Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-08 00:00:00

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Our loss i

2 offic
28th
6th

s killed and 2 officers wounded

ment killed and 33 wounded

The names of the officers killed are—Lieut.
28th Foot, and Ensign AVilliaume, 6th

9 men of tl
wounded.
M'Cormick,

ative Infantry killed

Native Infantry

COMMERCIAI

SEPT. 24 TO OCT. 11

MoneY as yet remains abundatit, .and the Bank of

Bombay has made no alteration in the rates of accomoda-
tion. Government securities havo been in demand, and
' per cent., the present values
Ives, 881 • and Five-and-a-Half,
The Mercantile Bank has declared a
per annum for the half-year

Fives have advanced

941-
dividend of 10 per cent

ending 30th June last

EXCHANGE.—The non-arrival of the Ganges has left
the market bare of China paper, and rates have varied
but little, from 2s. I.d. for first class, and 2s. lid. for
document bills.

Freights for homeward-bound vessels continue dull
at 17s. 6d. to 20s. for London, and 12s. 6d. to 20s.
for Liverpool per ton. For China better rates have been
paid, owing to the improved advices of the cotton mar-
ket there, and we now quote rs. 8 to rs. 9 per candy.

—A demandfor shipment to China sustained
the prices of this staple for a time, but the English
accounts continuing unfavourable, rates drooped again,

and we now quote rs. 2 to rs. 4 lower than at the date
of our last advices. Arrivals have not as yet been on an
extensive scale, and of the limited purchases made,
many have been for future arrival. Omrawuttee of
good quality is very scarce, but some very fair compta
has arrived, and been sold at rs. 132 per candy or there-
abouts. The exports still show a lar,re. total, being
429,846, bales to Great Britain direct, and 578,859 bales
to all quartors up to the end of September.

SHIPPING.
Arrivals.—Sept. 27—The Wainer Castle, St. Croix,
from Kurrachee ; Ferooz, Cruttenden, from Muscat ;
Douglas, De Bathe, from Kurrachee ; North American,
Clarke, from Aden._ 28—The Nimrod, Tilman,

Sydney. Oct. 2—The Black Eagle, Mourns,' from
Colombo ; Tilly, James, from Cochin. 3—The Clive,
Sedly, from Zanzibar • Sirocco, Hallaran, from Cardiff.
4—The Independent, Corry, from Calcutta; Mato.,
Hartmann, from Port Rliyabeth ; Oshawa, Rowe, from
Liverpool ; Saxon, smale: from London. s—The
Pescatore, La Combe, from Cardiff; Tornado, Morrison,
from Liverpool; Caroline Chisholm, Maybank, from
Moulmein. 6—The Adrianee, Dalison, from Rangoon.
7—The Zouave, Malcom • and Northern Bride, Begs,
from Liverpool. 11—The Zenobia, Tronson, from
Bate ; Salsotte, Methven, from Suez.
Departures.—Sept. 27—The Wm. Mitchell, Riddock,
for Liverpool; Pekin,,Burn, for Men and Suez. 28—
The Grays, Starks, for Kooria Mooria ; Ciesar, Godfrey,
Trinchlincht, for. Cochin and Falmouth. 29—The
Victoria, Chitty, for Beyt; Zenobia; Tronson, for Beyt;
Ferooz, Cruttenden, for Beyt ; Empress of India,
Thompson, for Bey ; Ramifies, Hodder, for Beyt ;
South, Robertson, for Beyt ; Marius Cmsar, Ardesson,
for Mauritius. Oct. I—The Scoresby, Clendon, for
London ; Cospatrick, Scott, for London, via Kurrachee ;
Cadiz, Kellock, for China, &c. ; Thomas Lowry, Demps-
ter, for Calcutta ; Sidonie, Vadtelet, for Cochin. 3
The Tilly, James, for Malabar Coast. 4—The Allison,
Bennett, for Moulmein ; Helen Lindsay, Goble, for
Xurrachee. s—Harbinger, Hay, for Tuticorin. 6
The Velos, Jones, for China ; Futtay Moombarruck,
Nacoda, for Singapore and Siam; Storm King, Guthrie,
for Liverpool; Semiramis, Adams, for Liverpool. 10—
The Johanne, Tonnis, for Persian Gulf; Hero, Suther-
land, for Hong Kong ; Baron Hamelin, Paseol, for
Havre.

THE ADVENT OF Two NEW ACTORS AND THE RE-
TIREMENT OF AN OLD ONE.—It is rumoured that a Mr.
Betterton, a, descendant of the Betterton, and a pupil of
Mr. Young, is about to try his fortune on the stage ; and
it is further reported that a Mr. Mason, a relative of Mr.
Charles Kemble, will shortly quit the pulpit and assume
the sock and buskin. Rumour also states that Mr. T. P.
Cooke has resolved on giving six farewell performances,
and that they are to be genuine "final" ones.
T/IE BunnEns' STRIKE.—It is now the thirteenth
week of the lock-out, and the fifteenth of the strike at
Messrs. Trollope's, and we deeply regret to state that a
satisfactory settlement of the protracted struggle ap-
pears as far removed as ever. The masons have re-
opened negotiations with the employers, and have agreed
to abandon the strike at Trollope's, upon the understand-
in that the master builders unconditionally withdraw
the document from the whole of the building trades.
The proposition will be taken into consideration at the
masters' meeting to-morrow. In consequence of the
resolution agreed to by the masons an aggregate meeting
of the bricklayers of London was held to take the matter
into consideration. The assemblage was unanimous in
their resolve to resist the document to the utmost ; and
they determined never to resign the hope that the nine
hours' movement would be carried to a successful issue.
They at the same time expressed their confidence in the
Conference, and intimated an intention to assist in
carrying out any resolve which might emanate from that
body on the general question. Mr. Jay's men remain
at work until certain propositions from the Con-
ference are submitted to their masters ; but the work-
men who left Mr. Moron, when they found the
document had not been withdrawn, are still out. The
Conference held a meeting on Friday night, when,
after some discussion, the further consideration of a
very important proposition wds postponed to Wednesday
evening next, when the Conference will again hold a
general meeting. Mr. Edwin James, Q.C., M.P., will
be counsel in the Perham anneal. Mr

le inttlid,

ry proceedings taken at the

would have declined,

into "Naples,
pense 90 dueats, which, perhaps,
had he not been bound to give
prietors of the Bcuotia.
The undersigned, therefore, believes he complies with
this wish in making known the whole affair to Mr.
Bonham, British Consul, requesting him to cause to be
conveyed to Captain William Simpson the encomiums
of the Council of Admiralty for his praiseworthy action.
He avails himself, &c.
(Signed) CARAFA.
E. Bonham, Esq., &c., &c.

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THE MURDER ON THE HIGH SEAS

Very strong exertions are being made to save the life
of the condemned criminal Charles. Annois, who was
convicted of the murder of the captain of his ship at the
late session of the Central Criminal Court, and left for
execution. In the first instance, it will be recollected,
the defence of the prisoner was taken up by the Portu-
guese consul, but since the conviction the ambassador
from the kingdom of Portugal, upon a full statement of
all the facts connected with the melancholy case, ap-
pears to have felt it his duty. to interfere, and he has
had an interview, through the introduction of Lord John
Russell, with the Home Secretary, in reference to the
prisoner, and it is understood that an urgent application
has been made to the Government to spare the life of the
unhappy prisoner on the ground that he was not
responsible for his actions at the time the act for which
he is sentenced to die was committed. There seems
to very reasonable grounds, and certainly much stronger
ones than have prevailed in similar cases within
. a recent period, for entertaining such an opinion,
as, in the first place, there appeared upon the
evidence of the 'trial an utter absence of motive
for the crime, the unfortunate deceased_ being proved
to have behaved with great kindness towards the
prisoner, and to 'have never given him the slightest
cause for anger or ill-will. The defence set rip for the
prisoner, as will be remembered, was insanity, and the
trial was postponed from the September to the October
session in order to afford an opportunity for the pro-
duction of evidence from Lisbon 'and 'Rio de Janeiro
that the prisoner had been confined as a lunatic in the
hospitals at both those places. The necessary com-
munications were promptly made through the Portuguese
embassy, but the answers only went to' show that the
prisoner had been treated for the yellow fever. It
would seem, however, from information that has been
subsequently obtained, that there has been some mis-
take in the date proved by the prisoner, and that he
really suffered from a severe attack of yellow fever at Lis-
bon, in 1857, and that his intellect was seriously
affected by that attack, and that he was subsequently
treated as a lunatic. Ever since •he has been under
the cognisance of the authorities, he has always
conducted himself in a most mild and inoffensive man-
ner. The prisoner himself seems to look upon the fatal
affair as a sort 'of dream, and the only way in which he
accounts for his wild conduct is, that'he had drank an
extra allowance of grog with his shipmates, and that
this rendered him frantic, and he did not know what
he was about. At present the day of execution stands
fixed for Monday, the 14th instant ; but a very strong
impression prevails in the minds of the officials of the
gaol that, under the peculiar circumstances of the case,
the life of the prisoner will be spared.