iglitz we are informed that the mining operations
are prrgressing favourAly, which is shown by the increase
in the escort returns. The principal pa•t of the gold from
this fie'd is the pro lace of quartz crushing machines—very
little "alluvial" being foand. There is lit le to notice
out of the usual routine of work at the diggings, the test of
success being that, taking the past fortnightly
escort returns, an iiicrPase of 7,169 minced
appears upon the weekly average of the year.
Number of persons arrived, 979; deft, 356; addition this
week, 623; and year, 22,639. The escorts have brought
from l3allaarat, 19,059 oz ; Mount Alexander and Beadigo,
16,727 ems; Ovens, 12,093 oz ; Dunolly, 5,530 oz ; Mary-
borough, 3,070 oz ; M'lvor, 1,340 oz ; amount this week,
58,124 oz ; and year, 1,468,240 oz. Gold shipp.d in 1837
1,533,69,3 oz; per Avon, to London, 51,648 oz; Daniel
Ross, to Hong Kona, 9,999 oz ; Ocean Chief. to Calcutta,
4,088 oz ; City of Sydney, to. Sydney, 3,973 oz ; total,
1,653;591 cz, or 68 tens 17 cwt 3 qrs 24 lbs 3 oz, at 803,
£6,614,364.
Eichange on London : Drafts against gold purchased
at 1 per cent. nrem. Freight, 3* per ounce, delivered at
tire Bullion-office, Bank of Eaglend, London'. Insurance,

I per cent.
Ale and Porter : There has been a better inquiry for
bottled beers, and large lots to arrive have been disposed of.
Pries are not, however, well sustained. Purchasers are
sufficiently willing, in anticipation of the warmer scasno,
but they are aware of the expense of storage and the in
sufficiency of tended acco mnedation, hence their offers ate
not quite up to the rates demanded.
Batter continues doll and low. No parcels will realise
more than 12id, or 13d.
Candles.—Considerable parcAs of Belmorv's hare
changed bands at 1411., but higher 'Aces are ejfficult of
attainment. A soinewhit betttr demand at reduced ratas
has been prevalent.
Dry Goods.—The very large stocks prevent much ani-
nation in this department, though the enquiry is somewhat
improving. A few minor articles precludes anything like
extensive speculation in them. Boots and Shoes are still
too plentiful to commaLd paying rates. Winter goldF,
which have recently been requir,d, are ceasing to attract
attet Con.

DRUM FRUITS.—EImes are not so much looted after,
and other fruits are quieter.
FLOUR AND GRAIN. —ln Flotir the rutin prices have
slightly declined. The tovo holders are beg:nning to
relax, as they find the demand for consumption cannot be
forced. fierce, from 20s. to 10s. a ton less than last
week has been accepted. Therefore we can hardly qu3t-.
Even the best Adelaide brands are actually sileab'e at a
price over £25 ; but other Flours are selling below that
rate considerably. Wheat has been firm and sal: able.
Maiza has improve], and commands a steady sale . t ICs.
Horse feed generally is easier, the advance of the season
rendering green feed more plentiful, naturally affects the
markets by diminishing the enquiry ; hence Oats and
Bran have declined, the latter very considerably ; it is
hard to quit at 25., and Oats, both Colonial and British,
are from fit to 9 a bushel lower.
Metals are not easy to quit at recent rates. Late arrivals
have thrown large quautiles npm the market of Iron,
sheet ant ha', als) ifZ no and Lead. _ .

Oilmen's Stores in lair request, and pr'ces present no
material alteration. Table salt in Packets continues to
obtain ery lair pries.
Timber and Building Materials: Ste demand is gocd
and the ra es are firm. Slates have fetched enhanced
prints at auction this week; and both Deals and Hard-
wood have sold very fairly.

Wines and Spirits:—Sulk Brandies rein dn.very
and low prices would be ace, pied to eff'-ct sales. Martell's
cannot be quoted higher than 193. On the -other hand,
Case Bran lics, good as 'well as low sort't, are well inquired
for, and prices are somew'iat firmer. Old Tom and
Whiskey, both in bn'k and else, m.e neg7ected ; but Geneva
and Ruin ari'a Table, and to J.D.K.Z. brand Geneva,
23s has been pail ; Ram reinaius at 6s. 31, for low, an'd
7.. for high proo. la Wines very httlo.is doi3g, hill we
hear of no alteration in pace.

WES r INDIA AND PACIFIC
MAILS.

FR)M OUR SPLCIAL CORRESPONENT.

SOUTIIAIVIPTON, SATURDAY EVENING.

The Royal lVfail Steam Ship Magdalena, Captain
Abbit, has arrived from the West Indies, with
her usual mails in charge of Lieutenant Morris. The
Magdalena, on her h3eward voyage, experienced
very fine weather. The Magdalena brings 861,552
dole. in specie, and 3,750 dole. worth of pawls; also 650
dols. worth of jewellery, and the.follo wing passengers :—.
Messrs Kitchen, Stirn, Harris, Lieutenant B.)..tington,
Mrs M'Cardy, Mrs Henwick, Mrs Norton and two children,
Corporal Cocks, 2nd W I Regiment, and Lieutenant Den'ut
do, &Jim Jamaica; Mr Anderson, M Montano, and Lieut
King, 2nd W I Regiment, from Baize; Mons Durands,
Messrs Lezer and Lavallo, from Porto Rico ; Messrs B and
P Court, Rev R Combas, RN, Captain Rundle, R N,
Messrs Rogers, Parz, and Monte*, from Colon ; Messrs
Barnet and Harks, from Valpiraisa ssrs Viviere, San-
tiago, and Villoa, from Panama ; Messrs Ferandez and
Peron°, from Carthagena ; Mr and Mrs M'Allister and
three daughters, Mrs Suager, two children, and servant,
from Trinidad ; Messrs Lyons, Smith, M•Pherson, and
Irving, from Demerarn ; Mr Alleyne; from Barbadoes;
Mr and Miss Lnager, from Martinique ; Mr and Mrs
Ronsell, from Guadalonpe ; Messrs Candelan, Aldman
and servant, from St. Thomas ; .Lieutenant Colonel
Graham and servant, from St Lucia; Messrs Ponge and
Schuller, A B, front Gm) town ; Mr J Cassidy, from
Nassau.

Tae latest
.dates brought by the. Magdalena are :
Santa Martha, 2011 September; Vera Cruz, 20 h; Grey
Town, 20 h.; Nassau, 15 h ; Colon, 24th ; Demerara, 25th
Trinidad, 26. h; Carthagena, 26 h ; Jamaica, 27th ;
Grenada, 26th ; Barbadoes, 27th ; Jackmel, 28th ;
Antigua, 29 h ; Ss. Kitts, 29 h ; Nevis, 29th ; Mont.
Serra+,
,29th; Ports Rico, 29th; St. Thomas, Ist October.