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

MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES.

MANCIIESTER.—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 yarns are 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 id 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 id per lb. The
demand is somewhat dull for yarns for home manufacture,
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 are 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 their operations continue to be limited. Other descrip-
tions of goods are not much inquired for, and have a down-
ward tendency.—Manchester Courier.
ROCHDALE.—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.
HUDDERSFIELD.—There have been very few buyers about,
and their transactions have not been very extensive.
LEEDS.—More business done at the coloured cloth balls
than 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.— Scarcely anything doing except for America.
This is generally the case to a great extent at this period of
the year, but the state 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 for two 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, spun silks ad-
vancing. Merinos and woollens a shade lower.
LEICESTER.—No improvement since last report. The
prices of wool and yarn remain firm.

MURDER OF A CHILD BY HIS FATHER.

YESTERDIY, a squalid and ruffianly-looking man, named
Thomas Keegan, a tinker, who resided in 17 Court, Addi-
son-street, was brought before Mr. Aikin at the Police-
court, ona charge of having killed John Keegan, his son, a
child of•about two and a half years of age. From the evi-
dence it appeared that the prisoner was arrested on Saturday,
by Police-constable Henry Jones, on a charge of having
cruelly treated and beaten his 'child. The infant was taken to
the Vauxhall Dispensary, where, in examination, it was
found that he was suffering from a severe contused wound on
the deft 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 Friday nights he beat the child
'very -severely, and witness remonstrated with him. On
Thursday she saw the prisoner beat the child very heavily on
the lead and face.—Anne Walsh, the woman in whose house
'the prisoner lived, said that she 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 for her interference
she believes the child would have been killed by the prisoner's
'violence long ago. On Friday night 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 theeiiild, and on going up
to where it was on Saturday about twoo'elock, she found the
child very ill and unable to eat. 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 INQUEST.
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 an both his hands and
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of the frontal plate of the right orbital bone. This, although
not the framed late cause of death,wouSd, in the surgeon's opinion,
without doubt accelerate thatevent;the im mediatecause of death
was messenteric disease, and there were likewise indications ,
of tubercular disease in the lungs. 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 said the law was clear and
fixed, that if an individual committed an unlawful act by
which death was accelerated, that act was held to be the cause
.of death ; and it commited under circumstances which would
Tender 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 a
verdict of " wilful: murder" against Thomas Keegan ; and he
was committed for trial on the coroner's warrant.

TILLANOUS ASSAULT.—At the Polic,e,conrt, on Wednes-
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ASSAAILTING Tan ItoLicE.—A savage and-ruffianly-looking
fellow, named John Bothwell, was yesterday convicted of
violently assaulting. Police constable 764, on Saturday night,
in ,Great Charlotte-street. He was ordered to pay a fine of
40s. And,tosts, or to be its for two months. On same
day, ;Peter Duggan, .a iunior, was convicted .of Ai similar
thoughtless aggravated assault upon Police constablel49, and
ordered to 'pay a fine of Xlo€. and costs, or to be,imprisoned
for a month.

Ma. WisNIZING, the father of the celebrated " Infant
Sappho," .has, we understand, come to reside in Liverpool,
and intends to fill a situation as organist in one of the
churches—a position whieh-he held for many years in his awn
county, Devon. He bears sever al 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-mach appreciated by all lovers of sacred music.
Rac.tarraTiow •1:4- Sr. Jonz4 Citunctr.—On Saturday,
the 17th instant, five converts from Romanism were received
into the communion ,of the Anglican Church by the Rev. W.
F. Taylor, LLX!. The controversial inquiring class in con-
nexion with this churot is carried on with unabated interest,
every Monday evening, in the schoolltoom, 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 ILLEGAL raWNlNG.—'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, be 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 month.
ALLEGED THEFT OF WHEAT.—Yesterday a man of decent
appearance, named Michael Sweeney, was brought before the
police court charged with having, on Friday night, stolen a
quantity of wheat from the ship Alliance, in the Bramley-
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, Trenbolm 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
contain wheat, and which was alleged to have been stolen. In
defence it was averred that the prisoner purchased the stuff,
and in evidence of this he produced a pass note signed by the
consignees, and countersigned by the captain and mate of the
Alliance, authorising him to take away the sweepings. The
patties bringing the charge declared that wheat was not
sweepings, and that the pass-note never was intended to cover
the removal of good wheat under the name of " sweepings."
The ship it appeared had sailed on Saturday for America, and,
of course, neither the captain nor the mate could be found.
After a protracted bearing the magistrate dismissed the
charge.