The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-07-24 00:00:00

`6(trl!dellee of the country. A treaty had been made
t. 5, Veen the
otwo great Western Powers that a loan of
strhoisuld be jointly guaranteed, and the
Emperor
.uo
NAPOLEON immediately obtained
deemed.e sanction to the arrangement, which was
the warlntlisPeusable to the successful prosecution of
°fen Lord PALMERSTON came down to the House
...o
a rn atternate on f 8 IV*
urse his proposal, which he deemed so much
atice, that it required no further argument
...se was ellilauation of the circumstances, and the
lied upon at once to sanction the arrange-
-c't inan. 411t1, however that the members were
I,g t'ecau,
he —eable as to agree to his proposal, merely
e ha4in stated that it was to give effect to a treaty.
°I confide need them to refuse a specific vote of want
Netical nee, but they were unwilling to give any
it , aft
that I)l'°lsf of their confidence, and the consequence
Was a „et' an earnest appeal, in which he affirmed
Nvi —cider of
lifeghi
and death, he only succeeded in
ke
three inq'self from political extinction by a majority
tubers a Mouse consisting of nearly three hundred
the eoh • ,
te°llse -4eq.lletee of refusing the sanction of the
as did 111n-tolls to the proposed guarantee should
ttiln 0s , T
' - rALmEnsToN predicts, it will
She co4seie natural result of his retaining office with
,(lenetYeti i,°llB4ess that he no longer possesses the eon-
stla the Country or the Legislature. He has
4s.
kilt 1S Peculiar tact in 'evading every direct
Ikat tilon h;
t h
e
position as a Minister, and Suds, at
.
Nit els most vulnerable on the very point
61
erred himself most secure. H.eb as treated ent
With a kind of cool defiance, which shoWed
'sit tk fecklessness of consequences ; :and 'list at the
lil •
4% es N session, when se may have fondly deemed
(IN s to he over, he is barely saved from break-
a financiaarrangementwhich he thought
tf) y Itave excites' an adyrse Arote. We are
co,, 441 that vqttestion- in which the honour te
1..114;41,..43: was:involved with her Allies, was not inie'
vetz aii7k a lqinisterial condemnation should have
4 k,
14iqta n-ang, but we cannot sympathise with
ti°e't4t Who
itas shown so little sympathy for
et,
Il
°4ll '1 'has
goodness contrived to maintain his 7)081-
,„
g -of his cause, but ,on his

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'l•l'lisleilN nu,.„ Canmrsnn, 'Monday.
Nts ' (he ~,,:c‘ilig ottlii.s society takes placethis'year in
',1111,1eb., bettc,* --Li:Petition of live stock and :the award- of
,illth tZellts aad'Ae4 for Wednesday. Trials 'of tae
qi4l,\''vki 1,,-- Illachi',ery of different 'kinds ,' connected
1 1'48414% °lii'lloPerations of husbandry commenced'in 'the
,N,,,,LY' Aso „ 1343 f, and were continueirthere on:Yriday,
‘54 roman "e -dayand will, it is ,eapectedi be completed
,iy ('a y, ,
i ,liti,,Nra esclaY) The machinery tested hag consisted
' kill ;I.'ted ;,„engill€s -of varying form and diversified-cape-
`44 ;IA of
chaff''''e' purposes of agriciilture ; of -thrashing-
-1 Nlt.„ti.kaitlrxtters, turnip-slicers, take-crashers, and
It ' ikll;t,..ik er 'the bed tiers,
to the barn•or•the farm-yard. The
4‘,.'1e.! 'Picnic:its on the whole, is-considered less than
4 '44;14 ri°lll' 'looked on by
tt in ,of number; but'they are
1 rf
i,l the tt. VrY select, and perfect of their respective kinds.
t .114' Qi4s'
e t'll a0k,,4 are rather insprovementsAnd modifie,ations
,` 14'41t4,11.131,_ 11Xchines than inventiens. In-point of fact,
4gil,..tht beau, less sought after than excellence. One re-
it ''or„,,/,,4' .0-1 to this observation is ,applicable to an
Nit,' cklt hNt working power and -singular • appearance
‘it,, 'aa . ettfor the first time. iltis 'Boyden's Traction-
to , ketN,_
,t.e. a si.l• -.tent of great power, ,extraordinary ad. apta-
(l might' and a peculiarity 'which 'in- some circum-
t:les .., looked on as invaluable ;-it.lays, and lifts
e i),410,t',,it a self-acting endless railway, which is at-
' %Net, e:,`l'de portions like huge-shoes, to tlie,perimeters
a ,j'i te such a manner that one portion is on the
, kol
u,nd being laid, and ailiird being . lifted at the
1.,:vi,. hile other had
• are in the act of being
t 10E1 with the circumference of the. wheels as these
At ,"Nrse of their revolutions. TlaLs- instrument, although
tia we dy and awkward ;in :its aspect,
-jtku 1
1°47 leeedin 1 tc4i ,It k,.is, g Y tractahle and easily .
a° 4. e readily d . was on trial
y moved in any
041,k,,,,takt.wi1tr....... Illa.. eto .travel ha,oltwarrin :log for-
' .Nilqttz.Nl,,,,,, t tO deviate in one direction,or to diverge
11)1.04.1,= ttZcln in a circle,•orto surmount inclinations
ircNit iOllB -r:4*%; and in .all of these conflicting or
b Yet' 'ttn • -
redik, *lion %tamed a ponderous, though clumsy,
tfre.,,,sici which no obstaclescould thwart, and no
elDle:,
.4.Y the e' Its direet.motions backward or forward
k ePtee;"°3e,,lt to,a,PlAication of the ordinary driving wheel
tith elk% ''aewill of thee ineer whocan atany time
4kt• et of t 4 °I tile lig ' klik ,_ IvOrob,, driving apparatus, and so se :use motion
''re • Ste ch •
k, 1 a,.e 4ade,th rections; the,.hrteral and -curvelinear
klf.,xt4
to e control of another agency. ' .The guide
' elvistis : arlewhich has .a horixontalmotion similar
tik:te4,l short
start °rdinary carriage,in front of ,whith axle
N 01,,, t, 4 Ilkin. ~..°llt glikle bar, totlieextreme endcf which
4 Ne t -Ibis chain' lo htback to the axle and
4 et, 1
,ternai ig roug 2
ritl'irhlet4l. a wheels on each side .is made to pass
~
.41
,_ -1 lid is taken up on ,a cylinder, round which
Q 4,,,, at, we ,-„ii,,„
it '41,114445t -", In opposite •direction's. To this tylender
k qth. tteeti wneel, on the same ,principle as_ the Cller-
t. tit ~ 141 th. heel of - ns of a biz= or
'sl' 'kllt -.1
the • a ship' 13Y:111°2
t,,,,' t 4, 0? h. guide can incline thelpanderons monster
ks'r 'ev. 'rthe 1
„'t4 ~,,lati,,t„._
.eft with the greatest facility
.and- the
th, fl'tkia4,4atk,,;:ertainty. This machine .was not . in. com-
t,,,:ettl/414k13-7.-;':: but was merely put In motion to.dlsP*s'
kcq.,,;Nes 'that, p, 'les ; and it has been noticed simply from
t'N7', lit,til a",nllg appearance was so extraordinary as
treat 'fkiit:lwav'''ution and occasion many,expressions ,of
tih,_" etts,, haC.l4nningled with mirth, from the specta-
S7tlkroVii°4, a'lliTD lie•
s, it is intended.chiefly as an instru-
\ eatql:'oegh.,
.'s to be used for tie purpose of dragging
kh„ Of z rely,but it is also fitted up in such a manner
OV atteSisk 'e`ed as a stationaryengine for the pur-
it . 4144 or. ihr...,
N 4 lock 4404. "'Bing. This engine has attracted
ti'Dowtr., looks .DraCtiCal agriculturists, by many of
i,Rli, : the b a great move in the way of • applying
'D4 ~1 t 1154.3,s
of
jar a tt.c,, of its the farm. Its inventor ,is ex-
i,, Ppe,azt ot _ oaf
• and all agree in •eleserib-
' Sat,— '')IA '
ill t,
.uTi4/3-Z,and varied adaptability as well as
'434 fieid •
°rth. ut r ..Itam
Cwest of ~,, ettq,,,,.. elnents were commanded :to the
. with th ''llsle ' Ilraw ts e ,t,44.4 • :til -dykes, about two miles •to
. %ler °f. he e business of the day com-
NI eatne rth 44,4
'6lleht‘ Nehf nand
der seeds rill
' k 4"h' .
secda Ines for sowing manures.
grubbers, and scarifiers.
k, .01 --"8 hare ~. ; and the perfection to which
7vt,e saln, a ' ''''ett hrono,,
i‘tot-'4ed. man- 'till ding 4is very great. Generally
ONL(to Ittre ~,,,h so, constructed that it can sow
''t4' Oflllt 1. tO 2on' bushels--` as guano, or nitrate of sod; at
Z4to
.:Poill e tf-- Per acre ; farm-yard manure, N. :00 buir 125 Lushels, or .wet manure at thethrateese
~, 1114. ete 1,,,,.0e1s per .acre. The trials- to which
. to
.. Ab;uJeeted, were severe, and the results most
Ote
4ullg those who were on the ground and
• I'l% l'tt I,l(leep interest in the-proceedings, was Mr.
)?„4(1 °,,,f a p1c...44'315, the author of ' Talpa, or the
. kcittr3r-farm ~
\:;,, ,','4.t, tree 4 , and Mr. Mechi, of Leadenhall-
The latter gentleman delivered a
l'it' teh4-,„ hlleillierall.state of British
..Agriculture," in the
NlNiecl O'e, at tie° o'clock on Saturday afternoon.
Lk etel7:,bout 700 of an audience; and on the
°i; '''/ill i11e,,41-(laii
*l4,ttl, e - am eh!, was devoted to the testing a hay-
t?i,, tio.soper„.„ orse. rakes, and also to the trial of
Nt,hNl cktl, aqll,B With these implements attracted
e ,„ Were generally considered as very fa-
-41',; it‘ititl:4tnenZ'?ar.d, beside the general exhibition,
1,t.Nti141141 tte:elgall.ar to those first mentioned were
be continued throughout to-
‘.llkl,,i.r)l.l,;'l,r4thile:ll4c3,,ted will
.that all these will be. cot through
`,! • pie trials of the reaping machines
,1,t.1h "d theme 'alCe place to-morrow at the farm
4.,, tad_
`,oi tlatlY are looked forward to with much
I 4,h,, , 4 alre„,
'4lqn,k't.' bialki n "I stated,the show of stock and pro-
''f -Itl takes p 1 the chief feature of the
''t (N,, N, 4„t.l_t, i1ima,..4,,e,8 Place. Ma,ny celebrities are ex-
-1 N'll 'KYII -"lng Lord Brougham,the Dukes of
ex-
see Ne 'Nit' and s•
'tit,tlkttil:z, to ,
.., IF James Graham, all of whom
I}Nq , • eeeotti e',ain toasts. In the meantime the
6„ 4,,,, ill many
very throng and very gay. The
1,", r Places by triumphal arches deco-
, ',,‘'el.,i,tt4,l4evi aud flowers, and plentifully adorned
5.,1,/111q,'" Mass • are also common in front of many
. t.tt
~1411y1,:::e i„e,,e.lect from nearly every window. A
,Thd 4 'bq o',,t!i_e_ Assembly Rooms on Wednesday.
011'1)0' 41t7neu en Wednesday, which will con-
Pti,,lth tt, thend Friday. Small balloons have
44,y 4 R 1,41 New-town Gardens, and the gala
,',"-ki?'qhe kht. '-' display of fireworks from these
k °llo,l' 0
kltr 41 ll'io -----.-_-
: t.te, 'ott vel.3, k the
Vth ti, Pon hot;
w.Past week has been showery,
,1.,,t.14,.0pt, _ tbiii_ ith alternations of cool breezes,
ttit'r ti,TN ‘e• all twhen contrasted with the heats
tOlONe" dike sii'inds look well, although on the
/01), skeh t'Y ward Promises to be good, and, with
trel 4,7, per4l, 1,,,111 weather the harvest would
'tl th.4b4 °tato-4114s look, remarkably well, and
tt).lllt la 4dan e 8 also look fresh and flourishing,
nlitq4hourico'
_, -Lne has not yet been
Ina), aliashm,.?U.le) this season, and
,i've forgotten to pay its periodical

LIVERPOOL COURT OF PASSAGE.

YESTERDAY.
AFTER THE CON CERT.—RUSH V. JONES AND WIFE.—
Mr. Brett, instructed by Mr. Grimmer, appeared for the
plaintiff; Mr. Aspinall for the defendants. The action was
brought to recover damages for an assault. The defendants
keep the Globe public house, at the corner of Dawson-street,
and the plaintiff is the sister-in-law of a young woman named
Margaret Fagan, who was employed as a vocalist in the music
saloon of the Globe. It appears to be the "custom of the
house" for the gentlemen who attend the concerts to express
their admiratiom of the young ladies who sing, by treating
them in the bar, after the performances have closed ; and Miss
Fagan was in the habit of remaining to take her share of the
good things giving away. Her sister, the plaintiff—
according to her statement in the witness box not
liking her to be out alone, at so late an hour
of the night, made a point of calling for her. And it
was this desire to play the part of a protector that took her
to the Globe at midnight, on the 22nd of June. She re-
mained in the bar with the musical young ladies and the
gentlemen who were " standing treat" until two o'clock.
And, up to that time, she admitted, all went on comfortably
enough. She then began to fear that her sister would have a
headache in the morning; and suggested that she Should drink
ginger-beer instead of gin-hot." The young lady herself
"did net much mind which it was," but Mrs. Jones resented
the plaintiff's interference, and, according to the evidence of
the sisters, attacked her without further provocation, tore her
bonnet and dress, pulled the hair out of her head, and finally
turned her out of the house. The assault was not denied,
'but it was said to have been a trumpery offence, arising out
of a quarrel among women for which the smallest possible
amount of damages would be a sufficient compensation. The
jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff, with 40s. damages.
A KICKING HORSE.—CALVERT V. RERS.—Mr. Brett (in-
structed by Mr, Grimmeo appeared for 'the plaintiff; Mr.
Aspinall (instructed by Mr. Bremner) forthe defendant. The
action was brought to receiver damages for an injury, which
the plaintiff had sustained from the kick of a horse belonging
to the defendant, on the 23rd February last. The plaintiff
stated that on the day in question he was employed in Deni-
son-street, with other persons, in patting some sulphur on a
wagon belongitig to the defendant. , The wagon, which had -
three horses in it, was standing in The middle of the street. His
(plaintiff's) attention was called.to the horses by a man named
Davis, and, in-consequence of what Davis said, he went to the
head of the shaft horse, which-vas blind. The middle horse,
a black entire horse, immediately" struck out," and kicked him
Violently on the head : the blow rendered him insensible, and
he had to- be taken to the hospital, where he remained until
*the 19th of March. After that he was under treatment-as an
'out-patient until the 30th -of June, until which time he was
bunable.to resume his work. His wages were .255. per 'week.
He neverlouched the horse before lueeeceived the kick. The
Only question in the case-was as to the defendant's knowledge
of the kicking propensities of the horse. The plaintiff's case
'WOK supported by two -witnesses, discharged -servants of Mr.
'Rees; who spoke to declarations which implied such know-
ledge.; while the defendant himself and three witnesses swore
that the horse was not an habitual kicker, and that he had
'only, as far as they keew, offended in that .way twice; once
when his breeching tad become entangled with a cart, and
once (after the injttry to the plaintiff) when it was irritated by
a Piece of timber filling upon it. Defendant -had given the
laintiff two half-crowns while in the hospital, The jury
i~cund for the plaintiff—damages £l5.
RAYNER V. EATON.-31r. Aspinall and -Mr. Brett, (in-
estructed by Mr. Rymer,) appeared for the 'plaintiff; Mr.
Broome and Mr. Fenwick, (instracted by Messrs. Anderson
and Collins,)-fcr the defendant The action was brought by
the daughter and executrix of the late Mr. Rayner, to recover
a sum ,of ronrey due to the estate of the deceased. The de-
fendant laadpaid £ll9 into court. It-appeared that Mr. Eaton,
in the lifetime of Mr. Rayner, bad acted as that gentleman's
agent, and -on an examination of -the accounts, after Mr.
Rayner's death, he was found to be-a -debtor to the estate to
the amount-of £1,276 16s. 2d. Becoming,embarrassed in his
circumstances, he proposed to make-a-composition with his
creditereaand offered Os. Rd, in the. pound. The creditors
generally -agreed to take the .composition, but the present
plainek for some time, withheld -her consent, and her case
to-day was, that she only gave it.at last-upon condition that
her father's estate should be indemnified against loss, in re-
spect to• certain open contracts for palm oil and tartaric acid,
which'the defendant had entered iiito-aiith a Mr. Atkinson, in
his own -name, but in the late 31r-• •Rayner's behalf. On an
adjustment of the contracts, a loss-was ascertained of £9OO, for
whicleMr. Atkinson had eventually thken the composition of
lid. to the pound on Mr. Eaton's ,ate. The questions for
the jury were-1, whether £900; the whole amount of the
loss-off-the contracts, was to be deducted from £1,276 16s. 2d.,
the -defendant's debt to Mr. Rayner's estate, and the composi-
tion paid upon the balance, in which case the amount paid
into- eoart would hardly cover- the 'plaintiff 's claim ? 2, whe-
therthe defendant was entitled to: deduct not £9OO but £3OO,
the amount which he had actually...paid ? or 3, whether the
composition was not payable on thualole amount of £1,276
16sa 2d., without any deduction whatever, that being the '
construction of the arrangements .contended for by the plain-
tiffawho insisted that the -defendant was to hold the estate
harmless, so far as the contracts wereeconcerned,from any loss
i• whatever ? The jury took the latter-view of it, and found for
the plaintiff. Damages, £425;1.25-;including the amount paid
in to-court.
,ASSA.IILT AND SLANDER.---13ITTIVN V. VINESEERG. —M.
Thompson, (instructed by Mr. Grace,) appeared for the plain-
tiff; and Mr. Aspinall, (instructed •by Mr. Andrews,) for the
defendant. The action was•brought to recover damages, laid
ata6soo, for an assault and defamation—the assault, consist-
ing-cf an alleged attempt to'kiss, and the defamation, of lan-
guage imputing to the plaintiff that she was dishonest and-un-
chaste. The plaintiff, who, being under age, sued by her next
friend, and whose appearance anddemeanour in the box made
a ',eery favourable impression, was -the first witness examined.
She-stated that, having been for -some time in the service-of
Mr. Watson, of the Marine-hotel, New Brighton, as bar-
maid, she engaged herself -in - the same canacity to the
.a.ere..a...4., who seeps 'a publi,,house, principally Mee-
quented by German emigrants,. in Lime-street. About a
week after her entering. his service, le called her into the
coffee-room and attempted to kiss • her ; he did not succeed ;
she -told him that he ought to -be ashamed of himself, and
that, if he did not know his place as a master, she knew hers
as .a'servant. She left the room. =lle repeated the attempt,
on several occasions afterwards, but always unsuccessfully,
and, -et the expiration of seven weeks, her mother took her
away. She applied to a Mr. Heatley fer a situation on leaving
the defendant's service, and he agreed to take her, but he sub-
sequently told her that the character given of her by her
former master, Mr. Virtesberg, was int sufficiently satisfac-
tory, and he, therefore, declined to-.receive her. Had never
beeuaguilty of any concbact which would justify the defendant'
in imputing to her dishonesty orunchastity.
Icy cress-examination the plaintiff denied that she had ever
taken any liberties with a French gentleman, or permitted
any liberties to be taken by gentlemernwith her, but she ad-
mitted that upon one occasion, when a person named Ash-
croft, well known to her and her family, was in the house in
a state-of intoxication, and throwing his money about, she
put theareiney (10s.) in her pocket to, take care of it. She
afterwards accounted to Mr. Ashcroft for -it, and he thanked
her for, what she had done.
Mr. Heatley, who was called to ,prove the slander, distinctly
negatived the statement in the .declaration, as to any imputa-
tion of dishonesty : on the contrary, the defendant had stated
that he had,never found her dishonest, but, he had told him
that "she was in the habit of allowing, gentlemen to take
great liberties with her, and was not a proper person to be in
any respectable house, and that he believed her to be a —."
It was entirely in consequence of this -representation that he
had declined to take the plaintiff into his service.
The mother a the plaintiff was called .toprpee that she had
given notice of
.her intention to take her 'laughter away ; the
defendant's former cook to state that her condnet, as far as
she saw, was irreproachable; and Mr. Watson to speak to
'her behaviour, while she was in his service„,which he stated
eio have been irreproachable : he added, that he. should be
,perfectly willing"-Lo take her again.
The defence was, that the statement made to. Mr. Heatley
was not volunteered, but was made bona fide, and, without
mfriice, and was therefore privileged. To show that ;he had
good ground for making it, Mr. Vinesberg, and himself, and
his-nephew were examined, and they described the plaintiff's
conduct, while in theilouse, as most immodest and improper.
The nephew said he tad complained of it to his ,uncle, and
the uncle, that he had given her notice, in consequence of,ter
misconduct, before her mother said she would take her away.
The attempt to kiss wee entirely denied. Verdict for tie
plaintiff: damages 40s.
A Coznisiora—McCann v. NEWTON.-34. Brett (in-
structed by Mr. Grimmer), appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr.
Aspinall (instructed by Mr.,flreatley) for the defendant. The
action was brought to recover damages for injury done to the
plaintiff's " shandry " by a-" float," the property, of the de-
fendant, which ran into it in -Hanover-street, upset it, broke
both shafts, tend otherwise so damaged it, that it had cost
,:e-6 13s. 6d. to repair. The plaintiff's wife was also thrown
out and very much shaken. The defence was that there was
•neither negligence nor want of skill on the part of the de-
fendant's servant; that the horse -bad run away and defied all
the efforts of the driver to restrain. it ; that the width of the
street made it impossible to pass the shandry without corning
into collision with a.cotton-laden lorry; and that having' een
a pure -accident, the defendant was pot liable. Verdict for
the plaintiff—damages £5 13s. 6d.
SICILIAN v. BATES.-”-A stevedore who had contracted to
discharge a -vessel of her ballast, complained that he had been
interfered-with in carrying out his contract. First of all by a
number of ship-carpenters, and afterwards by another steve-
dore, wholcame with a larger staff and turnedhim off the work.
He sued the defendant, as the owner of the ship, for damages,
complainieg also chat, in the course of a quarrel with the in-
terloping parties, fiche police hod been called, and he had been
given into custody. The,answer as to the imprisonment was
that the defendant bad had nothing to do with it, and as to
the other part of -the ease, that the plaintiff's dilatoriness and
neglect to fulfil his engagement, had made it necessary that
other parties should be employed. Verdict for the defendant.
FALSE IMPRISONMENT.—MARSHALL V. THIRKELL—An
action against a brewer for assault and false imprisonment ;
the plaintiff, a commission traveller, lately in defendant's ser-
vice, having been taken into custody by his order, on a charge
of embezzlement. The defendant justified, and both the
parties were examined at some length. The jury eventually
found for defendant.
BRAVER v. THE MERSEY AND IRWELL NAVIGATION
COMPANY.—An action of trover, for certain crates of
crucibles. A person named M`Nair, in April last, kept a
public-house in Cleveland-sqnare, and bad a cellar at No. 14,
Islington, which he had occupied about a month, and where
he carried on business as a commission merchant, under the
firm of -Robert MlsTair and Co. A Mr. Lowe, of Manchester,
sold the crucibles to M`Nair, and gave them to the defend-
ant's company to deliver, and M'Nair sold them to Beaver,
and endorsed over the freight note to him. Beaver
demanded the goods and tendered the freight, but,
in the meantime, Lowe had ordered them not to
delivered, and the company refused to give them up. The
defence was that M'Nair had never any property in the goods,
because he had not complied with the conditions on which he
was to have them. He was to accept a two months' bill and
send it back by return of post, but he had allowed an interval
of three or four days to elapse, and in the mean time Lowe
had made enquiries, the result of which was unsatisfactory.
The evidence as to the contract was conflicting. The
Assessor evidently inclined towards the plaintiff, but the
jury found for the defendants.
GODFREY v. KIMPTON.—An action by an attorney, to re-
cover the amount of a bill of costs for business in bankruptcy.
Verdict by consent, for the plaintiff; damages £4O, subject to
a reference.

PEMBERTON V. SNITIL—An undefended action on two
I 0 IJ's, both parties being solicitors. Verdict for plaintiff,
for £136 ls.
The Court rose at a quarter-past 11 last night, the causes,
78 in number, having been disposed of; except one; which was
made a ren3and by consent.

COMMERCIAL and MONETARY NEWS.

MONDAY NIGHT.
NOTWITHSTANDING the hazard of another minis-
terial crisis and the absence of any accounts from the
seat of war of a favourable- nature, the Public Funds
have maintained their value duringthe week, the price
of Consols having fluctuated during the week not
more than I above or below 91. This equability is
owing, in a great measure, to the large amount of un-
employed capital seeking investment counteracted by
the preparations making for the anticipated'new loans
and the contributions to the French and Turkish
Loans. There is little otherwise • deserving of com-
ment. Business generally is 'quiet, and new enter-
prises are delayed until Parliament has come to a
final decision on the proposed alteration in the law of
partnershipi.
According to the Bank returns on Friday, the de-
crease' in the stock of bullion was only £255,170,
which may be considered equivalent to an increase
when the payment of the dividends is taken into
account, as shown by the decrease in Public Deposits
of £4,041,336. The increase in " other deposits" is
no, less than £2,461,652, while the decrease in " other
securities" is £646,973. As far, therefore, as money
for commercial purposes is concerned, the market is
in a most favourable condition, and the rate of dis-
count continues low, that for first-class paper being
below the minimum fixed by the tank of England.
Since 'the failure of &RATTAN, PAUL and Co., the
Bank 'of England have determined on opening a
West 'end branch, and have taken Uxbridge House,
Old Durlington-street, for the purpose. The annouce-
Thent had the effect of advanCing Bank Stock fully half
-per tent. Very" few transactions have taken place in
'the precious metals, the imports during the week
'having been only about £400,000, and the Clports
perhaps slightly in excess of this amount.
Trade in Manchester has shown a slight tone of im-
provement, owing principally to a notice haVing been
given of a reduction of the hours of labour, which will
tend to lessen thetnpply. There are also more favour-
able accounts from India. The Woollen.Trade con-
tinues steady, 'the demand being equal to tlit supply,
and pieces have 'rather an upward 'tendency. The
Hosiery and .ace Trades are without Change.
In the ..Corn Markets throughout the country at-
tempts haverbeen made with but paitial success to re-
cover the -decline. There is promise of an abundant
harvest, but in the mean time supplies will no doubt
be short.
Our 'SCARE MARKET has experienced a further
depresSion `during this week, speculative sales haiing
lowered 'rites considerably.. -These are founded On
apprehensions still entertained of bad reports 'from
the London and North-western and other lines, but
we believe that still all these are but conjectures, 'the
London report is not yet :prepared, and nobody can
knew the dividend. We are informed that the Leeds
repoift twill be very good, .a.nd the Midland not' bad :
the fact, however, appears to be that the ..pnblic are
doing-so little that the Market is a query to the jobbers
orthe Stock Exchange, -Who rule prices as they wish.
11061 Stocks are very -steady, and Bank andLlnsurance
Shares are in demand' at higher prices. We annex
quotations of this day,: Caledonians, 311- East Lan-
eaShire, 19 ; Lancashtte and Yorkshire, :i3Ol. 1 4Liverpool, Crosby, add Southport, 148 "tendon Stock,
.98; Ditto Fifths, id ; Midland Stock, -70 - -a- ; South
'Eastern, 181 ; North British £5 pref. shares, 105,-;
Luxembourg constittted, ; Commercial Bank,'lll;
Royal Assurance, 1 7-16 p.

COTTON.—The market during the week has been
-very steady, prices of middling qualities having been
' without change, -while fair has partially declined *d.
The sales for the week, up to Friday, amounted. to
46,330 bales, of ,which 6,980 were 'taken on specula-
tion, and 2,870 for export, leaving 36,480 for the trade.
To-DAY, the ndiiites received by the Baltic were of an
improved tome '©n the other side, but it had but little
effect on this 'market, which was steady, the sales
amounting to 0,000 bales, including 1,000 for specula-
tion and export, and prices without change. The
following is a•comparison of present rates with those
of the corresynding period of last year :

1854 1855
New Orleans, middling -16 6i
fair
Upland': middling
„ fair 6B
PRODUCIL—The Sugar market has been very firm,
and refining,qualities in good demand. Coffee in small
supply. In Tea little doing. 'Rice improving. Rum
steady. In Palm Oil a considerable' buSiness doing.
For Tallow a good demand. TO-DAY, there has been
a very good demand for Sugar, at steady. rates; in-
cluding Saturday's transactions, the sales comprise
105 hhds. Barbadoes at 345. 6d. to *3Bs. ed., 110 hhds.
at 3A. gßet 4i4, hods. Dominica at
355. 9d; to S6s. 6d., 1800. mats 'Mauiitius.at 345. 6d.
to 365. 6d., 40 cases Bahia,. from the quay, at 355.. ed.
for brown, and 375. to 38s. for white, besides a cargo
(400 tons) afloat, for a northern European port, at 225.
per cwt. -410 puncheons Molasses, of indirect import,
have been-disposed of, at 17s. 9d. for. Cuba:Muscovado,
and 18s. per cwt. for Porto Rico. Nothing has taken
place in Rum. 350 bags Rio Coffee are 'reported at
41s. to "465. per cwt. for ordinary unwashed to low
washed. The Tea market continues in -an inactive
state, and the sales are princlpally confined to a few
boxes of Scented Orange Pekoe and Caper, at former
rates. Saltpetre continues to advance, 250 bags having
realized 30s. to 325. per cwt. for 82 to' 61 per cent.
refraction, and 15 bales good Bengal ,Safflower are
reported pat £5 2s. 6d. per cwt. We have also to
notice ,150-tons Logwood, at I7s. 6d. for Jamaica,
,and £6. for indirect Campeachy, also 115 -tons green
Ebony, at £7 12s. 6d. to £8 per ton.
Woof,---The attention of the -trade having been
(chiefly occupied with the public sales-now;proceedi
Londorythere has been rather less activity manifest in this market during the past week, but -stocks of
all useful descriptions of low clean Wools .are very
scarce, and -the late advance fully .maintained. The
imports for- the week are 914 bales, consisting of 122
bates Mediteritnean, 133 bales Portugal, -284 bales
East India, 244 bales Scotch, 11 bales Jamaica, 87
bales Irish, 35 bales coastwise ; total, 914 bales.
METALS.—Our Scotch pig Iron market opened hea-
vily last week,and a rumoured prohibition of shipments
of Iron to ihe North of Europe, by an order in Council,
brought prices down to 70s. 6d., which was p_aidlere
on Friday. This prohibition has since been found to
be unimportant,„and prices have recovered, 725.,6d. to
735. being to-day's quotations for store warrants,
m.n. f.0.b., at -Glasgow.

BANKRUPTCY CQURT.—Yesterday, Wm. Fenton, 'late an
iron-house manufacturer in this town, passed his examina-
tion, unopposed, before Mr. Commissioner Perry.
A LARGE SCHOONER sot ashore across the bottom of the
Tranmere slip, about seven o'clock yesterday morning, and
stuck fast, until the flood tide yesterday evening floated der
off.• She received less damage thanwas expected.
PICKING POCKEZI3 UNDER ACHE EYES OF A PREACHER.—
John Kenny, an old man who had the appearance of an
Irish reaper, was charged at the Police Court yesterday by a
~,voung man who gave his name as Hugh Mackay, with picking
his pocket. Mackay said that he was listening to a preacher
on the Exchange flags on Sunday afternoon, when he felt a
pull at his tail pockets. He turned round, and saw the pri-
soner standing beside him. He then stepped back, and the
prisoner stepped into his place. Just then he missed his
hand.l:erchief, and beckoned a police inspector. He laid his
!hand upon the prisoner's shoulder and saw his pocket hand-
kerchief, as he thought, drop from between the prisoner's
legs ; so he gave him into custody. It was not quite clear
that the ,complainant's pocket bad been picked, and as the
old man was not known to the police he was dismissed.
DROWNING OF Boys.—Reuben French, a little boy, seven
years of age, whose parents reside in No. 10, Windsor-view,
-was sent briis mother to buy a loaf at the Speakfield cottages,
Edge-hill. ,On coming back, he took off his clothes and went
into a pit in,a field by the side of Lodge-lane, where he sunk in
15 feet of water. A boy passing saw the loaf and clothes ly-
ing upon the bank, and gave the alarm to a man in a neigh-
bouring brick-field, who managed to get the body out, but
quite dead. At• an,inquest yesterday, a verdict of " Accidentally
drowned" was returned.—John McNabb, 14 years of age,
whose father lodges in a room in Mann-street, and who was
employed.at the shop of Mr. Levi, outfitter, James-street, left
his father on Sunday, saying he was going to dine with a cap-
tain who had been very kind to him. About nine o'clock,
that evening, James Burke, a dock labourer, heard a splash in
the Brunswick-dock, and after obtaining the assistance of a
police-officer, succeeded in getting out McNabb's body. An
inuqest in this ease resulted in a similar verdict.

AN EARLY BIRD CAUGHT ON THE WING.—Ann Jones, a
good-looking Welsh girl, who had lived as servant with Mr.
Thomas Munroe, 29, Marylebone, was brought up at the
Police Court yesterday, for plundering her master. The police-
man on duty caught her "flitting" through the front door
about five o'clock in the morning,with a bundle of her mistress's
wearing apparel, consisting of shawls, print and other
dresses, stuff-petticoats, boots, &e. In her defence she said
she was "taking them to be mangled," but as boots seldom
undergo that process, her ingenious story was disbelieved,
and she was sent to gaol for twenty-one days. Mr. Monroe
said he had taken her into his service without a character
from motives of charity. The officer said he knew that she
had been a common prostitute for at least two months before
obtaining her situation.
PUNISHMENT or BEGGING IMPOSTORS.—Henry Bale,
James Wilkinson, and John Walters, who had been remanded
from Saturday, was brought up at the Police-court yesterday
as begging impostors. They had been in the habit of going
round to houses, representing themselves as " poor men out
of work" from Manchester, Stockport, Rochdale, or any
locality that they fancied would suit their tale. Amongst
other places, they called on a Mr. Lloyd, in Knight-street,
and represented that they were unfortunate officers, formerly
in the Inland Revenue service, and that one of them was in a
consumption. Mr. Lloyd was so moved by their "piteous tale"
as to give them two shillings and a bottle of cod liver oil.
When they found that the master of a house was not in, they
usually tried to bully or frighten the mistress into giving them
money. They called at the house of Mr. Councillor Stewart,
in Mount-pleasant, where their conduct was so outrageous that
they were given into custody. They were each sent to prison
for seven days, the magistrate regretting that he could not
inflict a heavier punishment.