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THE LIVERPOOL MJ8RCOBY, SATURDAY, JANUARY 28, 1865. public amusements; WEATHER BEPOET. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET. Tidier o'clock, Friday, Jab. 27 BOLD-STREET 50 jj, J.

AND D. NlOOLL, gjJlOBa TO THE QUEEN AND ROYAL FAMILY. 60, BOLD-8TBEET, LIVERPOOL 116, 118, 139, BEGBNT-BTBEBT. 32, OORNHTLL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, BIGHT A.M. THE PRUSSIAN FOREIGN POLICY.

Jan. 27. The semi-official iVeue Prutshdie Kreiiz Zeitung of to-day publishes a loading article traoing the programme of the foreign poljoy to be pursued during the present year by Prussia, and of which the following are the principal point. Bight and justice for Germany, and that Prussia should not follow in the fatherland that policy whioh Piedmont has carried out in Italy. Right and justice for Schleawig and Holstein, but not the establishment of democratic rule in these duchies.

Germany under the united sway of Austria and Prussia. Reform, but no radioal change in the federal constitution. Friendship with England, and the celebration of the ISth of June to commemorate the battle of Belle Alliance battle of Waterloo whence sprang the Holy Alliance. THJE SPRING HANDICAPS, AND WEIGHTS IN ANTICIPATION. Fbouy.

EvEtrora. Sinoa the time when spring handicaps were first introduced to turf speculators, never has the publication of the weights been so long delayed as in the present year. The doath of the much-regretted Mr. Greville is assigned as a reason for the non-appearance of those with which' Admiral Rons has to do and no more valid oause oould be assigned, as it is well known that they were closely allied. In anticipation of the weights, the following amateur handicaps by one but recently entered to racing may prove both amusing and instructive: CHESTER CUP.

Places. B. T. W. D.

I. r. Nairn 0.54 28 3.W. 2 2 w. 7T 29.50 27 W.

2 4 N.N.W. a 3 Lelth Ardrossan Greencatle Galway Cape Clear. Queenstwn Liverpool 29.30 37 N.N.B, 8 9 N.E. 7 Pembroke. 29.30 37 N.

n.e. 10 11 N. ho 1.15 8 Brest 20.25 41 N. W. 7 GS.8.

W. 0.20 0 L'Orient 29.17 45 w. 5 5 8. or 0.83 5 .29.83 52 8.W. 5 4 8.

0.04 5 29.19 SO N. 10 3 s. S. E. 1.02 8 Weymouth 29.04 36 N.

N. 5 3 N.E, 1.00 fi PrtBinoutb. 28.98 8G N. N. 4 6 B.

0.90 3 London 29.01 32 N.K. 1 E. N. E. 0.75 Dover Yarmouth.

29.04 35 N.B. 7 4 E. 7 29.27 86 E. N. E.

6 8 B. 20.40 38' N.E. 0 5 N.E. a 6 Heligoland I COUNTY COURT. BEFORE ME.

SERGEANT WUBBLBB, (l.C, JUDGE. CLAIM FOR DEMURRAGK, Evans v. Bakbb. The plaintiff, Thomas Evans, sought to recover from the dofendant, Samuel Baker, ehipbroker, of this town, the sum of 60 for demurrage. Mr.

Bolton was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Gully for the defence. The plaintiff Is captain and part-owner of the Catherine Anne, a ship of 14S tons. Upon the 3rd of October, 1803, he entered into an agreement with the defendant to take a cargo of general goods to Mtta-morns, and, having there discharged, to re-load and return to Livorpool. The vessel left Liverpool on the Slat of January, 1864, and arrived at Matamoras on the of April On the 7th of April notice was given to defendant's agents at Matamoras that she was ready to discharge, and there was nothing according to the plaintui'a account to prevent the cargo being discharged on the 9th of ApriL The discharge was not, however, commenced until the ISth of April, and was nnisneo on the 3rd of May.

There were about 315 tons on board, and it wbb contended by the plaintiff that had lighters been provided in sufficient numbers the ship's discharge could have been effected in seven days. On the 4th of May the re-loading of the ship commenced, tr5J'Dfttea jn the 18tb of May. Owing to some alleged delay on the part of the defendant's agent, the vessel was prevented from aailing before the 18th ol May, although tbo plaintiff was ready to sail five days previously, l'ho plaintiff consequently claimed demurrage at the rate of 5 per day on 13 days, which he considered to be the time beyond a reasonable period employed in discharging-but he remitted 15, so that the actual claim was reduced to 60. For the defence it was contended that the customary time had not been exceeded, considering tho difficulties under which the defendant's amenta laboured in discharging the cargo, and a captain named Robert Stanbury was called, who Bald that from ULa experience at Matamoras tho period of the year from January to June was a difficult time for discharging there. The crew of a ship might be prevented from leaving the ship for a month.

He thought three weeks would be a quick despatch in April and May for a vessel of the same tonnage as that of the Catherine Anne. His Honour gave a verdict for tho plaintiff for 40. CLAIM FOR PERSONAL INJURY. O'Haba v. Hbenan.

James O'Hara, a shipwright, sued Bernard Heenan, a stevedore, of 182, Upper Frederlcb-Btreet, for 25 for personal injury sustained through the alleged negligence of the defendant's servant. Mr. Bremner was for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sid-greaves, barrister, for the defendant. Ou the 13th May truut.M uuu uuuLuur iTOHmui were employed In preparing thJihuU of the Bhip Princess Royal, in the Sandon Graving Dock, for coppering.

Immediately above them was a stage connecting the vessel with the quay, and along this the defendant's men were wheeling ballast. Plaintiff and his companion spoke to tho fondant a workmen several times about the danger arising from the fact of there being no guard to prevent tho ballast from falling, but according to their account no means were adopted. About nine o'clock, whilstthey were thus employed, a large stone from a barrowful of ballast fell upon the head of the plaintiff, producing a severe scalp wound and concussion of the brain, from which he suffered acutely for about five weeks. Since tho accident be bad been unable to perform his duties to the extent that he had done formerly. Evidonco having been given by two surgeons as to the nature of the injuries sustained by the plaintiff, and the state of his health at the present time, Mr.

Sldgreaves, for the defence, urged that the defendant was not responsible, inasmuch as he did not supply the materials for tiie erection of the stage. He then called John Welsh, who stated that there was an aperture between the side of the ship and one end of tbe platform, but be bad nailed it close. Another named John M'Ginn, who wheeled.the barrowful of ballast which was alleged to have occasioned the accident, Bold the stonefeU through thiB aperture, and it weighed about 1 lb. The stage had been originally placed close to the side of the ship, hut it worked out of its place. HiB Honour said it was clearly the defendant's duty to have provided a platform with a sufficient protection nor was there any con-tributary negligence on tho puit of the plaintiff, who was at tho time etogaged in the discharge of his duty.

The only question was one of damngeB arid considering the pecuniary loss already sustained by tbe plaintiff, and his present inability to work as he hod previoualy, his Honour thought he woe entitled to 20, for which amount he gave a verdict. CORRESPONDENCE. A HINT TO YOUNG GENTLEMEN. TO THE EDITORS OP TIIE LIVEEPOOL MERCURY. Gentlemen, Tbe attention of these young gentlemen is respectfully called to the following proposal.

They ore Invited to baUBund parties, where they Bpend pleasant evenings enjoy female Bociety from which they would otherwise he debarred, partaueof sumptuous auppers, and. drlDk costly wines. They are bound, in common gratitude and as some mark of their appreciation of tbeBO attentions attentions which they cannot moBt of them repay to orgnniBe bachelors' balls, which can 'easily be given in the muny elegant rooms now erected. Reciprocity is the soul of social life. At any rato let them abstain from dilettanti criticism, which in very rife among this Bet, on the efforts made for thoir amusement and pleasure.

QUID PRO QUO. A CORRECTION. TO THE EDITORS OF THE LIVERPOOL MERCURT. Gentlemen, My attention bos been called by Mr Churchwarden Denton to the report of the proceedings of tho health committee in your paper of to-day, ia which it is stated "Dr Trench, in reply to some remarks by Mr. Churchwarden Denton at tho meeting of the select vestry on Tuesday, Will you allow me to mention that my observations referred to some remarks made by Mr.

Bairstow, and not by Mr. Churchwarden Denton, and that they formed a part of my written weekly report read by tho deputy Town-clerfe. Yours, W. TRENCH. Public Offices, January 27 18G5.

LOBSCOUSB AND CLOGS WANTED. TO TBE EDITORS Ol' THE LIVERPOOL MERCURV. Gentlemen, With snow upon tho ground and a keen frost abroad, children, barefoot and famiBhed, very naturally crowd nnd clamour around tha door of this eharlty. We feed 180 daily, and we could increase this number too easily, and the great attraction ia lobacouso. Who dare refuse so cheop, wholesome, and warm a meal to these starving little ones? I find 60 of our ragged children clogless and barefooted, and uiuat clog them for mercy's sake, consequently I am forced to beg.

Will no one help me Surely I shall not be left alone to the work I have never yet, thank God. Yours, (pro X. Major Lester), R. H. DIGNUM.

Kiraanle Industrial Ragged SchooL STREET OBSTRUCTIONS AND THE HEALTH COMMITTEE. TO THE EDITORS OF THE LIVERPOOC MERCOBY. Gentlemen, I was surprised to see thai at the lost meeting of the above committee it was their intontiou to try and interfere with those tradesmen who have had tbe good senue to put up ornamental Bigns to show whero their place of business in. Now, if such signs are to be removed, most certainly all public-houae lamps and banoln would also have to be removed but I nee no Mason why either should be meddled with, as thoy cause no obstruction. Now, if the committee were to turn their attention to real obstructions, as in tho case of one of their own committee, who places large ahoet iron boxes outside his shop, thereby causing an obstruction of the street, by compelling all tradesmen to keep their goods within their shops, they would then do the town good service.

It is only a short time ago our peace was going to bo destroyed with square sots, and now, forsooth, they wish to pull our signs down. I wonder what next, Yours, NO SURRENDER. A SUGGESTION. PRINCE OF WALES THEATRE. Miss Carry Nelson took her benefit last night, and there was a well filled house.

A capital entertainment was furnished, but owing to the very late hour at whioh it terminated our notice must necessarily be brief. The performance commenced with the "NellGwynne," which win most satisfactorily played throughout Miss Carry Nelson's personation of Nell was highly creditable to her. She never played a part better. Mies Sarah Nelson rendered the oharaoter Frances Stuart with becoming grace and dignity. Mr.

Blalceley was quite1 felioitous as Samuel Pepyt, and Mr. Sidney Bancroft gave a very good representation of Cluirlea the Second. Mr. Edward Price was even more than usually efficient in the part of the Duke of Bichmond and he dolivered the panegyrio opon Cromwell at -the olose of the aeoond act with euoh admirable effeot'thatit was followed by an outburst of cheering, and ho was called for as the act drop fell, and very hoar tily applauded. The promising young actor Mr, R.

P. Sheridan played Lord Buckhurst very, fairly. Those to whom the leading characters were assigned were recalled upon the fall of the curtain. Tho second piece was Mr. J.

H. Nightingale's neatly-written and interesting comedietta entitled "May and December," produced at this theatre for the first time, and with great success. Tho three characters Jonathan Honey-wood, Reginald Mean, and May Flowers were excellently played by Mr. Blakeley, Mr. Bancroft, and Miss Carry Nelson, who were recalled at the oloBe.

The author was also loudly called for, but ho did not make Mb appearance. The cheering and cries of "Author, author," having been kept up for about five minutes, Mr. Bancroft at length stepped in front of the our tain, and, having thanked the audience for the marks of approval with whioh May and December" had been received, said, as regarded the author, "the bird ad flown had hebeen present the Nightingale would no doubt have warbled forth his thanks." Mr. Bancroft announced that the new piece would be repeated to-night. The performance couoluded with' the extravaganza whioh is to produced for the last time this evening.

MARKETS COMMITTEE. THE NORTH HATMAREET SHEDS. Yesterday a special meeting of the markets committee wbb held in the council chamber at the Town Hall. Mr. Alderman Woodruff presided, and there were also present Messrs.

Shimmin, Whitty, HuKhea. Samuelson.Itigby, Rlmmer, and Robinson. The Chairman asked whether any report had been received as to the reBUlt of the testing operations at the North Haymarket on Wednesday last. There was no doubt that the counoil, at its next meeting, would expect the committee to bring up a report on this sab-jeot embodying all the information they oould obtain bb to the cause of the accident, as well as the extent to which the contractor had or had not done his duty. The Town-clebk repliod that no written report had been received.

Messrs. Waterhouse, Oulahaw, and Ellis, accompanied by Mr. Nlcol, had called upon him, and the three arob.lr.ecta expressed an opinion that tho test applied, if.oanied out to tho breaking point, would pot be satisfactory to them, and they wished that any further operations should be made entirely under their own directions. Mr. Culshaw further stated that to put any more dead weight upon the roof would be attended with danger to the men emp'Ioyod, and Messrs.

Ellis and Wnterhouoe adeemed to' concur in that view. Mr. Niool, however, was of opinion that with due precaution tho load might be increased without danger until the roof was broken. He (the towu-olerk) told professional gentlemen that it was the wiBh oi the committee they should teat the roof in a manner which would satisfy themselves, and he believed they wore taking steps to do bo. The Ciuihman explained that the ebject of the testing was never intended by the committee to furnish any answeraB to tho oause of the accident but It having been said that the roof, according to the plans aud specifications, was not strong enough, this test was made to sntisfy the committee and the counoil upon that point.

He asked the surveyor what was the pressure upon the roof at the time the operations were suspended Mr. RonsoN replied that it was 23 IbB. per Bquare foot on ono side and 32 lbs. on tho other. The pressure of tho ordinary covering, inoluding -slates, rafters, and purlins, would be about 103 lbs.

per square foot. Tho Inequality of the pressure was in itself a severe teat and besides that, a quantity ot snow had collected upon the timber, making the weight otill heavier, nnd at the same time tending to make the wood brittle. The Chairman. Then I understand you to say that the roof has borne a weight equal to three times that which it was intended to bear Mr. Rouson replied in the affirmative, adding that the usual test applied by the Government to their buildings was three times the ordinary weight.

Mr. Samuelson asked, ii the roof had been in Its proper position, would it have withstood the same amount of pressure as it did when upon the ground? Mr. Rouson. Precisely. The Chairman observed that a great deal had boen unnoceFBaiily said about this matter, and It had been alleged that there was a desire to screen persons connected with the corporation.

Thero was no desire to do anything of the kind, but they must not permit a contractor who had foiled iu his duty to aBsa.il other persons to screen himself from the consequences of his own negleot. There could be no doubt whatever that if he bad taken ordinary precaution, inBtead of leaving the roof in the weakest state possible, it would not have been blown down. That view of the matter was supported by Mr. Homer, Mr. Ellis, and Mr.

Culshaw, aud ho (the chairman) should bo greatly surprised If Mr. Waterhouse did not concur with them on that point. Mr. Samuelson aoktd the surveyor whether he thought that, if proper precaution had been used, the roof would have stood the galo of wind by whioh it was blown down. Mr.

Rohson replied that he believed it would. The boot answer to that question was that a portion oi the roof wsb standing now. Tho Chairman said it was an unfortunate occurrence, but the accident was the result of oircumBtances. Mr. Robinson said some people had asserted and oepecially a member of the committee that the more timber wns put on tho otronger would the roof become.

(Laughter.) He wished to ask whether there was any other mode of testing a roof except that adopted. Mr. Rouson. There is no other mode. The Chairman said there was no doubt whatever that if this matter had Bimply affected some member of the committee it would have boon settled in a few hours, provided the contractor was a reasonable man, As it was, the committee's hands were tied, aud how it had come almost to a stand-up fight between the contractor and the committee but he hopad that they would not be driven into a course of law, involving ten times more expense than was necessary.

Ho trusted, however, that they would soon be "able to settle this vexed question, and proceed with the work, so that the market arrangements might be carried out. Mr. Hugiirs romarked that the result of the testing wan a complete answer to the statement of the contractor that the roof would not be strong enough to bear the weight put upon it. Mr, Nelson had also said that he wns directed by Mr. Rollet to put the slatas only on one side at the time.

That was donled by Mr. Rollet, nnd this experiment had shown that the roof oould be loaded on both sides at the same time. The Chairman said with reference to the treatment of the contractor, tho committee, at the earliest period, authorised him to see Mr, Nelson with a view to ascertain what was the extent of the damage, and whether tho accident nroBe in any degree from oausos beyond hie contract. Out of four appointments made, howevor, Mr. Nelson only attended once, and then no agreement could be come to.

Mr. Robinson. And then there was no disposition to terminate the contract at all. Mr. Hughes, Mr.

Rimmer, and the Surveyor also said that individually they had seen Mr. Nelson and attempted to bring about an amicable arrangement, but without snccesa. After some conversation it was agreed that Mr. Robson should make a report to the committee, embracing the whole subject, Including Mr. Gladstone's suggestion for an iron roof, in reference to which it was stated' that the iron supporting girders were only constructed to bear a weight of 30 tons, while with an iron roof the pressure would be a great deal more.

The Town-clebk said he had just received tho following communication from the professional gentlemen That portion of the roof placed in position for the purpoFO of testing is now loaded with a burden very considerably beyond any conceivable pressure to which it possibly could be subjected when in use. Arrangements are now made, under the direction of the architects appointed for the purpose by the committee of the council, for the Hciontitic testing of the trusses. One truss will be set up as made by the contractor, and another made under the terms of the plan and specification by Messrs. Holme and Nicol. The operations are intended to be accomplished on Monday next at eleven o'clock, when the conductors of the experiments will be glad to see all who may feel any interest in the testing.

Architects, bullderB, gentlemen of the press, and scientific persons are specially invited." It was then agreed to adjourn tha meeting till three o'clock on Monday afternoon, so that some decision might be came to if possible previous to the meeting of the counoil next Wednesday. Dr. Ronowioz, who recently died at' Warsaw left 310,000 Polish florins for philanthropic works. M. Pompuzan, 34 years of age, veterinary Burgeon of the 2nd Dragoons at Toul, has been killed in a duel by an officer of the same regiment.

The weapon used was the sword. Directly M. Pompuzan fell he was carried to the hospital, but he dead before he arrived there. The Duke and Duchess Philippe of Wartem-berg, whose marriage took plaoe at Vienna last week in the presence of the Emperor and Empress of Austria, are expected to arrive in England within a Bhort period, for the purpose of visiting Queen Marie Amelie, grandmother of the duke. Some disturbances have taken plaoe at Tulle, the ohief town of the Corre, France, in consequence of the peasants refusing to pay certain new dues for cattle at the fair.

The soldiery was called out and was compelled to. fire upon the mob, kill-ine one man and wounding several others. The kingdom of Italy contains 59 prefects, 134 sub-prefects, 250 councillors of the prefecture, four courts of cassation being three more than in France 18 courts of appeal, .50 assizo courts, 1540 magistrates with the power of issuing warrants, 142 tribunals, 19 universities, and 320 colleges or publio schools. According to statistical tables just published, there are in the Austrian empire 250,000 males entitled to the appellation of nobles. Hungary is down for 163,000 Gallicia, 24,900 and Bohemia.

2200 among whom are 14 princes, 172 countsjantl 80 barons. Connt Hartig, ex-Minister of State, who recently died in Vienna, bequeathed to the Central State Treasury in that city a Bum of 1000 florins by way of indemnification for tho oUBtoms duties on different small articles which he had not declared on entering Austria, in order to avoid the vexatious formalities attendant on the same. Stbanob Ignorance. The Berlin cabmen are beginning to forget where the House of Deputies is situated. Parliamentary government has, in other words, been almost buried in oblivion.

Oh the first day of tho session a deputy jumped into a cab, nnd said to the driver, "Drive me to the House of Deputies." Driver answers, "Where to?" Deputy Why don't you keep your ears open? to the House of Deputies." Driver: "To the House of Deputies Where's that Deputy "Tgm don't know where the House of Deputies is Why, on the Donhofa Plats, to be sure." Driver (scratching his head) On the DBnhofa Plato? Oh, yes, to be sure We had quite forgotten all about that." Kmtr. Zeilmg, flit lltftTA.TTV Pa; 60 100 100 loo 30 50 10 50 100 100 35 100 13 100 10 SHABES AND STOCKS. Belfast and Northern Counties. Belfast and County Down Bristol and Exoter Caleddnlnn Cambrian (Oswestry No. 1) Oookormouth and Workington Cork aud Deeslde Dublin and Belfast Junction Dublin and Drogheda Dundee and Arbroath Dundee, Perth, aud Aber.

Juno. jsainburgh ana Glasgow Fleetwood, aud W. Furaess Ditto new sharos Ditto ditto 1864 Great Eastern Ditto A. .21 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 too 100 100 10 39 12 100 100 100 100 100 25 100 100 100 10 100 50 Ditto Bast Anglian 2 urea Bouinern ana Glasgow and South-western Great Northern DittoA Ditto Great North of Scotland Great Western Ditto Stour Valley Ditto South Wales Ditto West Midland Oxford. Ditto Ditto Inverness and Perth frisk.

North-western Lrlsh South-eastern Lancashire and Yorkshire Leeds, Bradford, and Halifax London, Brighton, and 8. Coast. London and Blackwoll London, Chatham, and Dover Londonderry and Enruakillen Loudon and North-weatern Ditto Shropshire Union London and tlouth-westorn Lvtham and Blacknool HOI I 122 It 21 2 Manchester, and Lincoln. Maryport and Carlisle Ditto new BhareB Metropolitan Ditto new 10 shares Midland Blrmlngbiun and Derby Ditto 18aharea Midland Great Western Half 3haroB. Mid Wolea Newry.W., and BoaBtravor.

North British IUU 100 100 i B0 25 10 20 100 100 100 1883 Ditto Perth, a is. uertnex. oapitai siocs: Ditto G.N.E. Purchase York capital stock Leeds oapitai stooh Darlington Ditto new shares North Staffordshire Portpatrlck Shrewsbury and Wolahpool Southeastern Scottish Central Boot. Ditto (late Scottish Midland) South Dovon S.

York and Rivor Dun Co Ulster Vale of Olwyd. Watorf ord and Kilkenny Watortord and Limerick 1131 1UU 100 100 25 10 100 10 10 100 100 100 100 100 100 59 10 100 50 100 100 20 20 20 6 W. Hartlopool H. and Ii A West Yorkshire (lato B. W.

6 wmteuaven ana ji urness. Whitehaven unotion Whitehaven, 0., aud Egremonb. Ditto 10 ahorse PREFERENCE SHARES. Bristol Exeterpaid up Caledonian 5 par oent Ditto 41 per oent Cambrian (OBWostry) 5 per oent, Furnesa 6 per oent. (lato XT.

L.J Eastern B.C. 6 por cent No. 1 Ditto Np. 2 Ditto 6 per cent Ditto 5 per oent Ditto 14 per oent Ditto E. Anglian por cant.

Ditto 7 per oont. Ditto 6 per cent. No. Glasgow 5 por oent. Ditto 5 par oont.

pref Groat Northern 5 per cant Ditto re deemabie 5 per cent. Ditto ditto 11 por cent. Ditto ditto 6 per Gt. North of Scotland 5 ot min, Ditto ditto per oont, Great West, par cent. Great Western ii por oent Ditte 4 per oont Ditto 5 por oent.

rodoemablo. WestMidlaud Oxford Gpor ot Ditto rodeemablo Ditto Newport 5 por oent DlttoGpor oent. option tlll'GG. Brian North-western 5 per oont. Lancashire Yorksh.

por oont. East Lancashire 6 per cent Ditto Blackburn Pur. 44 por o. Ditto 5 per oont. Lancaster Carlisle 4i per Kendal Windormore 6 per ot.

100 100 108 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 10 loo 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 10 100 100 100 100 100 10 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 20 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 inO 87 89 10BJ 1091 100 101 125 127 106J 103J 1005 131 123 99 101 123 125 1411 1441 104 105 105 107 90 1016 112 Hi 107 109 102 104 105 107 1171 mi 90 831 841 91)1 934 122 114UG 128 129 131 133 100 102 106 107 992 100! 13! 13 1041 1051 105 107 130 133 97 98 98 99 99 100 L. ft N. W. St. Helen's A Ditto 5 per oont Ditto 6 per oont Ditto 44 per oent Ditto 4-S uor oont.

1051 Ditto 6 per cent Ft uiuoo Ditto 5 per cent. London, S. Coast 8 per oont. Ditto 44 per oont. London, Dover 5 por Ditto 5 nhr cant, redeemable Ditto Metrop.

Ex. 6 pr oont, unto unto London 7 por cent. M'cbester, 8., ft Lin. 31 per cent. Ditto 6 prof.

6 per oent Ditto per oent. stock Ditto l0 redeem. 6 per oout, Ditto Garston and Liverpool. Ditto per cent. por.

1862 Mlfllimn nor oent 45 100 5 1G0 SI 100 100 100 100 10 2 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 Ditto Bristol Birm. 0 per ct. Ditto at poroenr, Ditto 4 por oont Mid Wales 5 per cant Newry, and Rosa, 6 per oont. North British 5 por oant Ditto 5 per oont. redeem.

'71 Ditto 5 par confc. ditto TMfcfco Border Union Ditto Edin. D. Gran. 4 ol Ditto guar.

4po. K.l!. BorwioKipou.a.iii. pur. 8S suarub liuruenif.

York H. it S. Purchase IU 100 9 13 17 6 10 100 20 10 100 100 100 1(10 100 Hartlopool 8 por cent, till 1870 iiooasi. suaroB Ditto por No. 1, Ditto No, 2, Ditto No.

3, Ditto fifth ah area Carlisle 44 por cent N. Stafford. (Tron.t& M. Oaual). Shrewsbury and WdooI ii Derot.

Soot. Aber. Bperct.j Ditto per jo. South-eastern 44 por cent. Ditto 4J per 1869 Ditto per cont.

redeemable. 20G Do. Reading Annu. 1 0a. Bd.

10 warruigtonanaettooirporto p. LEASED AT FIXED RENTALS. Birkenhead Buoklnghamahlrc Clydesdale Junction Eaet Luicolnohlro 6 per cent; Eden Valley Great WoBtorn Birmingham ClroBterpref. 8 per oout Ditto 5 por cent Birmingham guaranteed Gboster ditto Groenoekguarantoed ditto preference Hull and Selby Half shares Quarter ahareB V. Barnsloy g.

fi 3a. lOd. Lancaster and Oarliafo 100 100 100 100 25 100 100 100 100 ioo 100 100 50 25 89 91 984 130 261 118 160 951 72 78t 52 102 103 54 37 HOi 215 iej 97 101 1104 41 90 1284 175 "1 93 223 IMS 44 89 78 22 129 130 all 271 10 87 895 92 100 132 27 120 163 961 73 70 63 103 110 65 271 1111 317 IBS 98 103 "ff D3 1381 177 141 94 1UU 100 25 100 100 100 Ditto Kendal and Windormore LlanidloeB and Newtown Ditto 5per cent L. N. W.

Choster. Holyhoad M. B. Matlock and Midland Midland Bradford Ditto Erewoflh Valley Ditto Le'ster Swannington Ditto North-weatern Ditto 15 shares Nottingham and Grantham 1UU 100 100 100 15 100 100 100 25 25 North Union A Ditto PreBton and Wyre No. 1 Ditto No.

225 166-44! 70; Ditto No. 3 Ditto No. 4, 12i urn 100 7 100 25 10 100 Koyatonana Mltonon Shrewsbury and Hereford Ditto new shares SouthStaffordshirs S. Durham aud Lan. Union Wcl Ungton and Severn Junction.

Wilts and Somerset 131 132 28t 874 28 10i FOREIGN LINES. Buffalo and Lake Huron 201, 411-16 4JI 113 20 100 Dutoh Rhenish 6 6-16 ojp 1JIMU-U1J East India 5 per oent Erie Ditto 7 per oent. pref. sorlp Grand Trunk of Canada Great Indian Peninsula Great WoBtorn of Canada Dittonow Great Luxeinbourc Bharea 25 1004 35 40 19J 100 83 28 1011 351 42 20 ion 9 loot! ioo(. 1U0 100 20 18 20 11 12 Hid 135 or 122 100f! Illinois Central I 50 Ixd an Dollars BANES, FINANCE COMPANIES, Alllanca, London L'pool 8.

8fpj 3 Ulp8 Ditto issued at 20 prem 7 Bauk of Liverpool 274 28 Ixd British and Oallfornian (limited) 2 llrti 20 124 10 ojoromeroitu iiiuuteui list la xd 4 Consolidated Bank imltedi 74 7tn 174! Discount Corporation (limited) 6 4 dl jcastem ja-xonauge cane, mm u-lb tu.i 01 ft rt-'JI I. Tii i 4 15 5 4 6 40 10 10 6 10 10 lurcruutiuuui nuns, lumitea) 1 e(t International Finance Co, (Um.) 2J Land M. Bank of India (limitod) Liverpool 1'inouco (limited) London and Brazilian Bk. (Iim.) 1 London Finance Aasooiafn (Um.) 91 Manchester and L'pool 201 Maritime Credit (limited! 1 Mercantile and Ex. Bank 1 Ditto now shorea lj Ditto third issue Midland Bank (limited) Ii NationalBnnk of Liverpool (iim.) 84 Dittonow, issued at 5 7J North and South Wales 26 North-western Bank (limited) 51 Jd 5 9Jp Slip 2 lSd lid xd itn-i6d ildl SiU 10 6 10 5 10 IOO 25 10 a 8ip xall 26 517-16 xd 125 xd Sinl 63S Royal 132 131 Ditto 7 per cent II74 119i Union 1 25 351 Ixd INSURANCE COMPANIES.

Albiou Mariuo (limited) British For. Marine (limited) Empire Marine (limited) Lancashire Insurance Loudon and Lano. Insurance. 9-16 Id; 31 3p 13 ltl 9-16 On 31 9-16 11-16 13-16p L'pool Lon. Fire Life iu UP 1-lGd pari fliantimo insurance (limited).

Mercantile Marino (limited) Northern Assurance North Brit, and Mercantile. Queen Insurance Boval Xnsuranoe 1-16 1S i-ioa 1P Thames andMersey Marino pit) f-IO union uiariuo umiicoaj 24 2 9-16p' MISCELLANEOUS, Af ricuu Merchants id par 66 67 191 195 1 104 205 BritiBh Irish Mag. Liverpool Exchange Co Liverpool United Gas Leeds and Livorpool Canal National Steam Navigation Co. North Dock Warehouses Pacific Steam Co Steam Tug Co, West India Pacific Steam Go. 00 500 49U Sid, lid 6483 (15-16d 96 8i 97 83 Hp KIRKDALE INDUSTRIAL RAGGED SCHOOL.

(Certified). Attendance this weok: Boys, 102; girls, 120 total, 318. Fed dally, 18G sick, 7 gone to placo, 1. Superintendent and treasurer, Rev, T. Major Lester: chaplain, Rev.

W. Armitage; mistrossBs, MiBses Youds and Stott; tailor, Mr. Kennah; shoemaker, Mr. Fenton collector, Mr, Stark. Nifiht School Boys.

31 slrls, 20; adults, total, SI. Superintendent, Mr. H. Dignum, ffiftVOS; and 10, MOSLBY-STBBKg. MAKOHBSTSB.

H. J. D. NICOLL'S FASHIONABLE OVERCOATS, 21a 42s. 63 a FASHIONABLE MORNING COATS, ni An oi 418.

ivS8. ODS. 6o. FASHIONABLE TROUSERS, 16a. 21b.

25a. 28s. 50 BOLD STREET, LIVERPOOL 50 "WOKDLEY QOL06MTCHS, BILVKRS11ITHB, AND JBWHtJinaa 56, LOBD-BTREET, LIVERPOOL, Respectfully so licit an Inspection at their OOSTLY AND ELEGANT 8TOOK, WWon. lor beauty o2 d6sln anil high eharaoter of 9ortcrnanhlp, be surpassed. THE NEWK3T DESIGNS IK fBA, DINNER, DESSERT PLATE SUITABLE FOB PBESBNTATIOH'.

PIiATE LENT OH HIRE, DflAUSBa IB OEMS AND FBSOIOU8 BTOHTSH. LATEST XEiiJSGKAPHIC NEWS. The Hon. J. W.

Strutt, son of Lord Raleigh, has oomo out senior wrangler. The new customs tariff of the Republic of Paraguay in published in last night's Gazette. A Hamburg telegram of yesterday states that meeting of manufacturers has been held to discuss the relations between Hamburg and the Zollverein. The Steamer Castilian. The Shipping Ga-Mte says that tho arrival of the Castilian steamer at Lisbon has not yet been authenticated.

THE WEATHER IN LONDON. The inclement and singularly disagreeable state of theweathorinLondoniflcnuBingsomehindranoe to buBineea. For the last 30 hours thero has been a continuous downfall cither of rain, snow, orsleet. The arrival of trains has been delayed. The Irish mail was three hours behind time yesterday morning.

The navigation on the Thames has been partially interrupted. COMMERCIAL. London, Fbiday. The following were the sales reported on tho stock exchange up to one o'clock to-day BRITISH AND FOREIGN RAILWAYS. Great Eastern 40 1 Western 80 lj Lancashire and Yorkshire lldi London and Blackwull Si London, Brighton, and South Coast.

109 London, Cbnthani, and Dover 38 7 London nod North-western 122J 1J 2J- London and South-western 90 Mtncheiter, Sheffield, and Lincoln 02 Metropolitan 12S.J Midland 13SJ North British 54 North-eaatem Berwick i Ditto Leeds 711 Ditto York 103 North Staflordabire 80 South Devon S3 Son. liar, and G. In. g. 5 per cent 100 Grand Trunk of Canada 4th pref.

stock 23 Great Indian Peninsula 101 Madras pus. 5 percent 100i Antwerp aud Rotterdam 05 BahiA and San Francisco, ga. 7 p. c. 10 Sanl'Aulo, 7 cent 17J 'REFERENCE SHARES.

Cork and Bandon 65 per cent fi Ot. Northern 4 p. c. redeem, 10 p.c.pm. 102 Chatham, and Dover 5 p.

c. pref. 1)2 JOINT STOCK BANKS. Alliance London and Liverpool 3SJ ij Ditto issued at 20 prem 185 Anglo-Austrian 7J Anglo-Italian, ltd Consolidated Bank, ltd Ill; China, iss. 2pm.

25 Imperial Bank, new SPC 7mperi.il Ottoman Land Mortgage Bank of India, London Bank of Mexico, ltd 9J Tendon nnd County 80 79 Lohauu duU Hamburg Con. ltd. London Joint Stock 61. 50.1 London nnd South African 21 i London and South-western, ltd 22 1J London nnd Westminster 07 Merchant Bank, ltd 23't Mercantile and Exchange, ltd Metropolitan and Provincial Bank, ltd. ls)J 20 Oriental Hank Corporation 50J 7 Pclnde, Punjaub, and Delhi, ltd Union of Australia D2J 3Jsd DOCKS.

London and St. Katharine 72 MINES. Cobre Copper Port Phillip 1'" St. John Do! Key, ltd 31 MISCELLANEOUS. Credit l'oncior and Mob.

of England 6 Crystal Palace 3.r 4J Hi Ebbw Vale 8.V T47ptiuo Conimerce and Trade, ltd English nnd Australian Copper 1 jKnRlijb and Scottish Murine, ltd CJ Financial Corporation Fore-stroot Warehouse, ltd 0 CIcd, Credit Finance of London.ltd.. 7 Hudson's Bay 16J and Mercantile' Credit ltd. 7J ij International Contract 0 11 International Finance Socioty, ltd 7J tal. lirig. (Can.

Cav.) 0 p.c. fids, 1870 81 Joint Stock Discount, ltd London Financial Association, ltd 234 London Provincial Marine 3JC Madras Irrigation and Canal 20 National Discount Company, ltd IflJ Oriental Inland Steam, ltd 23 Penlnmdar and Oriental Steam 80, SO Ditto new 50i Finan. d'Hgypte, ltd 4 Thames and Mersey Ineuronce, ltd 7S 1- Canadian Gov. 6 per 1877-84 Ditto 0 p.c, March and Sep New Bnras. Gov.

0 per cent 07 Ditto Dpor 1SSSU2 J2 New y.mland 6 per cent 87 io. Gov. p. April and 1071 The Commercial Daily List says" The supplies of colonial produce having been limited during tho week, with very few arrivals and a fair mauiesa, rates have generally been sustained. Homo dealers were the principal buyers.

Full terns are current for China articles. Many parcels of tea and silk are Belling. American goods dull, liuseiau products have met with less notice and Sallow is rathor lower than last week. Metaladull and gonerally lower. Dyo articles still wanted.

Hjuatonmla indigo rather higher. BreadetuEs unchanged, but purchases cautiously made." Continental exchanges this afternoon a little firmer. Money in tbo discount market 4 to 5 per cent bpecio movements for the week ending the 25th lSl, bave boen on a 6maU scale Imports, mOOO exports, 138,000. Crushed Sugar has peen a steady demand throughout the week at improving prices, resulting in an advance on the lower qualities of 6d and on middling to fine Is. -Firsts, seconds, irT 'a tb' frths, 100s.

fifths, not 67s. Mild cured: firsts, thirds, 118. There were 1G0 fir! ins in market. BANKRUPTS. (From, the Gazette of last nifjht.) MrenblU7' land Bniveyr.

uPton. lincoln-Brorahead, corn merchant, Peterborough. J- publican, Birmingham. i'6' 1L' orinne mauufacturor, Manchester. E' S-'a'toraoy.

Wimborne Minster. R.ei.K'' bmt, Liverpool. cabinetmaker. "watlcy, V7 pawnbroker, Kingston-npon-HuU. RETJTER'S TELEGRAMS.

FRANCE. Paeis, Jan. 27. Ahe bourse closed 67t. 20c, nearly percent.

O'gher thau yesterday. THE SPANISH CORTES. Madbid, 20. in tho Senate to-day Marshal O'Donnell said evaTOation of St. Domingo was no more a ZY already an accomplished faot, and faded that if he had commanded the troops in tho Mlaod he would guarantee with his head to have down rebellion in three months.

He was to take the command should the Queen ITALY. Turin, Jan. 27. yesterday evening a fresh demonstration was uu li" nr of certain deputies and 1 Pkoe' The military tri-soldi I deciadon proceeding against 58 of the durin, lW W6r0 duty in tho 8fcreeta of Taria the an, tutbanc68 of aPtember. Tentyof cbarS8d with having exceeded the ttl(llr Mnos unnecessarily.

Btlb Caller Ou 8 12 Wlnerave 8 12 Dollar 8 IS Baatlianctehlre 8 10 iAToquoe 8 7 Exchequer 8 7 Gibraltar 8 6 Oldminater 8 4 Blacbdown 8 4 Aokworth 8 2 Knave. The 8 Bally Edmond 8 2 Olaremont 8 0 Bel Demonlo 8 0 Twilight 8 .0 t. 8 0 Tippler 7 13 Baragah 7 13 Dr. Brntax 7 12 ToneriffB 7 10 Copenhagen 7 10 Taalestria 7 10 Clown, The 7 10 King of Utopia 7 10 Merry Hart 7 10 Golden Pledge 7 10 Fantall 7 9 yineaae 7 9 Tartar, Tho 7 0 Change 7 7 9 Brlndisi .7 8 drmagnao 7 8 Oloiet Onp 7 8 Gratitude 7 8 Hymettus 7 8 Jooo 7 8 QrOTlllo 7 8 Ms May 7 8 Lord Zetland 7 7 Mail Train 7 7 Persuasion 7 7 Redcap 7 7 Aooident 7 7 Black Deer 7 6 Tattoo ..7 6 Olaxton i 8 lapidiat 7 7 Boss 7 SirEoser 7 6 Welcome 7 6 Brlok 7 5 lie Mareohal 7 6 Stanton 7 6 SHolJyfox 7 6 Gipsy Boy 7 5 Victorious 7 4 Oaliatao 7 i Signalman 7 4 Highflyer-a dam 7 4 Eound Again 7 4 wandering 7 4 Agatha 7 2 Buokfoot 7 2 BattagUn 7 2 Balhsm' 7 2 Aurloula 7 2 Harkforwaid 7 3 Madcap 7 2 Beverley 7 1 Buolimaster 7 1 Leprechaum 7 0 Land of the West 7 0 Brewer 7 0 Count 6 13 Whitethorn 6 13 Wild Boy 6 13 Young Kiurreton 0 13 Cargo 6 13 Queen ot Spaiu 6 13 12 GhlUle Galium 6 12 Guardsman 13 Haroourt 6 13 6 12 Brandy Wine 11 Verger 11 Ktlligrew 8 11 King of Oluba. 6 13 Oneida 0 in Soumlae 6 ig Peeress 8 nanaieyuroaa (j 8 John Da vies 9 8 if area a Alice Fauconberg 7 Auditor 6 7 Bananoar 7 East Lynn 6 1 Grappler 0 7 Hartley 1 Nuneaton 6 7 Retainer 7 Sandal 7 Spring Gun 6 7 Helen Vertoolt 6 a Waterloo Ohooolate Constantino Barbadoea Brown Broad 6 Commodore 6' Bndslolgh 6 Maobetb 6 Mcestisshna 6 Moss Bose Naples 6 Fetra's dam colt.

fi Sidewind Terror Blthan) 0 ITu 6 Industry Leovillo Ii tittle Joy 6 Solplnotes 5 The Grinder Lampoon 3 Soarborouoh fl Moor Game ....5 13 Sympathv 5 Is Lord Waldegrave 5 12 5 12 Viutago 10 Troubadour 5 10 Harold 5 8 Flying Horse 8 8 tj Lavlnlo 6 5 Amatao 5 6 Blaok-oyod Susan 1 6 5 Br. Bwlahtall Ettuolnation 5 Gomera 5 Pink 5 Lody Valentine Hotnpstaad 5 Heir-at-Law. 5 Indigestion 5 Irritation 5 Lady Wlldalr, c. 6 Holstolu 5 Paraffin 6 Queen of Crystal 5 Hedmlre 5 Receiver' 5 Renfrew 5 Bwordaraau 5 5 GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLE CHASE. St lb St lb 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 9 10 9 10.8 10 8 XCmblom Emblematic Peuarth Roportor Thomas town Flyfteher Meanwood Rook the Gardener 12 Game Stanton Tony Ovortou Mlstako Vlvandlere Balder Brewer Cheater 12 12 12 12 0 12 0 12 0 11 10 10 10' 8 Mandlngo 11 10 Oauatio 11 10 Iiightbeort 11 10 Loonldan 11 8 Portland 11 8 Arhury 11 8 Shropshire 11 7 SlyFo 11 7 Oameo 11 6 Mntblo Hill 11 6 GorsaHawk 10 .10000 10 Ivanhoff 10 FlriDg Spur 10 Filibuster.

10 Fonton 10 Deception 10 Bunbury 10 Ohuioh Militant 10 '7 Charity Boy 10 Philosopher 10 Creole 11 Sir William 11 81nklngFund 11 Wee Nell 11 Game Obioken 11 Silver Star 11 Merrinmo 11 Piggy Wlggy 11 The Czar 11 Bridegroom 11 Agnoa 11 BxpreBa 11 Freshman 11 Aorobat 11 Ace et Hearts 11 Lord George 11 Battletmuko 11 WoatEnd 11 Blood Royal 11 Lord Burleigh 11 Real Jam 11 Globule 11 Joajdaloy 11 Hiuiy uasey iff a Demon. 10 6 Blood Royal (English) 10 4 Hawthorn 10 4 Innollan 10 4 Bignal 10 4 Wild Ohleftatn 10 4 Aroblbaldes 10 2 Market Gardner 10 2 Sledmere Pony 10 2 Who dare say Boo 10 2 Advlna 10 0 Agog 10 0 AgreeBor 10 0 10 0 Braali 10 0 OhoorlulBoy 10 0 Cookutoo 10 0 Dwarf 10 0 Bono 10 0 Goldbeok 10 0 Governor 10 0 Lady Florenco 10 Lady Godlra 10 0 Maud 10 0 Meteor 10 0 Kiss Barbara 10 0 Kennedy ,10 0 Vindictive 10 0 Black 10 0 Wildboro 10 0 L'ATiioon 11 0 Princess Duemnr 10 13 Hall Court 10 12 Iroly. 10 12 Morocco 10 12 Batanella 10 11 Tumblor 10 11 Little Diok 10 11 Dobbyn 10 10 The above handicap will be hard to beat, especially being framed by a young 'uu. In my judgment, ho has begun 6 lbs. too low iu hia weights, and not allowed himself play" enough.

No man can find much fault with it, and it argues well for London-road (one day) being chief handi-capper. H. H. LATEST BETTING. MANCHESTER, WATERLOO COURSING CUP, 100 to 0 agst Lord Ufflngton's nomination, 0 20tol Mr.

Bland's 20tol Mr. Jordine's 26 to 1 Mr. Haywood's 3Stol Mr. Jones's 40 to 1 Mr. Randall's CO to 1 Mr.

Hornby's TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS. 15 to 2 agst Broomlelaw. 9 to 1 agat Zambesi, 12 to 1 Chattanooga, 0 100 to Congress, take 8 to 1 8 to 1 Liddineton, XUUJJitUUI. 11 to 2 agst Liddlngton, I 20 to 1 Bedmutster, take 0 to 1 1 20 to 1 Chattanooga, HUNTING APPOINTMENTS. Tho CHESHIRE HOUNDS will Meet on Saturday, Jan, 28..

Abbey Arms at 11 Oa.m; Monday, 30. Obelisk at 11 Oa.m. Wednesday. Feb. L.Ince at 11 0 a.m.

xnursoay, Saturday, Green at 11 0 a.m. 0 My Mary has been struck out of the Lincoln Handioap. To Sportsmen. The Racino Indicator, Weaklin and Flint's Betting, Comparing, and Settling Books, Benson's Circular, may be had atL. JUNKiNaoN's, 38, Manchester-street.

25jafa21 Waterloo Cup, and all forthcoming Racino Events. Commissions executed to any amount on receipt of cash or post-office order. Address Messrs, J. Kelly and Box 22, General Post-office, Liverpool. Full market prices guaranteed.

23ja-2S Locket's Turf Circular, price can always bo had from Gerrard's, 44, Manohester-street. This week's BumbercontaiosLocket'svisittoMaitonandHambleton, Programme and Selections for Harrow, which meeting Locket attends. See this week's Circular for good Bound, aud reliable information. 27ja30 The Great Leviathan Turf Advisers. John Hopwood and Co.

'a extraordinary advice. We have four certainties at Harrow. The Lincoln Handicap Is as good as over it is as great a certainty as Benjamin was last year. Our selections for the Waterloo Cup Two Thousand Guineas, Cheater Cup, and Derby are now ready. Enclose twelve stamps and receive our full guide.

Address 35, Glasshouse-street, Golden-square, London. 27ja28 Lelta F0ND. Additional donations Mra. M. G.

Brown ,10 0 0 RichardKaye 500 T. F. Ashe 5 0 0 R. C. Crosble 2 2 0 Anonyme 2 2 0 James WaUaoe 1 0 0 JohnHiggin 5 0 0 D.O.Buchanan 6 5 0 Armstrong and Berey 2 2 0 F.

Haueburg 2 0 0 A Friend, J. T. 10 0 Further aid is urgently asked for by the treasurer, Mr. Charles L. Campbell, Clarendon-buildings, Tithebarn-street.

Lecture by the Rev. Geoeqb Gilfillan. Laat evening, a highly interesting and eloquent lecture waB given in the lecture hall of the Liverpool Institute, Mount-street, by the Rev. George Gilfillan, of Dundee. There were on the platform the Rev.

Mr. Robb, Rev. Mr. Voung, of Ford, Messrs. Thomas Halden, James Thompson, John Wilcook, Alexander Se'eward, and James Kay, of Dundee.

The Rev. H. T. Howat occupied the chair, and in a few brief remarks relative to the characters of Chalmers and Arnold, introduced the lecturer. The reverend gentleman then oame forward and wbb reoeived with warm applause.

He entered into a close analysis of the geniuB and eeneral characters of these two great theologians. He traced their lives, and eloquently dilated upon their special labours. He showed the points of agreement and difference in the two men, aud concluded by a graphic account of the influence of their labours upon society. Votes of thanks were unaaimoufsly passed to the Ieoturer and to the chairman, and the proceedings closed by the Rev Mr. Young pronouncing the benediction.

Horniman's Pore Tea is the strongest, because it consists of the choicest growthB the cheapest, because supplied direct from the importers; aud the- bent because it ia pure ae well as choice. Sold in packets Sold in Liverpool Macklnlay, 31, St. James's street Clarke, 50, Burlington-street; H. Williams, 217 Athol-Btreet Horsfall, Chnrch-street Moysev London-road; Ritchie, 168, Islington; Button, il Prescot-Btreet, London-road Simpson, 52 Twnson, 2, Russell-Btreet Walker, 173, West Derby-road; Walker, 140, Brownlow-bill Blrlrenheafl, Dutton Southpnrt, Walker New Ferry Lewis Heaforth, Pheyeey. Horniman's agents in everv town- B7jajyl RUSSIAN MOVEMENTS.

Tbiestb, Jan. 27. Letters from Odessa state that 120,000 Russians are concentrated between the Dneiper and Dneister, and that Russian agents are enlisting sailors; in the Greek Archipelago. THE BOMBAY MAIL. Southampton, Jan.

27. The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steamer Maseilia, with the heavy portion of the above mails, has arrived here. After passing the Needlea at 2 SO a.m. to-dav. the MnnniliV the West Channel by thick weather.

She brings 52 passengers, 700 in specie, and a general cargo including 919 bales of raw silk. vbL-ib fm nrm i jewellery value 12,000 rupees. xne latest quotation at Gibraltar of exohange on London. 90 davs. wan tn mi seilles, eight days.

5f. IJdis. THE LOSS OF LIFE IN THE CALCUTTA CYCLONE. The BeWB Of 12.000 nnmnns having Ut. "ri "oou iun Jfingland.

The estimate, says the Oaloutta oorres- jjuuucut, ui uo j. imes, was wiaa oi tne truth, but only because it vastly underrated the calamity. As every one who knows this oountry will readily conceive, there ib no possibility of ascertaining preoisely the loss of life, because hundreds might he swept away and leave no trace behind. But we are not without data for arriving 8.t r.nnfilnnirm- nnH if nnnliaaii nalnnlnfol 4-hn4- there cannot have been fewer than 60,000 persons uruwuea or otnerwise Kiima Dy tnat tearlul Btorm. In the island of Saugor alone, before that cyclone, thero were 8200 persons.

There are now about 1200 nor have any left it to go elsewhere. Seven thousand were oarri'ed olean away by the storm wave. All up the river the population has been ewep ou, ii not in ine same proportion, yet very large numbers. a A DISPUTED COTTON CONTRACT. The oaBe of Neill and Another Whitworth and Others" has been deoidod in the Court of Common PleaB.

The plaintiffs in this oase were merchants, the former being in business in London, and the latter at Liverpool. On the 26th Ootober, the plaintiffs bought of the defendants 000 baleB of Bengal cotton, to arrive from Calcutta in the ships Talavera and Fort George, the price being 15d. per lb. The Talavera arrived at Liverpool on the 3rd February, 1864, and the cotton was landed upon the quay. The dook authorities at Liverpool will not allow goods to remain upon the quayB for more than 24 hours, and this cotton was removed to the warehouse in the usual course of things.

The oontraot of sale contained the condition that the cotton was to betaken from the quay. The plaintiffs contended that the oontraot had been broken, inasmuch as they were not offered tho option of taking the cotton from the quay and they claimed to recover the differeaoa between the purchasing price and the price at which they had sola upon a contract in the samo terms. At the trial at Liverpool the jury found for the plaintiffs, and gave them 2109 damages. Mr. Brett, however, afterwards obtained a rule to enter a verdict for the defendants, or toreducethodamages, contending that the stipulation about the cotton being taken from the quay was not a condition precedent the nonperformance of which would entitle the plaintiffs to repudiate the contract altogether.

The plaintiffs' contention was that they had suffered delay in consequence of the cotton being warehoused, and were not enabled to take advantage of the changes of the market so readily oa thoy would if they had had tho cotton from the quay; buthe(Mr. Brett) submitted that the stipnjation was not one which had reference to time at all, but that its object was to prevent the defendants being made liable to warehouse charges. The plaintiffs were actually offered the very cotton which they had bought, and at the price agreed for, tho Bimple difference being that it was in a warehouse instead of on a quay bo that the damages wore only nominal. At the moBt the plaintiffs could only reoover the difference between the purchasing price and the market price of the day, 17d. per lb.

On Thursday cause was shown against the rule being made absolute. Mr. Edward James, Q.C Mr. MelliBh, Q.C., and Mr. Bay lis appeared to show 'cause and Mr.

Brett, Q.C, and Mr. Holker to support the rule. The Lord Chief Justice thought that the stipulation that the cotton should be taken from the quay was not a condition precedent the nonperformance of which entitled the plaintiffs to repudiate the oontraot, but that it was an independent stipulation inserted for the protection of the vendors. The stipulation had no bearing upon time, and it was difficult to see how it was important to the vendor to receive the cotton from the quay rather than from the warehouse. For the reason he had given he was of opinion that there had been no breaoh of contract, and therefore the action would not lie.

Rule absolute to enter a verdict for the defendants. ALARMING FATAL ACCIDENT IN LONDON. On Thursday night, a moeting was held in an old house, in Great Peter-stroot, Westminster, which has been for Borne time occupied as a Roman Catholic school, for the purpose of a lottery for the benefit of goine charitable institution, for which it is asserted 11,000 tickets wore Bold. The place waB full to suffocation, and probably no less than 600 persons were present in, the larre room on the upper floor, a great part of whom wore children. About eight o'clock the floor was heard to crack, and immediately the whole of the people thronged to the door.

This, no doubt, caused an additional weight to be concentrated in one Bpot, and the whole floor fell in with a loud craBb, throwing the whole of the people present, down into tho ground floor. A scene now ensued which baffles description. HundredB of men, women, and children were thrown pell-mell one upon another, and the ories were most heartrending. The great majority of mediate neighbourhood, mostly belonging to the poor Irish, within a few minuteB after the ooour-rence the street was crowded with the relatives and friends of the sufferers. Every possible assistance was, of course, immediately rendered, and a number were soon reBouod and carried away.

Many ot these were seriously injured, some, it is feared, fatally. Cabs were immediately put into requisition to take the sufferers to the hospitals, and many were carried by their relatives to their own homes. A large number were taken to the Westminster Hospital, and 16 ohildren, all severely injured, remain in that institution. LATEST PARTICULARS. Mrs.

Ada Falling, aged 25 years, expired at twelve o'clock yesterday in the Westminster Hospital. The unfortunate deceased was the matron of Millbank Penitentiary. Had it not been for the timely arrival of the Royal Society's escape the loss of life must have been fearful. OottereU, the conduotor, found men, women, and children, who had pulled out the windows, just upon the point of jumping into the street. The following is the conductor's official report, certified by the Rev.

William Card well I was called to a fire on January 26, at eight o'clock, at St. Peter's Cathollo schools in Great Peter-Btreet, Westmineter. I proceeded thero with my maohine, and found men, women, and children screaming at the windows. I at once pitched my machine cornerways to the window, and conduotor Ruby made it fast. I ascended, and succeeded in passing 178 persons down the canvas, whilst Ruby received them at the bottom.

These persons were moBtly women, and there was no other way of getting them ont, as the flooring had all given way, which waB the cause of the accident, there being too many perBonB assembled to witness the drawing of a lottery. Between 80 and 100 persons fell with the flooring 16 are lying in the hospital, 39 had been these and received medical aid." The O'Donoghuo has announced his intention of contesting Cork. Two women at Market Harborough have been fined for poaching. The arguments in the Court of Session, Edinburgh, respecting the proposed reference to the oath of Major Yelverton, have conoludod. The court reserves judgment.

The Rev. George Gilfillan, of Dundee, author of the "Gallery of Literary Portraits," is announced to lecture in the United Presbyterian Church, Breck-road, thiB evening, when no doubt the well-known literary talents and fame of the lecturer will attract a large audience. Some of tho farmers of the Cape of Good Hope are turning their attention to keeping Hooks of ostrichee, the feathers of which are worth 25 sterling the pound. B. Barometer, corrected and reduced to 32" at half tide level Each 10 fast of vertical elevation causing aboutone-hundredthof aninch diminution and each 10 above 32 oausing nearly three-hundredtbB increase.

T. Thermometer exposed in shade. W. Wind, direction of (true two points left of magnetic). F.

Force (1 to 12 estimated). E. Extreme force Bince last report. D. Direction of extreme force.

I. Initials blue Bky clouds (detached) fog; hail; 1., lightning; misty (hazy); overoaet(dull); thnnder. R. Eain-fall, or hail (melted), since last report. S.

Sea-disturbance (1 to 9). Z.oalm. LATEST SHIPPING. Midnight, Wind light breeze; clear weather the barometer rising. ARRIVED.

Berryer, Eoux Rouon Soli Doo Gloria, Vononto. SAILED. Sahara (es), Begge Tho harquo Dene. Gibson, hence for Africa, was left off the Great Ormsheod at 5 30 p.m. this day, by tho tug Rover.

Wind N.N.E., freeh breeze. VESSELS SPOKEN. Montpgo, hence, Jan. 18, 49 9 W. Sylvia, hence, Jon.

21, 08! 1'UBkar. Syria (is), Jan, 20, off Cape Bpartel, Offspring (barque), standing N.E., Jan. 22. (DY TKIEOKAPII. Sydney Hall, bom Lisbon at Graveaend.

Deal, Jan. 27. Anchored Adlna, from London for Cardiff. Passed Pilot, from London for Domorara Sparkler, from Londonfor Glasgow. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.

Annatto 3Plb. s. flair 1 d. a. d.

a. b. 1 8 iOii, Olive per 252 gaUonB. 3 roll 0 6 0 10 Areola avrt. white lnoaEos.90 0 0 0 inoaakB.88 0 0 0 jjovantsoLaiia sy MoRudoro 0..49 0 Fish, 3)1 362gaUono Seal, polo 48 0..48 10 coloured audi boiled j35 10 Cod 61 0..52 0 Sperm, 75 0..

0 0 B. Whale 42 10. .44 0 Lurd, ton English 65 9.. 67 0 Linseed 34 10.. 36 0 Eape.pale 0..

0 0 Lisbon, seed ,.42 0..45 0 red, Florence. 90 Sicilian 77 Onoito 40 0 ..95 0 0 ..43 Arrowroot, 111b. 41d. peri owe ABhea, per owt. Mtmt.Pote,iai 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bork.

owt. LvSPhiladolph. 0 6 5 0 6 0 Oak, per ton. A s. s.

uingeuy, Kast 6 0 i 36 0..37 0 s. iPotroloum. 59 tun Dutcn I a in 10 Berries, owt. Persian, yel, 3 0 Borax. 3ft owt.

s. crude 16 10. Canadian 0 0. s. d.

4 10 i n. r. d.i sulrit 1 4 0 0 0 0 a. d. 3 1 1 6 Boat 36 0 ..47 Tlncal 40 0 .,46 0 'Battalia, ton.

28 0 iBioo, per free Brimstone, lBta .0 0 0..0 0 0, 2ndB 7 10 0.,7 15 0 3rdo 7 5 0..0 0 uaroiina, ora.1 to una godtohno.) Bengal Ba'aui white 9 none. 9 ..11 0 6 0..4 10 0i ..11 0 (jUBior uu, ip id a. a. b. a.

mid togwhlte)2 Araoan and 8 Larong 8 Rangoon and Basseln 9 8 Madraa 0 ..13 9 0 6 Calcutta, pole rj yellow 0 Bombav. os. 3(1 0 41.. 4 0 6 3 9 3 Cochineal. lb Silver, ungorb.

3 Black. 3 3. 3 3 8 duty 0 ..10 6 9 0 0 0 ,.24 Cocoa, owt. in bond ia. per id.

Trinidad 68 0 ..75 68 0 ..70 Para 52 0 ..53 Bahia 37 0 ..38 Bosln, 5) owt. oiaoic medlumtofine27 Bum. ill gallon. In bonrt B.B.10s.2d. ForelgalQa.Gd, fl proof gallon.

10 3 i 3 6 5 Domorara.30ta! Ooffeo, 3 owt. In bond; duty! oa. -T in, 0 ..70 0 ..80 0..110 0 ..70 0 ,,84 0 ,.95 1. 10 801010, 70 One in, to flue 93 Ceylon, nativcG8 Plant.l.tog.m.72 fine middling. 80 Moohn, ungar.70 garbled.

90 Bt. 64 Maracaibo, g. ord. to CO CoBtaRioa.do.GS Rio, l.tog. or.

53 Gears 62 Cowries, 39 owt. small white ..34 blue-blaokfl 5 Cutch, 9 owt. 37 0.P 2 4 choice 2 3 Leewards, prf. 1 8 E.Ind.proof., 0 0 Fornroof 1 7 2 7 2 10 1 9 0 0 1 8 a. 10 5 10 0 0 Snfllower, Jiowt.

o. uengoig 6 0 or.andmid.. 3 0 Bombay 0 0 Egyo. feServn. 0 0 0 0 ..80 0 ..80 0 ..02 0 0 ..65 0 ,.36 0 ..12 0 0 Bago, owt.

duty paid, duty au. pur s. d. B. d.

20 0 20 0 unrgo grain ..19 omiui erain .10 0 Sago Flour, i 0 ..15 Saltpetre. 3Mcwt ..23 0 Cal.62iI9ot.32 6 ..34 0 ..32 s. d. s. d.

Diviaivi, Hi ton. a Dyowoods. perton iioni.ltoflnn. Shell Lao, owt. Logwood, Jsm.3 10 0..0 0 0 St.

3 10 0..3 13 6 Honduras ....416 0. .5 0 0 orango 10 7 ,0 6 10 5 10 garnet 6 0 Hor 5 Oampeachy ..810 0.. 9 5 oSeeds, dutyfreo. in.axouuucu.. j.u jjinsuea, Tamnlcu 6 15 7 0 Black Sea 0 0 57 0 Bombav r.n Jamaica 6 10 ..6 13 6 Cuba a 10 fi Rape, Calcutta 0 0 Bomboy, br.50 0 0 Nicaragua Wood Ttio de la Hache.

Bolirt 14 0 0,. 15 0 email 0 0 0,. 0 0 Limawood ,.11 10 ,.13 0 Barwood 3 1 0.. 3 10 Camwood ...,25 0 0 Guzernt GB GlngollyiToel5i 0 .,60 Poppy 50 0 ..53 ii An SkiuB. RedSaBdersl 10 wood I Sapanwood ,.8 0 ,,13 Flax, ton.

Riga 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 EavDtiau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 d. Moutria, dz. 0 0 0 0 Chinchilla, do. 0 0 0 0 Nf'dSeaLeach 2 a Spices, ond duty 6d. bar black 0 4 Singapore bk.

0 whlto 0 Pimento, i lb, free 0 25., CasBiaLignea. 0 41 0 35 0 6 0 2f Gnllo, owt. s. Turkey, blue 0 0 0 0 white sorts 100 0 ..130 0 58 owt Hi no Gnmbior, owt. cubeB 27 0 ..27 heated 22 9 ..23 0 Ginger, Jamaica .65 0 130 0 African 48 0 ..60 0 Bengal Malabar noao.

Guano, per ton a. s. Peruvian ....127 6,. 13 6 U. Peruvian.

.5 10 0.. 5 15 Otbereorts ..2 10 0,. 8 0 Gum, owt. ArabioTurkeyS5 0..120 0 E.India.. 44 0 ,.67 Barbary 48 0 ,.60 0 Senegal 85 0 0 Godda 39 0 ..45 0 s.

d. s. d. Gutta Poroha, a i genufneflllb. 0 1 Ji Hemp, por tou.

a. 8. MaDUlaropIng29 0 ..30 0 Sunn 24 0 ..26 0 Bombay 12 0 ..24 0 Hides, Ox and Cow, lb. B. Ayreafe M.

Video, dry Sumac. HI owt. Bioily Palerm.12 0 ..17 0 CatonlalO 0 .,10 0 Triosto 0 0 0 0 Verona 5 0 0 0 Bugra, duty, Munoo- urown Ulayed 10s. 64, White Clayed lis. NewOlBsa8B, 2d Refined 12o.

lOd. B.P.W.I.. duty paid, l.tog. brown.88 0 .,31 1. to fine yell.

31 ..37 0 0 ..40 6 Foreign W. dutypaid l.tog.brown.26 0 ..29 6 Mauritius, dutypaid. bllt. anddbs. mid.

to good 28 0 g.No.l0tol3.32 0 Bengal, dutypaid. Khaur 21 0 Dates, lowto ..27 0 .30 ,34 ,24 6 g.brown..25 0 ..28 0 DateB. m. to d. inferior mid.

0 f. 31 6 ..34 Bonares, 1, to fine white ..33 0 ,.40 0 0 ..40 0 1. tog. br. ..26 0 ..28 0 0 ..21 Manilla, In boud.

clayed 18 9 ,.19 0 unolayed 3 6 ChinaandStam.duty paid. brown 0 0 0 0 white 0 0..0 0 Havana, In bond 0 74., Ditto, 0 0 N.A., 0 0 Brazil.dry.... 0 74.. 0 drysalted 0 55.. 0 Bio, dry 0 0 Valparaiso, dry 0 74..

0 0 W. India, dry 0 0 salted 0 0 0 8 1 0 74,. 0 Horse, each 8 0 .,12 Hoiso Hair, $lb. short 6 7 0 mixed 0 9 1 loop tails 1 0 2 ombod I 8 2 lowyL togd. 0 ..22 0 ..27 wtiite 0 0 Brazil, in bond.

BahIabrownl7 whlte.22 0 JPernambuco br. wh 17 6 Paraibo.brn..l8 0 Oeara, 18 6 Maranhnm 70 0 Indtarubher, lb. Para, g. to 1 Oeara Scrap 1 .20 .24 0 .26 0 .10 0 .19 .20 0 21.. 1 1 1 inciigo, 10.

Bom'ygd. tof 7 8 or. end mid. 5 6 Oude 2 6 Madras or tof. 2 0 Kurpah 3 6 4 Oaraccas Juto.

nerton. s. 8 6 5 4 6 6 Tallow, froe. reraraD. Y.0,.42 9 ..43 macs: aoa 0 N.

American. .40 0 ..42 ..42 ..42 0 0 0 mver late .40 Australian ...40 iwcogu. 11 ..11 lwtogd.mld..l8 10 10 good 94 10 0 0 .,28 0 Coir Yarn. 30 ton. Tar, barrel.

HiooKnolm ..15 Amen nun 11 Tartar, cwt. 5 Lao Dye, lb. s. d. B.B.ftrtrimo..

1 1 .30 0 s. d. cream iui 92 brown prav fi.1 0..103 6.. 95 0.. sn 2 mid.tagood..

0 8 1 3 Tea, lb In bond.dutrla. or. i very info. 0 3 0 6 cwt. goodtoflne ..60 0 ..57 6 Lemon Juice, 31 gal-oonoentrated 0 02 0 1 Linseed Cakes.

0 0 0 0 Ditto. thin ..9 0 9 5 English 10 0 ..10 10 Madder Roots, per owt. s. s. d.

Smyrna nominal. 0 ,,35 0 French 0 0,,0 0 Naples SO 0 .,31 0 Bombay 24 0 ,.31 0 Madder. $1 owt. Fronch 36 0 ..38 0 Suanieh 0 0..0 0 Molasses. 3f! duty paid.

11 flnotofinoBt 1 0 2 8 0..0 0 Souchong 0 9 Oolong Oil oaper 0 eoentod 0 OrangoPokoe. 0 0 2 Boented 1 0 Twankay 0 8 Hyson 1 8 Young Hyaon. 0 8 Imperial Gunpowder 0 8 Canton 0 0 Tin, por owt. Banoa 0 0 Straits fl Tobacco, fl lb. in bond, duty Duty an.

oa. 01s. pur id, Virginia Loaf Balnt Lucia, oj faded nominal. Trin Dem.fio.ll ..13 0 6 0 0 ord. sound Bath.ft.antig.i4 0 ..15 Cuba 0 ,.15 0 ..13 cwt.

mid. to fair good to fine Ditto strips, Bhort to or. mid; to fair. 0 0 0 0 ,.,,40 0 Manilla 110 0 Singapore 0 0 W.C.Buffftlo..lG 0 blk.wlged sn 0 Munjsot. owt.22 0 0 Iflowt 0 Nitrate Poda, owt.

lowtoflno 13 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 .23 0 .35 0 ,25 0 .14 6 good to flnej Kentucky Leaf ord. to 0 3 mid. to fine 0 51 Maryland brown light) brown, (5 0 8 colorytofino) 0 0 0 91 .14 9 Orohells, Wesd. 38 cwt. Turmeric, "18 owfc Angola 0 0 fl ima 24 0 ..33 Bombay 29 0 ..32 Olla.

1 s. Pahn, 15 39 0 ..41 Bengal 0 ..26 Malbnrandl. Madraa f20 0 21 Turpentine, "flcvrt. rough, nominal (miritflTrrnni-h. On Olivs.

253 gnllonn. 0 0 0 0 nominal. 1 nionia, con. se a. Smyrna 13 10 Oamntlna ....15 fj Wax, Bees, Eg) cwt.

African 5 0 0 American ..800 s. .16 0 .10 5 8 6 Sicily 62 0 ..53 0 Malaga 0 .,63 0 Portugal ,,52 10 .,63 0 0 0 0 0 TO TIIE EDITORS OF THE LIVERPOOL MERCURY. Gentlemen, I have in my time been in many oities at home and abroad in no town, however, have I seen Buch line public buildings and offices as in Liverpool. PerhapB the Pall-mall clubhouses may compare with some the new marble-decorated blocks of buildinRB to be net with round the Exchange, with busy men making good uae of them during six days of tho week. What strikes me, and no doubt strites others who visit jour town, is where the men who live, move, and have their being, nnd luncb, for Bix days in the week in such palace-like buildings, find fitting places to confess themselves miserable sinners on the seventh.

There is no place of worship that I have boon able to discover in Liverpool fitting for a man who pays 600 a year for bis office. Do let me suggest to the town council, the dock board, the chamber of commerce, or whom else It may concern, to redeem the town from the disgrace of not having a decent-looking ecclesiastical edifice, I write as an Englishman, and shall be driven, nnleBs something iB done, to tell my foreign friends that St. Gosrge's Hall is your cathedral, where your merchant princes confess their sins committed during the six days. Yours, See, A CONSTANT READER. January 22.

SKATING. TO THE EDITOBS OF THE LIVERPOOL MEBOOBV. Gentlemen, At this time of frost and ice a suggestion in favour of skaters might perhaps prove to bo a word in season." It is well known that thero is no good sheet of ice anywhere near the town suitable for skating and in this respect, as in respect to most things which conduce to the health of the population, Liverpool is far behind the other large towns of the kingdom. True, there are the Prince'8-park and Birkenhead-park ponds but of what use are they to Buch a large population They only increase the dangers of skating by overcrowding and by their excessive depth. Now, what iB really wanted ia a large (sheet of ice, securely walled round or otherwise protected from intruders, about three or four miles distant from the town.

It would also be advisable to have it within easy access of the 'bus. The depth of the water should not exceed two feet, so as to prevent any danger from drowning. Ale. )f some of our enterpriBing townsfolk were to tako the matter np, the whole affair might he constructed at a comparatively trifling cost and if a small annual entrance feo were charged it would moat propably cover, the expense in a year or two, and would also prevent the Intrusion of thoBe nuisances to skaters, the roughs." I am, gentlemen, yours obediently, A SKATER. i THE REV.

DR. M'NEILE. TO THE EDITOBS OF THE LIVERPOOL MEROOHY. Gentlemen, The managing committees of our various religious societies press me very frequently into their service, especially at their public meetings. But I cannot spare time to read all tho reports of all my epeoches in all the newspapers, and I never saw or heard ef the paeange quoted by Mr.

Fawcett until I read his letter in your impression of yesterday, sent to me this morning by BQme unknown hand. I never said, I never could have said, becouBe I never could have thought, that a subscription to tho Scripture-Keadere Society, or to Bny society or societies, is a guarantee thut tbe subscriber is in a state of salvation. Mr. Fawcett seems to be of the same mind, for. having aeked the question whether 1 could havo intended to convey such on idea, he answers, Impossible! because he knows better; besides, such a statement would not have been in harmony with the context." Exactly so.

He has answered himself, as every intelligent reader miaht be expected to do. On the remainder of his letter I see no reason to trouble you or your readers with further comment than iT1 d-d intIeed express myself strongly concerning the Little Prayer Book, which seems to me to be much more in accordance with tho Roman schism than with the Church oi England but I did not connect with it Mr. Fawcett or his follow curates. That has boon their own doing Yours, HUGH M'NEILE. Albury House, Jan.

27, 18G5. Although the existence of an inflammable fluid in South California has been known for 00 years, little importance wbb attached to it until the development of the oil region in Pennaylvania, but parties have now proceeded to work what are thought to be extensive potroloum springs..