The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-15 00:00:00

THE FRENCH FUNDS.

PARIS, THURSDAY EVENING
The Three per Cents closed at 71f 15e.

ALARM AT THE BOURSE.

The Paris Bourse was affected on Wednesday,
by a rumour of disturbances at Naples, but it was
not traced to any authentic source.

PRICES OF FRENCH WHEAT.

AMERICA & CANADA.

ARRIVAL OF THE CANADIAN.

The Canadian Steamship Company's steamer
Canadian, under the command of Captain Ballan.
tine, arrived in the Mersey yesterday, front
Quebec, after an excellent passage, bringing 51.
first class, and 61 second class passengers. During
the voyage, the Rev. Thomas Marsh, of Hamilton,.
Canada West, accidentally poisoned himself, by
swallowing a quantity of disinfecting fluid in,
mistake for mineral water.
By the Canadian, we have advices from New
York two days later than those previously receive 1
direct, and papers from Quebec to the 2nd of
August. _ _

The accounts from New York are wholly d
of interest in a political point of view. The
commercial report will be found below.
The Legislature of New Brunswick, had be
prorogued by the Governor, on which occasion ho
delivered the following speech :
Mr. President and Hon. Gentlemen of the Legislative

JTII LANCASHIRE ASSIZES.-YESTERDAY,

CROWN COURT.

li • (REFORM MR, JUSTICE WILLES )
at nine 111°Ming his Lordship took his seat bn the bench
o'clock.
Susr..
Of n ...„,, V
LA G WITH INTENT, &e.—Samuel Speed, a youthl
atr°t more than thirteen years of age, and very
age.nnteeloy
ied.,,,
the ,•• as placed at the bar, on a charge of h vi
ofn tiointh of March last, feloniously, and with a view
the g some grievous bodily harm, shot another lad, about salhe
Seale nc ,_age• On the day in question, the prisoner. and
Bund "` his Youthful companions were listening to the
t,ri sy school scholars singing in the school room, at
some t S•ialle• Salford, as was, also the prosecutor andk
/)Ifies 411 his companions. From something that too
the " the latter parties began to throw some cinders at
~, ethers, when the prisoner drew a pistol from his
Acket anet fired it at the prosecutor, inflicting a slight
and4lld th on the body. He was immediately apprehended.
it b e pistol was taken from him, when he said, " I fir T 1
aote.,°„4,.ose the other boys threw stones at us, but I did
1,0 -"IA to do any harm." By the direction of his
rcishiP the •
Mies.... prisoner was acquitted, and, after a suitable
an talon for permittinct his temper to lead him to such
i‘stet.. discharged. '
Ankers,
tßeci ,s_sr,sainorEn AT MANCHESTER.—Joseph. .On th 4 )• a packing-case maker, was charged with havin7
p;''e 6th of April. caused the death of his wife. ""
Bturner lived in Martin-street, Manchester. '
la .
t 001( L I' night prior to her death, a female fe-
ss tkuer home about half- past •-•1
much witness described it,
Blase, ' Iri consequence of the angry svc,
the
returned to her friends
sge„tettiained until about half-past one o'cli
4;T went to her own Nome. The prisoner'
qtem‘ eight years old. stated that o-
afteVlo, his. mot
Musty the prise
With e istage to him.
he her Clothes and boots on, and it v.
1, Use . .
neat 1.111 either kicked, or fell, out of
"Ft ti-"oR the child saw, was his father
1104,;48, another by the neck, and doubling her .
hi, ill. the •corner of the room, saying "he eot.
1:40' 'ler off " before the morning, and she saying,
22°, You have doubled me up," next day,
fro ''"ale friend called and found her very ill, and elicited
vitT the deceased that the prisoner had hurt her neck
dies his hands, but nothing was to be said about it. She
th,:;••oa the Tuesday following. The surgeon who made
IskiPe Inortem examination of _the body said, that death
tap,atticsid.: Iv
loe °ceasioned from the vertebra of the neck being a's-
hich might arise from her having been dotibled
tlot e described in the corner of the room, but he could
a fap°lleeile that such an injury could have resulted from
that The prisoner, in his address to the jury, admitted
he had • getint given the deceased a gentle push when she
Aft", ° bed with her clothes on, and she fell directly
verdictoernplaining of her neck. The jury returned
,a
n iqQ,,f guilt Y. His Lordship, in passing sentence upon
brut-1,--ner said, the offence of men assaulting and
ba,dll;•.Y ill treating their wives, and wives their husbands,
This ee,fte so familiar, that a check must be put to it.
vesa't,Peugh not the worst case of manslaughter, was a
het 13,1' °lle, and he was rather surprised that he had
laiseneeo indicted for murder. The sentence upon the
, ApoTr IVas that he be transported for fifteen years.
satees ~,a CASE.Or MANSLAUGHTER AT MANCHESTER.—
the d "°Yle, a tailor , aged 44, was indicted for causing
the MANCHESTER.—
de of
his wife, Mary Doyle. On the 16th of July
kasP„ii:"ller called'aa friend's house in Blossom's-court.
aot, biletster, and asked if his wife was there. She was
lace about after came in, and sonsrd angry words took
tl* jewoout sern3
%lie
inioi!s Soon after, they
young woman; of whom the deceased
kesentl .' ',eft the house together,
he court some quarrelling was heard, and.
atm,
of of
afterwasds a f....a The prisoner then ran, in a
Gent andt excae• •
dead, found th _ment, and. called a neighbour, who
1,,e ria blow, ..1 deceased lying on the ground, nearly
c eased vv., -4 flowing from a wound on the head._ The
kiled in ...4 in drink at the, time. The surgeon who was
ef•t1e0".,,,,„' to attend the deceased attributed death to
(i.: ' onct,'"i'l or the brain • produced from an external blow
:41 he -tit°lenee• The 'prisoner, in his defence, admitted
,-,Od te„,;•341 struck his wife but it was only a gentle rap,
the lit -4. Place two or three minutes before she fell from
Mine eP of the door. The jury, alter retiring for a short
t 0 mercy'tetur tied a verdict of guilty, with a recommendation
lad Twelve months' imprisonment.
laßea A o' 'FL-KILLING AT MatscugsTEß.—James M'Hugh,
path 'ea Piecer, stood indicted with having caused the
kiso,, °L, his Wife In this case it appeared that the
.tseati-ne:hn.ad for a *series of years been guilty of brutally
rilld W;* 'ls wire, who was a person of delicate health,
,lisist-s suffering from a disease of the lungs. About
,Was e„rti„as last he severely beat her, so much so that she
Iles da'no,d at a neighbour's house, where she
_sent for
kirl i liguter, by a former husband, and complained 13% orlf.' the side from the kick sof the prisoner. On the.
towed ~,A-Pril last the prisoner went to his house, aufl Ns thgte deceased for some money, upon which he was
r•heu a ,k,
,t she had not any•• as she had just paid the rent. He
?llVtas -7ed for snuck, and upon being told that
the-JeaalY, he the deceased a Most violent to
the tls- Jaw, which fractured the ~,...
41 o„l"eeasea a_--

"a little

er went homa in a

'er was in bed, and

She after

a of hers

having had,

but not very

(is which took

house, where

son, a child
le night In

of intoxicat
,n to use v

14 got into bed

ould seem that she

rhe prosecution urged that Ihe blow
Istheiasti°llaeccelerarted the death of the deceased, and
:avieenek he was guilty of manslaughter. His
_Lordship.
~",ltir4Targed the jury, a verdict of " not. guilty " was
Zeen h'• The prisoner was about leaving the dock,t
agr,elB !.ordship said—prisoner, you mast not go yaen.
Caught with the verdict;. there was not evidence. of m
Your !', but you must be mow tried for having don ,
In Wife
t sonle grievous bodily .harm, which, accord-
-00, °,.,.the _

till 4" .111 e prisoner was t
etas Period of the
este g _
tbg ng
dlibYhn planis ed i the dock, opfl
n n t
-
The

aence of' the child

a rem°
y, the