The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-02-26 00:00:00

THE sui, ADJOURNED INQUEST. y esterday morning the adjourned inquiry into the cir cutastances connected w i t h the death of Mr. John Badle ir, M.P. f or Sligo, was held before Thomas Wakley, :Itt, ' 3( 6 the coroner for the Western Division of Middlesex, the workhouse, Hampstead. Mr. Manning, the solici tor, atten ded to watch r elatio the proceedings o n b e h a lf o f the ns and friends of the deceased. kr. fanningM said he would state the course he would "gest ption. The letters that had been ordered to h. -.produced were now brought forward in pursuance Of the coroner's summons. Mr. Keating produced the letters addressed to him, and the letter addressed to Mrs. Ja m,,,. es Sadleir by Sadleir, was also present. He (Mr. 'Annie N that - -P i under ordinary circumstances, would . (i tig er ge n s , t , th ,, 7ese letters should not be read ; hut, csi i, ti " 0": nature of the inquiry he should not press that objet- reeakiried,natnhot Norris, of 2, Deflford- a r l or eir solicitor, was a little after ce,,en o ,_,_ d. stated_ that he ifft Mr. S atil eir v iock On Saturday night, Ile remained with Mr. te gra kait an hour, during which time he recei a v_e a d_ r a s ofth e :11c, -- ee"' - stiatze from Dublin, relative to th 9 , if i 0 tem. batik. He read it and threw it over to witnessntth wee thMetter witness now produced is in the ha i h in g cf Sadleir. Aire Coroner : Be kind enough to produce that . letter. that 1 . 1 , 1\ "Pis said that before he did so he might , state kemediihad taken the advice of counsel, who ha r d rre t o: i i n kriin ns lt n to nut in a copy with the names o persons had struck out, more especially . as those T he letter nothing to do with the inquiry. the Co was handed In. I. 81:11 Coroner having looked over it, said every . wonl of „._' should be read, except names of certain parties who were mentioned. r. Norris then read the follrlwing letter ' T ea . Saturday night. I could not e i r t i a ni Z i d lin :eel re e ' ir r have ruined too many. - agony. t have committed diabolical L° ape; 11411°,-.4 to any human being. They will ne oil 'l,Lu'ickg my family and others to distress, causing ~'"e , • I li tfa,,_ -:a cti grief that they should have ever known L 'lllaik t. --." no one, but attribute all to my own infamous B "eeit iei„.,,. • . . and hundreds others have zorte----,, bY my 'villainy. I could go through any °e too - as initlitihrnent for my crimes. No torture could ! t 011t0.., tell for such crimes, but I cannot live to see , t , he ,i 7 I inflict upon others. "J. SaritEin. „ Mr.ellysPh to ----- and others when you read this. lie sai,, he pas M.P. for Waterford, was next called. themlie ue was intimately acquainted with the late . 3 r. 1;* The last written communication he received m i ttl Was on last Sunday week about eleven o'clock in trethe cit.: ll l ll 'g. Ile received two letters. He saw him in ec' ttueet five o'clock the evening before. There tv the eat deal the xcitement about him, in consequence t i*lr gem a let pv itir 'el Tipperary bank. In justice to him .itness) felt bound to say that it was acevetrye lettr' thi ng for him to be compelled to produ a ll n. tit] ; ' " he looked upon them as private and con de t , th e t een _ 4 r, af ter looking a t th e l et t ers, said he sa Nt b: t. -e 3 of t leentione wo p er sons mentioned ; their names s ho uld k td unless they wished it. l quietZistting, after remarking that the 'names of the *ilieh em 4 a hould be mentioned, read the first letter, -Yo's as follows:-, _ .._ ear' '^. . 16, 1856. ,- oltlara.:oert, -- James sent me over his title. deeds of ^ ls in gx and Xilconnell. I have not used these :tleied to ay.. I gave Gurney a letter from James, ~ 4 ," " ITIC i t " bY him, which J. Gurney had sent to ' itY brother's ex th ous Is 'Quer cannot be acted on by J. Gurney, press authority. fI Ue T tr } !: 4 !. l . l !g , tsg., 1-I''ruil has a bank bill, 2,0001, on which nothing is ta nk 14‘ Bhould be at once cancelled. If on Monday the t ai 3t ° be tared 8,2001 must be paid to East hen wa"°l. 21 the 2 0001 4,3B,4(te42o,„_tzdtna ustobreuers 6,200 i, and , • paidfin to Glyn's to meet order at sight rlll;4l.4F44lc,'Gturney knows the orders falling du i e on 'tvepp.Y• All are advised, save the one for 6,200 my 'This .I'°u can nnt at be t a k en up on Monday, not beinf.La j dvised. 114101 ;;5 1 ..., eat7 ° . g then read the second letter, which was as J. SADLEIR I be,. b ," I, Glo'ster-tereace, 16th February, s l te Bs p e. by , ste ‘ p, h-- 4,00ert,-To what infamy have I come, m ahthre,,Plng crime upon crime, and now I fin d . 4 % Il i; 11,,altbelless crimes of a diabolical character,yselratnhde 'Ps, t o t " °' of and misery and disgrace to thousands, , i o h, ens of thousands. 4 1 1 how I feel for those on whom all tihiesornulidn never hear , could all punishments, but , be ••° Witness 41t sufferincrs on whomhave gilt such ` -4te ' r uin h - e It must .' be of better that I should not e1;,,,1 5 T0 one has been privy to my crimes. They spr a infr o f i co p m d lvith:uat verged brain alone_ I have swindled and c d ° Norris Itre both t ! le knowledge of any one. Steven f s t a l r i l e fa.hrica lion r, Innocent, and have no knowledge o which I have sooßh leeds and forgeries by me, and by %, 4'l° Ro on in the horrid hope of retrieving. 41 WaS a sad day for all when I came to Lodon. trao e °° Rive but little aid to unravel accounts and . ktetione, ~,,e p (I° ,_ e are serious questions as to my interest in the `lidinneion and other undertakings. het i.` le h will be lost to the creditors if these cases are ( ~,41,119 Cad.trea Itii‘ii,ue juntion, the East Kent and the Swiss litibitttatys, the Rome line, the Coal Companya,sseatrse are NtteeoLbe entirely lost now, so far as my <, pb.lauthorise you to take possession of all my letters, s ad at ' Droperty Fite & 4 lit 1 8 n , in this house and at Wilkinson's, ,a iteiii., vannon-street. hsPe ns : 1 ,1; my brother his letters to me, and all other tl 'r I woill.he Prayers of one so wicked could not avail, Vile w i i , u seek to prav for those I leave after . me, and a h e tve to suff er ' eillhisall such agony, and all owing to my " °I; th at resisted the at I had never quitted Ireland ! Oh, that I had oif lt attempts to launch me into speculations , t1rte n ..... 4 had less talents of a worthless kind, and more tt htlifoT I °light have remained as I once was, honest t and ttt°ibee in a t l cl ei t would have lived to see my dear father and %a tha t _:r old age. I weep and weep now, I . „ what ti t lc ,. vlid ? i, J. SADLEIR. telate, vatlnt, ii, on reaching that part of the letter . which aod a ", s to Mr, R• father and mother, cried bttterly, lie „lofoud sensation was created amongst all present. sieter7kt he bad received a letter from Mrs. Sadleir . (a lite 1,1,11-111 W of the deceased) enclosing the letter which to ilow a s "". eir w rote to her the day before he died. It was as tir '.!‘..a.rn--es i 77111 ruin. 8 not to blame. I alone have caused all this b latt. 4lll , 4 was to me too fond a brother, but he is . not i t . o cal 401844 being deceived and led astray by my diabo 1- 1:11;11' Wh a m hi at this moment all the support you save *h at Ot would I not suffer with gladness to save .4 1 , 4 aaye ruined. th ei 4"1 end will prove at least that I was not callous to r e.,,,..._ „ d teruY* adlei "gtaPhlo message, which was received by Mr. Iv a . , r While Mr. Norris Was with him on Saturday evening, ,°‘ ,tanded in. It was as follows : 1,„ 'telegraph ICllits Inessage from James Sadleir, 30 Aferrion . 8 0 ,..1. 10i)..,-. '4". Dublin, to John Sadleir, Esq., M.P. rall-tnall Reform ' All ' ' London. ei;,, right at all the branches, only about a few small heruegs u sed ref here. If found, Z2OOOO to £30,000 over 12Monday mo in all is sate." kr a • .rn g. am oinah Wilkinson, of the firm of Wilkinson, Gurney, PipotielteaVens, was examined. His .evidence related to the 1 ''" 10 11 of a for ed deed given to him by Mr. Sadleir. ~ have me the deed I have spoken . of ; and when ti- ,°°l ?ri the Tipperary bank was . in difficulties, I iC'"unied to register it before it could be claimed the creditors. It purported to be an estate under the , °r*aliabered Estates Court." He had heard that there were Nat' great many forged deeds in existence. He had seen a many of Mr. Sadleir's lately, and they were all genu 'tie, except that which he unfortunately possessed. He did hot think the matters were so bad as Mr. Sadleir's letters le eked to imply. . The Coroner said it would hi a queetion for the jury to 'lnsider, whether Mr. Sadleir did really commit the eaten ,_kiVe forgeries and frauds alluded to or whether they were 'sere delusions. The question with regard to proeerty was v et . 1 . 4 Y important, for if Mr.. Sadleir destroyed himself lb., sound mind, 'allproperty, his gowns his U chattels, would be forfeited to crown. no •to the present time he (the coroner) saw a, signs of insanity; but if it could be . proved that these cutaeuts were written under the delusion that he cam blitted 'litanies which he never committed, that would be an unsound P°t ire proof that he committed suicide state of mind. It was due to the decease i d n , his friends, a nd to the public at large that there should be a further `,,jonriiment. de t T h e JarY expressed themselves desirous of further evi • e ° °eon this point, and after some discussion the inquiry trae adjourned for a fortnight. Lau- th e 4" -PURCRA.SE OP DRAPERY GOODS.-- On Tuesday , extensive stock of drapery goods, carpetings, &c., oei on . co ging to the sequestrated estate of Thomas Crooks and A. .' Buchanan -street (formerly Crooks and Jones), was m13.,_ mie d or b . sod , . y private bargain to Messrs. Jeffrey, Morrish, 4 , 11 ,, 1 Liverpool. The invoice value of the entire stock prompt to fully X 13,00, and the offers, to be paid in "lIIPt cash, were as follow : ljes e , , Below invoice or cost price. THE VACANT CANONR Y OF ST , PAUL'S, It is stated Meseta, ... Jeffrey Morrish, and Co 6 1 ; per cent. Me ssrs, Arnott, Cannock, and r ° . °! t ..... T_ homa, Chalmers and Co ........ : ... 36 :, rendercd vacant hv the appointment of the Hon. and Rev. Henry Montagu Villiers, M.A., to the bishopric of Carlisle, A te c r, . _Ce; Buttle ..................... , 45 will be conferred upon the Bev. Henry Melvin, D.D., of ea ; e lj a n and Easton, of Hull, offered to take the stock principal of Haileybury College ; the Golden Lecturer at Del,4e., ° llln, at 30i per cent. blow the invoice or cost St. Margaret's, LothburY; sal rector of St. Peter's, in the 6(14810te Oitiosli, Tower. SADLEIR THE LATE SUICIDE ON 'CHANGE THE INQUEST, which was held at the Northern Hospital at three o'clock, by P. F. Curry, Esq., Borough Coroner, and the following respectable jury Gath (foreman), john P. Whittaker, William H. Shenstone, Studley Martin, James John Shitrimin, Charles Deane, W. F. Retv.h, 'll.2ht, Jun., J. L. Cotton, A. J. Dalzel, Benj. A. J. wrence, and H. E. Moss, Esqs. The Jury hating ewe the body, returned to the boafdroom of the - 1 when the following evidence was given : t witness was Christopher Foster, who said : I er at the Exchange news-rooms. On Thursday ast, about twenty-five minutes to ten o'clock, I ion to go to the vanits underneath the rooms. two water-closets there. The doors were shut. Wood proceeding from Underneath the door of . I did not know then what had happened. zave an alarm to Mr. Griffith, another porter in the oom, and went down with him, and we both tried the door and found it fast. The key was outside, and the bolt inside. I was there when the body was found. Mr. Grffiths went up to give an alarm to Mr. Warburton, the master of the room. Mr. Smith is an assistant in the room, and Mr. Warbiartcin came immediately along with Mr. Smith and broke the d oor open. I then saw the deceased sitting on the seat, and observed blood coming I saw a gash in his throat. I went -rm Mr. Hill, partner of deceased, and when ~ a ck, I examined the closet, and found the razor .no door in the blood. The deceased was carried out, and I helped to remove him from the closet. I found one razor on the floor, and another in a case on the seat. There was a Bible on the seat also, and his neck tie underneath it. John Griffiths said : lam a porter at the Exchange sews-room. On Thursday morning, the last witness the alarm, that he saw blood coming from th the door in question. I tried the door, and found It fast inside. I called out but got no answer. heard a rurgling noise from the inside. I gave the alarm to Mr. Warburton, and he sent me immediately for the nearest medical man I could find. I guessed what had happened, hut I did not know what it was. I had an impression it was the deceased, as 1 observed him go down about half - past nine o'clock. He spoke to me as he came round the counter, and said, " good morning, John." I did not observe any thing particular in his appearance at that time. In about five or six minutes after, I heard the alarm about the blood. am a r chafed nne of them 'rom his throat. I went mdernea To the jury, —The deceased had been down occasionally to the water closet, so that his going on that morning did not excite any particular notice from me. Mr. Thomas Warburton, master of the Exchange Rooms, examined. I was personally acquainted with the deceased, whose name was William Tatham. On Thurs day morning last, between nine and ten o'clock, I was informed that blood had been seen coming from under neath the door of one of the water-closets. Without waiting to ascertain what had occurred, I immediately sent for a medical wan. 1 then went down and gave directions to hare the door burst open. I then saw deceased sitting on the seat; he was not dead, but ap peared insensible. I had him remo ve d as speedily as possible into an adjoining cellar. Mr. Callan, the sur geon, was in attendance in fifteen or twenty minutes, and every possible attention was paid to him. As it was con sidered dangerous to remove him, he remained in the cellar until Friday night, when he Was removed to the Northern Hospital. To the Jury : I saw the deceased just before he went down, and he appeared to be in a great hurry indeed—in a state of excitement. I moved to him, but he did not (BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD.) To the Coroner : He went down almost daily, 'and, therefore, his appearance did not excite anything, as it was much as usual. Mr. W. B. Wall, the house-surgeon at the Hospital, llows : On Friday night last the deceased was he hospital in a state of great exhaustion from There was a wound across the front of the aroat, about five inches long. As the deceased had been attended before, I did not, at that time, make any exami nation of the extent or depth of the wound. Mr. Callan and Mr. Osborne saw him here, and afterwards Mr. Fitz patrick, in connexion with Mr. Jones, one of the honorary surgeons of the hospital. On Saturday morning about 4 o'clock, thesponges that had been introduced into the wound to stop the bleeding were becoming offensive. I went to Mr. Osborne myself and he came with me. By Mr. Callan's approbation the sponges were removed. Everything that could be done was done, but he gradually sank, and died about noon this day. The crsophagus and trachea were divided, and these injuries with the loss of blood were the cause of death. He was never able to speak after he was brought to the hospital. To the Coroner: lie made communications in writing for drink or something of that sort. He could not arti culate. Mr. Robert Smith, the assistant-master at the news rooms, produced the razors, Bible, and neck-tie alluded to, and these were identified by the first witness. Mr. Smith said—l broke open the water-closet door on Thursday morning. Previous to breaking it I called, and the deceased tried to answer, when I heard the gueeling in his throat. I assisted him out. Mr. Henry Forshaw said : lam a solicitor. The firm of Hill, Tatham & Co., are clients of mine. On Wednes day last at a quarter before ten o'clock the deceased and Mr. Hill came to my office on professional business. The partners were Hill, Tatham, and Latham. They con sulted me on matters connected with their partnership, anti during the conversation I advised them on extensive transactions of a mercantile firm. There appeared to me to he very unusual and very unnecessary excite ment on the part of the deceased. He was in a great state of excitement —what appeared to be much more than necessary—so much so that I went out of my way to advise him, not as a lawyeribut as a friend, to subdue his feelings, and recommended Mr. Hill to do all in his power to allay the excitement. I subsequently saw the deceased alone,lwice on the same day, about half-past two and half-past four o'clock, and on the latter occasion he was more excited than in the morning. He then promised to be at my office on Thursday morning at ten o'clock. It is not my habit to talk of business at home, but the excite ment in which the deceased was, made so great an impression on me, that I could not help speaking of it to my wife in the course of the evening ; it, is very rare indeed, that I speak of business matters at home. He did not come next morning, and feeling anxious about him, I wrote a letter to the firm, in which I stated that I had received; cheering information (I underscored the word cheering,) relative to the party spoken of the day before. I requested them to come over, and to keep up the spirits of the deceased. I sent that letter about a quarter past ten, and in about fifteen minutes after, I heard of the fatal transaction. stated as fol brought to t loss of blood, COUNTY COURT, YESTERDAY (BEFORE JOSEPH POLLOCK, ESQ.. JUDGE) Coroner: Did the information shock you? Witness : I was very much shocked, but not surprised—the state of excitement in which the deceased was in the day previously, being so great. To the Jury: Nothing passed between us except purely business matters. Ho was not at all excited from intoxi cating liquors—it was purely business excitement. I have not the least doubt of that. The Coroner said he had the father-in-law and partners of the deceased present, to examine them, if necessary, as to the state of mind in which the deceased was for some days previous to the transaction. The Jury said it was quite unnecessary, as Mr. For shaw's evidence was quite conclusive on that point. The Coroner then summed up the evidence, and the jury at once returned as their verdict—" That deceased destroyed himself whilst labouring under temporary insanity." THE LOSS OF THE JOSEPHINE WILLIS _ e __ Mr. Yardley and Captain Robertson have made their observations, on the loss of the Josephine Willis, sepa rately to the board of trade. Mr. Yardley says :—" It may safely be said that if the chief officer of the Josephine Willis had not mistaken the nature of the bright light which he saw, and if he had followed literally the ' rule of the road,' as prescribed by section 296 of the Merchant Shipping Act, this accident, would have been avoided. Considering the haziness of the atmosphere, this mistake, notwithstanding the dis parity of the distance, seems excusable. Having starboard ed his helm upon tli3 assumption that the light seen wa, that of Dungeness, the rot; iizbt - and F. onn after the green light were visible. Iu fart, the three lights were together bs Y htl tieeeesrraiabmtni4'hoes,terubiamenir.df course,n the ship would have easily cleared the cau se s latter, instead of porting, had starboarded Thi brings me to what I conceive to f the a ccident--viz., the deficient light I suggest with grenal on board the Jose the 'Willis. Another concurring cause, Mdence, is the order given on board the steamer to let the helm, instead of the con thetrary' order. If these 1 7 dti accident, we cannot. h?.11 concurred in producing melfnur ,sucuodecolgeofthaanty Lone e wa in s solely caused by the bla particular.'' Mr. 'Yardley, and Captain Robertson, R.N., differs veth and that her officer minks that the Josephine Willis was' toorblame, the:l right it waq by the wrongful act and default that the collision took place. The Manger of the in the course she pursued, and he conciemnsa light shown by the Josephine. Both Concur in justif conduct of the 3langerton, alter the collision, exYceathae respects his having his boats in board. They condemns the conduct of the two mates, and part of the crew Josephine, who, after getting on board the Mangerton, made no attempt to save life, Captain Robertso❑ highly eulogises two seamen, named Newham and Anderson, who went to the wreck when no one else mould go, and saved seven lives. POLICE COURT. v- - EST ERDAY • The anxiety in reference to the late melancholy affair (BEFORE MR. E. EVANS.) the Exch ange was a ll aye d yesterday, when at noon it A Putt.--A well-alressed,rentale, name 4 Maria WilSoni was announecd that the unfortunate gentleman Mr. Wm. was brought uu by officer Reidy, on a charge of having Tatham had expired in the Northern Hospital. tnforma- stolen two shirts, some handkerchiefs, a pair of stock -s t ree. stock tion was at once f orwar d e d t o t h e coroner ' s court, and T d o l a ] Un entire suit w ot h ' o clo re th s a es tlong to a man Mr. Bleak, th e e ffi c i en t b ea dl e, proceeded to the house of Thecan et stable m the prisoner at six o'c C lo ri ck gss o h n a ll Sunday the coroner, in Cheshire, and that gentleman came to morning, in Crosshall-street, with a bundle in her posses town without delay, and summoned a respectable jury to go u r: i . d iSnuistipelttlimealtlhweapsenoopterrtir nt:tmheedarreostnedinhcieurir,yantdt turned out that the wife of the owner of the clothes, took the prisoner into her house on Saturday night, The things were laid out fnr the use of Mr. flernadote on Sunda' morning, but instead of being in the house, the officer discovered them as described. The prosecutor's wife did not wish to press the charge, and the prisoner wits discharged with a caution. CRARO)4 or PocKEt-rinktrin —A respectable looking female named Either Maher, was charged with picking two half sovereigns from the pocket of another woman, named Isabella Clarke. The parties were in a pawnshop in Great Howard-street on Saturda.v night, when the allegpd offence took place, but Mr. Block, who appeared for the prisoner proved her innocence, and she was dis- Too " MucTr.”—A min named James Much, recently foreman in the employment of Messrs. Bat hgate and Wil son, coppersmiths, Canning-place, was ,brought up by Detectives Sullivan and Carlyle. on a charge of having stolen a quantity of copper. From the evidence it aporared that the oteers watched the prisoner to a house in Back Bond -street, and there found about 8 lbs. of new copper and some brass on him ; and he confessed that for the last week he had stolen copper from his employers' premises. Mr. Wilson gave the unfortunat e man a good character, and said ho had reared his family respectably ; he feared it was the fault of drink. The prisoner was sent to gaol for 14 days. DOING TETE " OLD SOLDIER " —James Hoey, a sergeant in the 87th regiment, charged three females named Alice Patterson, Mary Ann Brown, and Margaret Tierney, for having robbed him of 391. in gold In a house of bad character in Albion-street. The prisoners were in custody of detectives Horne and 11 - I‘Culloch, and the taw was rather curious. The complainant belonged to the 87th regiment, and had served in India during the last thirteen years. He was on his way to Ireland, and had saved the money, which he intended to give his sister. He arrived in Liverpool at three o'clock on Sunday morning, intending to start next day for the " City of the Tribes" (Galway). He met the prisoner Brown and asked ,her where he could get a "decent respectable lodging? and she said she would take him to one of " the most decentest of all houses," and he went with her accordingly. When he saw the " decent house "he became sceptical on the point, but a posset of drugged ale soon put him into a sound slumber, in which he dreamt of battle fields no more—days of danger, nights of waking - but he was very near danger for all that. He awoke in some time, and heard some one running down stairs. He followed, but on arriving at the foot of the stairs he was knocked down by a man, hut as it was so dark he could not see his assailant. He then called for help, and the officers rushed in and seized the three prisoners, amongst whom he got 11 sovereigns out of 39 which were abstracted from the prosecutor's pocket. One of the prisoners said she received the money from a gentleman belonging to Dublin, but his worship not giving credit to the "make up," sent all the prisoners for trial at the sessions. A. Yotnsa PuGrrasT.—Patrick Martin, a "chap " about sixteen years of age, was brought up by constable 504, who charged him with being drunk and disorderly, and with having assaulted him in Mersey-street The complainant said he saw a large crowd of persons in Mersey-street on Sunday evening, and heard a great noise. He went to ascertain the cause, when he observed the prisoner in the crowd. He was drunk, and striking at every one he met. Witness advised him to go away, when he went into an alley and commenced throw ing stones and water on the officers. The witness and another constable followed him into Ihe alley, where it appeared he lived, and his mother hearing the rdw, came out, and seeing he was in custody, she called out a large dog and set it at the officers, who were severely bit by the animal in the legs. Several persons collected and flung stones and cans of water on them. The prisoner was rescued several times by the mob, and although he was so young the officers said he fought like a juvenile elephant ! He was fined 55., and summonses were granted against his mother and other persons for assaulting the police. TILE KNIFE.—Some time ago there seemed to be a rage amongst men for stabbing. The scene appears to have changed to the other sex now, as there is hardly a day that we have not to record some outrage committed with the knife by females. Yesterday morning, Anne M'Clusky was brought up charged with having stabbed Catherine Fellows, in a house in Queen-street. The parties were drinking there, and a quarrel having taken place, the prisoner took out a penknife, with which she stabbed the other woman in the eve in so seri..us a manner that the organ is in danger. The prisoner was committed for trial at the Sessions. , CHARGE AGAINST TUE OFFICERS OF TILE COURT.—A no- Cher charge was made against the officers of the court under Mr. Stone, high bailiff, yesterday. The party bringing the charge was a person named Lowe, of Mad dox-street, Scotland-road. He stated, that he had some time ago obtained a warrant of execution against a debtor, under which the goods were seized by the officers of this court. On learning that the goods had been seized, he applied to Mr. Good, Mr. Stone's chief clerk, for the money, but that gentleman told him that the auctioneer had not made a return to the court. He then applied to the auctioneer, who told him that the goods had been sold, and that he would send a return to the court. After this he again applied to Mr. Good, but the latter told him that the goods had not been sold, although he assured Mr. Good that he had had an interview with the auctioneer, and the men who had made a seizure, and that he was convinced from it that the goods had been disposed of. The return was made subsequently, but half a dozen chairs had not been accounted for which were sold, and other articles he alleged were sold much under their I eal value. He had made an application to the court previous to that application, and his Honour directed an inquiry to be made. He received a report, which, however, he did not consider at all satisfactory. His Honour looked at the report which had been sent to complainant, and stated that he never saw it before, although it was dated the Isth instant, and ought to have been supplied to him that day at the latest. Mr. Good stated, in reply to his Honour, that the non—entry of the chairs was a mistake, as they were not sold until after the other goods. His Honour : But I cannot understand people making these mistakes. Here is a man who makes a mistake and sells things which he had no business to sell, and according to his own evidence he sells things which he does not account for. His Honour finally stated that he would make him self acquainted with all the facts of the case, and see whether there was anything or much to complain of, and would let Mr. Lowe know when he was about to take any further step in the matter. TOWNLEY V. STEVENSON.—This was an action brought by Messrs. Townley and Kirkland, drapers, Great Newton-street, against William Stevenson, sailtnaker, to recover £3 8s lid, for drapery goods supplied to defen dant's wife. Me. Grocott, upon the part of the defence, stated that the present claim was one out of eleven made by Scotch drapers against the defendant. The defendant allowed his wjfe sufficient for her maintenance, as he did not now live with her, and was not aware that any of these debts had been contracted. The defendant was examined and stated that at the time this debt was con tracted he had allowed his wife per week for food, and always gave her money for clothes, His Honour said the defendant was not liable, inasmuch as a man was only responsible for his wife's debts when he did not allow her enough for her maintenance, or when he was aware of her contracting debts, which in this case defendant had sworn • he was not. The sooner persons in the same line of busi• ness with the plaintiffs', who dealt with married women, and did not deal with husbands, were aware of this fact, the better. Lord Seaton will preside over the military commission just appointed to enquire into the &legations in the Crimean report. He will be assisted by General Sir Thomas 111‘111nhon, Lieutenants General Sir Thomas Bretherton and Rowan, and Major General Peel.—Court Journal. The Queen has been pleased to direct letters patent to be pissed ender the Great Seal, granting the dignity of a Baron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland unto Sir J , hn Gilbert Heatlicote, Baronet . , and to the heirs miie of his body lawfully begotten, by the ti le of Baran Aveland of Aveland, in the county of Lincoln. DISSOLUTIONS OF PARTNERSIIIP.—W. Ashworth, J. Buck lev, and T. and R. Tolley, Todmorden, boiler makers; T. Whitaker and T. G. Browne, Manchester, drysalters ; W. Collinge, jun., and T. Harrop, Duckinfield, contractors; W. B. and S. J. Bateman, Manchester, drapers; P. Fanque and J. Newsome, Manchester, equestrian managers; R. Beard, jun., and J. T. Foard, Liverlonl and Manchester, daguerreotype and photographic artists; J. Pearson and S. Ford, Sheffield, joiners and builders ; M. Pye and T. Shaw, Lancaster, dealers in guano and other manures and agricultural seed merchants. IMPUDENT R OBBERY AT BROMB irt(JUGH.—Yesterday, Thomas Moo re , age d 3 6, M argaret, hi s w if e , aged 42, an d Thomas, aged 16, an d C a th er i ne , age d 5, their child ren, with Bridget Conner, aged 48, and her two children, James and Sarah, aged, respectfully, 14 and 12, were charged before Mr. Bryan, at the Birkenhead Police-court, under the following circumstances :—Oa Saturday evening all the above parties entered a small provision shy p kept by Mrs. Cooper, i n B rom b orough, when they asked to purchase Rome bread, which wa s su ppli e d t h em . 1 hey then a s k e d for some sweets for the children, and while Mrs. Cooper was reaching them from the window, the whole of the party surrounded her, and in the scuffle which ensued, her pocket t s picked of a purse containing upwards of £6. From the pocket for tho purse reatment she received, she fancied all was not right, and immediately before the parties had left the shop, felt in her although it had been there onl a tew minutes before. The parties were all given into the custody of the police. They were further rema nded o f proouring n d w e h d e n fo s r h e t discov ered he purpos e that it was gone, additional 'Ticino*. NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1856 -T ANNUAL REPORT. The same object brougi ad ters, without importance The rule which has been practised of vesting donations and bequests of fifty pounds and upwards has enabled the com mittee to add to our permament fund three legacies bequeathed as per list, amounting to two hundred pound!. Not boastfully, but in justice to our good management we continue to claim the merit of economy, combined with every necessary comfort—the entire cost of the institution being under nine pottnds pet head, which was the average of the previous year. There arc one hundred and fifty children in the asylum. An important change in the office of matron, which took place in August last, is an event to record, where so mush depends upon the head of such an establishment as this. The marriage of Miss Davies, whose services during a period of fourteen years had met with universal appro bation, left us in possession of an efficient successor in Miss Sanders, whose superintendance over the school for the same length of time had fully qualified her to undertake the higher duty. She was with unanimous assent pro moted to the situation, and has fully j ustified the choice of the committee. To Miss Davies, now Mrs. Iroland, a handsome silver tea service was presented by the joint committees, in token of their approbation and good wishes. Miss Sanders' vacancy in the school is filled up by the ap pointment of Miss Fisher, who was brought up in the asylum. and has had the advantage of three years' tuition in the train • ing school at Warrington. She was assistant teacher to Miss Sanders, and proves herself an able substitute. In conclusion, we plead again and again on behalf of orphan children. They are the objects of a Saviour's blessing; they should be the objects of every Christian's sympathy. It was the Redeemer's voice--" Slifer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the king dom of heaven." May God stimulate the hearts of all who are the stewards )f His bounty cheerfully and liberally to obey the Divine njunetion. On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Miss Alexander, the'report was received and adopted. Mr. Grazebrooke then moved a vote of thanks to the clergy who had, during the past year, preached sermons in behalf of the funds of !the society, in the course of which he expressed his deep regret that there was a balance due to the treasurer, but at the same time con gratulated the society in having such a careful matron. This motion was seconded by Miss Long, and adopted. The Rev. Mr. Banner moved, and Miss Iliharn seconded, a vote of thanks to the president and offices of the society, for their past services. This was carried and the Chairman briefly returned thanks for the compliment. It was then moved by Mr. Dale, and seconded by Mrs. Anthony, that the treasurer be requested to continue in his office for the ensuing year. and thanking him for the valuable services he had rendered the institution. Mr. Harmood Banner acknowledged the compliment, and proposed the committee for the ensuing year. Mr. Moss seconded the proposition, which was agreed to. After a vote of thanks to the chairman, the meetin, separated. SIBBATH DEFENCE MEETING, A meeting of the Protestant Operatives of Liverpool was held in the Teutonic-hall, Lime -street, at seven o'clock last night, for the purpose of adopting petitions to the Houses of Parliament, and to her Maj.:sty, in favour of having the Sabbath set apart altogether for religious purposes and _ . rest. There was a very numerous attendance of women as well as of men. The chair was taken, amid loud applause, by Mr. Edward Radcliffe, and the proceedings were opened with an appropriate prayer. The Chairman introduced the object of the meeting, referring to the recent efforts in Parliament for the opening of places of amusement upon Sunday, and the result of the division upon Sir Joshua Walmsley's motion, which was received by the meeting with loud applause. He referred to the petitions got up in Liverpool for and against that measure, the latter of which he declared to be ten times as numerously signed as the former, but he expressed great regret that amongst those who signed the petition in favour of the measure, were sixteen magistrates, including Mr. Pollock, judge of the county court, and Mr. Mansfield, stipendiary magistrate. In consequence of the defeat of Sir Joshua Walmsley's motion, he said the proceedings of that meeting would be no longer of a merely defensive, but cf an aggressive character. It was intended to bring forward a petition to Parliament against allowing the band to play on Sundays in Kensington gardens, and a petition to the mayor and corporation of Liverpool against opening St. George's-hall on Sunday s . Mr. G. H. Willings pr o p ose d the first resolution, which expressed the gratitude of the meeting to God for the result of the recent efforts to convert Sunday into a day of amuse ment. The speaker argued the question in a religious point of view at considerable length. Mr. T. Whittingham seconded the motion, and declared that those who wished to convert the Sabbath into a day of amusement were not the real friends of the working man, but were wolves in sheep's clothing. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. W. Simmons proposed the next resolution, which embodied a memorial to her Majesty, praying that th e practice of allowing a milit ary band to play on Sundays in Kensington Gardens be discontinued. Mr. Parsonage seconded the resolution, and in a length ened address contrasted the Sabbath day of England with that of Roman Catholic countries. This resolution was also unanimously adopted. A Gentleman, with a large moustache and full beard, here presented himself, but was met with cries of "sit down." He begged to be allowed to say a few words, but the meeting did not seem inclined to bear him. The Chairman said the gentleman had applied to him before for permission to speak, but knowing that he held peculiar opinions on the Sabbath, and that the meeting had come for a special object and not for discussion, he had to refuse him the privilege. (Hear, hear.) If, however, the gentleman desired to discuss the question, there were many on the platform who would afford him an oppor tufty. The Gentleman again presented himself, and asked to be allowed to say a few words, but was again met with cries of " sit down," and " retire," and finally was induced to give way. Mr. Clarke then proposed the third resolution, which was a petition to the Mayor and Town Council against opening St. George's Hall upon Sundays. Mr. Kenyon seconded the resolution, which was unani mously adopted. This concluded the business. The Gentleman with the beard and moustache, whose name the chair man announced as Mr. Jones, was then given ten minutes to address the meeting, and with a volubility and vehemence indescribable, be uttered, in the brief in terval allowed him, as many words as it would take an ordinary man to deliver in an hour. Mr. Jones appeared to be of the Jewish persuasion, but as he was about to develope his argument, whatever it was, it was found that be had "used up" his time, and as he would not then sit down, he had to be finally pushed back to his seat ! The meeting then separated. THE MILITARY CRIMEAN COMMISSION.—It is rumoured that Lords Combermere, Strafford, Seaton, and Cathcart, have been name d as m embers of the cotirt of enquiry about to assemble, to consider the Crimean report of Sir John M'Neill. As much of the subject in question relates to the cavalry, it is highly desirable that experienced cavalry officers, such as Generals Brotherton, Lovell, Maclean, &c., should be associated with the above distinguished vet.rans, to assist them in their deliberations.--United &r i d" fraut4. LIVERPOOL FEMALE ORPHAN SOCIETY. Yesterday, the annual general meeting of the members and friends of this society was held at the institution, Myrtle-street; Mr. J. Buchannan occupied the chair. The number of persons present was exceedingly limited. The Rev. Mr. Banner opened the meeting with prayer, after W•ich The Secretary and Treasurer, Mr. Harmood Banner, read the following under consideration from yea,' to year, ed.nnot be eipected to afford much variety to impart an int , rest to its cause. Thus it is with a public charity. For fifteen years this institution hat told its annual tale, written by 1 . 10 same band, and allowance most therefore be thado if it be found, on this occasion, that We only add another link to the same chain cf ordinary routine. To those, however, whose hearts are engaged in the cause, and who are i-alous prOmoters of such an iustitut'on, even the dry detai!s of receipt and expenditure, the struggle with Circumstances, or the prospect of better times, are not , and the termination of a year brings with it some curiosity, at least to know the position in which we stand. This asylum entered upon the last year, 1855, in debt upon its income to the treasurer £229 105 4(1, including the bil.ifice °fa former year. Dearness of provision and other articles presented a glodrity aspect, and the burden of war taxation has been a ready apology with many for withholding the baud of charity. Notwithstanding, it is somewhat cheering that we have not retrograded. l'ae debt is partially. though in a small degree, diminished. It is less by fifty ponnds, being now £174 14s 51; and, anticipating the blessings of peace, and the conse quent fall in prices of articles of consumption, we may hope still Nither to reduce the amount, if not extinguish the incumbrance altogether. The great desideratum, not only for effecting this object, hut of placing the institution on a firuier basis, is an increased amount of annual subscriptions. To this we must direct our attention, and persevere in our exertions. We are grateful for contributions of every class, but it is uncertain and unsafe to place reliance on casual assistance for the support of any charitable institution. I IMPERIAL 1 and intimated that the commi s sion ers , upon whose reports the bill was found e d, h a d no t sufficiently inve stigated the documentary evidence given. Mr. TOLLEMACHR believed that it was not necessary. to The LORD CHANCELLOR took his seat on th e woolsack I legislate on this su bj ec t f or th e pro t ect i on o f trade,- and shortly after five o'clock. PARLIAMENT. HOUSE OF LORDS. -MONDAY would record his vote against the measure. THE JUDICIAL BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE. Mr. COLLIER supported the measure, on the ground that Lord LYNDHURST gave notice, that on Friday he should it was contrary to the principles, of free trade, and had call attention to the present arrangements for transacting f or i ts object the abolition of• the iniquitous principle judicial business in the House of Lords, for the purpose of that one class should be taxed for the benefit of effecting an improvement. • THE WENSLEYDALE PEERAGE. another. The gran t s were, he said, given by th e crown On the bringing up o f t h e repor t o f th e comm itt ee of for making h ar b ours and other maritime purposes, and as privileges, the dues was now applied to local purposes, he held that - EIJI GRANVILLE said there was no intention on the part the right of the corporations were not entitled to compen of the Governm en t to offer any opposition to the receiving sation. Passing tolls, between which and town dues he of the report of the committee of privileges, and added that Lord Wen s l e yd a l e would submit to the decision of could see no diff erence, were to be at once abolished, but their Lordships, and would refrain from endeavouring to town dues were ' e retained for a while, because valid take his seat till further time had been giVen for the con- sideration of the qu es ti on . Th e no b le Earl expressed a etec hope that in all f uture di scuss i ons on the subject, party ca, feeling would be s e t as id e . I col Lord CAMPBELL expressed a similar hope. 't hio The Earl of DERBY also concurred, and offered some remarks upon the general question, observing that on political questions the introduction of life peerage would be extremely injurious, and with regard to the assistance that it was urged would be given to that house in its legal capacity, he believed the remedy would be found worse than the disease. The discussion was continued by Lord Dungarvon, the Earl of Malmesbury, the Marquis of Lansdowne, the Earl of Harrowbt, Lord Campbell, the Earl of Carnarvon, Earl Grey, and other Peers. Lord REDESDALE groutided his support of the report of the committee of privileges upon the power giVen to their lordships by their standing orders, when there sas a dif ference in regard to a writ of summons to inquire how it came to pass. The report was then received. Their Lordships adjourned a few minutes before seven o'clock. HOUSE OF COMMONS. —MONDAY, The SPEAKER took the chair at four o'clock. were respected Mr. litLYann had carefully considered both sides of this question, and had come to conclusion that it would not be consistent with his duty, as a member of Parks' went, to vote for this measure, which did not respect the rights of property Mr. RICE opposed the measure. He denied that the local dues were in all cases granted for maritime purposes, and stated, in reference to Dover, that they were levied for paving and lighting the town. He advocated the abo lition of passing tolls, and remarked that the Government acted inconsiderately in this measure, for paying the debts of the passing tolls out of the Consolidated Fund, the vested interests in local dues were neglected. Mr. DEEDES commented upon the speech of the Vice- President of the Board of Trade, who, he said, had broached strange doctrines with regard to rights of pro. perty, which were not calculated to give strength to the Government. Mr. J. EWART considered the bill as most unjust to cer : PETITIONS. Mr. Alderman Kennedy and Mr. Alderman Ross, the Sheriffs of the City of London, appeared at the bar and presented a petition from the Lord Mayor and Corpora tion in opposition to the Local Dues ou Shipping Bill. A. vast number of other petitions on the same subject were presented. tain corporations. Mr. H. LIDDELL believed the measure contained much that was good as well as much that was bad, but they were so closely mixed, that nothing remained for the House but to reject the measure altogether. Mr. INGHAM supported the motion for the second reading. Mr. CAIRNS opposed the motion. Mr. M. T. BAINES supported the measure. Sir F. KELLY opposed the measure. Mr. W. S. LINDSAY moved the adjournment of the night, at the Mile has on a PRIVATE BILLS, - - The following private bills were read a second time : Cieobury North &c. District Roads : Isle of Wight Steam Bridge and approaches, London Diocesan Church Build ing Society, Stockport and Warrington Road, Stockton and Darlington, and Newcastle and Carlisle Union Railway. NEW WRIT. A new writ was ordered for Rutlandshire in the room of Sir Gilbert Heatheote, elevated to the peerage as Baron Aveland. TEE CRIMEAN COMMISSION. Mr. RoEnuot gave notice that on Friday he should move a resolution declaring the appointment of a commis sion of general officers to enquire into the report of Sir J. Mac Neill and Colonel Tulloch to be the substitution of an efficient for an inefficient tribunal, and an attempt to shelter the incompetence of certain oillcers recently pro moted. Sir DE L. EvANs gave notice thatrto-morrow:he would inquire why the Government had withheld the statistics as to the mortality in the Crimea. HIGEI COURT OF APPEAL. Mr. BOWYER gave notice that on Thursday, the 28th, he should move for leave to bring in a bill for the im provement of the high court of appeal. TIM TASMANTAN LEGISLATURE In reply to Mr. T. DIINCOMBE, Mr. LABOUCEIEUE said that government considered that Sir John Young had acted improperly in proroguing the legislative assembly of Tasmania, pending the appoint ment of a committee to inquire into the convict system of that colony. -----, - The report of the committee of supply and the com mittee of ways and means were brought up aril agreed to. • SMITHFIELD MARET. Mr. KER SEYMER asked whether K it was the intention of the Government to sanction the establishment of a dead market on the site of the late Smithfield market. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said the Govern ment had left the matter in the hands of three members of the Government, who would make a report. THE CRIMEA COMMISSION. Mr. ROEBUCK ga ve notice 1 N hat to-morrow he would ask the First Lord of the Treasury whether he would have any objection to give the names of the commissioners on the Crimean army report, and whether he would object to produce the commission itself. LOCAL DUES ON SHIPPTNG BILL On the motion for the second reading of the local dues on shipping bill, Sir. F. THESIGER moved that it be read a second time that day six months. The objects of the bill, were, he said, to take local dues on shipping from the corporations, to devote them to the purposes of the government, and to abolish altogether deferential dues. He contested the right of the ministry to take away the property of the corporations, and disputed the statement of the vice president of the Board of Trade that they were justified in .dealing differently w i t h corporations and private individuals when the interest of the public was con cerned. In many cases, and amongst them Liverpool, the local dues belong to the corporations by purchase from the crown, and that, he contended, gave them as much title to the property as could be pos sessed by an individual. He wished to ask by what right then, the public was entitled to rob corporations of property bought with the funds of the corporation for the benefit of members of the corporation. He also referred to the cases of Hull and Bristol, as instances where this bill would act with injustice, the dues being, in the first case, secured by an arrangement with the govern ment, by which the Hull dock company lost about £50,000 a year, and in the second, given by charter from Edward IV., of which £6,000 a year was applied to maritime purposes. The Vice-president of the Board of Trade had quoted, in favour of his bill, the Municipal Reform Act, but he (Sir F. Thesiger) relied upon the same act for support against the bill, and showed from words in the Municipal Reform Act, that its object was to 'take from individuals, privileges they had unfairly obtained, and to place them in the hands of the whole community, for whom they were originally intended. Sir F. BARING seconded the amendment upon similar grounds to those given by Sir F. Thesiger. Mr. Lows defended the measure, and observed that it was founded upon the report of a committee that had sat on the subject. The object of the bill was to abolish " Passing Tolls," the expediency of which no one denied, because the loss fell upon corporations not rich enough to obtain the assistance of such learned advocates, as the hon. and learned gentleman opposite (Sir F. Thesiger.) It also provided for the abolition of local dues on ship ping. He observed that the term property ought not to be applied in reference to local dues, which were paid to corporations without any equivalent being given to the contributors, and showed the inequality with which they were levied in Manchester, which contributed 480,000 a year to the borough fund while Liverpool claimed to be ex empt. With regard tothe difference between individuals and corporations he held that corporations were the creatures of public utility, and the distinction—which was not of his drawing—had always been acknowledged by the laws of this country. He had no doubt as to the power of Parliament in that case to remove by one act what it had granted by an act, and the only question, therefore, was as to the expediency of the step. He urged the injustice of allowing Liverpool to collect £105,000 a year from shipping, of which sum only f.. 3,000 a-year was spent for maritime purposes, and that in violation of the act by which the grant was made. This he considered was sufficient to prove the expediency of making an alteration with regard to the local dues. In reference to the cases of Hull and Bristol, cited by Sir F. Thesiger, he said that the honourable and learned gentleman had selected two cases in which, from very special circumstances, the operations of the act did not apply, and it was the inten tion of the Government to introduce a special clause in reference to them. He maintained that the committee had done its duty in boldly reporting upon the question of these dues, and that the Government had done its duty in bringing: the bill before Parliament, and in meeting the storm of local interest and party opposition, which it was sure to give rise to Mr. HortsrALL supported the amendment, and in refer. ence to the borough of Liverpool, observed that only £lOOO of the local dues were levied on shipping, and £104,000 ©n goods, adding that Manchester had adopted, in 1845, the very principle laid down by Liverpool in 1777, and was now employing the surplus of its dues to the reduction of its borough rates. He referred to a meeting at the St. George's Hall, at which the very persons who had contested the local dues with the Corporation of Liverpool in 1833, when he said it was clearly proved that the corporation was entitled to the dues, and the mer chants assembled merely suggested modifications which the members of the corporations expressed their readiness to consider. In conclusion, the hon. member expressed a hope that the House would reject the measure, and there by secure to themselves, what he believed they then possessed, the respect and confidence of the country. Mr. RIDLEY, in a maiden speech, opposed the motion, debate Mr. DISRAELI was surprised that the House should be adjourned so early in the afternoon, before the heavy labours had eommeneed. He disapproved of the adjourn. ment. Lord PALMERSTON said there was no objection to fix the result upon resumption of the debate for to-morrow (Tuesday). The debate was then adjourned to this day. The Prisons (Ireland) Bill was read a second time. The Delamere Forest Bill was read a third time and passed. The Court of Chancery (Ireland) Bill, introduced by Mr. Whiteside, was formally read a second time, and ordered to be referred to the select committee on the Government Bill. The House adjourned at one o'clock. MURDER AT POI SMOUTH A very s: tiing occurrence took place late on Friday _ering-place, near the cemetery, In oad, Portsmouth. The person, whose life 15, Kett lion been destroyed was Amelia Ansell, wife of William Ansell, who recently returned to this country in the Albion, 90, on board which ship he was - - captain's st, It appears that Ansell and the deceased had been out together on Friday afternoon, and that she returned home earlier than he did. Between ten and eleven o'clock a next door neighbour heard Angell and his wife quarrelling, and, soon after, the report of firearms. Some neighbours thereon went into the house and found the unfortunate woman lying on the floor quite senseless, and bleeding profusely from the temple. Medical assistance was immediately procured, but death ensued in about an hour. The police being informed of the tragedy, police constable Fendlon proceeded to the house and took Ansell into custody. The latter told the con stable that it was an accident; he happened to have the pistol in his hand and his wife touched the cock, and that when it went off he was so overwhelmed that he did not hear the report. When he recovered himself he saw the blood gushing from her temple, and he put out his 'arms and said, " Amelia, w h a t h ave I d one ? " The ball entered just above the left temple, and lodged between the right jaw bone and right ear. But there were some of the fingers of the left hand shot away, as though the hand had been raised to protect the temple. The prisoner was taken before the borough magistrates on Saturday morn ing, but nothing transpired before them, there being only a formal remand. It is rumoured that one of the neigh. hours heard the deceased exclaim. just before the report of the firearms was heard " Oh, William, give me time to make my peace." Deceased appears to have been in bed at the time of the pistol being discharged. TRADE REPORT.-MONDAT, LIVERPOOL. - Corrox There bas been a very steady market for Cotton to-day, the demand has been good, the . supply moderate, an d f a ll pr i ces are o b tained. The sales--include ing 250 Pernambuco, Cid to 64d ; 180 Maranham, 60; 300 Egyptian, 61 to 72d ; 1,500 Surat, 4 i ld to 4id—are reported 10,000 bales, of which 4,000 are on speculation and for export. SCOTCH PIG IRON : Market flat, closing for Warrants at 663 cash, 3 months open, 675. The improved feeling noticed in our market on Friday still continues, and a greater extent of business would have been done if holders had been disposed to proceed at the current rates; including Saturday's transactions, the sales comprise 250 hhds Demerara, at 35s 6d to 365, with grainy, at 40s 61 to 42s 6d, 130 hhds Surinam, at 35s to 35s 6d, and 700 bags Benares, at 41s; also 1,200 bags Madras, price not reported, 1,150 boxes Havana, from 2286 d to 275, and 2,000 bags Pernams, at 21s 9d per cwt in bond. RuH : 50 puncheons Demerara are reported at about previous rates. SUGAF UOITEE : 40 bags Brazil, at 44s per cwt. TEA, : The market is quiet, and prices remain as last noted. RICE : No inclination was shown to purchase the Bengal offered by auction, and the whole was withdrawn. SALTPETRE : 150 bags have been sold at 335, for 31 per cent refraction. SHELL LAC: 40 chests orange, at 51s to 51s 3cl pet ewt. Fubnc : 20 tons Ceara, at £5 15s to £6 5s per ton, CATTLE : A much smaller supply of beef to-day has caused a reaction in price of 20s a head, at which advance a quick clearance was made. The number of sheed was much the same as last week, but with more buyers higher prices were obtained for them. 1,633 beasts, and 6,744 sheep, at market. LONDON CORN : The supply of wheat in Mark-lane this morning from Essex and Kent, was not large ; the condition, how ever, continues very indifferent; it met a slow sale at last Monday's rates. Foreigu wheat and flour underwent no change in value, but demand was very limited. Barley soli freely at the rates of Monday last. Oats were a heavy trade at a decline of 6d per qr. Beans and peas barely supported late prices. SUGAR : The market remains firm at full prices COFFEE is in limited request TEA continues dull of sale. COTTON : The demand is active. 800 bales sold since Friday at full prices. . _ Rtn;t : A parcel of superior Demerara has been disposed of at 2s 6d proof.. £56 to £56 lOs ; yellow, £5O ; brown, £125 to £126 ; cod, £47 ; South Sea, p£a4l°7e,ll'.£4lBsStB:;a.£l4p9pe;arlmeo,live, Gallipoli, £53 lOs to £54 ; Spanish and Sicily, £5O to £5l; cocoa nut, 36s 6d to 383; palm, 38s to 41s ; rape, pale, 50s to 51s ; brown, 47s 6d to 48s. The public sales advertised for to-morrow consist of 300 hogsheads of West India, 8,800 bags of Mauritius, and 7,700 bags of Madras sugar; 300 bags of Trinidad cocoa, .altpetre, 1,300 bags of Bengal rice, and 200 •ochin cal. TALLOW : ii - ;market is firm to-day at the following prices :_Town tallow, 51s net cash ; St. Petersburg Y.C., on the spot, 58s 6d ; Feb. to March, 58s to 5t34 6d March to April, 54s 6d. CATTLE : There was a moderate supply of beasts, and a steady business was transacted at an advance in the quotations realized on Monday last of from 2d to 4d per 8 lbs. We had a goo d sale f or sheep; t h e s how of which was moderate, at 2d per 8 lbs. more money. Calves moved off slowly, an d i n some instances prices were rather dearer. In pigs a fair average business__ was doing at full prices. B ee t; f rom 3s 4d to ss; mutton, from 3i. 4d. to 5s ; Veal, from 4s 6d to 6s ; Pork, 3s 6d to 4s 10d—per 8 Ilaq, to sink the offal. Total supply :—. Beasts, 3,567; Foreign, 246. Sheep, 20,090. Calves, 64; Foreign, 29. Pigs, 250. BOROUGH Hop : Messrs Pattenden and Smith report that the demand for fine hops continue good, and prices are well supported. COALS :No price made-61 fresh ships at market. YESTERDAY'S MARKETS, BELFAST CORN : Supplies small of wheat ; oats and oaer. meal unaltered : Indian corn firm, in better demand, and held for Is per qr advan ce s i nce Friday. Egyptian wheat in fair request, at fair rates. Foreign wheat very firm; ov;il ; ll : " l t Vh ch it a e n w ge he in at v , a3127.t0 378; red, 30 s to 3fis ; flo c ur on fi K rm c . barley, 18s 6d to 19s; oats, 12s 6d, Pork, 40s. to 44% DUNDALK Cons : Small supply and prices dearer for all kinds of corn ; wheat, 403 to 41s; barley, 193 to 20s; eats 13s ad to 14s ltd.