The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-30 00:00:00

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.

BOMBAY, October 27. —We have little change to notiee in
the state of our money market since the date of our last
report. Money still continues easy, and the accounts re-
ceived from China by the last mail have for the present
given a check to the large shipments of bullion that have
been going forward to that market during the last two or
three months. In joint-stock shares and government
securities fecal transactions are taking place —the near ap-
proach of the Dewallee holidays interfering with business.
Present quotations are as under :—Government five per
cent. loan of 1841-42. rs. 1031 per 100 ; government four
per cent loan of 1832-33, 1082 per 100 siccas ; government
four per cent. loan of 1835-36, 1021 to 2 per 100 ; govern-
mens four per cent. loan of 1842-43, 1021 to I per 100;
bank of Bombay shares, 391 to 40 per cent. prem ; Oriental
bank corporation, 93 to 94 per cent. prem. ; commercial
31 to 32 per cent. prem. ; Agra bank, 48 to 50 per cent.
prem.

Since the date of our last report business done has been
extremely limited. After the Dewallee holidays, which
occur immediately, it is confidently expected that there will,
however, be a greater activity developed than has of late
existed.

Cotton has at length given way in price, owing to the
discouraging accounts received of its value both in the
China and English markets, and purchases have been made
of Broach cotton at rs. 100 and 101, and of Dholerah at
931 to 951 per candy, with prospect of a still greater
decline, although contracts have been made for the delivery
of new Dholerati t..ttno in April next at rs. 941 to rs. 951
per candy. In other produuL. wa hear of little or nothing
doing.
Freights have been pretty steadily maintained to Liv,r
pool at £2 15s. to £2 17s. 6d,. till within the last few days,
when the arrival of several large vessels from Australia
gave a check, so that we cannot quote higher than £2 12s.
for vessels commenced loading, and £2 15s. per ton for
vessels nearly ready for sea to Liverpool and London.
To China there is nothing doing, the rate is nominally rs.
12 per candy.
Exchanm, nab ruled pretty steady, at 2s. 14d.
pm rupee, at six months' sight, for b!st bills. Lately an
attempt has been made to reduce the rates for Baring Bro-
thers credits to 2s. IBd., at which some sales were effected,
but the banks refused to purchase any paper under 2s. 1 5 .16d.
which may be considered as the rate for the best local paper
on England at six months' sight. On China exchange is
nominal at Its. 242 to 243 per 100 dols., at 60 days' sight.
On Calcutta, at 60 days' sight, Its. 99 10-16 per Rs. 100.
CALCUTTA, Oct. 18.—The Bombay steamer arrived on
the 15th instant, with London dates to the Bth ultimo.
The commercial intelligence is most satisfactory.
The holidays having commenced on the 6th, two days
after the date of our last price current, and business having
only been resumed this morning, we are unable to supnly
our readers with our usual commercial report, including full
statistics of our imports and exports. The 12th instant
being deemed a lucky day in the Hindoo calendar, small
purchases at previous rates were made by most dealers for
luck's sake, but no transactions of any importance have
transpired. As usual, after the Pooja, a few days will elapse
before business will re-commence with any energy. The
prospects of our cotton goods market have improved. Rain
has happily fallen abundantly in the north-western pro-
vinces, and all fears regarding the fate of the grain crops
have been dispelled. This fortunate dispensation will give
confidence to dealers, and a good business in imports, it
is_anticipated, will arise before the termination of the
current month.

In exports we have nothing to say, as the markets
have been closed during the vacation. Tonnage is,
however, more abundant than it was, and the rate of freights
lower ; this fact, coupled with the encouraging advices of
colonial produce received by the Bombay, will doubtless
give an improved impulse to our import markets.
We have no change to make in our last estimate of the
coming indigo crop, which we still think will range between
105,000 and 108,000 mds. Our advices from the Dooab
are of an improved character, but those from Tirhoot report
a storm of wind and rain having occurred in that district,
which had the effect of largely reducing the returns from the
vats, and it is too late in the season for the uncut plant to
recover its full colouring properties. Before the next mail
leaves we shall be in possession of more precise returns than
we have as yet been able to obtain, and we hope then to be
able to state with a greater approach to accuracy the figure

which the crop is likely to assume. The quality of this
season's produce is generally superior to that of last year's
and the cakes are consequently expected to weigh lighter..
EXCHANGE with London has advanced to 2 1.4 to 21, at
which rates transactions fur this mail have transpired.

THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.

Susanna Bailey, servant to Mr. Draper, said, after the
prisoner had called and seen Mr. Draper, and had informed
himself of Mr. Draper's movements, the prisoner came again
the next day, and said he had been so unfortunate as to drop
his glove in the area, would I be so good as to get it for
him. I consented, and left him in the hall while I went
down stairs, and in less than two minutes I returned with
the glove. The prisoner mentioned that he would call again
in the evening and see Mr. Draper. About nine o'clock the
next evening the prisoner called, bringing with him another
person to see the rooms, as he said. I requested them to
come into the hall while I got a light; and having got a
light, I showed them into the front drawing-room. While
I was up stairs with the prisoner and his friend, I heard some
one go across the hall towards the rooms of M. Gianotti, a
gentleman who had apartments in the house. I did not feel
any suspicion, as I thought M. Gianotti was at home. I
went up stairs to the bedrooms with the prisoner and his
friend, and one of them opened a window to look into the
street, while the other put questions on various subjects to
me, and by that means detained me up-stairs a quarter of
an hour. The prisoner and his friend, whose name he said
was Scott, then went into the drawing-room again. The
prisoner said his friend Scott liked the rooms very much,
and he would call and settle with Mr. Draper about the
apartments the next day.' I then let them out, and I did
not notice at the time that any robbery had been committed.
Charles Gianotti, living at present at No. 6, St. James'.
place, had apartments on the ground-floor in Mr. Draper's
house in August last. On the 4th of August I went out
leaving the property in my apartments safe. I returned the
next day, and first missed my cigar-case, which contained a
£lO and a£6 bank note. I next missed a small black trunk,
containing £46 in bank notes,three gold chains, and a quan-
tity of miscellaneous property. My writing desk was also
broken open. The value of the property was about £3OO.
Mr. Draper recalled : Said he had not been able to meet
with the prisoner since August, when he called on him, until
last Saturday. Witness wassoing through a court in Brewer-
street, when he met the prisoner and stopped him, saying,
"He thought he had the pleasure of knowing him." The
prisoner said, "He had met him before, but could not tell
where." Witness mentioned the visit of him and his friend
Scott to his house, and said he should like to know some-
thing more about this Scott. The prisoner said he would
take him to Mr. Scott. Witness said he should like a
police-constable to go with them, and told prisoner to walk
with him to the station-honse and explain what appeared
to be suspicious in his proceedings. The prisoner accom-
panied him to the station-house.
• Inspector Lester detailed a conversation in the station-
house with the prisoner.
The prisoner asked Mr. Draper if he was promised a gra-
tuity for introducing a lodger. Mr. Draper said yes.
The prisoner then began to examine the girl as to his
identity, apparently not aware he had himself established
his identity by his questions to Mr. Draper.
A chisel and bag used commonly by housebreakers, were
found in his posession. Remanded till Monday next.