The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-09-10 00:00:00

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houses and leave the territory. The demand was
refused, and the Missourians were not strong
enough to execute it. Wm. C. Happs, formerly
of Kentucky,.had been shot and scalped five miles
from Leavensworth, by some Missourians from
Clay County. He was left dead on the road:
Companies of Missourians were crossing the
river at Leavenworth into the territory. They
were also concentrating at Westport and Kansas
City No demonstration had been made against
Lawrence at the latest dates.
Colonel Salizar had been convicted of treason
to Walker's Government, and shot. Several
natives have also been shot for the same cause at
Messy-a.

POLICE COURT .-YESTERDAY, .-....ESTERDAY.
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(BEFORE MR. R. E. HARVEY.)

ROBBERY BY A SERVANT.—Catherine Jane Williams, a
servant in the employment of Mr. Reed, proprietor of
the " Pig and Whistle " public-house, Covent Garden,
was brought up by detective officer Kennedy, on a charge
with having broken open a desk belonging to her
master, and stealing ten sovereigns out of it. Kennedy
said he was called in and informed of the robbery by Mr.
Reed, when he called all the servants together, and he
saw the prisoner put something under the sofa. He
said to her, " you are the thief," when she said " I am—l
broke open the desk with a screw driver, and took the
money." She then handed him the money. He found
that the desk had been broken open by a screw driver,
which he got in the place. The prisoner admitted having
taken the money, but said she was very sorry for it.
She was sent for trial.

It Is said that certain papers found on the per-
son of Salizar, led to the dismissal of the British
Consul at Leon.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
MONTREAL, August 30.—There is nothing new to report
in the Money Market, except complaints of tightness from some
ports of Western Canada—London for instance. We have
good reason for believing that the merchants and traders re-
siding in London, C. W., have, from two banks alone,

counts to the amount of £300,000; and if, after that money
be tight it shows that the business done there must be very
extensive. The rate of interest is rising both in England and
United States, and money becoming
scarcer ; and we greatly

he supply of banking capital, adequate to the de

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sof Canada, will not be forthcoming, unless the rate of
iterest here be raised, at all events to 7 per cent., which is
Fie legal rate in New York. h would be much better indeed
) abolish the usury laws, as in England; but with a non-

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.

that the two parties were related, and lived in Gilbert-
street, and that for some time past great disputes had
existed about money matters, and that the result w,s,
that last evening a desperate quarrel ensued, in the
course of which the defendant struck the complainant
with some sharp instrument on the face, and inflicted a
deep incised vsmund. This was proved by witnesses.
Mr. Bremner suggested that as it was only a family
quarrel, that each should withdraw the summons, and
leave the court good friends; but Mr. Mansfield said it
was quite clear that a sharp instrument had been used,
therefore he should send the case for trial at the sessions.