The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-01 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.--LIVERPOOL, SATURDAY.

remarks :—The demand for gold for the James Raines has
:been active, and a considerable amount of business INS been
done. The price remains at 763 per oz. Some gold buyers
have been favoured this week with an 800 ounce sample
of gold sold to them as 0 vens,whicl4 on inspection afterwards
by a competent judge, turned out to be from another quarter,
and of an inferior quality altogether. A. portion of about 100
ounces was melted and assayed, which turned out to be
under 20 carats, besides losing over 42 per cent in me'ting,
thereby reducing the price of the article to about 63s Gd per
ounce below the present market price of what is termed
mixed gold. The quantity of gold by escort for the week
is over the average for the year ; and, notwithstanding the
reputed exodus, it is evident that those left behind are
making good use of the ground vacated by the " rushers."
Number of persons arrived (two weeks), 977; number that
have left (two weeks), 1,100 ; decrease, 123 ; increase for
the year, 9,850. The escorts have brought from Ballarat
and Geelong, 16,632 ozs ; Mount Alexander and Bendigo,
14.511 ozs ; Ovens, 12 466 ozs ; Fiery Creek, 4,428
Maryborough, 3,098 czs; 1111vor, 1,965 ozs ; Arrea,
.43 ; Daisy Hill, 869 ozs : Mount Blackwood, 19 czs.
amount this week, 51,890 ozs; amount this year,
1,578:995 ozs ; gold shipped to Great Britain in 1856,
1,712,9.53 czs ; do shipped to Launceston, 48 ozs ; do
stripped to Sydney, 253 czs ; do shipped to Bombay, 1,549
- totol, 1,714,803 ozs, or 71 tons 9 cwt 3 ozs at 80s—

£6 859,242

now
details

1-DEMERARA RAILWAY COMPANY,

HALF-YEARLY MEETING.

The ordinary half-yearly meeting of the proprietors of
the Demerara Railway Company, was held at one o'clock,
yesterday, in the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street. The
chair was occupied by Thomas F. Bennett, chairman of the
company ; and the other gentlemen present were—C.
Holland, J. A.' Tinne, Thomas Bonch, Matthew Steele,
John 0. Johnson, John Crosthwaite, Charles J. Parker, R.
Waterh'ouse, Henry Harrison, &c.
The Secretary (Mr. Thomas Jones) having read the I
notice convening the meeting,
The Chairman briefly adddressed the meeting, and moved
the confirmation of the following report, which was read :

REPORT

The traffic arrangements of the railway have been .con-
ducted during the last half year to the satisfaction of the
colony, and the general approval of the Demerara com-
mittee. The gross receipts for the year ending Ist Septem-
ber, 1856, amount, to £17,905 Cs ld,.being an increase on
the former year of £762, although the passenger traffic of
the last six months have fallen. Off.. The discontinuance of
third class fares, and the entire abolition of free passesrwith
the enforcement of a more strict attention in collecting the
fares, will, it is expected, improve the future receipts. 'The
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)ods' traffic is on the increase with the more favourable
ason. Another estate has recently given its traffic to the rail
way and the only remaining exception on the line will, it is
hoped, soon be classed among its customers. The revision
of rates and contracts is receiving continued attention, and
awaits the receipt of additional and more recent
which have been required from the manager,
n order to attain to that considerate and equitable
ement which so important a matter demands.
working expenses of the line are reduced two
per cent since 7th of August last, according to the terms of
agreement with Mr. Manifold The state of the money market
has again disappointed the hopes entertained as to obtaining a
loan from the public on the bonds. The advertisements not
having been responded to, and a, renewed application to the

shareholders Vying also unsuccessful, it I:icame necessary, in
order to liquidate the temporary advance obtained from the
bank, to make a call on the parties to the guarantee for the
amount of their respective subscriptions. This call, which
becomes due on Ist November, has been met at once by,seve-
ral of the subscribers, who have paid in anticipation. After
the completion of these payments, More than £3,000 of the
bonds remain for issue. To those shareholders who have not
assisted in the loan, an appeal is once more made to fill up the
subscription for the remaini►ig portion of the bends, which are
tendered to them at 71 per cent per annum. That
sum is still required to clear off the rema'ning obligations of
the company, now reduced within a very narrow compass.
Even the somewhat low figures .given above, as the actual
traffic for the last twelve months, show a net revenue more
than sufficient to pay the full charge tinder the colonial
mortgage for interest and sinking fund, and the total
charge on all bonds, inclusive of the 71 per
cent, reckoned on the £20,000 of the new loan.
It is important to remark here, that, the sinking fund, adding
the accumulated interest on its investment, is now little
short of .E 4,000 ; and that a large part of £5,000 expended
on the extension of the line, would become an asset, were that
carried out. Jonathan Hopkinson, Esq., late Vice-preident,
resigned• his seat in the gener►l committee, on the 30th
May, and the vacancy has not yet been filled up.
The report, atter some remarks from proprietors, was
unanitnousiy adopted, as was also the statement of accounts
accompanying it.

The-Ctcairm- an then announced that the vacant seat at
the general committee had been filled up, by the election
of Mr. John Owens Johnson, of Liverpool, and moved a
vote of thanks to Mr. Jonathan Hopkinson, the late Vice-
president.

The motion was unanimously adopted, and the meeting
adjourned.

POLICE IN TE LLIGENCE

LIVERPOOL.
BEFORE MR STITT

ASSAULT AND ROBBECItY. " A RUCKSHIN."—Mrs.
Winifred Dalton charged two persons, named Louis
Martin and Matthew Carroll, with having assaulted and
robbed her of 15s. Mr. Block prosecuted, and Mr.
Goodere defended. The prosecutrix went to a house in
Banistre-street, to look
.for some money, due to her by
Martin, when the prisoners attacked her, knocked out
one of her teeth, and nearly strangled her, at the same.
time robbing her of 15s. Mr. Goodere got up to cross-
examine the complainant, and asked—How often were
you indicted for keeping a brothel ? Mr. Block :
object to this—the present is a case of assault only, and
the question is not relevant. Mr. Goodere : I submit it
is. Mr. Block : I submit it is not. Mr. Bolton : It is
not relevant to the issue in this ease. Mr. Gnodere :
Then you decide this against me ? Mr. Bolton : I do, sir.
Mr. Goodere : Oh, indeed, do you ? Mr. Bolton : I do,
sir. Mr. Golder° : Well, I'll get it out another way
(To the witness.) How long is it siroye you • wPre at
church, ma'am ? (Loud laughter). Mr. Block : I
submit this is not relavent. Mr. Goodere : I think it is.
(Great laughter). Mr. Bolton think it is not, sir,
Mr. Goodere : Then you deride this against me too
Mr. Bolton : I do, sir. Me. Goodere : Oh, very well, I
thank you. I'll get it some way or other. Tell Inc.
ma'am, are your bronchial tubes in order this morning-
(itoars of laughter). Mr. Wybergh : I don't think Ow
understands that: Mr. Bluek : Really, .sir 11 r,
- .

Goodere : Really, sir--4 say. sir ,Mr. luck :
is trifling with the coni.t. Mr. Goodere : Sir - rtfr

Sit down, sir. Mr. Goode'?

No, 1 wo

(A. scene, of immense merriment--such merriment
as would have earned ev.tlasting fame for a pantomime,
followed). The crowded court was convulsed with
laughter, which was augmented about three thousand
per cent. when Mr. Goodere put a witness into the box
for the defence, and, in rapid Succession, put the following
questions to her, without ;riving her time to reply. He
asked her :—Was there a fight ? Was there a row? Was
there a " ruc.kshiu ? Was there a shindy ? Was there
a rumpus ? Was there a rioting? Was there a quag-
mire ? 'Was there a •---• Here the last query, whatever
it was, got suffocat:d by a screech of laughter, that rang
through the court, loud, deep, and long. The girl in
the witness box expressed her utter inability to answer
the string of interesting interrogations put to her by the
learned gentleman. He, however, came to her relief, and
asked her if there was a good old English " licking
match ?" and this seemed to be quite intelligible, for she
promptly replied, " Yes' Mr. Goodere :It was a nice
taste of a fight, then ? •Witness : Yes, it was pretty decent
in that way. (This answer was given with great
navaite, and pro-laced a miniature tornado of
laughter.) At last Mr. Black rose to reply, when
Mr. Goodere said : I objset to a reply, under Lord
Jervis' Act Mr. Black : Lord Jervis ? Mr. Bolton :
Let him (Mr. Goodere) go on and expose himself.
Mr. Wybergh said, in point of law, Mr. Black had
not the right of reply, but the magistrates allowed it,
and it, was the practice of the court. Mr. Goodere : I
stand on the point of law fight it out. After a
" ruekshin" of no snail magnitude, the case was
dismissed, and the prisoners were discharged.

ASTONISHING ROMANCE ABOUT A CHILD

AT WEST DERBY.

The following most extraordinary romance has just
transpired at West Derby, and, bad the child lived, it might
perhaps have formed the subject of a tale, and by its death
it may be the subject of a public prosecution. The follow-
ing are the facts connected with this extraordinary case :
On Saturday, the 18th October, a carter, whose name at
present we have not, was proceeding with his cart and
horses along a lane in the township of West Derby. In an
adjacent field be observed two ladies dressed in the first
style of deep mourning, and highly respectable looking,
engaged in some operation which much attracted his atten-
tion ; and his curiosity was excited, the more so, as he saw
the ladies retire in a hasty manner across the fields, and
were soon lost to his view. He went to the place where he
marked the ladies had been, and there saw a heap of fallen
leaves only. He was about to depart, when, to his astonish-
ment, he imagined that the leaves became animated, and, on
a sudden, he saw the hand of a child pushed through the
" sear and yellow leaves" that covered it. Except for the
difference of the parties covering the body, this portion of
the story resembles the " Babes in the Wood," who
" No pity of any man receives

. • _
Until a robin-redbreast carefully did cover them with leaves."
The poor carter hastily removed the covering, etnd there
found a fine, plump, and healthy boy, about Ave days old,
dressed in very superior style—such style only as could be
procured by the wealthy. He at once took the little
stranger to his manly bosom, and warmed it. He then pro-
ceeded in search of relief, and, having met police- officer Pearson
No. 317, he at once transferred the " babe" to his keeping.
The officer forthwith conveyed the child to the West Derby
workhouse, where the most prompt measures were resorted
to, and the " wee thing" revived wonderfully. The
carter, as soon as he gave the child up to the constable,
returned and made dilligent search for the ladies, who were
beyond doubt the persons who had left the child where he
found it. Sufficient time had, however, elapsed to allow
of their escape, and escape they did, for they could not be
found " high nor low." The " baby" was baptised at the
workhouse, with the name of Thomas Boundary, it being
just at the bounds of the borough and county where it was
found. The child was taken every care of at the institution,

but on Wednesday it died of convulsions, and pr. Nevins
gave it r:s his opinion that the oonvulstons were super-
induced by exposure to cold. in consequence of this the
coroner has deemed it proper to bold an inquest on the
b-dy this day, and probably something may transpire so as
to lead to the discovery of the "ladies" alluded to. The
clothes of the child will probably be traced, as they have
the appearance of being furnished by some first rate
establishment, and in this way the exposers of the infant
may be traced.

SP DDEN DEATI

. _
,ert Elliott, of Iq. Regent Road,
;erdav morning. Ile had not been

well for some time post, but nothing scrious was apprehended.
—A child named Hurl, was found dead in bed% in Jordan
Street, yesterdiy morning. . •

Commerrtat Tnrclifvttce,

LIVERPOOL- COTTON MARRET.—Ocr 31.
The excitement in the cotton market noticed in our
last has subsided during the present week. The advices
from the States received on Monday being rather more
conflicting, and not - generally quite •so • unfavourable
respecting the growing crop, caused apause in the demand,
without, however, effecting prices ; and, although less
business has since been transacted, the quantity of cotton
offering has not much increased (proving that at present
prices holders are but indifferent sellers), and extreme
rates aro obtained for the middling and better qualities of
American, whilst the lower grades are a little irregular.
Brazil and Egyptian continue very firm.. Surat without
change. The weekiy, sales are 53,110. bales. of which
8,t570 are on speculation, and 8,170 for export. .

This week.
Import.) Sales.J Description

81" 31000 Sea Island
9230 Upland •
• • 0681 Mobile •
2918 i 19150. New Orleans

4560 Brazil -
, Egyptian -
7J West India
10641 East India

Litist,,i, at.
CH A

choicest descriptions. Several inferior remain unsold.
There are a few more sheep; they are not all sold, but
prices do not vary much from Monday. Good calves fully
maiutain late rates. From Germany and Holland there

were 403 beasts, 733 sheep, and 193 calves. 400 beasts
from the Northern and Midland, and 138 mulch cows from
the Home Counties.

Per stone of 8 lbs. s d a d Per stone of 8 lbs. ad a d
Best Scots, Herefords 4 8 5 0 BestDns& /If 13redsSh 0 0 0 0
.Best Short-horns 4 4 4 8 Best Long-wools .... 4 8 5 0
Second quality beasts- 2 8 3 6' Do. do. Shorn...—. 0 0 0 0
Calves .
Pigs .
Best Dos &Half-hreds 5 0 5 2 Lambs..
Beasts at market, 1,243; sheep and lambs, 3,740; calves, 306;
pigs, 240.

LONDON MINING EXCHANGE.—Ocr. 31.
The market for British mining stocks remains inactive.
The enquiries of late have been principally for shares in
Condurrow, Wheal Trelawney, and Par Consols. •
In the tock Exchange to-day the only transactions
recorded is in the shares of the Rhymney Iron Company
at 23.

Subjoined :is a list of yesterday's transactions in the
Mining Exchange:—Conclurrow, 150; Chancellorsville, 5s
6d; Great Alfred; 91, 1; Sortridge Consols, 2 ; West
9 Basset, 32 ; West' Caradon, 135
20 i
346_0 In the Stock ExchangE

Roskear, 85; West Basset
Great Wheal Alfred, 10;
Bronfloyd,

—South Caradon, 293; North
7, 31 ;. Sortridge. Cortsbls, 21;
; Great South Tolgus, 14i;

LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKETS

(Report. for the week ending Oet. 31

ASHES: "A'na oderate business passing at 523 to 533 per
cwt for Pots, and 47s to 48s fur Pearls.

BRIMSTONE : The sales are about 250 tons, at £ 5 7s Gd
for thirds, up to £5 12s Gd per ton for best seconds.
NITRATE is higher, upwards of 400 tins on the spot
having changed hands at 163 to 163 91 for inferior, and
16s 3d to 17s per cwt for fine quality, and 300 tons to
arrive at the latter figure.
SALTPETRE : 1,400 bags B anbay have been brought to
_ .

action, of which 1,300 bags sold -at 27i to 283 for i3l to

144 per cent and 21e for 34 per cent refraction. Of Cal-
cutta the sales are 1,500 bags at 38s for 3 to 3 60 per cent,
36s 3d to 36s 6d for 41 , 33s for 6, and 34; per emt for 7
per cent refraction ; 1,400 bags • I.l.3inbay are advertised
for next Wednesday.

Dircwoons: Logwood.-20 tons Cam peachy brought
£8 103, 150 tons St. Darning° at ,e.ri 53, and 20 tons Hon-
duras at £7. Fustic is rather firmer. Savanntl la bringing
£5 7s 6d. Sapanwood.—Bowibay brought £2l 154 to £22.
Barwood.-50 tons sold at £6 lOs to £6 124 6J.

MADDER RooTs : Small sales of Turkey at 603, and
Naples at 47s 6d' In Madders there have been no trans-
actions.

ARGOLS : Retail sales of white ParugiA at 903, and red
Oporto at 357, fine quality.
TARTAR : With the exc?ption of pink, of which 37 casks
realised 95s 61 to 965, the market has been inactive.
SUMAC is in better demand, fully 3,000 bags Palerm,)
(ncluding 1,000 bags to arrive) selling at I is 3J to Ils 9J;
150 bags Tyrol brought 7s 91,

13Atti : In Qqercitron, Philadelphia realis.ad 123 61 ;
sound, and Baltimore 12s per cwt.
ANNATTO : Flag sells slowly at 10,0 to 101 d.
Gums : Small sales of Senegal at 558, and 100 worts
Gedda of good quality at 20s.

YELLOW BERRIES: Persian sold in retail at 475.
CtJTCH is firm at 44s to 455.
GAMBIER sells slowly at 20s to 20s 61.
SIIEL LAC: 20 chests orange sold at 665, and a unfl lot
of Turmeric at 41s to 4 ls 6d.

Lae DYE is quite neglected.
SAGO FLOUR in fair demand at 203 to 20s 6d

OILS : Olive has been in fair deinan I, with sales of 200
tons, including Gallipoli at £55 to £56, Lisbon £54, Zante
£53 15s, and Seville at £54.
SEEDS : Linseed.—About GO tons have been place] at
39s Gd to 40s CI per cwt, closing quietly at 40s per cwt.
Rape retails at 50s to 53s 61 per cwc as in quality. Lisbon
Seed-25 tuns to arrive sold at £-19 per turr.

OILS : Fish—Pale Seal retails at X 52 ; no change to
note in Cod or Sperm. Palm—Sales on the spot and to
arrive, 850 tons at .e 43 to 445 per ton.
TA 1.1.1 W : The demand here has somewhat slackened,
but a. fair business has been done at 54s 3d to 6(1 for
inferior, 55s 6d for good old, up to 57s • per cwt for floe
new P.Y.C. The London market gradually advanced all
the week, and at one time as high as 57s 3d per cwt was
realised for present and Spring delivery, but yesterday,
there being more disposition to sell, the market declined
to .56s per cwt in all positions, at which it closed will►
rather buyers. The half week delivery is 1,519 cks,
against 1,822 eks in 1855, and the present stock is 14,259
cks, against 23,092 cks last year.

LAin: Nothing worth reporting, price of American
nominally 74s to 75s per cwt.

BEES' \VAX: Small sales of American at prices within
the range of the quotations.

LiNsiirn CAKE continues in fair request, English is
worth £lO lOs per ton, but our crushers are looking out
for higher prices.

NAVAL STORES: Turpentine—No arrivals or sales of
rough. Spirits—Small sales of English at 34s to 34s 6d
per cwt, and 200 brls American at 34s to 363 per cwt.
Rosin—The week's business will amount to 3,000 at 43 6,1
to 4s 7d per owt for common on the spot an I to arrive, 43
10d to bs Id for good and fine No. 2, and Ifis Gd per owt
for good medium Tar-230 brls Stockholm to arrive sold
at 17s per hrl, and 475 brls American all faults at 7s Gd to
144 per brl
SEEDS

'rho business is confined to 750 bags liowbay
t. to this pir quarter for first class damaged.
Soda Ash maintains the upward tendency,

realisd Bioltrotne 91d. Tartaric Acid is dun at
Is -W. Soda Crystals sold at £ I2s F.. 1. E•ATox.

business has been done at full. prices to til per cwt. ad-•
vance; the sales • are 720 hhds and 800 bags B.P. West.
India, 3,350 bags Bengal, at 47s 9.1 to 49; 01 for Dates,
and 31s to 52s for Benares, 4,500 mats Mauritius at 45s to
40s 0.1, 4,300 bags Native Madras at 41s to 425, 1,500 mats
clayed Manila at 463 duty paid, with 30 eases and 3,100
bags Brazil, at 31s for Pernams, to 313 6:1 per ewt in bond
for Bahia.
MOLASSES: The business is limited to 70 puns Antigua

at 243, and 40 puns St. Lucia at 22s per cwt.
CoFrita: The trade are willing buyers of all suitable
qualities, but the supply is swill, and the sales are
limited to 80 tierces Jamaica, at 5d to 1083 for low ordi-
nary to fine, and 500 bags Rio at 41s to 55s for sound, and
35s to 38s per cwt for damaged.
PEPPEn: Only 30 bags Malabar have been sold at 50
per lb. _

Rice: The market continues without change; the sales
comprise 7,000 bags middling Bengal at Its to Its 3d,
2,000 bags Ballam at 93 to 93 3d, 2,000 bags Arracan at
lOs 6d to 10s 9d for fine Necransie, 2,000 bags Moulrn,in,
inferior quality, at 9s 9d, and 1,000 bags Madras at 93 6d
to 10s, partly ex quay ; 200 tierces Carolina realised 27s
6d to 28s 6d per cwt. •
Runt : A good business has been done ; comprising 536
puns strong Demerara, at 3s 61 for common quality, 3s
sd to 3s 10d for good to fine, and 4s per gallon for a choice
mark ; 70 puns Jamaica, and 20 puns Leewards within the
range of the quOtations.
TEA : There has been an active demand during the past
week, and common Congou has realised 9bd to 921; a
large business has again been done in blackish leaf kinds
at lid to Is 3d, and these descriptions may be quoted .d
to Id per lb. higher; several large parcels of green have
also been taken by speculators at previous rates. 1,500
packages, chiefly all faults, sold yesterday at auction at
foil prices. The advices just to hand from China, are
decidedly calculated to strengthen the Market; the total
export up to the 7th of last month being about five million
lbs. less than at the same period of 1855, with a prospect
of this deficiency being increased as the season pro•
gresses.

ENSUING SALES BY AUCTION

Monday, Nov. 3.-25 hhds. Q ,ereltronilirk.
Tuesday, Nov. 4.-850 Ox. Cow. and Buffalo Hides ;
3,600 East India Kips; 3,660 tons Guano; 230 bags Ben-
gal Rice; 161 bags white, 150 do. Black Pepper.
Wedneodati, Nov. 5.-10 casks pale Rape Oil; 130 bales
Gambier, all faults; 500 tons, 14 hhds. Bark; 40 casks,
59 boxes Argols ; 1,541 bags Saltpetre; 6 tons Sapan
Wood; 13 do. Piassava ; 200 bags Gum Gedda ; 93 do.
Persian Berries; 11 do. mixed Galls; 70 serons, 204 bales
Horse, Cow, and Pig Hair; 112 bales Wool; 200 tons
Campeachy LogwooJ.
Thursday, Nov. 6 —91,000 Ox, Cow, and Buffalo Horns
12 tons Shank Bones; and 115 do. India Rubber,