The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-09-18 00:00:00

CLOSINGPxR4IrC.
Bills,
L.
sz
mer quotations were unaltered. Turkish a shade firmer.
Great Western of Canada, 234 4; Ditto New, 1-8-
Consols, Account goi Bank Stock
Do. Money E
par 5 pm
Three per Cents — O
nunum

FOREIGN STOCKS.

Mexicans 2li 2 I
Peruvian
Turkish
RAILWAY
Ambergate,Nottingharn,
and E. Junction .. 3e 4*
Caledonian
Do. Preference
Eastern Counties
East Lancashire 7O 2
Edinburgh & Glasgow 52 4
Great Northern B6 7
Do. A. 69 71
Do. B. 123 5
Great Western
Lanc.and Yorkshire 76i 7
Do. Fifths —
Leeds Northern l2} 13}

Turkish (new) F pin
Russian 9S 100
Do. B9 91
SHARES.
London, Brighton, and
South Coast 95 7
London &N. Western 924
London &S. Western B3 4
Manchester, Sheff., and
Lincolnshire 23*
Midland Stock - 6
North British 254 6i
Do. Preference 96 100
North Staffordshire
S. Eastern and Dover 5B . 9
York, Newcastle, and
Berwick
York and N. Midland 46 7

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• LAND SHARES.
Australian Agricultural I Peel River
S.Australian Invest.... South Australian
Crystal Palace
On 'Change, Tallow, 575. 3d. to 575. 6d. for P.Y.C. ; Linseed
Oil, 445. ; Scotch Pig Iron, 81s. 6d. ; Spelter, £23 15s. to £24;
moderate sales of Rice and other articles, without much
alteration.

LONDON CORN MARKET.—(From Kingsford and Lay's.
Circular.)—A little English Wheat sold early in the morning
at ls. to 2s. advance upon the prices of this day week, but a
large proportion remained unsold towards the close of the
market, which might have been purchased at a reduction of
2s. to 3s. Some enquiry for Foreign Wheat in the early part
of the morning, but holders being exceedingly firm, indUced:
millers to defer buying, and a very limited business only was
transacted, in which last week's prices were fully supported.
Good sweet Barley brings an advance of Is. since this day
week. Beans, Peas, and Oats sell at last Monday's rates.
Flour continues in demand for export, at an advance of ls.
per sack. Of new white Mustard Seed a large supply, and
the market very well cleared, the best parcels bringing 12s
per bushel. ARRIVALS.
English. Irish. Scotch. Foreign.
Wheat 6859 25 11335
Barley 430 6 573
Malt lOlBl 54 50
Oats 984 1900
Beans
Peas
Flour

10521

33093 sks.Bl

1660 brls.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—Trade dull at Friday's
prices. Beef. 3s Gd to 4s 8d ; Mutton, 3s 8d to 4s 10d • Veal,
3s to 44 8d ; Pork, 4s to 46 10d ; Lamb, 4s 4d to 5s 4d. beasts,
5,680; Sheep and Lambs, 27,620; Calves, 187; Pigs, 317.
Arrivals Holland Beasts, 2,249 ; Ditto Sheep, 4,400 ; Ditto
Calves, 155 • Ditto Pigs, 110; Scotch Beasts, 30; Cambridge;
Leicester, Lincoln, and Northampton Beasts, 2,000.
GLASGOW PIG IRON MARKET.—Market flat. Sales 'at
80s. 6d.; buyers, 80s.
MANCHESTER STOCK EXCHANGE.—Lancashire and York.
shire, 76/ ; North-western, ; Ditto, eighths, 1 'dis.;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 23k. _

WIND AND WEATHER REPORT.-- London, wind E.,
Bristol, S.E., Cardiff, Shrewsbury, N.E., Sheffield, N.N.E.,
Gloucester, N.W., Brighton, Whitehaven, W., Carlisle, Exeter,
S.W., rain ; Scarborough, Stoke, S.E., Derby, Ipswich, N.W.,
Newcastle, W.S.W., Hull, W.N.W., cloudy; Haverfordwest,
N.E., much rain; Leamington, N.E., Portsmouth, W., South-
ampton, S.W., unsettled ; Aberdeen, N.E., Manchester,
Lowestoft, Perth, Whitley, N.W., Dundee, Edinburgh, Yar-
mouth, Glasgow, W., Lancaster, SW., fine; Berwick, N.W.,
cold ; York, W., cloudy and cold.

PONTEFRACT RACES.
Trial Stakes—Bourgeois, Ist. West Riding Handicap—
Eulogist, Ist. ; Athertone, 2nd. Parkhill Stakes—Preston, Isf.
Corporation Plate Evangeline, Ist. Stand Plate —Bour-
geois, Ist.

LICHFIELD RACES.
Champagne Stakes—Blue Bell, Ist. Staffordshire Stakes—
Polestar, Ist. ; Goorkah, 2nd.

BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S—This DAY.
CESA.REWITCII.-9 to 1 agt Robgill; 12 to 1 agt Scythian
tk ; 15 to 1 agt Neville tk ; 20 to 1 agt Monarque tk ; 20 to 1
agt Saucebox ; 20 to 1 agt Joe Miller ; 25 to 1 agt Siding tk ;
25 to 1 agt Early Bird tk ; 35 to 1 agt Black Swan : 35 to I
agst Diana ; 40 to 1 agt Mortimer tk ; 40 to 1 agt Musco-
vite tk.
DERBY.-25 to 1 agt Polmoodie tk ;25t0 1 agt Ccrronertk

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DOCK THEFTS.—Thomas Ready, 13 years of age, was sent
to gaol for 14 days, yesterday, for stealing ropes from a ship
in the Union Dock.—Joseph Jemmins, an elderly Irishman,
employed at the Wapping dock works, was yesterday sent to
gaol for 14 days for stealing some old rope belonging to- the
Dock Trust.
THE AFRICAN, a very fine-looking new screw steamer,
apparently about 1,200 tons, and barque rigged, arrived here
yesterday morning from the Clyde. She is intended to form
one of the Liverpool, Constantinople, and Syrian line; con-
ducted here by Messrs. Henry Dixon and CO.
MISPLACED CHARITY.—In last week's Standard we pub-
lished an account of an attempted suicide by a young woman
named Mary Cassidy, who threw herself off the landing-stage
because, as she alleged, she had been ruined by two men
belonging to a Rock Ferry steamer. Upon examination, the
handedthe a
girl
letterwas steon
the
hteo
reportersth e I v workhouse.
haot ut shee.
Police-court, which he had received with the signature of " R"
attached to it, enclosing ss. for the girl, and suggesting a
discharged,m r.
Mansfield
general subscription on her behalf. It was intimated from
and
the bench that she was undeserving of such sympathy, as she
Yesterdaymen were
had betrayed symptoms of a very debased character since her
removal to the workhouse.
AN OUTRAGEOUS FEMALE.—Catherine Roberts, a woman
of debauched appearance, was brought before Mr. Mansfield,
at the Police-court yesterday, for displaying rather too muchviolence of temper. A Mr. Thomas Hilton, of Whitemill-
street, stated that Catherine lodged with him, and that on
Saturday night she went home intoxicated and committed
many excesses in the way of destroying furniture, &c. He
went to remonstrate with her, when she struck him, and
then threw a 11b. weight at him. It passed within an inch
of his temple, and struck a little dog which was gambolling
about, killing it instantly. The virago was fined 40s. and
costs, or two months in default of payment.
ST. HELENS.—On Friday, the Eccleston part of this town
was enlivened by the St. Mary's band heading a long and
interesting procession of Sundry and day scholars belonging
to St. Thomas' district, 287 in number, bearing appropriate
banners, &c., all of whom, with five exceptions, were scholars
of St. Thomas', 'brought together by the active exertions of
their zealous pastor, the Rev. James P. Shepperd. • After
various games in an adjoining field, the interesting company
returned to the schools, where, with their teachers and
parents, they were regaled with tea and cake, and listened
with great interest to several recitations, and also- to affec-
tionate, yet stirring addresses from their beloved minister and
teachers, after which they retired thankful and delighted with
the day's enjoyment.
CHURCH CHOIRS.—(From a correspondent.)—There are,
perhaps, few subjects of more real interest to sincere Church..
men than having the services conducted in a proper and
becoming manner. Indeed, while uniformity is the profession,
there is great diversity in the practice, and the deplorable
state of the musical portion of the service, in the majority of
churches in our neighbourhood, makes the greater pleasure in
witnessing the laudable efforts for its advancement which may
be observed, from time to time, in a few. Amongst these,
I would call especial attention to St. John's District Church,
in Grange-lane, Birkenhead. This is a very pretty church,
with a fine organ, and since it was opened, which is about
eight years, an amateur choir has quietly and unostentatiously
been striving to put the musical portion of the services into a
state of efficiency, under the able superintendence of Mr.
Gunton, the organist, with what success may be noticed by
any one attending the church. This, however, could not
have been obtained without much trouble and anxiety to the
conductor, enhanced by the little interest which seems to per-
vade the congregation. But they have the nucleus given them
by, the continuous efforts of the few gentlemen and ladies who
have so long kindly striven to keep it up, and of still further
improving it by a liberal support. It is to be hoped, there-
fore, that the congregation will keep this in mind ; and this
choir may be held out as a model to other churches, to show
how easy it is to improve the services, if one or two individuals
in a congregation have the moral courage to put themselves
forward, and when, as in this case, where the congregation or
church is poor,it may be done without any cost.—ALooKEli ON.
SHOCKING FATALITIES.— On Saturday afternoon, Jane
Jones; aged 61, the wife of Samuel Jones, living at No. 3,
Sun-street, Warwick-street, fell from the second story front
bedroom window of her house, and alighted on some railings.
The iron spike entered one of her thighs, and tore its way out
again, inflicting a frightful wound in the groin and abdomen,
from which her bowels protruded. She was picked tip and
taken to the Southern Hospital, where she died at three
o'clock on Sunday afternoon.—At half-past six on Saturday
evening, a boy who resided in No. 12, Court, Paul-street, was
run over in Vauxhall-road, by a dray belonging to Mr. Thomas
Howard, the brewer, which was being driven by Win. Grif.
•fiths at the time. The boy was taken to the Vauxhall Dispen•
sary, but life was found to be extinct. The driver was taken
into custody. Persons who saw the accident, state that he
was not driving beyond the rate of four miles an hour, and
that he called to the boy to get out of the way.—Margaret
Dearden, 2 years old, daughter of Bernard Dearden, labourer,
living in 12 Court, Pall-mall, was scalded so seriously with'
she
was
boil-
kten firs
too t d
fu
boil-
ing water from a kettle on the fire on Friday, that she died
on Saturday evening between three and four o'clock in con-
vulsions.—Jane Roe, 60 years old, the wife of Mr. Roe, living
srpepe
loys.e
Shet that t
at 15 Court, Jenkinson-street, who " took a drop of drink
occasionally," was taken with sickness on Saturday night.
wDasoctsoursspwecetrede calledthat in,sh eanhdad i
it as
partaken a
had had a severe stroke, but a search discovered an empty
bottle of laudanum in a cupboard in her room, of which it
treated accordingly, and appeared to revive, but about mid-
night she relapsed into her former unconscious state, and at
two o'clock on Sunday morning she died. Inquests into the
was
whole of these cases will be held to-day, and also on the body
of a seaman belonging to the American ship Sunflower, which
arrived here from Mobile, on Sunday, soon after which the
man died in his berth, having been ill most part of the voyage
with cold and scurvy.
A CUNNING PONY.—In a pit belonging to Mansfield Grieve,
Esq., coalmaster, Cairnhill, for some weeks past the tea flasktl
of many of the drawers were always found empty when the
owners came to use their contents, at what is called the " corn-
ing hour," though these flasks were always carefully rolled up
in the jackets or coats of the men. From the frequency of
these thefts taking place, a feeling of suspicion began to be
excited by almost every one against his fellow-worker. The
conscious innocence of all the men led them to be equally
anxious to discover the guilty party, and have him brought to
justice. With this feeling they determined to set a watch on
the coats. This was done one, day last week. Near the place
where lay the coats was a stable containing a pony called Tom,
which is used for drawing the hutches below. After the coats
were laid down,- and the men had gone to their work, the
watchers had not long to wait to see who was the thief. Tom
strode quietly out of his stable and went up to the coats. 1.1:
then gently, with his nose, uncovered a flask from one of th
coats. This being done, he rested himself upon his hinder
legs, seized the flask between his two fore feet, with his teeth
drew the cork, dropped it, and then quaffed the
he contents to
his evident gratification. The flask bung emptied,
with his foot,i to
r
placed it in the coat and pressed it together
show that it had not been touched. In this way he drained
to his staflasks,
ble
with and then went
li he left it. ' Tom has since
with that cautious mien with which
become a general fa yourite; he may now quaff off as much
of the cup that cheers but does not inebriate as he likes.-im
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