The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-24 00:00:00

)arents began to grow uneasy

no result

Not a word could be beard or me tumuug yuuug
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's•hbourhood was searched with no better success, there was a somewhat improved entluir
The whole town was excited tho annexed transaction-9 took place
"-~ 014- Edinburgh and Glasgow

and most stupid conjectures—elopement, dotal...
,nd so forth—without the least foundation, and cashire and Yo
ed Saturday and Sunday forenoon; at about two and North W
o'clock ou Monday the mystery was partly solved. The young. South 'Western 1061, tI; - -
lady's body was found in the river Cherwell, about a quarter of and Lincoln 331 ; Midland 1811 .
a raile from where she was last seen, but how it came there
the coroner's inquest will endeavour to find out. 211,. ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln 31 per
Preference 68; Dutch Rhenish 11 16 ; Grand
__. of Canada 13, In Local Shares we notice
Sales of Commercial Bank of Liverpool 12k ;
Pacific Steam Company 41 ' • Do. New Shares Od
Business left off quietly, but the market had
no 'symptoms of a decline as will be observed from
Charles Williams, alias Chris. Wilke, a tall, ruffianly look- the subjoined final quotations of the day :—Aber•
ing fellow, who has twice deserted from, and was some time deen, 13 131. Blackburn, 7 Th. Chester and
ago drummed out of the Royal Artillery, and Dennis Jolly, Birkenhead, 17a 171. Caledonian, 311 3111. Chester
John Bryant, and John Orme, young fellows, about five feet and Holyhead, 19 198. Eastern Counties, 91 91
four in height, were yesterday brought up before Mr. Burcham, East Lancashire, 221 23. Great Northern, 22
at Southwark Police Court, for further examination, charged 221. Ditto A shares, 9116 9 3-16. Great Western,
691 691. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 96/ 961
with committing a murderous assault on Mr. Charles Ragan,
a government clerk, and robbing him of his watch and money. Liverpool, Crosby and Southport, 18f 18a. Lon-
The prosecutor stated, that on Wednesday evening, he went don and North Western Stock, 105 k 1058
to Deptford on business connected with her Majesty's Board of
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 33; 33a. Mid-
Works. He came as far as the corner of the New Kent
land Stock, 811 81k. North British, 98 10.
Road, when he got down, for the purpose of finding his way
North Staffordshire, 61 sd. South Eastern
to London Bridge, where he might find an omnibus
to convey him to his lodgings, in the Caledonian Road, ,
and Dover, 21 15-10 22. York, Newcastle, and
Islington. As soon as he turned into Kent street, he met Berwick, 20i 208. York and North Midland,
two females, and asked them to show him the way to 292- 30. Leeds Capital Stock 181 18a. Buffalo
London bridge, as he was unacquainted with the locality. They and Lake Huron, a Ip. Dutch Rhenish, 11-16 f p
said they were quite willing to do so, provided he treated them Great 'Western of Canada, 24k 24,/ Do. New
to something to drink. They accordingly went into a public Shares, 2i 2p. Great Luxemburg, 101 10/d.
Money is still much wanted for commercial
house, where he treated them to some wine and cakes. When
they came out of the place the females pointed down the street,
purposes, consequently there is an active demand
and said that was the way. Witness had not proceeded far, for discount accommodation in all quarters, and the
when a tall man came suddenly up to him and seized him by
quotations are fully supported. Even for the best
the neck, and pulled him backwards, while another got hold of
descriptions of mercantile paper 6 per cent. i
his arms, and a third put his knee on his breast,
charged, while second class bills are not recognise(
and caught hold of his collar, pressing his knuckles
in his throat, and forcing his tongue out. One of the ruffians except at a higher rate. Besides the amount re
then cut his tongue with something.' At that time he felt quired for the adjustment of outstanding accounts
that he was dying, when he heard a man about two yards 'usual at the presnt occasion, the demand for ital
to the right of him call out, " Don't choke him outright." is increased by the desire generally evinced by• the
commercial public to keep good balances at their
The man who held him by the throat then relaxed his
grasp. He was sensible at that time, but totally unable to bankers at this period of the year. A further re-
move, when he felt the ruffians rifle his pockets of his
mittance of gold to Ireland- was made yesterday,
watch and fifteen shillings. They then scampered off, and but the latest advises mention that the excitement
produced by the temporary run upon the National
be supposed he must have laid on the ground more than
twenty minutes. When he recovered, he got up and called
Bank , a t Tipperary and
_ subsided.
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out " Murder" and " Police," and a minute or two afterwardys
he met a policeman, ahom he told that he had been nearl
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murdered and robbe by three or four ruffians. The constable
directed him to the station house iii Bermondsey street, where Public Securities, and there is an entire absence
he related the circumstances to the inspector on duty. While of speculative demand. Indeed, there appears to
he was in the station house, the two females, whom he had be a general disinclination to enter into large deal-
treated in Kent street, came in, and they gave certain ings, and no increase of business i
ation os likely f
to
the
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information to the inspector. After that witness was experienced until after the expir
been as low as
sent home in a cab. Ever since then ho bad suffered present year. Consols have
d -- 111"" 932- I, but they closed at 931 i. The New Three

with the wilds

'hire Stock 9611, I, 1,
rn Stock 1051, h; I

with it pa

Manchesu

South Eastern

cent.,
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MURDEROUS GARROTTE ROBBERY ON A GO-

VERNMENT CLERK.

3 to report a very dull market for the

severely from the injuries lnflictet. on him.
Burcham asked whether it was foggy when be was per uentti.
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attacked ? Prosecutor replied that it was not, but it was
extremely dark. He did not see either of the faces of the
Exchequer Bills, par to 3s premium, the Bon
98g, and India Bonds 2s discount. Bank Ste
...1.. h. ~,,,id not identify them. Jane Evans,
..,... ova Rnsiness closed quietly, but wi

.ket has been

The London Railway Share M

I steadiness

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a waterproof cape manufacturer, ..._ ,
with another female, near the Bull public
of the Dover road. on the night in question,
came up and asked them the way to Lot, ---8.1 em. "" • --.., -
wanted to catch the " Favourite" omnibus to take him home. transacted, and holders are unable to sustain
He said he would treat them, or give them anything. if the rates of yesterday. Great Western, Lanca-
they would show him. They then went to Knight's public shire and Yorkshire, North Western, North
Eastern Berwick, and South Eastern, have receded
lieuee, .t. the corner of Napier and Kent streets, where he
treated them to wino and cakes. As they left they saw a 5s ; Great Northern Midland and Oxforr'
mob of fellows standing at the corner, and to avoid them Worcester and Wolverhampton, 10s_
tboy went towards George street. On going along, Williams
ton, Edinburgh and Glasgovv,
came up with two others, and Williams seized the gentleman
donian were dull at previous quotations. _
by the throat, and pulled him backwards. The other two
and Lyons have declined about lOs to 158,
assisted him. Witness and her companion were so frightened
that they ran away, calling out " Police ;" and a few minutes
and Grand
afterwards Williams passed them. Witness told him that he and C e anada about
note ss. Among the transactions
n, of the
I .I.... Thia tell day w the following :—Caledonia 031.

hen the prosecutor

Id Cale-
Paris

his companions nan ro tnm.
the police; when he exclaimed, " I'll stick my knife in you,
and serve you the same." She did not know either of the
other men, but she saw a watch in one of their hands. They
were all short men, about the size of the other prisoners. The
prisoner Williams here exclaimed—" This woman is in the
robbery, and may the first drop of water I drink, turn to aqua-
fortis, if she did not receive ss. out of it." Witness denied
having received anything, She knew nothing of Williams,
except meeting him at times in a public house. Elizabeth
/Inch, a young female, who was with last witness, corrobo-
rated her testimony in every particular. It also shown,
that all the prisoners lodged in the same houae in Falcon street,
Borough, and that Williams, Foley, and Bryant, were out
together shortly before the robbery was committed. Mr.
Burcham, accordingly discharged Orme, and remanded the
three other prisoners for a week. Williams is suspected of being
a ticket of leave cor.vict, and the others aro companions of

Edinburgh and Wasgow, 041. urreaL IN 01 eI
88. Do. B Stock, 120, t. 1. Great Western, 09,
a. Lancashire and Yorkshire, 961. A. London
and North Western, 105, ;'-„ 3 -
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 33t.

Wanchesttr

Midland Stock,

North British, 40,1
South Wales, 811.

81" i

S-outh Eastern, 7

There has been greater activity in the sugar
market to day, owing to holders submitting to as
decline of about is 6d per cwt. from the highest
point of the market. Demerara sold to-d—
-48s 6d, and Madras brought 41s 0 1 -

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coffee for export changed hands to day, but the
exact price did not transpire, All kinds of hemp
and jute are in good request, at full rates. There
is little passing in other articles of foreign and
colonial produce.
The imports of grain and grain produce during
the past week have been of an extensive character,
comprising 56,800 qrs. wheat, 40,173 brls., and
1,940 sacks of flour, and 18,254 qrs. Indian corn
There was more animation at our Corn Exchange
this morning, and as buyers have pretty well
exhausted their supplies, holders were enabled to
establish an advance of 2d to 3d per bushel on
wheat, and flour about 6d per brl. Indian corn
also sold at a rise of 6d to 94 per qr. The markets
held at Dublin, Leeds, and Hull to-day are re-
ported to be steady. The prices paid at the latter
market were a trifle lower than on this day week.
There is an improved demand for both Goods
and Yarns at the Manchester market held to day,
and holders have been enabled to obtain rather
better prices. At the Rochdale market, yesterday,
there was a fair attendance, and flannels were in
tolerably good request at fully former prices. The
reports of the Bradford market, held yesterday,
are satisfactory.
It will be seen, by reference to our advertising
columns, that the Newfoundland and Halifax line
of steamers are to ply during the winter months to
Portland. The advertisements give all details of
the line.
The following is a return of the traffic ()la the
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada for the week end-
ing 22nd November, 1856, and corresponding week,
1855 :-1856. Passengers : number, 17,497; amount,
4,5691 8s 11d. Merchandise, &c : tons, 8,9529 ;
amount, 5,4581 16s ld. Total sterling, 10,0281 58
1855. Passengers : number, 7,715 ; amount, 1,8081
10s 2d. Merchandise, &c.: tons, 6,043! ; amount,'
3,573/ lOs 104. Total sterling, 5,3821 is Id.—
Increase for 1856:—Passengers, &c.: number,
9,782; amount, 2,7601 18s 9d. Passengers, &c.:
tons, 2,909 ; amount, 1,885/ 5s 3d. Total sterling,
4,646145.
At the meeting of Venezuelan bondholders
yesterday it was resolved, after some discussion,
that the lowest terms to be received by the bond
holders shall be 3 per cont. on the active debt,
instead of the terms lately offered by the govern-
ment of Venezuela, viz.,'29 at the commencement,
to be increased to 3 per cent. in five years. The
chairman said, after the passing of this resolution
tliat thel 1 'lnt. rent: foim A the only difference

desperate thieves,

THE SOUND DUES.--A letter from Berlin, of the 15th
instant, in Le Nord, says that the commissioners of the
different governments which have concerned themselves with
this question are to meet at Copenhagen very speedily, and
conclude the negotiations upon it by drawing up a conven-
tion for the redemption of the Sound dues; and the conven-
tion in all probability, will be finally ratified before the
navigation is opened in the spring. The commissioner on
behalf of Russia, H. Tegoborski, had just left Berlin on his
way to attend this conferenc,.
A TORY OPINION ON THE CHEAP PRESS. —lt may be
known to some of our readers that the John Bull and
Britannia were some time since amalgamated, for what
reason it becomes us not to enquire. But the united
journal bears tracs of some of the qualities usually ascribed
to a coalition, which also we need not mention. In opening
the last number of Dr. Croly's organ, we find a stupid
article on " the local penny press," which concludes as
follo*s :—" We have had no ' classes dangereuses,' and no
licentious journalism circulating among the lower orders.
What with the ticket of leave system, and penny hole and
corner journalism—thanks to the devices of Whig-Radical
statesmanship—we now have both ; and it will not be the
fault of either, nor the fault of their progenitors, the Whig-
Radicals, if our social condition does not develops it elf
into the full-blown atrocity of the Red Republic." This
is simply " full-Flown" nonsense ! Our penny dailies
are notoriously of a very mild Radical type —anything
but incendiary. Take the Morning Star as an example.
Is there anything licentious in that well conducted
journal, which is moreover the advocate of peace, non_
intervention, and other very anti-Red Republic in views ?
The fact is, our penny cotemporary contains far more
powerful, pungent, and truthful writing than ever finds
its way into the columns of the John Bull.—Nonconformist.
THE COURT-MARTIAL ON LIEUTENANT DEANE.—The
result of the late court-martial at Gosport on Lieutenant
Deane, of the 22nd Foot, was promulgated on Saturday.
It will be remembered by our readers that Lieutenant H.
A. Murray Deane was brought to trial about three months
or more ago on three charges, which were to the effect
that, he had wilfully failed to fulfil the terms of a written
guarantee given by him voluntarily to the officers of Her
Majesty's 22nd Regiment while in India to pay them, six
months after the landing of the regiment in England, all
sums of money due from Paymaster Barlow, for having
abused the trust reposed in him as treasurer of the private
hinds belonging to the officers ; and for having, while
acting paymaster, torn or destroyed a leaf or leaves from
the officers' ledger containing the .accounts of Paymaster
Barlow, with a view to conceal the amount drawn and
received by that officer. The Court had been ordered about
a month since to reconsider their finding. but though they
acquitted Lieutenant Deane of any fraudulent intent, and
admitted that he had appropriated all the lost funds to
some, though not the right, regimental uses, yet they
nevertheless sentenced him to be cashiered. His Royal
Highness the Commander in Chief thereupon advised Her
Majesty not to confirm the sentence, because, however
reprehensible Lieutenant Deane may have been for
giving a guarantee which he could not perform. there was
no moral. turpitude in his conduct. The Queen was
graciously pleased not to confirm the sentence, and
Lieutenant Deane was therefore acquitted. There is not
even any formal reprimand superadded. We are in-
formed that a court of inquiry, consisting of Major Gen.

between the. present and the former proposition,
and he therefore trusted that the committee would
succeed in getting it allowed by the commissioners.
The business of the meeting was concluded by the
passing of a motion authorising a deduction on
account of the extra expenses likely to be incurred
by the committee of management,
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The private letters from Paris, are not of a de
sponding character, although the Bourse shows
continued weakness. The position of the Bank of
France still improves, and it is expected that the

s having more

Breton, Lieutenant Governor of Portsmouth ana com-
manding the south west district ; Lieutenant Colonel
Evelegh, commanding the 20th regiment; and Lieutenant
Colonel Ingram, commanding the 97th regiment, is ordered
to report on the conduct of the other officers of the 22nd
Regiment respecting the proceedings in reference to this
case.

than 60 days to run, will be rescinded this week.
With regard to the rate•of discount, no alteration
seems to be looked for, even under the most
favourable circumstances, till January. Money is
very scarce. especially on the Bourse, but the pres-