The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-11 00:00:00

CENTRAL CUIMINAL COURT.

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lar&ltheavo London to-night.

The other letter was written by the prisoner after this
dreadful act bad been committed. It was to the following

iffeet :

llere Johneon,—l have got a friend who will take him sad will lend
me the way to pay you the first week in January. Their mosey is
eat, sled they cannot get it to Wage. have none of my own until I
biree eased it, end it you summons me 1 cannot pay you now, and
don'tknew What advantage you will lime in depriving me of my
Owe end character, es I shall then be for ever prevented from cant.
ing say breed, and at that time I will send you the lull amount I owe
yes. Travideree has so provided for me that I bare kept it from
wiry one la the awe I hope end trust you will nut expose me.—
Tent% alnewely, name Dams.
Mr. Collier then sabmited to the court that the ',ideas,
did set support the indictment Rosiest ihe prisoner by reason
of a peeper description not having been given baths deceased,
and his peeper
that there was no evidence to prove that
he was known by reputation by the name of Lewis Drake, Of
that he was &bastard child, as he was described in the last
counts of the indictment.
The point having been argued at considerable length—
Mr. Justice Patteson mid the court were of opinion that
the case must ga to the jury as the question was one justly of '
fact, and he should ask the jury to say whether they were of
opinion that the evidence made out either of these sets of
counts with respect to the description of the deceased
child
Mr. Collier then addressed the jury for the prisoner. He
said that a most painful and sessions duty was cast upon him
self and his learned (dead. Upon the humble exertion they
might make, perhaps the life of a fellow creature depended,
and although it was no part of the duty of an advocate to
endeavour by ingenious arguments to defeat justice, yet it
was equally his duty, in a ease of life and death, to take
sooty step which he considered might serve the client for
whom he appeared,—and rescue him from a dreadful death.
The present case was a most painful one. The jury were
celled upon to say that a mother who bad always seine, d
the utmost kindness towards her offspring had suddenly
abandoned these feelings, which might almost be said to be
instinctive is the maternal breaat, and that she had deli-
berately, and in a most cruel manner, destroyed the child
which up to that moment she had evidently loved mist
badly, and for whose support she had made the deepest
imeriflces. He did not believe the jury would come to
this conclusion, but that, after they had heard
the feeble observations he should address to them,
they would rather be of epinion that at the time the
see was committed the prisoner was in such a state of mind
an to render her irresponsible. With regard to the former
conduct of the prisoner towards the deceased, it appeared
dear that out of her limited means she had paid a consider-
able sum for them intenance of the child, and that her con-
duct had always been kind and affectionate towards it, sod
it was therefore not at all likely that if she had been in her
senses she would haves destroyed it in such a cruel manner.
He instructed the jury to look at the situation of the joie
saner. It was evident that after her seduction—after
receiving the greatest injury *hat could be inflicted
upon her by one of the other sex—she had been abut-
dosed, and left with limited resources, end 'mil:ring
tram bad health, to provide for this unhappy child. She
had done so. She had stntgoled to preserve her ri po-
tation, which was all she had to depend upon to protect her
from utter d. at ruction, and there was no doubt that the man-
ed in which the chili was suddenly thrown upon her btu de,
and the dreadful consequences which she foresaw must re-
edit from it, had for the moment unsettled her reason, and
drove her to the commission of this dreadful a:t. As to rte.
meditation, it appeared to him that it wes ont of the question,
and he did not even think that his learned friends who ap-
peared for the prosecution attempted to contend that up to
the moment when the unhappy child was taken to the pri-
soner in the manner stet., el by furs. Johnson, she ent, r-
tained the slightest intention of doing it any
injury, and it was evident that the do traction
of the life of the child, was the result of some
momentary and une.ontrollable impulse, and that she was not
at all aware of toe nature of the act or of is consequences.
He would not attempt to enter upon the question c f the
various degrees to sv:ac4 the human mind was distracted, but
the dcscrip'iea of it.sanity which he had suggested was one
which was pane. ly well understood by writers upon that
abject. What he c.ntended for was that the pt ismer, find-
herself, by the pr T eding of Mrs. Johnson, in leaving the
child at the •
house in Harley-street, in the manner stated,
liable to be discharged from her situation, and 14 Pia.; the
prospect of utter ruin beton her eyes, that this cir-
cumstance, toting upon a frame weakened and re-
duced by illness and poverty, the e fleet had been
to cause a temporary lretsy, and that while in
eh et state she destroyed the intent. All the proceedings
of the prisoner, aocording to his view of the case, supported
this theory, and her conduct after the unhappy occurrence
showed that she was not aware of what she was doing, for,
instead of endeavouring to secrete the ttody, which poes:bly
she might have been able to succeed in, the steps she took
on seeding it awsy were thole which were certain t iead to
her detection. The most dreadful crimes, it was well known,
ban been committed under the influeoce of such a temporary
&eery as he had mentioned, and many most illustrious men,
among whom he might name Sir S. Itoally, who was
known as a man of the west exalted intellect, and one of the
greatest honours to their profession, had destroyed himself
under the influence of such an impulse. Its effect was
Neither to drive the parties guff. ring under it to commit
eelnilestruetion or else to destroy others, and it the wre.ehed
woman whom they sow cowering in the dock before them
had destroyed herself instead of the child, he asked the jury
whether they would have hesitated for one moment in
coming to the conclusion that at the time she committed the
act she was suffering from temporary insanity. The learned
souneel proceeded at some length to impress this view of the
ease upon the consideration of the jury, and in his concluding
feladvatione he said that one dreultul tragedy had already
taken place, and he asked the jury whether they did not
think the justice of the case would be perfectly satisfied by
their coming to the decision he had &negated, aid that
the exhibition of the dying agonies of the wretched woman
at the bar to a brutal multitude was not required in addition
to the horrible act that had already taiten place. The
learned counsel concluded a very able and eloquent address
by earnestly expressing a hope that the Almighty Power
would guide the minds of the jury to a just and merciful
conclusion.. _ _

OLD COL it lf ESTERDAIL
Barons Ma. J1:1RICI vAITTAON AND Ma. Jester TALTOCIIID.
THE MURDER IN HARLEY•STREET.
The report of this cum 'n ••sterds Eapre-s eenelucled
with the examination of W. broke, brother or the prisoner.
The trial then proceeded as follows
Thecphilns Burton dowel that he was a blecirmith. and
resided at North Levities. He monied the prisoner's sister.
He saw the pawner Le in February, 1849 He ?maim-
hued a letter coming to his house in November last, and 011
the same day the box was brought to has house. The sub
stance of the letter was, that there was a box at E u Red.
ford, which they would receive as soon as poisiele. There
was no name or signature to the letter, and he was not at all
seqsaintei with the handwriting. The wiener then cor-
roborated the statement of the last witness, that the dead
body of the child, and rime articles of clothinx, were found
in the box when it was broken open, and he rated that the
wlr.le of thr articles were placed in the possession of Smith,
the policeman.
Edward Smith depesed that he was one of the Notting-
ham County Police, and that on the Ist December he re-
ceived a box from the last witors, containing the dead body
of a male child. There was no direction on the box, but he
made &search and found it upon the road about a mile and a
half from East Regard, and he produced it. A handker-
chief was tied lightly round the child's neck, and he observed
a mark upon the neck, and also a mark upon the temple
and the tat ear. He afterwards took the dead body to Mr.
Blegg, a rargeon. Among the articles that were in the bcx
'mal en apro, on which there was the name lit S. Drake,
and a small quantity of blrod was also upon the apron. The
witness added that he subsequently showed Mrs. Johnson
the body of the child and also the clothes that were in the
box.
By Mr. Collier—The lid of the box was not close upon the
_ .

• man.

Mr. Francis Wove deposed that he was a surgeon at
South Leverton. 0 i the 3rd &camber he was called upon
by Smith to ermine the body of a child. The child ap-
peared about twenty months old, and in his opinion it hod
not been dead more than a week. He observed a contusion
on the forehead, and also on the left ear. The child's face
was swollen and livid, and the tongue was compresocd be-
tween the teeth. Upon an internal examination of the
had he discovered coagulated blood under the scalp, cores.
sponding with the evernal mark upon the head. He also
ound some exteaviunded blood upon the brain, and the in-
juries he observed were quite mifficleat to have caused death.
A bitted instrument would have occasioned them, or they
might have been caused by the head of the child being
struck against some hard substance. He else observed •
handkerchief round the neck. It was tied twice round.
and the inner fold was quite tight, and the child
presented appearances of stranguttlion. The eyelids were
' swollen, the tongue compressed between the teeth, the nails
were blue and the fingers contracted. The manner In which
the Itsnakerchief was placed round the throat was, In his
opinion, sufficient to have occasioned his death. Either the
blows or the strangulation would have accounted for the
death, but finding the two, he believed that the death had
been occasioned by these combined means. These appear-
ances, in his opinion, could not have been occasioned atter
life was extinct.
Thomas Kimber, the superintendent of the Nottingham-
shire polies, proved that alter the discovery of the body he
came to Lom&n, and went to No. 33, Harley-street, where
ha sew the prisoner. He was accompanied by Sergeant
Whalen M the metropolitan polite. He asked the prisoner
if her nem wee Drake, and she replied that it was.
Hears told her that he mast apprehend her on suspicion of
having murdered her Ica, Lewis Drake. She asked him
how he knew that, and he told her that the dead body of •
child had been sent in a box to North Leverton, sad that the
box eiontained an apron which was marked " 8. Drake." The
prisoner then sat down and began to cry.
Jonathan Wheeton, seejeant of police, corroboroted the
last witness, and also produced a key that he took from the
prisoner, which opened the box in which the child had been
seat.
Kra. Johnson was then retailed, and she indentified the
different articles of clothing that ware found is the box as
being those of the deceased child.
Mary Anne Bridge deposed that she was employed to
search female prisoners at the Marylebone station-house, and
the searched the pr.soner when she was brought in. She
asked the prisoner what she was charged with. She made
no reply, and witness asked her a second time. The
prisoner then inqured if she was a married wo-
man, sad, on her telling her that she was, the
prisoner replied that she could feel for her, and she
added that it was aU about a child. Witness inquired
whether it was a new-born child, and she said it was not ; it
was two years old, and she hung it. The prisoner also said
that the woman who had had the child to nurse had brought
it to her, and she wee afraid of losing her place, and she did
it in a moment, and then she packed the child up in a box
and sent it to her sitter to be buried, and she supposed she
had made all the WWI about it and that she should be hung.
By Mr. Bober—The prisoner made the statement quite
voluntarily. Tim statement was that she did it in a moment.
She did act appear particularly excited.
The letters were then pat in and read, and this closed the
lees for the prosecution.
The following are copies of the letters referred to. The
first was dated the 26th November, and bore the address of
Bdwartstreet, Dorset-square; and It was in consequence of
this letter that ,ho child was taken to the prisoner by Mrs.
Johnson. It was to the following effect:
Dear Mrs. Jobsson,—With a trensMing hand and aching heart I
write you this letter. You will be sorry to beer I have been obliged
to menthe greatest and best part of my clothes to pay my expenses.
I am better, but I am a poor creature, warmly able to go stout.
When walking in the Park on Baturttaa, tor the benefit of the
air, I seddentally met with Mrs. Memnon, a relatire to the
family I lirad with In Illaseheater; my appearsooc excited
iltatty, end Mired m take me with her to
or lON **l I low suiptal, aienrise I coal aot We

Mr. Justice Patteson then proceeded to sum up the case,
and after having gone through the evidence, he slid that it
did not appear to be denied that the prisoner had committed
the act of destroying her child, and it was only contended
on her behalf that, at the time the act was committed, she
was not in such a state of mind as to render her unto, able
for her actions. In the present case, this fact was not sought
to be established by the ordinary evidence that the prisoner
herself, or that some members of her family had the
taint of insanity; but it was urged that from the position
in which the prisoner was placed by having her child
soddenly brought to her, and the dread of losing her
sitaation and her character, her mind was suddenly
alerted, and that while suffering from a t uporary
frenzy so created she had umpired the offence with
whisk she was charged. He would not say that this was
not a description of defence which might not be justified
under some circumstances, but he was bound to tall the jury
that before they came to such a conclusion, they ought to
look carefully at all the circumstances of the case ; and he
at the Mlle time told them that he had always laid it
down, and should continue to do so, that a jury would do
very wrong to inter insanity from the mere atrocity of
an act that had been committed. If, therefore, is the pre-
sent instance, they ahoald be of opinion, in their answers,
that the prisoner committed the act while labouring under
temporary frenzy, they must act upon that conclusion ; but,
if such was not the case, it was undoubtedly a cue of mur-
der, and it would be squally 'Asir duty to say so by their
verdict.
The jury retired, and were absent a quarter of en hour,
when they returned into court and gave a verdict of Not
Guilty, on the ground or insanity.
The prisoner was ordered to be detained in safe custody
during her Majesty's pleasure.

NEW COURT.-YESTERDAL
Bilious nue &wimp'''.
_Kona STILLING.

John French, 28, labourer, was Indicted for stealing •
mare, valued at 181., the property of Anthony Morris.
Mr. Platt prosecuted, and from his statement it appeared
that the mare, which is the property of the prosecutor, a
draper at Brentwood, was, on the lea of December, safe
in a field at that place, and being missed handbills were
Hasid giving a discription of it. Nothing was seen of it
until the 14th, when the ptisoner was seen at a public-
house near Edgeware with • mare answering the detcrip-
tiou of the one lost. The policeman who observed him
having his suspicions aroused, referred to the handbill,
and being convinced that it was the stolen mare, asked
the prisoner about his possemion of it when he took the
mare and would have made off with It, but was at once
i taken into custody. He then gave a false address, end also
made several statements about how be got it, all of which
proved to be untrue.
The prisoner's tufo= was, that the mare had been en-
trusted to him to sell.
The jury found him Guilty, and he was ordered to be
transported for 10 years.

PATRONISING ♦ TAILOR.
G. P. Had, 20, described as clerk, a dissipated locating
youth, was indicted for nailing a coat, pair of trowien, and
waistcoat, valued at 31. 11e., the property of Charles tiaituel
and asother. •

Mr. Perry appeared for the prosecution, and Mr.
for the defence.

it ippeared that the prisoner had gone into the shop of
the prosecutor, who is the tailor of Ludgate.hill, sod selected
a cost from it, and gave orders for the other articles, sad
dad:ad them to be sent to some plain where he was lodging.
When the articles were seat home a young woman took them
Is, and told the lad who wee seat with theta to leave them
sod go to the primer's fot►ey whore adders' oho pro, for

THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 11, 1850.

the massy, previously having taken the things into another
room. The boy, however, refusing to leave without the
money, the prisoner made his appearance, dreseed in the
clothes, and took the boy with him to where his father lived,
but he refused to see him, and he then went back to prose-
cutor's and told him that his father must and would pay for
them. Prosecutor requested the clothes might be restored
to him, and prisoner refusing, a constable was called, and he
was given into custody.
The prosecutor's foremen said that no atipuladone were
mode about the payment when the order was given.
The Recorder said that put an end to the felony ; and he
was surprised that any magistrate should have sent it tot
trial. He could not help censuring the esnduct of tradesmen
supplying the real or imaginary wants of a parcel of spend-
thrift minors, and then, when they could not get payment,
adopting criminal proceedings, in the hope of wringing it
from parents and guardians.
Mr. Parry beg ted his lordship would withdraw his cen-
sor* from his client, who was a highly mei:actable tradesman,
and bad been compelled to prosecute.
The prosecutor said he had no wish that the case should
go for trial ; but the alderman Bald it was a serious case, and
must go for trial.
The Recorder said he did not censure Mr. Samuels, who,
most probably, had not been rightly informed of the nature
of the order given by the prisoner to his foreman; still, he
would repeat that tradesmen were generally too ready to
trust minors, under the hopes of fencing payment from their
paten's. Trey should soaks inquiries before they parted
with their things, as the mischief was ti.en done. The
curse the Two 4, cutor should pursue was to appear against
the prisoner in the Insolvent Copt, if he found his way
there, and so insure him a good dose of imprisonment for
fraudulently contracting a debt he hail ILA the means of
Having given the youth a lecture upon hie dishonest be.
!saviour. and cautioning him as to Lia future conduct, be
ordered him to be discharged.

TSB POLICE COUBTE.
MANSION ROUSE

CHASOn or Becamaan.—Mic/saelßeyan, a bricklayer's
labourer, was brought before the Lord Mayor upon suspicion
of having been co..cerned in the plunder of Killendon church,
in Goodhutst, on the 24th of lest month. Upon that day
the church had been broken open and robbed of a number of
bibles and books containing the church service, and bound in
morocco, with gilt chaps and dechrations, the talus of which
was stated to be very considerable.
A policeman said—Boon after 11 o'clock this day I saw the
prisoner walking, with a packing-ease on his shoulders, from
the direction of Graoschurelvetreet, down King William.
street, towards London-bridge. I allowed him to pass me
about 60 yards, and I then followed him and asked what lie
hadaot is the case. He said he WAS going to carry it to Mint-
street in the borough, for a man from whom he was to receive
sixpence for his trouble. I asked him where the man who
employed Lim was. lie replied that the man was in a
tobacconist's shop in Kir.g Williametreet. I told him I did
not think all wee right, as be was going to Mint-street, and
I detained him 10 or 12 minutes, to see whether the man of
whom he spoke would come up. I told him to look out for
the man, and I then took him to tie station house, where
the inspector examined the case, and saw that it contained
20 volumes of valuable church ho3ks.
Mr. Goodman (the chief clerk) drew his lordship's atten-
tion to an advertisement in the //us and f:ry, detailing the
particulars of a robbery committed in the lidlendon Church,
and showed that the books produced were part of the
plunder.
The Lord Mayor—Prisoner, do you wish to account for
the manner in which you became possessed of this packing

case and its contents ?
The prisoner—Your lordship, I work f, r one of the dust
contractors in the City, and do the business of • bricklayer's
labourer. As we nave had nothing to do in my line for the
last fortnight, I was looking about for a job, when I saw a
man with a great coat sweating under the load, and I
thought I'd earn a trifle, so I agree t to carry it for him to
Mir t street, where he said he was RO'Rlf, for Piepence.
we went along he turned into • shop in King William .street
to get some tobacco, as he said, and I waked on towards
liti.don bridge, expecting that he was at my heels, and the
officer came up and took me into custody.
The Lord Mayor—Have you any one to speak in favour of
your character ?
Prisoner—Plenty ; but they ate not here.
littmanded.
COWARDLY ASSAULT —Eduard Buckley, waiter at the
Tower Shades public-house, was charged with having com
mitted • violent assault upon a poor Irish woman.
The camplainant, it appeared, had gone into the tap-
room of the publtiehouee to sell • few e 'tables, and at the
moment she entered there was • political c-mtest between
two of the customers about national superiority. Finding
that the words were likely to lead to something more dis-
agreeable, she attempted to mediate; but her interference
being considered presumptuous and offensive, the waiter ex-
ercised his authority by not only shoving the woman out of
the house, but by knocking her down in the street, by a des-
perate bl.tw on the mouth:with his fut. The poor creature's
articulation was affected by the violence of the rascal who
struck her.
A man of respectable appearance, who happened to be
passing the house at the time the assault was committed, said
he was shocked at the manner in which the waiter had acted
to the poor helpless female, who fell as suddenly as an ox
would tall from the blow of a polet.xe, and bled profusely
from the mouth and nose.
Alderman Humphery asked the defendant what woe
. . . .

he had to give Isinswe'r to so serious • charge against him as

The waiter said the woman was troublesome, and the cus-
tomers required that she should be removed; and when he
proceeded to out her out, she not only retinal, but struck
him, and after all he had merely given her a push, from
*h.& she happened to fail.
Alderman Humphery—You have attacked the complain-
ant is the most cowardly manner, and you dear reed to be
well punished upon the spot fur it. It was a most cruel and
das'ardly thing in you to lay a hand upon the comae.
The muter of the waiter here stood forward to speak in
approbation of the defendant's general conduct, but
Alderman Humphery, having learned from him that he
was not present upon the occasion of the disturbance, re-
fused to hear a word in palliation of the cowardly atrocity of
urvust, who was find in the penalty of 20s.
LAMBETH.

Parcae DzatlNG.2fi;7l/IShata, a hair dresser and
picture dealer, residing at Kenuington.cross, and Mr. George
Maftlieter, a carver and gilder, carryiug. on business in
Regent-street, Lambrtb, were finally mutinied on a charge
of obtaining 201. from M. Paul asbarnsti, carver and gilder,
02, Newman street, Oiford-street, by fraud and false pr..-

Mr. Wood, a solicitor, and Mr. Ilillantine, the barrist,r,
appeared frr the prosecution; and Mr. Games attended on
behalf of Shaw.
The evidence given on the form instion having been
read over by Mr. Gunn, tie magistrate's clerk,
Mr. John Cisarin B , a picture dealer, carrying on
busiums at 369, Strand, said he recollected the Etty exhibi-
tion at the rooms of the Society of Arts. Soon after, he
thought on the Ist September, a young man brought to his
house from a Mr. Shaw a large painting (the one now pro-
duced), and requested that it might be left there. It was
left, and remained until the following Friday, when it was
taken away. The painting was wlerably good as a copy, but
lacked many of the points of the original. In his (Mr.
Barrett'.) opinion, it was not worth more than from 101. to
151., and he begged to negative the assertion of the prisoner
Matthews on the former examination, that he (Mr. Barrett)
had offered 251. for it. This he sneered the bench was not
the fast.
Mr. Jonah Smith, a corn chandler in Kennington-lane,
who had been called on behalf of the prisoners, deposed that
the week before last the prisoner Matthews, of whom hehad
some previous knowledge, brought him a bill of exchange,
drawn by himself on M. Oarbanadi, for 221. 17s. 6J , and
represented that M. Oubanati was executing a large order
tans rich West Indian, on which he, Matthews, was engaged

and that money wei required on th• bill .to purchase
gold to finish the gilding. He (Smith) called on M. Oar.
banati in reference to the bill, and that person represented
that Matthews was engaged in executing the order for the
rich West Indian.
Mr. Sallantine—Well, Mr. Swith, what amount did yon
charge on this little bill of 221. 17s. 61. ?
mr. Smith—l don't see what that has to do with the
matter.

Mr. Ballantine—Oh, yea; but it has. How much did
you charge ?
Mr. Smith—Well, I charged 30s.
Mr. Ballantine—Thirty shillings on a bill of 224 I is. 6i.
at one month's date. I should be glad to know from you at
what rote or per tentage was that ?
Mr. Smith—Then you had better calculate. (Laughter.)
Mr. Bs lantine—Well, I think it amounts to something
Ilk: 90 per cent, or thereabouts; a handsome rate of intereet
that, Mr. Smith. (Renewed laughter.)
The witness, in his further arose examination, admitted
that he had ceded on the prisoner Shaw respecting the bill
b fore he discounted it, but denied that the prisoner had
said anything to him in reference to the purchase of the
picture.
The worthy Magistrate directed that the picture should be
given back to Shaw, and that the prisoner should return the
201. to Smith, the bill discounter, whose chugs of 90 per
eent he could not approve of.
The parties pro and con consented to this, and thus the
subject of " The Storm " ended.

TRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING.—Bia-
-01, JAN. 10.—The usual quarterly meeting of the Iromnasters
Mui been held hen today, and at Wolverhampton. yesterday. The
bends of the priticlpol houses report that they hero plenty of orders ;
that the condition tat the trade has greatly improved doting the laid
few months, and that upon the whole matters are looking well with
them. There urea greater number of iorget now In blast than there
were Ail months since, and as orders have been rather freelygiven at
present rater, eons disposition has been manilented to raise prices—a
very imp. talent step, na doubt, under eziating circumstances. At the
present moment prices are hem, and stock FINAL with a continu-
ance of lair weather fur commercial conierns, it to not Improbable
that tne peke of iron would rise naturally in the course of the neat
two mamba ' • at the present time any attempt to do so would be pre-
mature. In view of this uncertainty however, I shall deter any
more general reference to the state of the trade until after the meeting
ut Dudley, on guturciay sight, when matters will be finally arranged,
at Least so far us they can be with the preeent mode of managing the
Iron trade and Its prime:

COTTON —LIVIRPOOL, JAN. 10.—The 'market tads,
was exceedingly buoyant, and the sales were about 13,000 bales, in-
cluding 17,000 talon for apecul
fd•sellealltit, JAN 10.—The sodden Ass In the Liver-
pool cotton market has had the effect of checking business in this
market. Buyers do not SEMI at ea inclined to follow the advance,
anal, of course, spinners and manufactunis cannot, In the Gum of
such an edema
.(early I ethos Terepee7) accept the DO owlet
eady in the week

lan. 10.—The telegraphic news Inns Liverpool
with the Illbernia's pr (Word • etsriderable rite in the cotton
market. Large transactions were entered into, the rotes being 6.5'.0
bake, at an advance or 2r. ; New (Mean, t. trOx otellneire" s ere
quoted 9t r. ; and several puede were mold to arrive. New Orleans
naiddltng, 951 r.

HOSIERY AND LACE TRADES,— Norrimowkm,
Jan. 10.—The cotton cut-up &coking trade is in that state
of demand, that the hands have ventured, though in the depth
of winter, to strike for an advance of wages, which, as it
Is moderate, It is thought they will obtain, se several of
the bombers w.th praiseworthy consideration, have declared
they will give it if the other house* generally will accede.
The wrought-hum hands have In general full employment, but they
are gradually reducing to number, getting into other bvinehea. The
silk-glove Wench is nu brisk, that they contemplate striking for a re-
gulation.—The drawer, pencelooli, and Aid branch In not fo brink as
many of the other braccMs, but they Dave, we understand, obtained
a sort of regulation. The oottoregtove track was never in a better
condition, as nearly all the various kinds made arc in demand The
Filk-pteeking trade, whetter plain or machine-made, is in a
must depreseed tea.e, with, at prewar, email hopes of an
amendment. The Dobbin-net trade continuos very perceptibly to im-
prove, and constdetable activity prevails, both in the warehnuece idid
with the paperer.; and finisher,. of lace. This has had a slight effect
upon the value of machinery, which has in alms cams advanced, and
apeculatione are admit in building new machines. home society pre-
vails reepecting the new systems of jacquard introduced from France,
which are In some respecte much fin pier than them now in use, and
require only common paper instead of strong envie to actuate on the
alum/atm. A great teeny new methods were originated In Notting-
ham, but they gave way to the original method used by the weevil...,
termed the .Alarieheter Jacquard." The warp-Lace trade, once so
hena.rtant In Nottingham, has ecesidetaLly iniproved, both in silk
and rotten nets; In the former SO much so, that the hands contem-
plate an advance of waxes. The Jacquard lice been also applied in
making fancy laces from the warp Ironies.—Neffs Ittritte.

CORN.—BANBURT, Jan. tO —The demand for all kinds
of pown here to.day wa4 very slow. at the prices of 1154 market flay.
Quaua,m so follows: W cct, 4s. Oat 0.55. per bushel. Bark y, 20a. to
245. per qr. Beans, Zs. 1d• to 4a. Id. per bu.hei. Oat% 17a. to 2,5.
per or. _ . . . • -

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BIRMINGHAM, Jan. 10. - This day's NlSltlet wan
Isrgt ly supplied with wheat by the farmers, and sake could only be
made by submitting to It decline of Is. per quarter. Barley wasdull,
and the tern was In favour of the buyer. In oats, very little doing.
Beans and Peas reslised snarly as much money. Present pekes i-
Whest, English, white, per Weird of 621b5., Ss 4d. to 3e. Bd.; new,
Ss. 0.1. to frt. 6d.; red, 45410 d. to Us. Gd.; new, 4s. &I. to 3s. 3d.; Irish,
sea, Scot° 31. 4d.; foreign, red, 4t. 10d. to 55. 841.; foreign. white, 3s. 44.
to Gs. 2d.; POIII4I WON., Ss. NI. to Ss. &I.; Danube, 4s. fal. to 3s. 2d.
Barley, per Imp. qr., 245. to 295. Od.; grinding, per 3021ba., 18a. 61.
to 22-. fd. Own, English, white, per imp. qr., Its. Od. to 1.45.; Welsh,
black ant white, per :11:11s., Ills. Gd. to 175.ik1.: Irish (4011. e.
42110.), Da. lid. to iss. Cd. • (1711 s. to 301b5.), 17.. Al. to 18s. • black,
sd. to 17s. 6d. Beans, 'English, old, per 1961 W., 13sCal. to 1.4 s tld. ;
new, 10e. Gd. to I Is. lid.; Irish, 101.6 d. tu I Is. ; I °reign, Ins. Gd. to 13n.
Perot, boiling, pa imp. qr. (nominal), 30.. to nis; grinding, per
1961b5., I Is. Od. to 11.. Gd. I.entils,trer 1961b1.,11a. to Ds. bd. Pour,
English, fine, per sack of 280ibs. 31s. to 33. i.; seconds. 28.. to 31s.
thelon2oll, Jara . 10.-Wheat, to-day, was in fair supply;
but, before sides could be made, a reduction of is. to 2.. per qr. was
submitted to. Barley coma. to market freely, and the turn is in
favour of the buyer. (late, Beare, and steady. Current price.:
Wheat. white. ill. 15s. toll(. 3..; red DI. 10a. to 101. Barley, 27 s. to
2N. Oats, Ids. to 17s. Bons, 2ss. to 295. Peas, Vis to Ws.
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METEOROLOGICAL RETURNS,

FRIDAY, JAN. 11, 1860.
The State of the Weather at each of the following ;dues at
Niue o'clock yesterday morning.—The stations are now
arranged in order of latitude.

Nemo( lira. 4Zef ell= l'. C 4 State o( Weather.
---- _____----.._
Pinworm . .......... . N.B. Cake i iverriUlt
Ponce N. Gentle Breers accurst
NWT= N. Calm overcast
P0R151.013111 N.W. &nide Breese Overcast
Usensee.,. N.C. Usht Alm Foggy
•4101111.11.11P1uil
Pourers(' S.E. Gentle breeze Scud
BaIDOLWATIIi N.W. Gentle Breese Overcast
Tumours),
Bastmeesons. N. Gentle Breese 0•111:44t
fht.ROL ......... N. Breeze Overcast
11.11AD1NG..............".. N.E. Odes Overcast
13. iigi..s ............... N.L. Gentle Breese Vrtet
0110111. ... ........ N. Calm Snow
Omura ran. N.W. tlentle Breese roc,ry
lASOINTOM .. ..... N.B. Gentle Breese Overcalt
C.Alll3lcrDat . ........... ...... N. bßum Breen Snow
RICOUY ............ ...... N.E. oe, tle Breeze Fro. t and 'stow
1. •T1C118M011011...... N. Calm Yong,
CaNWAT S.W. Gentle Breese Cloudless
Gosessan E. Gentle Breese card rreet
HailellieliTlOl...... . N.B. Gentle Breen Ovenrain
LANGUR= S.E. Calm Overcast
lisesurovnal ......
i. H1T111.1,1131 ..... " E. Cam Overcast
HILIP
et. musalauro E. Otatleßecese Snow
Beam= W. Cantle Breese Overcame
Law=............._ S.E. Gentle Beene Overcast
Oweauw Wm Overcast
Eimmnronom

IeTOL, JAN 10.—The etk,i Will well supplied to-
dip with English wheat, and there beirg but a limited &mind,
prices gave way to the Patentor tid, per quarter on general qualities.
First-rate sisardes were still firmly held, and readied the prices of la.t.
week. English wheat must be quoted ais. to 41a. per impel ial
quarter. The demand for foreign was very languid, but prices were
about maintained. Foreign wade F., to Ws. per 4Shba. • for. ign
floe qualities I.b. to 454. pit ditto, foreagn red ordinary genial. s
to 12.. per ditto; and loreign hard 37e. to 40e. per ditto. The market
for dour was the list week'. prices were obtained,'
but lonise' araiFd. nee brl.taleaper. English seconds must be qw,ted
to 31s per Jack, and Au: rims, le. sweet, 235. to 21a. Gd. prrbrl. There
wa but a limited inqoiry liar barley either for salting or grirsiing pur.
pasts, and a decline of Limn Gil. to Is. per quarter was suhroittea to.
Emeish mulling meet be quote) 260. to MS. per imperial Wilt kr, and
English and lonise gruilipg tnan 20.. to 21.. per 41011 he. Tae
market for oats ruled dual, and prices were ierreely so firm, but no
red-colon to any amount Pas ;:ate. lk Awl Webb fast, Irs. W.
to 15s. 6d. per Imperial quarter. Irish white, told.. per 3201 b-.
Mask, Ile. rad. to Iris. Od. t tee il quarter. In b aau. Oust
was little doing, with vales much the same. kar.gliAli brought from
gas. to 325. p r impertol quarter; and foreign 255. to 2is. per 4suiba.
The arrivals during the week have Igen —Oats, 3,035 barrels 314
quarters. llaal T, 1,434 quarters. I'AJLIT, 1,3.0 secs 101 r barrels.
The averages a mottling to he weekly retorn ag the ere n inspector
have bet:—Wheat, 41s. °atm, ifs. 3d. 11-rley, 21ao. Ild. Beans,
306. Yd.

I)Extaxa. Jaw. 10.—We bed A fairsopp4o' Wear.
met a .'ow vale, at about Is. per qr. below the price. of I att w- en;
bo• h awe the market erded o pretty wood elcarance wt. made. Bar-
ley was in Nu supply, and a traceable clearance au. effected, at
price. about la. pat qr. lower acne toren loot week. la tufty
Beano, and Paw. the Ludo was dud, awl pricks, a suade Lower. Waco,
waits., per sr., I Is. to 47..;1.—it T 0.% 42-.. middling, 61s. to
41..; intent*, 275. to Sky. liarlcy, 24a. to .isl. Odll. Into, to 2:e.
Ileanc, old. 3... to Ma.: Dew, 1.,a. Peas 6.1 a. to lea. larur,
tine, per sack, 32x. to Ma ; seessda. Da. to 316.
F4.O4HAM, Jan. 10.—Tile trcrle .:•11 at .his
day'. market, and Ind week's rates were barely nuantained, excepting
for the lint at descriptions. The aupplyof Itarky bong nest than 111.1
to the demastri, cows.' a dulness in one trade; tato in wane instances
a reuuctiou w lad 1.. per qr. was ...laud:ten to. Wheni, Irma Lot. to
ill. per load. barley, 22a. to Als. twerp:. thti,, lbs. to Z 46. P... 16,
276. to .10s. Beans, 278. to 32,
0011•LX1NO. Jab. o.—The at.ced,nee e 4 oupply taf
Vtitcat w. re vhort to-day, c itb,,ut alteratica a _sa
loot w,ck. Wilco; to 1, 67.. to sla.; white, to 41... nine,
-lac. to PI,. Newly, 236. to gas. Poo, 21.. to 316. Bata, 136. to
2or. per qe.
MANNINOTREE, 91 10.—We bare :sad a very r:utl sn..r-
ket to-diy for every article of grain. 'There gale. are nude, lowtr
prices are taken.
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NEWBURY. Jan. tO —W. had a e.moder supply o'
Wh^ a. but, then tam, no demanft execpt of local altar. =ter. prf•
donlowal trout .n. to 2.. pa qr. A ruoply of L:uh y. rrb.9l
_ , .

.
.11a.l Vat at ue..ry . pew.. ta lazy..tont% lint tong
remain tb; same. Avvrag.s : Wt r t, 425. ;:d. ;
1.14.)3.1.; 8ear.N.204.

liOTbsfolf, lane 9.-A eery heary ecru m v.v.; qui .e as
muds eardiper this week as they were dearer 22p. to bp.
prr load. Barler, /es. to 395. per gr. 12.. to Pi..
STUCKTOX-ON Teas, Jan. 2.—W • air/ a very large Pup
ply w Wheat at this da,'s m trio t from the ire of which toe
&wawa provad good, at a datluol of 1.. to pal gooier oo toe noes
of Ow day week. in Lther 4u-todes no L.. .11 t. now. I toe
petrol quotations. -ilettish; Wth At, per qr. of hado. to We
barbel, U .rheire and Toe loathe, red, soti. to 12.. ; white, 4'a. to i 11%
Soutb country red, l7t to 11e.: white, lb . I . 40.0.1% ;MI.

. -
Ito • potato, IGo. to .Is. tie 0,4, out, .00. to 925. I. nr, nrr pack ..1
261.111.36.. tine, ; supttrdnet Zft.t. ti,
"' "

to 212*: kneelrn neat, per q,. of ttt the bushel, tunics,
Wismar, atd Stralsund, 435. Ls ; Iliassburg •and htaton, 11, Li
44..; Holstein and ltimeh, 4,.. Pt 12s. l'otists tak,,s, 4;e. to
Oats, Dutch and Irk:o"nd, 17s. to 24+.; ltu+sish, Ss eitsh,
and Danish, 16e. to 17.. Peas. boiling. 23+. to 264.; irrindo tr, 21 . to
23+. Bee, 245. to 23+. Import+ during the week : Wheat, coasstwis..,
4111 qrs. ; Barley, 121. Gatti Imago, Apt.
_

UXBRIDGE. Jan 10.—Oar pal pi, of Wheat is not large.
but the sale is dun. with a reduction of 14. to 2s. per qr. The average
p: im is 434. Liseley is the turn it!tser o %slue; 245. to 3.5. Oats,

[7.4 to 23e. Beiney .lee. to die. Peas, :.2e. to 33e. per qr.

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PLYKOVTII, Jen. tO —Toe aura tuarlot to-day was well
attracted with farnwra, who were anxious relleir' and prices for
Wheat and lisrley may be quote,a the sun, as on Ttsaliday. Arr.vals
of French Wheat coutinue to their wad ezteht.

WOLOUNOTON, Jan. 9.—We had an aver.g• supply of
Wheat, Barley, and Oats this morning. %Thad sold at adetline of
per bushel. but in Out a slight advance was established. There to no
change in Barley. Wheat, 114. to If.. o,its, lis. 3d. to 7s. Bar:ey,
9c to 9s. bd. Flour, per stone, superfine, 21.; Pee .nde, Is. lud.
Oaffne.,l, Is. bd. dour. Is. 2d. klyettour, Is. Id.

EI.INBVUGH. Jan. 9.—At tnis morning's market there

wara raolerate 'supply of Wheat front the growers; the *minion
being improved by the sharp, friary weatlarr, it meta Our rate at
pr ices lay as high as on this day week. The traneactions m foreign
Wheat wets uuimpociint, there being only a =aerate consumptive
demand at late rate.. Barley, with the t xeeptiun of the nom limiting
samples, is 1.. per qr. cheaper. The amply of Oats w..s large, for
which there wars a good inquiry, at late rat.. lie. es arc taken
slowly, at a reduction of Is. per qr. Feu also arc dull, but not
cheaper. Wheat, top, 431.; average, tat 7J. Itsrley, top, 231. ed.;
average, 20s. lid. Oats, tarp, 20w; average, ins. 4.1. Beans, top,
pea. tA.; average, 235. 7d.
GLASGOW, Jan. 9.-The week'. arrivals lien Ireland
have consisted of 1,070 sacks 1 lour, about 2,450 quarters tate, 1,011
Toads Oatmeal, and 1,520 quarters itarley, which, together with 2,171
barrels Flour tram New lurk, have corertituud the imports to the
Clyde. VM Grangemouth, 538 qrs. Wheat, 4,610 qrs. Barley, ;93
qrs. Oats, and 766 sacks Flour have come to hand costecrose,
and 1,233 qr.. W 144,14 tram &braid. The frost returned at the
1/414441 ef the week with increased severity, but was law antrum last
night. During the week a pretty aztive deraana, partly emmuletive,
was experienced fur soft St. Peterabwn and otter secondary
descriptions of Wheat at the rates previously current,
qmildies of foreign being held for rattler higher
prices. New Scotch has advarvxd 16. to Is. 6d. per 2401 b.. hum the
lowest point. Flour has found a fair sale without alteration in value.
Oats and Barley have remained steady. Beane wire iu moderate
request, but rem continued neglected. At this clay's market the trade
wee checked by the dull accounta from the Ranh, but a fair business
was done in Weed with retail buyers, at former price.; all kinds of
new being in good request at the advance quoted. Feeding Bean,
were inquired for, but there was little passing in other artickv, and
no change to make in late quotations. The foLowing are the prevent
prima Wheat, English, white, per 2401M.,0W, 225.t0 234. red, old;
Ils. to 225.; new, las. to 205.; Scorch, white, old, 21e. to 1125.64. ; Irbh,
red and white, new, law 04. to 19e. 64.; Dant:4c, old, 225. 6d.
to 235. 6d.; Potneraman, old, 21s. ed. to 225. lid.; new, 20s. to 21s. 6d.,
Danish, old, 19s. Pd. to 211. Ode; new, ilk.phi. to 20.. ed.;
Odors, soft, old, 181. Od. to 19s. 6d.; Quisalian, old, 20s. 6d.
to 21a. Od.; United States, old, 20s. 6d. to 21e. Oii. Barley, per
3291 ha, Berwick and Scotch, new, 15e. Yd. to 17e.; Irish, 13s. MI. to
164.0 d.; foreign, free, Vomemnian, &a, old, 13s. tid. to It.. Od. •
new,l6s.3d. 165.ta1.; Danish, old, ISt. to 13.1.6 d.; new,lsw6d. to 16;
Oats, per 2641ba., Berwick and Scotch, new, 13s. to 14e. lal. • Irieh,
Wex/oril, Le., new, li.. Gd. to Ida. Id.; limerick, Sic., old,
13a. lid. to 141. Od.; Lew, 14a. 3d. to 14s. Sri.; extra prepared,
new, 13s. Od.; foreign, RU/411611. old, 13.. Gd. to 14a.; Danish, 131.
to 13a. Cal. Beans, per 4 Imp. bush., foreign, old, Las. to IM. gd.;
Irish, per 2661*, old, 14s. to Ida. ed.; new, 14s. 6d. ; Egyptian,
per 2401 M., old, los. lid. to 15e. re., white, per 23011 w., old,
14P. 6d. to 13a. ; grey, 14s. to 11s. Gd. Flour, per 2sOlba., old, Eng-
lish, superfine, 325. to 33e.; Irish, *epergne, 33.. Od. to 33e. tea. ; line,
30s. tolls.; extra choice qualities, 335. to 345. ltd.; American, sweet,
per barrel, old, Its. Gd. to 335. Od.; Canadian, 225. dd. to 235. Od. ;
sour, 20s. to 211. lid. Oatmeal, per 2801 bit, Irish, common cut, new,
231. to Ds. Gel. Indian Oarti, 161. to 17s. 01. per 200Ibw

CATTLE, &c.—Nzwann FORTNIGHT MARKET. Jan. s.
There was a fair average supply of Flock. Sheep were a a very wood
quality, and met with a reedy isle. lkusts were nut so nuniereue,
but were well sold. There tire 237 Sheep And 44 Boots penned.
Naweuz, Jan. 9 —We hat but a limited number of
bu)ers and sellers te4lay. What business war done mvv bo quoted
at last week's prices. Mum were 4 Sheep, 47 Beast,., and :ttS
penned.
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SALFORD. Jan. 9.—Wa had only a moderate show of
stack to-day, but of full average quality. Good Beef and superior
Mutton lound buyers at the full rater of lust week; interior dull, and
nominally as last quoted. A few Btasts and Sheep unsold.

Kninituuon, Jan. 9.—The supply of rattle was consiler-
ably more. the number SOl, being 132 cure than thin day week. The
quality generally vet y superior; ratio brink at the beginning. Salon
w. re dull towards the end, and a great many turned out utisild. 'fop
price, 70. 611. per Dutch stone ; current, lb. ikl. In 7r.; !mainline and
interior kiwis, Ss. to S.. Cows plenty, and a good demand. Pigs were
also plentiful, but little demand. 'there were 181 more Sheep in the
market this morning. the number being 2,20.3. The attenitatiee of
buyers woe numerous, eourequently sides were more errily'etleeted,
at priers, a shade higher than last week, and at the elute nearly all
wererold. Top irieer of the best glutton, 51d. per ib.; current, Si.;
middling and iute.lor kinds, 34d. to 41d.

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