The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-16 00:00:00

MONETARY AND COMMEHOUL,

THE ALLEGED MURDER IN LONDON

lOn Saturday aftotnoon Martha Davis, a young woman about

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY 'EVENING,

twenty years of age, was brought before Mr. Burcham, at
Southwark polieescourt, for final examination. charged with The Niagara's advises have not exercised any
causing the death of Ann Cox, alias Warren, 52 years of age, influence upon the Cotton Market to-day, which
by striking her on the head with a drinking glass, at No. 20, was quiet but steady throughout. The transactions
Unicorn square, Toolepstreet, Southwark. It appeared that amounted to 8000 bales, 2000 of which were on
the prisoner and the deceased, women of had repute, had for speculation and for export. There was not any
some time lived at NI. 20, Unic6rn•-square, and on Thursday niteration in prices. but Friday's currency was very
evening, the 4th instant, they quarrelled at a public house.— firmly held. Maranham's sold at 7kd to 81d, Sit,'at
About two o'clock on the following. morning they went home, 40 to 511, Bahia, 6kd to 711, and Egyptian 72 I
and quarrelled again, when the prisoner, in a state of drunken per lb. The private and circular advises per the
phreDzy, struck the deceased on the top of the head with a
drinking-Hasa, breaking it and cutting her head very Niagara state that as regards the new crop theres
not any new feature to report. It is said that
much. Her cries brought in some of the neighbours, is
when the deceased was taken to the hospital, where very few planters made more cotton than they did
her wounds were dressed, and the house surgeon,
last year, and then only in some favoured localities
believing that there was nothing dangerous, told her to go with increase of land and labour, whilst the great
home and keep herself quiet. Site, however, got worse, and on mass show a falling off variously estimated, and all
agree in the fact, that whilst last year the picking
continued up to January, this year it was almost
completed by the middle of November. The
general estimate still remains at 3,000,000 bales,
wets more converts to this figure as a maximum.
Mr. Wright, in his circular of the 2nd inst., makes
the following remarks upon
Receipts, although free during the week under review,
are less at New Orleans, Mobile, Savannah, and Charles-
ton, than in the corresponding week last year. As the
stocks of cotton in five inland towns ere 108,256 bales,
against 59,385 bales same time last year, and have been
proportionally excessive for many weeks past, planters or
speculators must be holding cotton back in the interior
with extraordinary tenacity. I would again call attention
mating the crop by the early receipt of
ed upon, it will surely lead to disappoint-
ment, not only as regards quantity, but quality. Already
we have information, that of the late receipts at New
Orleans, a very nrirked falling off in quality has taken
place, and that a mach lower standard of classification is
apparent. The French, German, Continental, and Ameri-
can consumers, have secared a fair share of the early
receipts of good cotton, while Great Britain has taken but
little. Should the bulk of the balance of the crop prove,
as was the case last year, to be of the lower qualities, the
English markets will receive only a very moderate portion
of cotton ranging middling or above.
We subjoin the particulars of cotton in the
ports of the United States, as given in the New
York Shipping List of December 3:—
Roceipts. Clearances. To G B. Stocks,
1856 ... 843 120 ... 2.58,949 ... 147 9'2 474,426
1855 . 758,800 419,000 . 273,000 ... 333,000
From this return, it will be perceived that, com-
pared-with last year, there is an increase in the
receipts of 84,720 bales, but in the clearances to
Great Britain a falling off of 125 088 baks The
stocks on hand and shipboard are this year 141,426
bales in excess of those of 1855 at name date.
There was very little business transacted on our
Stock Exchange this morning, but prices were
firmly upheld. The only transactions at the first
meeting were East Lancashire, 22k el; Loudon and
North Western Stock, 1061 ; and Midland Stock,
821. Towards the second meeting a better feeling
sprung up, and a good business was subsequently
transacted at the following rates :—' 'aledonian 311;
East Lancashire 223. Q, H ; Lancashire and York-
shire 97?,-, ko, 5 I, ; Midland Stock 821 ; North
British 10,1; North Eastern 214 ; Dovers 297 e
Great Western of Canada (New) 21p. After the
regular hours of business, the market was rather
quieter, and the following sales were reported,
amongst which were the following :—Blackburn,
78 ; Teencashire and Yorkshire. 978 ; London and
North Western Stock, 106 ; Midlana Stock, 823;
Dusters. 228 e ; Great Western of Canada,
24-k. Subjoined are the closing quotations :
Aberdeen, 13 131 Blackburn, 711 71. Chester and
Birkenhead, 17-& 17k. Caledonian, 31,1 311. Chester
and Holyhead, 19;-.5-, 198 Eastern Counties, 9 5-16
9 7-16. East Lancashire, 22k 222- Great Northern,
226 22k. Ditto A shares, Of 91. Great Western,
69k 70. Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock. 97k 9711
Liverpool, Crosby and Southport, 184 186. Lon-

to the error of e

the room, sh
fire place.

lanti St

tutu Larteom, ;i4t3
North British. 10 1.16 10

Eastern and Dover, 22 3-16 22 5-16
York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 218 211. York
and North Midland, 30 30k. Leeds Capital
Stock IBZ- 19. Buffalo and Lake Huron, tp.
Dutch Rhenish, FT-p. Great Western of Canada,
24 241 Do. New Shares, 21 21p. Great
Luxemburg, 10,1 10:d
There is still an active demand, owing to the
settlements on the Stock Exchange. At the same
tiva

we have reason to believe that the require-
ments of the commercial community are less
extensive, at the same time sufficiently heavy to
occasion a good inquiry for discount accommoda-
tion. We mai here remark that the Kidderminster
Bank has stopped payment, owing to the death of
the last surviving representative. The liabilities are
small, and an idea prevails that the business will be
resumed. This bank was authorised to issue 14,3091.
in notes. The Consol Market to-day was very quiet,
owing to the settlement of the account in Foreign
Stocks and Railway shares, which absorbs the
chief attention of the dealers. Speculation in the
funds is temporarily suspended, but their value
is maintained with steadiness. Consols have been
dull at 93;1 ex dividend. The New 3 per Cents.
are 931 8, and the Reduced Annuities 933 d Ex-
chequer Bills are 5s to Ss premium, the Bonds
are 9811, and India ditto, 2s premium.
The London Railway Share Market was generally
steady, but a few descriptions, including Lancashire
and Yorkshire, London and South Western, and
Midland, have been rather prejudiced by the
arrangements for the settlement. Caledonian
stock, on the other hand, has advanced. The
transactions include—Caledonian, 62;. Eastern
Counties, 93. Edinburgh, Perth, and Dundee, 36.
Great Western, 693, 9. Lancashire and Yorkshire,
961 7. London and North Western, 1053 I Mid •
land, 803 808. Dovers, 731 The market closed
steadily, at its best rates.

Our Produce Markets to day were quiet, and
the demand for sugar has subsided, but prices are
still quoted at the advance of yester lay. There is
hardly anything doing in rum, molasses, or coffee.
Other articles are held at about former prices,
without much business being transacted therein.
By the Niagara we have advices from New
York to the 3rd inst. At that date the Money
Market was tolerably easy, and cash, without being
difficult to obtain. was in rather better demand.
The rates were 7 per cent for loans on call ;
business paper, 9to 12 per cent. The last weekly
official returns of the New York Banks showed an
increase in loans and discounts of 1,031,557 dollars,
and a decrease of specie amounting to 861,034
dollars. The circulation decrease was 208,067
dollars, but undrawn deposits had increased to the
extent of 1,460,110 dollars. Frets these returns it
is evident that the Banks were increasing their
accommodations to their regular customers.
The rates rates of foreign exchanges were a shade
easier, the quotations on London varied from 109 to
1094. The Cotton Market at New York was
steady, and prices generally were held with con-
siderable steadiness. The demand for bread stuffs
and cured provisions was fair, but in some instan-
ces sellers had the advantage in prices.
The Leeds Chamber of Commerce have published
an interesting report of the woollen trade of the
West Riding and of Leeds, from which we learn
that notwithstanding the state of the Money
Market, and the high price of wool, an average
business for the season has been transacted. Tho
prospects for the coming year are cheering. The
workpeople in this district are, on the whole, well
employed, and the mills are generally running full
time. In the raw material a tolerably steady busi
ness is being done, although, at the last sales, an
advance of 5 to 7i per cent on the prices of the
July and August sales was established. The fine
yarn trade is in a languid state, owing to the price
of the raw material ; low yarns, on the contrary,
are in excellent demand, but profits may be said to
be barely remunerative, The general trade is very
healthy; the importations of flax at the ports on
the east coast having nearly equalled this year,
those of a corresponding period in 1853, when on
the eve of war the difference in favour of the latter
year being only 200 tons. The late restrictive
state of the money market does not appear to have
had any injurious effect on this branch of industry,
and a better trade has been doing, considering the
season, than had previously been anticipated.
Prospects for the future are good. In the machine
making trade some improvement may be noted,

though it has not yet regained that degree of business is checked by the arrangements for the settlel
activity manifested prior to the breaking out of the ment.
war. With In
but little exception, the orders in the foreign and colonial mining stooks, for the reason
already assigned, not a single transaction is officially
hands of the builders of locomotive engines are reported in the Stock Exchange to day.
very limited. The present seems to be a very Subjoined is a list of Saturday's transactions in the
favourable time for the bu 3 er to make contracts. Mining Exchange :—Alfred Consols, 171, 1 ; Boiling Well,

Though only a moderate business has been doing in
the iron trade generally, it is in a healthy condition,
and an increase of confidence will no doubt produce
a very benefiicial effect. The cut-nail trade of this
district is very satisfactory, orders coming in freely,
and there are now as many on hand as will carry the
manufacturers at fall work into the new year Great
briskness continues to be the prevailing feature in
the leather trade, notwithstanding the recent great
advance in all kinds of leather. There is usually
a want of activity at this season of the year, but
the fact that the consumption is much greater than
the prod uction,and that leather is dearer both on the

continent of Europe and in America than

England. sufficiently accounts for the present ac-
tivity, and almost weekly advance in prices. The
unprecedented scarcity and high prices of raw
hides and skins indicate a still farther advance in

By our New Brunswick advises, per the Niagara,
we have a statement of the timber clearances to
L'verpool during the fortnight ending. November
22. They are as follows :—Per the L'osthank,

447,800 feet

wood, au

deals, 10,000 palings, 5 cords lath
spars ; per the Belmont, 179 tons
one pine timber, 489,807 feet deals,

10 000 palings, aril 11 spars ; per the Soren,
838,238 feet deals, 18,000 palings, and 40 spars ;
per the ship Blue Rock, 824 tons pine timber,
871 tons birch timber, 58,500 feet deals, 30,000
palings. 42 spars, and 2 cords lathwood.
The London DiScount Company have intimated
their .intention of commencing operations on the
18th inst. in their premises in Finch-lane, under
the superintendence of Mr. A. Kelly, late chief
clerk at Messrs. Sanderson, Sandeman, and Co 's,
and Mr. G. Brightwen, who was for many years
with Messrs. Overend, Gurney and Co. The
capital of this company is at present one million
sterling, of which one-fourth has been paid up.
The telegraphic accounts ;from India indicate a
further rise in the exchange on England. rhe
advance at Bombay is limited to -44. to 11., but at
Calcutta the rise is as much as 4,11. This move-
ment will tend to promote a good demand for silver
in this market for shipment to the East, and
moderate amounts of the metal will probably con-
tinue to be drawn from the Continent.

Conmierctal Intentynct
•

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET,

—DEc. 13

There has been a fair enquiry fer cotton to-day, and
with a rather less plentiful supply, prices are very firm.
The sales—including 170 37:irantiams 711 to 81d, 50 Bahia
611 to 71,1, 100 E;yptians 70, and 2,000 Surats 4',-Lid to 51d
—are reported 8,000 bales, of which 2,000 are on speculation
and for export.

LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET.—DEc 16.
SUGAR: The demand has subsided, and we have no
transactions to notice.

Mor.assEs, RUM, AND COFFEE : Nothing has been done in
these articles.

Bros : The business is confined to 200 bags good white
Bengal at 13s per cwt.
SALTPETRE : No transactions have taken place.
RAPESEED: At auction, 200 bags Bombay sold at 61s 61.
LINSEED : 650 pockets Bombay, ciiiefly all faults, at
63s 61 per quarter for Ist class damaged.
GAMBIER : We have also to notice a small parcel at
18a per cwt.

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKET.—Dsc. 15
Pcr stme, 20Ibs. Per 90:145. s. d. s. d.
s. d. a. d. Po.atoes, Seedlings 3 6 to 3 9
O 8 to 0 Bi,Ditto, Kemps .... t 9 to 4 2
O 6 to 0 8 Ditto. Whiterocks.. 3 0 to 3 2
O 6 Jo 0 VDltto, Balshaws .. 211 to 3 1
O 0 to 0 Ui Ditto, Beldrums... 2 6 to 2 9

Hay, 01d.....
Ditto, new..
Ditto, clover.
Green Clover

Straw, wheat

0 2i to 03a

0 to 19 0

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET.—DEc. 15.

With a supply of 3009 beasts, and 8479 sheep at to-days
market, very high prices were obtained for superior beef,
suitable fn the season, whilst all descriptions niet a free sale
at an advance in price. Sheep being a very moderate
supply, sold at Is. to 2s. advance on last week's rates.

LONDON PRODUCE

MARKET.

-DEC 15

The private contract markets have been very steady,
but the public sales declared for this week are ample, and
buyers are disposed to wait for them.
Rica: A full amount of business has been done since
Friday ; 12,000 bags Madras at 9s 9,1 to lOs, a part for
cash ; and a cargo afloat of 450 tons Madras, at lOs 6cl
for France.

54; Devon Buller, 123, 12s 6d; Great Alfred, 121, I, 12, ,
4,4; North Basset, 354, 36; North Frances, 10; Sortridge
Consols, 1 15 16 ; Tamar Consols, 183; West Frances, 214
Wept Seton, 340, 3404; Wheal Mary Anne, 44X
Wheal Trelawney, 15, 4, 16, 4.

CORK BUTTER MARK ET.—DEc. 13.
The supply of butter at this day's market was confine"
to 800 kegs and firkins. The demand was good, and prices
were well maintained. We quote as foll4,w4:—firsts, 118 s ;
thirds, 106 s ; fourths, 102 s ; fifths. 99s

seconds, 117 s

per cwt

-DEC. 13

GLASGOW PIG IRON MA.RICEI.
The market to-thy was very tam,, and I

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCI

LIVERPOOL

HIGH %.VATICR-

Wolfe...
Aibert ..
Neptune

Dec. la

DECEAI El

2 4 —Even

ARRIVRD,

Pictoules3i

Quebec Kate
. Seville'Charlotte Arm

New York Da

Great Western
Edward O'Brien .. St. Jr he, N. B 'Cherub..
Louisa

PAILFD

M bile Vill! de Rivadec
,Calcutta Orkney Lass
Calcutra Lima
St. Michaels Pomona
Baibec (s.s )
New Orleans Mencius
New Orleans Lalla Roakh
.. Jamaica Danube (e.s.)
..Havannah Vide Nueva
Gibraltar, Btc. Infanta
.......Mobile,Harmony
. Lisbon I Natolia
.......
...Cape Town Halswell
Elizabeth
Valencia Hawk .
Malta Nevin Packet ...
L,ghornlCatherine.
......Jamaica

Dec. 13

ENTERED FOR LOADING.
1 Punch ......
....AdelaPel John liagshaw
. Batavia, &c Win. Stetson
Bilbo: Baltic

, Westport
.Bi.'eford
Inverness

Havannah

New York
...,Havre

Shanghde
Charleston
....Trieste
, Havanuah
..... Corfu

Savannah

Bombay

Bri 'geµ•ater
Londonderry
Killrbegs
Pwllheli
Portinllaen

... Messina
Monte Video
New Orleans
New Orle ,ns
New York

.. Ph ladelphia
Havannah, &c.

MAIL STEAMERS
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on the

These steamers
mentioned Ports

Calabar, Cameroon
NIGbR .

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—street,

ALTERATION OF SAILING DAYS PROM favnirooL:
STEAM COMMUNICATION to and from LIVERPOOL
and LONDON, calling at PENZANCE, FALMOUTH, PLY.
MOUTH. Pon.rsmou H, and [or] SOUTHAMPTON (on
the voyage to London), and at WEST COWES, 1.W..
PLYMOUTH, FALMOUTH, and PENZANCE, on return to
Liverpool.

The LONDON & LIVERPOOL II fEA4I SHIP
COMPANY beg to announce their intention of
' .
•'7.4:::\ despeching oi•e of their powerful steamers from
4 iNs.• each port as under, unless prevented by any
' '--- ..• - unforeseen occurrence :
RUSE t750.......2r,t' ...... MOGEN
LoIRE •
EMPRESS EUGENIE... 750 lOO Rosman.
These vesselsare all first-class, and havesuperim accommodation
for passengers. combined with great speed and capacity for goods.
Loading berth.—Liverpool, south east corner Nelson Dock ;
London, West Kent Wharf, Southwark, and Liverpool and Dublin
Stmm Wharf, Lower East Smithfield.
E. EUGENIE._ Si
LOIRE .......... S

Sailing
fro'n Lon&
FARR—First Cabin (inclu
Deck, 10s.
For freight. &c., appl-
Falmoutb, to W. Carrie
to R. Hatch ; Lon'
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in Southam; , tc.
to W. S. Day tid

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FRED

Captains.

4 o'clock, afternoon
to o'do k, night
lay, at 6, a.m.

Second Cabin, las

Matthews, Jun.
Ye; Portsmouth.
spool and Dublift
E•adenhall-street •
Cowen, I. of W.:

AS MANTLES and JACKETS are so
very generally worn this Season,
J. MAC LENNAN, 3G, CHURCH—STREET,
(OPPOSITE PARKER-STREET),

Has ina•!earra..._gemeata to have a C,

and JACKETS: in Velvet., Ike;
other Fashionabie Materia's, deli.
next Two Months; therefore,
having the Fashions as soon as ti
in Paris, combined with moderat
fully solicited to inspect the Stoc
JUST RECEIVED. from t

aril', Low Price of 4s. Ild. each

SHAWL AND 1%

OPPOSITE PARK

TAAIPLIN,

.nswick at, evt, Liverpool

CAPI

LIVERPOOL MASTER MARI

'ase of Paris MANTLES
,sible Cloths, and all the
.ed Every Week for the
ose Ladies desirous of
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prices, areres

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- „ FoR SAL'', the well known useful Brigant'n
fl\ JOHN, 108 tons o.m ,92 tons register, tE I In eel;
)7" ,;` %.• built at Chester in 1815, and originally classed A 1
'
. twelve years ; was newly rebui.t lo 1852. under special
survey, wrien she had new deck's, rigging. &c., &c., was fitted and
zinced in 1854. is well found in stores, and carri,s 160 tons dead
weight, length 61 feet 9-10ths. breadth 18 feet, depth 10 feet
9-toths. Lying at Union tier, London.—At.ply to James
Alexander. Esq., or to CUNARD. BRETT, and AUSTEN, B okers
for the Purchase and Sale of ships, 5, York-buildings, Dale-street,
and 150. Leadenhall-street, London.

FOR SAL F, the Liverpool built Ship
.4;t:4413\e, ATil LONE. 434 tons register ; built h' Thomas
Wilson, in 1836 and now classel A 1 in red. She had
large repairs in 1855, Ir.cluding sister keelsons, cooper-
ing over felt, &c. This vessel carries a large cargo,
shifts without blast, and sails fast. She is we 1 found in stores,
and is now lying in the frit.ce's Dock, where she has just delivered
a arg, of rice from madras.—Apply to CURRY & CO., Brokers for
the Purchase and Sa'e of Ships, Walmer-buildings, Water-street.

" WHITE STAR LINE."
Under charter to her Maj.!sty'aFmfgration Commissioners, to sail

on Ihr 24th January.
FOR SYDNEY,
44<
".5. ;1/4 The 6na Clipper Ship
/C 440, GOLCONDA,
Faigess, Commander;
1,2P0 tons register. Is well known as one of the fastest and finest
ships In the Australian trade, having been employed in the service
PILKINGTON & WILSON.
of this Line.—Apply to

" MERSEY" LINE OF AUSTRALIAN PACKETS
Has upwards of s'lo tons of her cargo engaged, and now on boa.d,
and will be despatched on the 20th in•tant, and give any gut", an-
tee to sail before any other vessel, or forfeit freight.
FOB. ADELAIDE.
4‘
E, 10, The remarkably tine riv r-bullt Barque
EAGLE,
Joni./ floss, Commander;
588 tons register, classed A 1 at lloyo's for 12 years; Is a remarkably
fast sailer, having made the run from Hong Kong to London under
90 days. Her accommodations for first and secon.l class passengers
are of the most superior descriptio 1. Now loading east side
Prince's Dock.—For terms off eight or passage apply to the owners,
Messrs. Alfred Hill and Co.; or to
EDMUND THOMPSON,
I)rurv-buildings, Water stre?t.