The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-07 00:00:00

CO3I.IIE.RCE OF THE UNITED STATES.

1
The Report of the Secretary of the Treasury contain ;
the total imports and exports for the last fiscal year,
,b 4
referred for details to the accompanying tables, not tn"
published. We are indebted to the courtesy of the floor
P. G. Washington, Assistant Secretary of the Treaste,
for copies of these tables, and also for the Annual Stittr
ment of Commerce and Navigation, from which we 111 a"
compiled our usual comparative summary. We have al/;
corrected the discrepancies in last year's table, whi,ic
grew out of the necessity of adding the items from Co'
fornia after the other returns were completed.
Imports into the United States from Foreign Ports.
Year
ending Spe,le. and
June 30, Dutiable. Free Goods. Bullion. Total Impool '
Dols. Dols. Dols. Dols.
1845 05,106,714 18 077,598 4,070,242 117.354 564
1846 96 921 058 20.993,007 3,777 733 121,691,797
1047.-- 104,773 0 2 17,651,347 24,121 28g 146,545,033
1848 132,'282,325 16,35 1.379 0,360 224 154,998,9213
1819..
1850 153,427,033 18,081 590 4,623 792 178.135,318
1851
1852 133,252 504 24 1,•7 893 5.535,041 212,945 443
1853 236 595,113 27 182.152 4,201,382 267,978,641
1854 271,276.569 21.337,637 6 958,184 304,562,281
1833 221,378,181 36,430 534 3 639.812 261,468 540
1856 257,684,236 52 748,074 4,2)7,632 314,029,941
3t will be seen that the imports of free goods are largisto
than ever before, while the receipts of dutiable goods
sm.tller than in 1854. Included iu the imports of free gpo7,,
during the last fiscal year were 217,154.759 pounds of COM;
valued at 21,514,196 dols., and 21,152,785 pounds of t.e
valued at 6,893,891 dols. The following Is a comparatlf,
table of exports :
Exports from the United States to Foreign Ports'

Yar Domestic Foreign Specie and
ending Produce. Produce. kludion. Total Export.
Jude 30. Dos Dols. Dols, Dole.
1845 .... 98.455 330 7 584,781 3,606 495 114,6 .6 ,606
1846 „„.. 101.718 ,42 7,863 2011 3,905,258 113,438,516
1817 .... 15 ~. ;1,844 6,166 754 1,907,024 158,548,622
1816 .... IJO -03,703 7 gsil 816 15,841,616 154 032,131
1849 .... 131,710,081 8,611,..91 5 404.643 145,55,83)
16350 .. ~ 134 903.233 9 475 493 7,522,951 151,r598,720
1851 .... 173 620 138 10,295,121 29,472,754 218 388 011
1852 .... 154,9.31,147 12,037,043 42,674,135 209.641;125
165 ; .... 189,869,162 13.096,213 27,483,873 230,452 250
1854 .... 245,157,504 21,661,137 41,422 423 278,241,064
1855 .... 02 751.135 26,158 35:1 54,247,343 275 156,846

135 ; 266,433,051 14,781,372 15,745,48 i 336 904 goS
The total exports of specie are less than last year, bg
the aggregate of exports is greater than ever bef,ot,
„I
recorded in a single year since the formation of 0-
Government. rti
We also annex our usual annual statement of the exP°,;#
to foreign ports of breadstuffs and provisions, the sudf'r
ments of cotton both in quantity and value, and the aver"'
value of the latter per pound.

Year Breadstuffs COTTON.
endir,g and, ~...--.......—.—...........—,...........°74,
AI A
June 30. Provisions. Value. Algol
Dollars. Pounds. Dollars.
1845 .....16.743,421.... 872.905,996.... 51 739,643 5991
1814 —.27,701,121.... 547.558,055.... 42,767,341.....• 704
1847 ~.68,701,921,... 527,219.9 M.... 53,415,843....• •14 1
.6
1848 .. —37,472,751.. 814,274 431.... 7 61.998,204.....• 404
1849 —.38,1.55,507—.1,026 602.269.... 65 396,967.•• • • ,Z. 0,1
1850 ... . 26,051,373 635 311,604. .. 71,984,616.... • • ''ll
1851 .... 21 948.651.... 927,237,089.... 112,315,317 12•05
185 2 —.25,857,027. .1,093,230,639.... 87 965.732, •• 9;os
1853 ....32,985,322.... 1,111,570,370. 109 456,4 r 4 V
1854 .... 65 941,323.... 987,833 106.... 93,5'96,220.. ••• • 9.474
1855 .. L 034O34 895,348.... 1,008,424,601.... 88,143,844 44Y
1856 —.77,187,301—.1,351,431,701.... 128,382,351.. ~,, ••• .4
The total shipments of breadstuffs and provisions_ r i;o6r.
nearly twelve millions of dollars larger than for any
vious year; the exports of cotton also show a large 0(
ereasa both in quantity and value. The average prit!ri
the cotton shipments is nearly three quarters of. a ~0
above the value for the preceding year, but about the ono
as in 1854. The number of bales of cotton shipped 71,
2,991,175 against 2,303,403 bales for•the preceding 1.644
This shows an average weight during the last year at tip
pounds per bale, while during the preceding year .„01
average was only 437 pounds ; a very important differed
upon nearly three millions of bales ! tt#
The following will show the exports of rice frOin .
Unni`ed States to foreign ports, with the average P`'
per tierce.
Avers," Pr°
Year Ending Tierces. Value. per tier&
June 30. Barrels. Dols. Dolt
1815.... • • • • --. 118,621 2,160.456 Mt
1846.
1847 141,427 3,605,896 24.91
1848 ---, 100,4 3 2.331,824 23.0

1849 ...... ..

128 sot 2,569,362

19.94

1850. ..
1851....

•,,,•• „_._
• • •-- 127, 6) 2,631,557 20.71
• • • 105.590 2,170,927 20 56

1852........

119,733 •,•. _
2,470,029

....
67,707

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

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Export&
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.6,606
38,516
132,131
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,98,720
168 011
i42,;125
[52 250
141,064
.35,840
year, bII
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LIVERPOOL, TtIEsDAY EVEMICo.
market There •is still a good demand for Cotton, The
ti is only sparingly. supplied, and holders
'Upon full rates being paid. The transactions
t3Q,,;(1,,'Y Were estimated. at 10,000 bales, of which
ari"Q were on speculation and for exp.ort, rurther
ii-e:'',,et2a from the United States may be expected
tai,' !.o-rnorrow, as the Anglo Saxon, which was to
ea ' .ir'34l Portland on the 27th ult., will then be
lerildered due. An eminent circular issued this
eee,,in
tilii3.3l:i4'tliSeaYrs:t—few days of this year the demand con.
raging 12,000 per day, and prices
bar'el brisk, the sales averaging
ie ,the
advanced fully 1,1 per lb. Spinnersd are doing
nied and profitable business. Stocks have is9peared,
‘at,',llll,,)t)l,ingissaid now of short time, though pric,,s have
-dili,ie'reacf nearly ld since November, when vme of the
te,k, commenced working their mills only three days a
t,o,k If a crop of 3,500,000 bales leave us with a smaller
teilirnan for some years past, another large crop would be
esiril efu to meet the present consumption. The prevailing
'stoat ;.f by last accounts were about three mi lioas or
tli:i' '4°,000 less than last year. P i 'es are 11,1 dearer
Ito' hie last, but Id since the . beginning of October, and
pi, tte consumption has not received any check. Apparently
lir:" tutt3t further advance to a poiat at which consurnp-
rti4iw.ill he reduced to an amount commensurate with a
rien siltd supply.
th„eere was rather more business transacted in
~ ' nailwav Saare Market to day, and prices ge-
;:ara,_llrY_ were' 'well supported. The ded,ings, as
sli,„`e day, were confined to the heavy stocks and
tlites• We report transactions_ in. Caledonian, at
81 ' Eastern Counties, 9 7 16, ;._9-16. Blackburn,
d4' Lancashire and Yorkshire, 9i I, a Sy '5-, ,s 5 . Irri-
).. _ -
VI and North Western, 1061 -,7-i, 1. Manchester,
82
M. Ilenti, 83, 3, 4-
'leFfiel,l, and Line,oln, 34i '2". "- ' 923
orthWastern, 71 South Eastern and Dover, -_ e
. 4'"11.1111 •h 6 . Great Western of Canada,
,-4z Rhenish To 9.16.
.., The sales
' Grated Trunk of Canada, 13-1.
('I NU,.
1,14.
_,,ellaneous Shares were confined to the-
-4g (,asiiire Insurance, l-16p. Magnetic Telegraph,
,iii: The market closed firmly, prices._ being well
81' t'till"cl• We quote as follows
6. 5 13, lackburn,
l'o:ill'16 Chester and Birkenhead, : 65' Cale,
(I, an, 311. 314, Chester and Holyhead, 11.9 101.
..:icitenr.,l). '3l} 31a
9 9-16. East Lancashire, 23
Great Northern, 221 23. Ditto A
Q1,4re440 1.)-16. ,
am ..,, t 3,- 91. GreatlTster.n, 6AI 681 Lancashire
eli, Yorkshire Stock, 97-1 Oil. -Liverpool, Crosby,
t'iSlutliport, 184 18g. London and North
_"Westernd
ti°rlek(:i 106 e; 107. Manchester, Sheffield, an
hille-al, 341 311. Midland Stock, 83 8. 3-1, North
sli, 10 10 1-16. North Staffordshire, 41 48.5!
111th Eastern and Dover, 221 22 7-16. Scottih
il)'1.11 P•astern, 131 131. North Eastern—Berwick,3o3ol
1; ,121-Z. 'York and North Midland, } a ,d.
Leaj,%, Capital Stock, lei 18i. Buffalo
lon
q--e titiron, 17 24-P. Dutch Rhenish, 4,
9 .NePw
4i,ret,, t Western of Canada, 24/ 25.
Gran ' t,
' 21-3 21p. Great Luxembourg, IDOi. 101 d.
\r,.' Trunk of Canada, 131 13 13-16.
''') further alteration has taken place in the
tli°ll3" Market, and as capital is now plentiful, andi
easiere;ernand relaxed, discount accommodation is
interest • Under these circumstances, the rates o
`,1,;1:e..5t„ by the Bill-brokers and the Lombard
the greet are, consequently, a fraction below
titti d'llilk of England minimum. In Messrs.
folio„e-.4'e and Company's circular we read the
•vliirf •
To
to 03 ac class has the year '56 been more prosperous than
Per e c°Tarnercial money lender, who has obtained fully 50
qryeeiciat, advance for the use of his cash above the average
Few e ri, and that with little trouble to himself,.and with
pa ,;"1' no losses in the shape of bed bills, and if all otherh
thrj" connected with commerce have had a good year why ,i uld not the man who finds the means ? But here is o
and the anomalies of the past twelve months, money
tr• I Produce have gone up side by side—a fair
*all, of strength and what we venture to say,
rul.p.„l3"er before witnessed—produce has gained the
'll,j 'Y over the money screw, at a pressure of 7 per
cent.
hat 1:11tes Paid, though a heavy tax on the merchant, have n
v
for ~seell grumbled at, because there was an evident reao
t 'sin ; in the first half year, from the demands of the
ie4ri and in the Autumn the derangement of money matters
tof rane, rendered an assimulation of rates necessary for
,21Tirfi°,1teeti°11, but the decrease of notes in circulation from
o
b'°-"'"v in October, when the rates were raised h,,e4. tent. to X 18,656,000, shows that the pressure
',.' been felt, and unless relaxed, must sooner or
,k`lr, tell most prejudicially on our extended trade
inin
il',,irts, and our increased consumptive wants_
r°,,rts• At the close of 1851 the circulation of the Bank
110. ',18,676,195 when our Exaorts were £69,000,000, it is
ti 1,114. ittlniB;6thse6,o7s and our Exports £115,000,000, and
increased economy of Bank Notes by checks,h
bet,ting house arrangements, and short Bills, isd zirtut
ate
hA.':• small for a healthy supply of acconr a.,.i0
te, cr'l)le rates ? Discounts generally decline in the
.. ririr. , ,
'l. i 'nq We look for the same this year, tut the demand
l're,„„°:eY will be to) great to allow of them icing low.
e.eij;". quotations are for 4 and 6 months 6 to 61 per cent.
I),,'s tinder three months 51 to 6 per cent.
il ,;'4IIY this forenoon the English Funds had a
i 1:llt())13411-',' tendency, in consequence of some of the
effoetri having offered stock rather freely, but the
lej'e: Was only momentary, and a recovery to theit
Ala ~e enrrent yesterday afternoon afterwards too
eft:-. Sorne special transfers of Consols have been
143hte„,4 at 931 to 941. For the Bth inst they have
111,,..,;3i to 91, and 94 to 94g. The February price,
laii°r,,P, is 94-1- e-, The New Threes are 941 a, and the
r:' 1)11-,,ne", 9-14 Z. E. xchequer Bills have risen to 2s and
21r;Tturtl• The Bonas are 99, and Bank Stock
• tr) 2,
The I is.
ver,,, 4°11(lon Share Market continues quiet, with
mi •rh little
a business going forward. To day a
leaga•tnr;',7-11ine has occurred in one or two of the
4,t 11",,rtefill but prices have generally been steady
(' o3Teri-:',lruaYts closing rates. East Lancashire have
°l'l).ae--e 15.% Great Western 10s, Brighton 53 to
aliti,..--,`-' Midland ss. South Eastern improved
Inn,- 'B' In the Foreign lines no business of any
eienortance
has been done. Grand Trunk of
of e'kla declined 1: to 1/ 10s, and Great Western
l'ql:kriacla. about 58 East Indian and Great Indian
(loncrisula are steady. The sales included Cale
~.qoitiL,rl 621, EA stern Counties 9:4, East Lancashire
Afro-"rlY 91 31 Great Western 68. London and
kl:t. Western 107:, Midland 838 3, North Eastern
earLick,B€4.. South Eastern, 741, Grand Trunk of
In--e'l uli la, Great Western of Canada 25.
1 a the elaboratefast and excellent circular of Messrs.
th,'',.(l It Littledale and Co , just issued, we find
observations on trade and commerce
i_, present, and future :_....
tb:ne year 1856 will long be looked back upon as one of
a ,tnost remark.able in our commercial annals. It has been
iliekerl. Prosperous year to the nation at large, thatf is
ture:"lng the four great estates of agriculture, mann ac-
Efth").Plifting, and commerce-to which may be added a
tverbLue monied interest—it has been a most active year—
a,,,l wheel has been driven at its utmost speed—not a man,
di art, or child, who need have been idle—every muscle
te;„erlded, and every brain worked at high pressure- the
Ile; over of capital in legitimate operations probably
ell:}t, Equalled, but singularly free from wild ape-
szet-:°as of every kind. The value of our exports in
Ceeti r the high prices of the raw material have ex-
Y.ar' bY one-fifth or twenty millions sterling any previous
ine „Zdasakd tbe revenue of the government reached the almost
t>fcorhiule sum of £72,200,000, without exciting a murmur
file Jpiaillt ; and what adds so materially to the force of
seercP,ire i., that all this has been accomplished in the
t`' 'I dear money, dear food, and dear materials. It
been seeril as if the industrial energies of the nation bad
flafead"r°,,ased by the excitement of the war, refreshed
;,_.l; or exhausted, and
petty now put forth in all their
,la c° as a hake to the peddlings of government at
alore.:'lll3encement, and to redeem its waste of time and
it i4l, it is only nine months since the war was ended and
L - alread forgotten- , 4,
irerpo,.l ~ Y . It has been a good year fa.
11'4' " , every one says, and says truly,
_butt
eiße!t Perlia
; , PP, so universally good as at
+firs
}IR:" s'bEellintgat be thought ; our great trade, co,ton,
I,tes good, but throughout the season prices in the
th,„ were a
•vo , b )ve this market, it was only by the length of
I)rf'n, Yage, and by holding the cotton on arrival, that a
at al thwa,s got by imp3rters. Speculators have done well—
is'oemmers of Sure' s still better. Next, in import-
INib,,`uie timber trade, and here the losses of the last three
h-, i - aocut •
,-'1 leav cancel the profits of the previous nine months
~,_, e a barren i Nur, t en result. The corn trade. has been very
I,`lll,lrt 3rge Prothi were made at one period by some few
'ell c,-era, but taking the losses against the profits, the
lw-e woOld probabl b pretty ;Ital. Palm oil, like
'.l p,ae' suffered a ilea' fall of 25 per east on the return
I' 'lli- e' btu rallied slain in the summer, and except to
Lue: in° sold heavily durino• the depression, the year has
xi','°', tot,'":4l, Gold
Sugar has left great results from what-
' 4 °l h.' ,ti.e mi.. Ported, but tea has left equally great losses.
11'5. Ti`i.,P'ld a handsome profit, and rice left a handsome
:4,'n-tee,,e
t,',.,,stern trades have been the best on the whole,
41 M, 1 ~g the lead ; Calcutta and Madras, Mani! a
beg eXport; all good. Australia has gi.ven greatronts
and better results on her imoorts than for

some years past. The article of the year, however, has
been silk, leaving a margin of 50 per cent. in many instances
to the importer, but this does net makt the China trade the
best, as tea has been a heavy set oft, The shipping, interest,
taken as a whole, has n)t had a good year, though some
fortunate owners may have made high freights. The loss
and derangement upon a large class of screw steamers,
consequent on the termination of the transport service,
have been very heavy. I.,at What of the ftrure ? nearly
every article of produce has greatly increased in value
during the past year,—such was the remark at the close of
1850 and 18:52, and, consequently, like '56 those were
prosperous years to the mercantile classes. Owing to the
deficiency in supply, no present reaction seems probable,
but high prices at home quickly beget high prices abroad ;

these naturally stimulate productron there, whilst they

check consumption here. In oar last annuli circular
(January, 1856) speaking of the prospects for the coining
year, we said—" Peace or war will mainly determine its

character, one thing however in its favor is the certainty of
a most abundant supply of cotton, the best guarantee of a
large trade and safe prices," and such has proved the fact ;

. . .
but the very reverse of this is the prospect of tupply for the
present year, deficiency and high prices ; in addition to this
we have to get back the retcrns of an export £20,000,000
in excess of any previous year, 'Ye do not, however, wish
to take a gloomy view of the future, but rather to moderate

the sangiine views put forward by others, as we cannot
shut our eyes to the elements of danger which exist, should
any political or other derangement occur at home, or which
is more probable, on the continent.
_

The demand for Foreign and Colonial produce
was steady to-day. Sugar brought better pries;

having fully recovered the recent decline. The
Board of Customs have latterly, and contrary to
the decision of the Government five years since,
been charging white Benares Sugar with the duty
of 17e. 64. per cwt. in lieu of 15s , and have
altered' the different standards by which the
duties are levied, thus charging all descriptions of
sugar with a higher rate than the framers of the
bill intended. The proceeding is looked upon as
being exceedingly arbitrary and unjust, and we
cannot doubt. but when the matter is fully brought
before the Board of Trade, that the importers
will have justice done them. There is not much
doing in molasses, rum, or coffee, and the enquiry
for rice has fallen off. The stock of this article in
the kingdom is estimated at 85,000 tons, against
34,000 last year, but we look for an improved
demand, as we shall be for some months without
imports of any consequence.
Among the many circulars which have reached
us is one on the hide and leather trade. We have
not room for it in entirety, but would call attention
to one or two extracts. " The export of leather
manufactures has been large beyond former prece-
dent, and has assisted with a brisk demand at home
to produce the activity which has now for some
time cleared the markets of every fresh lot on ar-
rival; and at no former period were tanners' stocks
or factor's hands ever so light as at this moment.
Thus we commence another year with no stock of
hides, with unusually small stocks of leather at
market, with a greatly increased consumption, and
'With the trade of the country in a healthy and pros-
perous state, with the prices of food gradually
declining, and with every prospect of an easy
Money Market. With so many elements of strength
to the market, we can see no reason to apprehend
a decline in the value of leather ; the price of
hides will depend on the extent of the supply. We
may further observe that, from the hide and leather
circulars now issued, the most important and ex
tensively used goods belonging to the leather trade
have advanced within the last four years nearly
100 per cent. In January, 1853, we find that the
highest price realised for sole butts in Liverpool
was is 3d per lb, and that price was 2d per lb higher
than at the same time in 1852. Now, the value of a
similar article, according to the circular of Messrs.
Boutcher. Mortimer, Gale, & Co ,would bring 2s 6d
per lb, thus showing an advance of cent. per cent.
on the staple article of sole leather. Other goods
such as well dressed Shoe Butts, &a., have shelved
in advance, and the rise in Horse Butts has been
in the period alluded to nearly treble.
The following is a statement of the traffic on the
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada, for the week
ending December 6th, 1856, and corresponding
week, 1855:-1856, Passengers, 41051 17s Lid
Merchandise, &e, 50751 14a aid ; total
receipts, 9,1811 lts 5d.-1855 : Passengers,
1,6781 6s 6d ; Merchandise, 4.077/ 19s Old ;
total receipts, 5756/ 5s Oil—lncrease for 1856.
Passengers, 2,4271 10s 7z.l ; Merchandise, &c.,
9971 15s 3d ; Receipts, 3,4251 5s 101 d. We may
here observe that the goods traffic is partially
suspended on account of the ice forming on the
St. Lawrence.
Later intelligence front the Continent with
regard to monetary affairs is awaited with interest,
as increased pressure has lately been experienced.
This, however, no doubt arises from the same
causes as those which recently affected our market,
viz, the stock settlements, and the capital required
for the liquidation of annual engagements. No
further alteration in the policy pursued I,y the Bank
of France is, therefore, anticipated at present. At
Hamburg the decline in the value of discount
continues, and the quotation is now reduced to six
per cent. In some of the German markets, also,
greater relief has been afforded; although in some
places no abatement in the stringency has taken
place. The accounts on the whole, therefore, are
more favourable.
The London Colordal Produce Markets re-
opened to day, after the Christmas holidays, and
several public sales are advertised to take place
during the remainder of the week. Tea continues
firm, and the recent advance to per lb. for
common congou is firmly maintained. The former
qualities are also supported. In the sugar market
business is active, and high rates are cureent
Coffee is rather dearer in consequence of the brisk
inquiry which prevails, and rice is also in active
request, and previous rates are current. Higher
quotations have been established for tallow, and
there are numerous transactions. In their circular,
published last evening, Messrs. Smith and Charles
mention that the stock of tallow then amounted to
15,964 casks. This stock plus what may arrive
from the Black Sea, Australia, America, &c., has to
supply the trade to the middle or end of May,
when the frozen in tallow will be arriving. Follow-
ing the latest advices, we estimate—

Casks.
Odessa, &c., to send 4OOO
Australia 6000
South America .
Other places

Total casks,

15,000

Thus, with the stock we have, a total supply of,
say 20,000 casks. Looking at the small stocks we
may fairly calculate upon good average deliveries
to the period mentioned above (middle of May).
The average deliveries for the last four years were
22,000 casks.

GREAT FRAUD ON THE CUSTOM HOUSE.—Yesterday it
was discovered that Air. James Dickenson, the customs'
locker at the Custom House, Salford, Manchester, had
absconded, having, by fictitious official documents, cleared
a large quantity of tea, valued at upwards of £l,OOO with
the proceeds of which he has gone off.
VOLUNTARY STARVATION,—A debtor in the county
gaol, named William Frankiss, aged 56, died on Sunday,
reduced almost to a skeleton, from having refused for some
time to take the proper amount of nourishment. At the
inquest held on the body, before J. Lovegrove, Esq., It
was stated by the wife of the deceased, and others, that
he came from Upton St. Leonard's, and had been a
prisoner in the debtors' portion of the county gaol since
September, 1853, upon a warrant issued by the Court of
Chancery. He had refused to take the benefit of the
Irpolvents' Act, and not being able to pay the amount for
which he had been arrested, he had remained in prison for
so lengthened a period. He was able, even with the
assistance of his wife and friends, only very inadequately
to maintain himself, and it was evident to the authorities
of the gaol that he had not sufficient food to maintain him
in health. He was therefore offered the prison fare, but
he refused it, and his health gradually declined. During
the last four months his health had been in a very bad
state, he being evidently suffering from exhaustion. He
had been in the hospital of the gaol for the last three
months, and every attention was paid to him. On the
6th of December he at last consented to partake of the
prison dietary, but this resolution of the poor fellow came
too late. Some time before this he had been suffering
from lockjaw, the result of exhaustion, and could be fed
with little else than fluids Pe continued to decline until
Sunday evening, when he died. Sir. Hicks, the surgeon
of the gaol, stated his opinion that the deceased had died
from exhaustion and mental anxiety, and that his life
would in all probability have been prolonged had he con-
sented to take the prison fare at an earlier period. A
verdict in accordance with the medical testimony was
returned.—Gloucester Journal.