The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-11-27 00:00:00

MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES.

MANCHESTER.—In addition to the causes, such as dear
money and high prices, that previously combined to interfere
with anything like a brisk demand, we have this week had a
falling cotton market in Liverpool, which induces buyers more
generally to expect to execute their orders on lower terms, and
to act with increased caution. Though the demand is much
restricted, and the market quiet, it is not altogether very easy
to effect purchases at any considerable reduction in price,
though doubtless both goods and yarnsare obtainable at deci-
dedly lower rates this week. Still the decline is gradual, and
only bocomes more prominently observable as orders begin to
run out, when the desire to effect sales is perceptible. Yarns
have been dull all the week, and prices in favour of the buyer,
generally to the extent of about *d per lb. and in some in-
stances rather more. The exception is in 16's weft, which in
consequence of the strike, has advanced about jd per lb. The
demand is somewhat dull for yarns for home manufaeture,
orders being given out only to a sufficient extent to supply
the immediate consumption, in the expectation that a weak
cotton market will lead to reduced prices being accepted.
India yarns are still inquired for, and at rather easier rates
some little business has been done. Water yarns are again
dull and lower, the inquiry both for Germany and China being
limited. Goods ogre also dull, but prices are hardly so much
affected as is the.case with yarns, not having previously ad-
vanced in like proportion. Shirtings continue without much
demand ; and, with the exception of 40in. which are pretty
firm, are lower in value. There is very little doing in the
lighter makes of printing cloth. The accounts received by
the Greek 'houses are not particularly favourable at present,
and theiroperations continue to be limited. Other descrip-
tions of goods are not much inquired for, and have a down-
ward tendency.—Manchester Courier.
ROCIIVALE.—No change in the prices of wool, but business
has been less spirited than a week ago ; the demand has been
confined to immediate wants. In flannels no change, but
transactions have been very limited.
EVDDERSFIELD.—There have been very few buyers about,
and their transactions have not been very extensive.
LEEDS.—More business done at the coloured cloth halls
*llan for several weeks past; but demand dull at the White
Hall. On the whole, however, there has been more done than
'usual so late in the season. Prices remain steady ; the stocks
moderate. The transactions in the warehouses have been
light during the week, but not more so than usual at this late
period of the season; and the trade generally is considered to
be in a healthy state.
NOTTINGHAM.—SeareeIy anythingdoingexcept for America.
This is generally the 'case to a great extent at this period of
the year, but the stone of the money market causes all opera-
tions which are not imperative to be suspended until more
favourable rates prevail. Yarns remain stationary in price.
The hosiers are still fairly employed with orders for the United
States. Stocks :are exceedingly low, both in the hands of
manufacturers and warehousemen, and the fact that the
American season 'has been a good one prevents those accumu-
lations which fortwo years past have been made and forced on
the home trade,-so that on the whole, though we do not anti-
cipate a large trade, we look for a sound and remunerative one
for the coming spring. Cotton yarns are firm, span silks ad-
vancing. Merinos and woollens a shade lower.
LEICESMIL—No improvement since last report. The
prices of wool and yarn remain firm.

MURDER OF A CHILD BY HIS FATHER.

YESTBREPAY, a squalid and ruifianly,looking man, named
ThomaslCeegan, a tinker, who resided in 17 Court, Addi-
sonsstreet, was brought before Mr. Aikin .at the Police-
court, on a charge of having killed John 'Keegan, his son, a
child of about two and a half years of age. From the evi-
deuce' it appeared that the prisoner was arrested on Saturday,
by -Police-constable Henry Jones, on .a charge of having
cruelly treated and beaten his •dsilt. Theinfant was taken to
the 'Vauxhall Dispensary, where, on examination, it was
found that he was suffering from a severe,contused wound on
the left temple, and a contusion of the right eye. He was
:also .in a shocking state of filth, evidently caused by
neglect, and was removed to the workhouse. About
nine o'clock yesterday (Monday) morning the child died,
and in the opinion of Mr. Shaw, the surgeon to the work-
house, who examined the child, there was no doubt that his
death had been caused by the treatment to which he had
been subjected.—A woman :named Julia _Hollis, who lived
in the same house with the :prisoner, stated that the latter
was in the habit of ill-treating the child, and:beating him very
much. On Thursday and Sriday nights he beat the child
very severely, and witness remonstrated with him. On
Thursday she saw the prisoner beat the child every heavily on
the head and face.—Anne \Walsh, the woman in whose house
the prisoner lived, said that ithe had taken the child away from
the prisoner and made a bed.for him in the kitchen to save
him from the prisoner's violence; and but forler interference
she believes the child would,have been killed by the prisoner's
violence long ago. On Bridarnight she was ill, and in conse-
quence the prisoner took the child up with him to the garret
where he usually slept. 'Shortly after this she heard the
prisoner inflicting heavy blows on the child, and on going up
to where it was on Saturday bout two o'clock, •she found the
child very ill and unable:taeat. She gave an alarm, and the
child was taken to the Dispensary, where it was examined.,
The mother of the child died about seven months ago. The
prisoner was remanded till :the result of the inquest on the
body should be known.
THE iInUEST.

Yesterday, an inquest was held on the body,.by.P. F. Curry
Esq., the borough coroner, when the preceding evidence was
fully corroborated, and the numerous acts of cruelty more
minutely detailed. From this inquiry it turned out that the
prisoner was in the habit of severely striking the deceased
with his clenched fist, to take him.up in both his .hands and
dash him down on the floor, and also to take him,by the hair
and dash his head on the ground. The post-mortem exami-
nation revealed the fact, that betides the external bruises and
injuries above detailed, the deceased had a very slight fracture
of the frontal plate of the•right orbital bone. This, .although
not the i mmed iate cause of death,svotild, in the surgeon's opinion,
without doubt accelerate that event;theim mediate Call Sea death
,was messenteric disease, and tbere.were likewise indications
of tubercular disease in thelungs. The fracture referred to
.was undoubtedly caused :by violence, and was immediately
under the contusion on the right eye. The coroner,..in re-
marking on the case, said the ,cruelty .of which the prisoner
had been proved guilty exceeded anything he had ever.met
with. As to the cause of death, he saidthe law was clear.and
fixed, that if an individual committed .an unlawful act .by
which death was acceleratektbat•act was,beld to be the cause
of death; and if commited under circumstances which would
render it a case of murder if the death was immediate, it was
equally a case of murder where the fatal issue was merely
accelerated. After a brief consultation, the jury returned s
verdiet.of " wilful murder" against Thomas Keegan ; and he
was committed for trial on the coroner's warrant.

VILIZZTOUS ASSAULT.—At the Police-court, on Wednes-
day, William Kelly, a seaman, was committed for trial
charged with stabbing Martin Percival, a ;Police-officer, while
litleinogf :ctoutsti had b r
almostd eslelvfeorrebditia7pgiecedru,nakboaunttalifs-Oarnd.einrleyh.
long, from the officer's nose.

ASSAULTIOD THE POLICE.—A savage and ruffianly:looking
fellow, named John Rothwell, was yesterday
violently assaulting Police constable ZeA,,on Situerloclawienighted Zf
in Great Charlotte-street. He was ordered ,to pay 'is. fine of
40s. and costs, or to be imprisoned for two months. (i same
day, Peter Duggan, a junior, was convicted ,of .a arimilai
though less aggrastaied assault upon Police ~constable The, and
ordered to pay a fine of 10s. and costs, or to be imprisoned
for a month.
VINNINa, to father of the eelekated " Infaiat
!Sappho," has, we understand, come to reside in LNerpool,
and intends to fill a situation as organist one of the
chaarches—a position othieh he held for many years In his own
county, Devon. He bears several very high testimonials from
various clergymen—one from the Bishop of Exeter, whose
daughter was a pupil of Mr. Vinning ; and, no ,doubt,.his
services will be much appreciated by all lovers of saeredmusic.
RECA.;NTATION IN ST. SOHN'S CHURCII.—On Saturday,
the 17th instant, five converts from Romanism were received
into the communion of the Anglican Church by the Rev. W.
F. Taylor, LL.D. The controversial inquiring class in con-
nexion with this church is carried on with unabated interest,
every Monday evening, in the school-room, which is always
densely crowded with an attentive audience; a great number
of Romanists attend, and ask questions on the Romish con-
troversy.
THEFT AND ILLE4AL PAWNING.—Yesterday, a woman
named Mary Bird, was charged at the Police-court with
stealing and pawning a watch, belonging to a sailor named
Robert Brownlow, on Thursday night last. From the evi-
dence, it appeared that Brownlow, who had been drinking,
met with some women, of whom the prisoner was one, on the
night in question. They persuaded him to accompany them,
and there they, as he says, drugged some liquor which they
induced him to drink, shortly after doing which he became
insensible. On recovering his senses he discovered that his
watch had been taken from him. In defence, the prisoner
said, he gave her the watch, which she got another woman to
pawn, and on it they obtained an advance of £2. She was
ordered to repay the £2, and to pay a fine of £2 for illegally
pawning the watch ; or to be imprisoned for one months.
ALLEGED THEFT or WEElT.—Yesterday a man of decent
appearance, named Michael Sweeney, was brought before the
qpnolaincetietyouerft cwhhaeragtedfrievin tiithllaysihnigp,
AonlliFairieide:iyin the Bramley-
night, stolen a
Moore Dock. From the evidence in support of the charge it
appeared that the ship Alliance, laden with wheat, had been
consigned to Messrs. Frazer, Trenholm and Co., and that on
Friday night the prisoner WAS stopped as he attempted to pass
the dock-gates with a cart, containing as he alleged a quantity
of ship sweepings, but which on examination was found to
defence it was averred that the prisoner purchase.:contain wheat, and which was tille6e4 have been stolen. In
the stuff,
pass-note
eclnaerveedr
Itlatinwteheedaet:stvea.
and in evidence of this he produced a pass note signed by
consignees, and countersigned by the captain and mate of ttlhi'
spwareteipeisngbsr,i;ngdin was not
Alliance, authorising him to take away the sweepings. Thee
tghatthtehechpaarsgs
the removal of good wheat under the name of " swee • pni
The ship it appeared had sailed on Saturday for America, sweepings."
and,
of course, neither the captain nor the mate could b
found.
After
a protracted heein the magistrate dismissed
the
charge,