The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-08 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, TUESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 8, 1867.

THE LANCASTER ELECTION COMMISSION.

LANCASTER, MoNney,

Messrs. Barstow, Newton, and Staveley Hill, the
commissioners appointed to inquire into the existence el
bribery and corrupt practices ift the last election for this
borough, resumed their investigation in the Shire-hal
this morning.
William Jackson, whitesmith, said be voted for Fen-
wick and Schneider, and received 101. for doing so. Also
got a sovereign for being on Lawrence's committee.
George Nelson, coachsmith, said he got Si. for voting
for Feniciick and Schneider, lf. for acting on their com-
mittee, and 2/. is. for being on the conservative com-
mittee.

Michael Henry, a schoolmaster, said be voted for Fen.
wick and Schneider, but received nothing for his vote.
Being pressed by the commissioners, witness said he re-
ceived V. for his expenses in coining from Blackpool to vote.
Mr. Commissioner Hill told the witness that he was at
least 30s. in pocket by. the election.
The Chief Commissioner remarked that considering the
way in which the witness, who ought to have known
better, had given his evidence, his expenses would not be
allowed.

Thirty eight voters, in addition to those whose evidence
is given above, admitted ,having received money, 21 for
voting for Fenwick and Schneider' and 17 for voting for
Mr. Lawrence. The bribes ranged from 51. to It/.
Mr. H. Wilson, gentleman, of Overkellet and Liverpool,
said be voted for Mr. Lawrence, but received nothing for
his vote. He was one of the petitioners to the House of
Commons against the return of Messrs. Fenwick and
Schneider. Did not know Mr. Lawrence personally.
Mr. Lawrence Holden, attorney, of Lancaster, said be
voted for Mr. Lawrence, and received nothing for his
vote. He was offered a retainer on behalf of Mr. Law-
rence, but declined it. Acted as agent for election expenses
on behalf of Mr. Saunders in the contest which took
place between that gentleman and Mr. Fenwick in
April, 1804. Had not the slightest idea what Mr. Saun-
ders' expenses were but had heard them variously esti-
mated at from 1,2001. to 2,000/. What was called the
illegalexpenditure would be managed by Mr. Whelon, who
was now dead. Mr. Banana, the auctioneer, was one of
his chief agents.
William' Procter, tailor and draper, said he had 31. to
spend among Lawrence's voters at Bore. A SUM of 35/.
i was subsequently left by arrangement at his house for five
voters named Barber. Junes Barber received the
money on the morning of the election, after having voted.
James Procter, fanner, said he received N. for voting for
Lawrence. Paid 150 i. a year rent for his farm.
Francis Baby, lighthouse keeper, voted for Lawrence,
and received 9/. from Alexander Harrison. Did not know
what the money was for, but thought it was paid because
Mr. Lawrence's friends had more money than they knew
what to do with. (Laughter.) Told Harrison he did not
want the money, for be had never received a penny for his
vote these forty years.
Mr. Commissioner Hill—Harrison did not compel you to
take the money ?
Witness—No. But a poor man is no fool. He always
takes money when he has the chance of it.
Daniel George, woodcutter, said he voted for Lawrence.
Received Gt. from a man named King, at Slyne ; St. after-
wards from some person be didn't know, and on the elec-
tion day he was paid 101. by another stranger. Believed
that all these sums were paid to him in order to get his
vote for Lawrence. When he got the 101. he was asked to
vote for Lawrence.

Mr. Commissioner Hill—Did you not tell them that you
had already received 141. ?
Witness—Certainly not. I told them nothing.
Richard Shaw, labourer of Heysham said he got 101. for
voting for Lawrence, and 41. for voting for Schneider ; Henry
Taylor, labourer, got N. for voting for Fenwick and
Schneider; William T bompson , farmer, who pays 2641. ayear
rent, received 101. for voting for Lawrence,and2l. for treat-
ing voters ; James Thompson, farmer, and brother of the
last witness, also received 10/. ; Thorns. Thornton, wool-
comber, voted for Lawrence, and got 11/. ;T. 13. Thorn-
ton, beerhouse-keeper and soda water manufacturer, re-
ceived 131. from Lawrence's party for his vote and es-
Richard Thornton, farmer, said his rental was
127. m
He got 10/. for voting for Lawrence.
Robert Threlfoll, fish dealer, voted for Lawrence, and re-
wired 12/. fur doing so ; also received about Wis. for his
services before the election.

Mr. Commissioner Rill—What services did you render?
Witness (highly amused at the question)—`services!
They were something ridiculous. I only had the money
to spend in something to " sup." (Laughter.)
Joseph Woodman, labourer, received 101. from a Liver-
man for voting for Lawrence, and el. for voting for
Fenwick.
The inquiry, which will be closed on Wednesday, was
spin adjourned.

REFORMATORY AND INDUSTRIAL TREATMENT
IN THE BELGIAN PRISONS.

In a letter juat received from M. de Sodas,
inspector of Belgian prisons, by Mr. William Taßack,
secretary of the Howard Association, .1, Bishopsgate-street-
without, London, are contained some official testimonies
respecting the beneficial tendency of the reformatoty and
economic system of prison labour which is so lacking in
English gaols, and which is being further discouraged by
the new but retrograde Prison Act of 1865. M. de Series
states:—" I am able to assert that in Belgium ex-
perience has proved that remunerated prison labour
tends to prevent crime, to diminish recom-
mittals, and to hinder relapses." He then de-
scribes their system in detail, showing its eco-
nomic and improving nature, and mentions that
Belgian prisoners are stimulated to industry by a fixed
scale of gratuities, based wholly on piece-work (with some
merely exceptional permission as to time-work). Of these
gratuities, threm.fifiths are oonstituted • fund disposable
by the prisoner daring his detention, in extra but plain
food, in flannel, postages of letters, assistance to relatives,
or the purchase of school books. The remaining two-
thirds form a fund available at his discharge, when it
is appropriated to pay his travelling expenses, to pur-
chase tools, and to provide food and shelter whilst earn-
ing the first wages of freedom. K. de Sorlas con-
tinues :—" It is absolutely either to re-
munerate labour or to compel itsperformance under the
influence of fear. Under the latter system the prisoner
will regard the labour as • part of his punishment,
and it will share in the aversion he conceives for his in-
fliction as a whole ; and immediately on his liberation he
will hasten to abandon it as such. Labour ought to he in
prison what it is in society—the source of man's ameliora-
tion. Nearly all our criminals are in circumstances of
utter privation when they enter prison. And they will be
similarly situated on their discharge if their labour is not
remunerated. Yet • criminal's return to society renders
some expense essential. It is better to have recourse for
this to the results of prison labour than to receive it as
alms front the patronage even of a Discharged Prisoners'
Aid Society. But discharge without some such indis-
pensable provision as the one or the other would be repro.
hensible. The whole tendency of our Belgian system is
reformatory, and calculated to restore the prisoner to •
respectable position in the community. It developes •
love of labour and • practical skill in its performance,
and renders safe a limitation of the mere prison diet to •
minimum. (Hence its economy as contrasted with English
prisons, whose inmates are in general much better fed
and cared fur than multitudes of the honest poor outside,
yet coat the country 30/. per head per annum, earn leas
than 2/., and are continually recommitted after all.) It
fosters • habit of saving, promotes good behaviour in pri-
son, and finally, on discharge, furnishes the prisoner with
the means which are indispensable for immediately
availing himself of the advantages of his training.'
In conclusion, the inspector mentions that this system
is carried out in the prison workshops of Ghent, Vit.
words and St. Bernard, and in the separate cellular
penitentiary of Louvain—in all of which it is found to be
very beneficial. In the latter prison the recommitted
criminals received hitherto have constituted 72 per cent.
of the whole number admitted, whereas the number of
those recommitted after passing through the reformatory
training within its walls is under 7 per cent. The expe-
rience of France, Switzerland, and New England is confir-
matory of that f Belgium. Hence it is the more to be
ripened that the Lords' committee on Prison Discipline
in 1863 recommended, in direct opposition to the majority
of witnesses and to the weight of evidence, an increased
adoption of non-productive,_ expensive, and demoralising
prison employments, as the tread-wheel, shot-drill, and
crank.

EXPLOSION or GREEK FIRE.—An explosion of
supposed Fenian " munitions of war" took place on Sun.
day in Esaex-street, Dublin, which was attended by se-
rious results to life and property. It appears that an
Friday night a stranger engaged a room in the house,
No. 8, Eases-street, from a tenant named Edward Con-
nolly. Ile placed a small box in the room, left the house,
and did not afterwards return. Connolly's curiosity being
aroused by the non-appearance of his tenant, he was
induced on Sunday to examine the contents of
the box. On removing the cover he found two
round bottles carefully corked and secured at
the top with chamois leather, which it is sup-
contained " Greek fire." Beneath them in the
hex was a paper parcel which, on being touched, exploded
with such violence as to knock down the walls and parti-
tion in the room. The glass in the windows was also
broken, and the people residing in the house were either
all knocked down or violen'ly thrown against the walls by
the force of the concussion consequent upon the explosion.
Connolly was seriously injured about the head and hands,
and is not expected to recover. Upwards of 91) hall cart-
ridges were found in the room after the explosion. No
clue has yet been obtained to the owner of the mysterious
Ezpread.
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by season tickets, 989. Total viaitam, 1,944.
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COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.—JAN. 7.
(Before Mr. Commissioner Goulburn.)
IN RE R. B. I,,WN.U.L.
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The bankrupt was a merchant of Fenchurch•street, Hp
bad traded in partnership with Mr. Ronaldson, and after-
wards with Mr. Middleton. The liabilities of the several
firms amount to 9,156/. ; assets trifling. This was the
sitting for order of discharge, the exiunination haring been
pared in November last.
Mr. Aldridge, for the official assignees, stated that the
bankrupt was entitled to an interest under his father's
will, bat it was stated that it had been forfeited by the
bankruptcy
Mr. Bagley opposed for two French creditors who had
taken proceedings against Mr. Middleton, the bankrupt's
late partner, on two bills of exchange. Those actions had
not yet been tried, and on that ground an adjournment
was asked.

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Mr. 'trough, for the bankrupt, opposed the adjourn-
ment, on the ground that there had been ample time for
the trial of the action.

Mr. Bagley said it had been necessary to send a commis-
sion to France to obtain evidence of the dishonour of the
bills.

Hu Honour, being informed that the action hod been
brought in May, .aid that no ground had been shown fur
further delay, and granted the order.

removed two days after it fell. The contractor for his dis-
trict had been applied to, and his answer was, it was too
cold for his horses to be taken out.

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Mr. Tyrwhitt said the question was by n" means an easy
one to decide off hand. It was • pity the legislature had
not inserted a clause in the act strictly enjoining vestries
to cleanse the streets. There were several acts of parliament
to be looked into closely, and before granting a summons
he would take time to consider what the law really was.
The gentlemen thanked the magistrate and withdrew.
On Saturday Dr. Novarre, of South-street, applied to
Mr. Knox for a summons against the vestry of St. George's,
for not removing the snow.
Mr. Knox would take time before he granted the sum-
mons, but recommended Dr. Novarre to come with him
solicitor, as the question was one of great public import-
ance, and it would be advisable to arrive at some decision
on it as soon as passible.
Dr. Novarre said he should certainly adopt the anises.
tion of the magistrate.

DISr.RACEPUL CONDUCT Old PARISH DOCTOR.

Mr. John Humphreys, the Middlesex coroner,
held an inquiry yesterday at the GeorgejV. Tavern,
Green-street, Bethnal-green, respecting thf death of a
married woman, named Ann Ferry, aged :36 years, who
lost her life under very shocking circumstances.
James Ferry, No. 5, Green-street, Bethnal-green, said
that he was a dock labourer. The deceased was his wife.
He had to complain that her death was caused through
the neglect of • parish doctor.
Matilda Grimm., No. Hi, Tatty-street, Bethnal-green,
sister of the deceased, said that she had obtained an order
for the Lying-in Hospital, and the deceased intended to
have gone there. On Wednesday last she was seized with
the pains of labour, and a cabman was called. He was
asked ti drive her to the hospital, which was situated in
the City-road. He said that, in consequence of the snow
falling, he would not carry her there unless he got five
shillings. After some delay, the five shillings was pro-
cured, but the cabman then said that he would not drive
her there unless he got seven shillings. It was impossible
to raise that aunt, and the cabman went away. The
woman was then suddenly confined while she
was standing in a room. The child was born alive.
Witness went at once to the relieving officer
for the district, and she obtained an order for the atten-
dance of the parish doctor, Mr. Massingham. That order
was obtained at half-past six o'clock in the evening, ana
witness took it to Dr. Mamingham at once. She told
the doctor what had occurred, and she stated that there
was no midwife in attendance upon the demand woman,
and that she had not been seen by a doctor. He said that
he could not come to see the deceased until the next
morning, and witness then informed him that the woman
was in pain. He gave witness • bottle of medicine, and
he said that it was to be taken after the pain
was felt. Witness then left. She returned to
the doctor at half-past ten o'clock the same night.
and she saw him sitting in his room reading •
newspaper. She told him that the woman was dying.
lie said that he could not help that, and that he could
not come until his usual time of coming mine round. He
did not come until after the deceased had been dead some
time. Witness thought that there was great neglect on
the part of Dr. Massingham.
Amelia Fox, of 7, Green-street, Bethnal-green, said that
she went to Dr. Massingbani's at half-past eight o'clock on
Thursday morning. She saw Mrs. Massingham, and that
lady informed Mr. Mamingham that a person wanted to
see him. He said, " I can't be seen for half-an-hour."
" Then," said witness, " I had better go home." Mrs.
Massingham advised witness to apply linseed meal and
mustard poultice to the deceased. The deceased had given
birth to nine children.

Anne Ferry, a young girl of about 15 years of age, said
that she was a daughter of the deceased. She went to Dr.
Blaming/Lam', at half-past 10 o'clock on Thursday morning.
Ho was sitting in his room reading a newspaper. Witness
said, "Mother is dying." He exclaimed, "Fiddle de dee,
nonsense ; if your mother was put to bed yesterday it
can't be said that she will die to-day." Witness began to
cry, and he said, " It's no use your •gg it's no use
your kicking up that noise here—it won't bring her back
again." Witness returned home and told her grandmother.
Her mother died at half-past 12 o'clock that day.
Coroner—That very day that the doctor said " Fiddle
de dee, nonsense, she won't die to-day ?"
Witness—Yes, air.
Dr. Hetman C. Harris, medical officer at the Lying-in
Hospital, said that the post mortem examination of the
body of the deceased showed that she had been a very healthy
woman, but the heart was small and feeble, and the lungs
were in a state of inflammation. The cause of death was
the inflammation of the lungs and effusion into the pericar-
dium, combined with the shuck to the system from child-
birth. Her case demanded very active treatment, and
even with medical assistance it might have terminated
fatally.
The jury asked whether Dr. Massiugham was present to
explain his conduct.
Mr. Burrows, the officer of the court, said that Dr.
Maasingham, when told that the inquest was to be held,
said that he was iU, and that he expected to be in bed
when the court was sitting.
The Coroner having summed up,
The jury, after some deliberation, returned the follow.
ing special verdict :—" That the deceased expired from
the mortal effects of inflammation of the lungs and effu-
sion into the pericardium. with shock to the system from
childbirth; and the jurors further say that the conduct
of the pariah doctor was inhuman in not attending the
deceased when the parish order was given to him, there
appearing to be nothing to prevent his doing so ; and the
jurors also say that he is unfit to be continued as the
parish doctor, and should be required to resign such ap-
pointment."
A subscription was then raised for the family of the
deceased.

New POLICE AaaasroamEtrrs.—An order was
issued yesterday to the police by Sir Richard Mayne, Chief
Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, by order of the
Secretary of State, that all charges taken at the Hunter-
street police-station, or E division, and which would in the
ordinary course be heard at the Clerkenwell Court, should
be taken to Bow-street for decision. The order also stated
that when the prosecutor objected, or when the charges
taken in the daytime could not be taken to Bow-street for
decision that day, but could be taken to Clerkenwell in
time, then they are to be taken to that court for declaim.
The charges from that division have invariably been very
few, and this course is adopted for the convenience of all
parties.
THE LICENSING SYSTEM.—We understand that a
conference, under the presidency of the Earl of Shaftes-
bury, is to be held, at the end of this month, in St. Mar-
tin's-hall, for the purpose of instituting a searching discus-
sion into the present system of licensing public-houses
and beer-shops. The Earls of Shrewsbury and Talbot,
Harrowhy, and Lichfield ; Lords Lyttelton and Leigh ,•
Mesas. Thomas Hughes, M.P., A. H. Layerd, M.P., and
Hugh Owen, of the Poor-law Board, and the Rev. H.
SoUy are among the principal supporters of the conference,
and with names like these to stand sponsors for the move-
ment we way expect that it will be thoroughly and effi-
ciently carried out.

THE HABEAS CORPCN ACT IN IRELAND.—Last
year the session ounnuenced on the let February, and the
first act was to suspend the Habeas Corpus Act in Ireland
until the Ist September. On the 10th August one of the
last acts was further to suspend it till 21 day. after the
commencement of the succeeding session. As the session
will commence on the sth proximo the act unless renewed
will expire in three weeks from the sitting of parliament.
NEON() SHINYIINII IN VIRGINIA.—A corrtupon-
dent of the New York Hould, writing from Richmond on
the 11th inst., says :--" The following account of the diffi-
culty between Dr. James Watson, of Rockbridgc county,
and a negro named Tobe Echols, was published several
weeks ago, and will prove interesting: to your readers,
since Dr. W. has been rearrested by order of General
Schofield and brought to this city. Dr. James Watson,
one of the most respectable gentlemen of Rockbndge
county, on Wednesday hut shot and killed a negro named
Tube Echols under the following circumstances. On the
day previous the doctor's family were going to church in
a carriage, and were overtaken in a very narrow pert of
the road by the carriage of Major John R. Echols, con-
taining the family of that gentleman, and driven by the
deceastd. The negro attempted to force a paster„le by the
doctor's carriage, though knowing that he could not do
so with safety on account of the narrowness of the road.
He, however, against the remonstrance of she
doctor's driver, made the attend, when the wheels
of the two carriages became interlocked, one wheel
of the dootor's vehicle being smashed to pieces. This did
not stop the determined negro, but he continued to drive
ahead, when another wheel was broken, and the horses to
Dr. Watson's carriage took fright and ran off, in their
flight breaking the carriage to pieces, but fortunately with-
out injuring any of its occupants. This occurred in a very
dangerous part of the mountain mad, on one side of which
was a steep precipice. Dr. Watson was not present, nor
was he at home, beiAg absent in attending his practice.
Then he returned on Tuesday night he was told of the oc.
currence, and on Wednesday morning rode over to Major
Echols' tochastise the impudent negro who had thus endan-
gered the lives of his wife and children. He found him in
the field at work, and told him for what purpose he had
come, and struck him with a small stick, which the negro
wrenched from his hand and started to run. The doctor
ordered him to halt or he would shoot him, and the negro
not obeying the order the doctor levelled his pistol and
fired, the ball striking him in the luck and coming out
about the centre of the abdomen, inflicting a wound from
which death ensued in a few hours. Dr. Watson imme-
diately went to a neighbouring magi-trate and surrendered
himself, and, after an examination, was bailed in the sum
of 1,000 dols. for his appearance for trial before the County
Court. The doctor we, subsequently tried and discharged
by a jury of his own county, but, as remarked above, be
was re-arrested and brought to Richmond. General
Schofield admitted him to bail in the sum of 911,000 dole.,
and, by an agreement between the parties, an examina-
tion will be commenced in this city to-morrow, when the
evidence in the ease will be made public. The affair
caused no excitement outside of the neighbourhood in
which it occurred, and consequently I am unable to
furnish any of the evidence brought to bear upon the case
before the court that tried it."

CRYSTLL P►a►Ca.—The pantomime will be
played at half•past four this afternoon. Not a vestige
of snow remains on the roof of the Palace.

THE LOSS OP THE INDY&

The folliiwing is the official report of Mr. 'taffies,
stipentliAry magistrate, in respect to the loss of the above
vessel :

"To the Right Hon. the Lords of the Committee et
Privy Council for Trade.—My Lords,-1 have, 'Nested by
Captains Harris and Hight as nautical •aasessors, held the
inquiry ordered by your lordships into the loss of the ship
Indus off the Irish coast, on the II th Dec. last. The
Indus was a wooden ship of e 47 tons, built in
' Maitland, N. S, and was owned by Messrs. Northrup and
others, of Halifax, N. S. She left Liverpool on the oth of
December, oommanded by Mr. Daniel Campbell—who
himself owned eight shares in the vessel—with a general
cargo, and bad on board a crew of IR hands an
told, one supernumerary, and the captain's wife and
aisti r, and was bound to Philadelphia. She was towed
out as far as Holyhead, when the tug was compelled to
cast her off from stress of weather, and she beat down the
channel. On the 10th the gale moderated, and it fell
calm. On the 11th, about R a.m., the wind sprung up
from the S.E.,and hauled to the southward and westward,
At 9 a.m. the Blackwater lightship was seen, and at 10
a.m. the ship was tacked to theesetward, and continued
on this tack till about 2 p.m. She was again tacked toff*
westward lying at W. e S., which course she kept
tiil she grounded on the long bank off the coed
of Wexford at about 5.30 p.m. At 4 p.m. the
weather had oome on thick and dirty, but no lead was
used. Efforts were made without success to get the ship
off, but she eventually became a total wreck, a small poe.
tion of the cargo and some of the ship's stores being saved.
No lives were lost. I regret to say that this is another
case in which the loss of the ship is wholly attributable
to the neglect of the lead, and this, in the face
of the repeated warnings which have issued from
the courts of inquiry which have been held from
time to time during many years, upon yowls lost
from the same cause in the Irish Channel. la
this case the court was linable to discover any
extenuating circumstances. The weather was moderate,
and when it became thick it was especially incumbent
upon the master to use the lead, which was close at hand,
but was unaccountably disregarded, though the ship wee
heading towards danger, and had been sailing in easy
soundings for an hour before she struck. The court feel
bound, under those circumstances, to suspend the certifi-
cate of Mr. Daniel Campbell for twelve calendar months--
I have the honour to be, my lords, your lordships' most
obedient servant, T. S. Rare Les, Stipendiary Magistrate.
—We concur in this report. Ht. HARRIS, EDWARD HIGH?,
Nautical Aesessors."

LONDON WEEIEL'

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Brasil packages
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Corns—W. I...packages
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1,347
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Pr. Stock. 1866.

20,571 17,4 ft
6,686 7,208
8%160 122,807
261,6?3 210,064

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866,386 moss
29,753 46,741
16,617 21,712
17,292 AIM
1,976 3,291
2,099 52,626
738 1,161

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2,148
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1,440
2,066
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14,377 14,514
46,779 40,751
1.371 1,364
116.69.5 41,654
2.5,430 47,000
14,670 14,615
22,565 ! 30,593
29,750 i 34,242
10.602 6,004

TALLOW.—Mosnsv EVWING.—We have had a good
demand for tallow on the spot to-day, and prices are well
supported, but there has been very little speculative busi-
ness doing. Froin St. Petersburg the market I. quoted
steady at 525. for!Augurt, and the exchange is 32d. ; tal-
low thus costing to lay down here nest mason over 4148. pir
cwt. Our closing prices are :—Spot, 43e. ; March, 455. 311.
to 45e. Gd. ; April to June 455. 3d. ; October to Dec...
ber, 455. Od. to Om Town tallow is quoted 445. net
cash ; South American, 435. to 45e. 6d. first pipes ;
second and yellow, 425. to 44e.. Australian beef, 44e. to
445. 3d. fine, to 425. 6d. low and weak. Cocoanut oil ie
firm • Cochin, 625. ; Ceylon, 51s. ; Sydney, 475. to 505.,
middling to good. Palm oil quiet, 425. 6d. fine Lagos
palm nut oil, 422.—(From the circular of Messrs. Smith end
Charles.)

COTTON. —LIVERPOOL, JAN. 7.—We have had a fair
demand to-day, and a steady market at Saturday's prim.
The sales are 12,000 bales, of which .1,000 are for export
and speculation.

WOOL AND WORSTED.—Bitarirom), J. 7.—There
is no appreciable change in the market to-day. The quail.
tity of wool changing Lands is only small, and prices are
very firm. The amount of business done in worsted yarns
very limited to-day, though the tone of the market is
very firm. Prices are still against buyers. No improve.
ment has taken place in pieces. Transactions are, if any.
thing, even more limited than previously reported. The
market altogether is very fiat. Prices are unchanged.

CATTLE.—Lientroot., JAN. 7.—Owing to contrary
winds and fog the arrivals of cattle were small. Prices were
irregular, and generally much higher than last Monday. No
change in sheep. Cattle at market 1,200 ; sheep, 4,000.
Beef, tiiiL to Sid. per lb. ; mutton, GAd. to Bd. per lb.

COMA—LONDON, JAN. 7--Darison's West Hartley,
17a.; Lambert's West Hartley, le.s. 9d.: Walls End
Bnuidyll's Hetton, 225. ; Walls End Haswell, Vs. ;
Walls End Tunatall, 20s. 9d.—Ships at market, 29;
sold, 22.