Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-02-22 00:00:00

YESTERDAY'S MARKETS

LIVERPOOL PRODUCE.—Colonial, &c. The Sugar
market having been freely supplied by the recent arrivals
of Brazil, more business has been doing, at moderate
prices ; the transactions, including Saturday's- business,
comprising 130 hhds. '4OO bags Demerara at 39s 6d to
41s for Muscovado, and 45s to 45s 3d for grainy, 500
bags Siam at 44s 600 bags Pernams, in bond, at 24s 6d
from the quay, 3,200 bags Paraiba, also from the quay,
of which the price has not transpired, and 300 tons
Bahia, for arrival at an outport, at 25s 9d per cwt. The
Rum market keeps steady ; 50 pnucheons Demerara are
reported at previous prices, and 24 casks indirect Mauri-
tius at is 71-d per gallon proof. A cargo (2,900 bags)
Rio aim has been taken for a near continental port at
46s 9d per cwt. We have had a considerable business
done in Rice, 300 bags Ballam being reported at 9s, 1,400
bags middling Bengal at 9s, and 18,500 bags Necransie
(including 1,500 all faults) at 6s 6d to 7s per cwt. for sound.
In Dgewoods, the business is limited to 16 tons. Lima
wood at £l5, and some Rokell Camwood at £4O per ton.
Of Ashes, 80 barrels, (of 1858 pots) have been sold at
295. A moderate business doing in Nitrate of Soda, at
14s to 15s 3d, up to 16s per cwt. for fine. Nothing to
notice in Saltpetre. Of 'Brimstone, 25 tons, but seconds
reported at £8 per ton. Small sales of fine Palermo
Sumac, at 13s per cwt. ; a few casks Flag Annatto, at
9d per lb. ; retail sales of Juniper Berries, at 9s 6d ;
6 tons Scotch Farina, at 15s 6d per cwt. ; and 1,100
bags Ground Nuts, at £lO 12s 6d, to £ll per ton.
Oils : Palm, at £44, and at £45 per ton ; for Brown ;
nothing done in Olive ; of Linseed, 40 to 50 tons at
30s 6d town casks, and 31s per cwt. in export casks ;
Cod Oil, at £32; and pale Seal, at £37 per ton. Tallow,
P.Y.C., at 51s. 20 tons Leghorn Lard, to arrive at 58s,
and fine quoted at 60s per cwt. Of Rosin, 100 barrels
fine, at 13s '6d ; and of Spirits of Turpentine, 40 barrels
on the spot, at 40s 6d, and at 41s per cwt. to arrive.
'We have also to notice 2,500 quarters Patna Bengal
Linseed,' at 51s; and 1,500 bags Calcutta Rapeseed, at
50s to 508 Gd per quarter.
LIVERPOOL COTTON. There has been a dull
market for cotton to-day, and prices tend to favour the
buyer. The Sales—including 140 Pernambuco, at 71d to
aid; 200 Egyptian, at 8d to 9td ; 600 Surat, at 5-id to
614—are reported 6,000 bales, of which 1,000 are on
speculation and for export.
LIVERPOOL CATTLE. —The value of beef was 'barely
maintained at last week's raft's' and more left unsold at
the close of the market. Mutton was a very free sale,
at the extreme rates of last market. 1,833 beasts at 5d
to 61d ; 4,284 sheep at 61(1 to Bd.
LONDON PRODUCE.—The following pnblic sales are
advertised for to-morrow : - Sugar : 400 hhds West
India, 3,000 bags Mauritius, and 2,503 bags Bengal.
Coffee : 100 bales Mocha. Rice : 7,000 bags. Salt-
petre : 1,500 bags. Tea, about 20,000 packages. The
private contract markets have been inactive since Friday;
but prices are unaltered. Sugar :No sales reported.
Coffee : 200 bags native Ceylon reported sold, 51s 6d.
Tea : The market is firm ; common Congou, 13d, but the
large public sale for to-morrow has prevented business by
private contract. Saltpetre : Refraction 5 sold at 42s ;
refraction 7, at 41s.
LONDON ORN.—The weather to-day is mild and fine.
The foreign arrivals of wheat are small ; oats are also
limited, with a moderate supply of barley. The supply
of English wheat fresh up was moderate, and generally
in fair condition. The market . opened dull for wheat,
and up to one.o'clock very little business had been done,
but last Monday's prices were sustained. Oats in fair
demand, at last quotations. Norfolk flour dull, at 275.
BOROUGH HOP.—We continue to have a steady de-
mand for all new hops, at full prices ; otherwise the
demand was in a sluggish state.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE.—The supplies of beasts and
sheep very moderate, the former sold readily at full prices,
and the latter was in brisk demand, at a slight advance
in quotations. Calves and pigs unaltered. Beef, 3s 4d
to 4s 10d ; mutton, 3s 8d to 5s 4d; veal, 4s to 5s 6d ;
pork, 3s to 4s 2d. Total supply : beasts, British 3,317,
foreign 334 ; sleep, British 17,550, foreign 1,050 ;
calves, British 87, foreign 53 ; pigs, British 300.
LONDON TALLOW.—The market is steady at th

following prices :—Town tallow, 51s 9d, nett cash ;
Petersburgh Y.C. on the spot, 52s 6d ; March, 52s 6d ;
April, 52s 6d ; April to June, 52s 3d ; October and De-
cember, 52s 3d.

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LONDON Mir:No.—ln the mining market to-day, a
pod demand has been experienced for shares in East
Wheal Russell, which have risen to 111 to 12. There
are, also numerous inquiries for shares in East Basset,
Providence Mines, and Clijah, and Wentworth. The
market generally is firm in character. Foreign and colo-
nial mining shares of all descriptions are inanimate.
Those of the English and Australian Copper Company
have been dealt in at 1/.

LONDON SToexs. London Stock Market has
again opened heavily for Consols at 758 to 751, and
continued weak and inactive at these quotations. The
Share Market also opened very weak, and has continued
flat all the morning. Prices generally are lower,
BELFAST CORN. —Farmers supply small. Demand fair
for all descriptions, at Friday's rates. No change in
store grain or flour, and little passing.
CORK ConN.-:—*bite wheat, 23s • red, 16s 6d to 23s ;
barley, 12s to 13s 3d ; oats, 11s to 12s 10d.
CORK BurrEn.—The supply to-day consisted of 200
firkins, and the quotations veers as follows : lsts, 130 s ;
seconds, I,los 3rds, 104 s ; 4ths, 85s ; sths, 60s.
GLASGOW CORN MAKRT.—The market is quiet, but
the tone somewhat improved, and there is more inquiry
for fine wheats. Prices are without change.
GLASGOW PIG IRON.—The market continues firm;
business done at 51s 71-d, closing steady. Rather
buyers, sellers 51s 9d; No. 1, G.M.8., 51s 3d; No. 3,
do. 51s.

THE LIVERPOOL BAKERS.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES,

Sir,—ln a case reported at great length in the
NORTHERN TIMES, of the 10th of the present
month, it was stated by Messrs. M'Gowan, Evans,
and Wignall, that the Bakers in Liverpool were
wedded to the old system of heatin,g with chaffers,
instead of the furnace system, and instanced the
superiority of furnaces over chaffers. Now, to
show those gentlemen the error they have fell into,
it need only be stated, that the system of baking
in London and Liverpool is very different. In
London they only bake 4 lb. loaves, but in Liver-
pobl the Bakers are called upon to bake from 15
to 24 lb. each; it was all very well for the Health
Committee to send a deputation to London at the,
ratepayers expense, to learn how the furnaces
worked, but they forgot to enquire the difference
-in the size of the bread. I should like to know
where there is a town which affords more accom-
modation to the working classes and housekeepers
generally, than Liverpool ? If the harsh law now
put in force, is continued, it will be the means of
throwing many hundred families out of employ-
ment that are now honestly earning their bread by
the sweat of their brow. Mr. Wood, in his evidence,
admits the new system is not so good for his bread,
which is generally small ; how much more, then,
would it effect the large bread which the bakers
of Liverpool are in the habit of baking. It may
be quite true that Mr. Evans constructed so many
thousand ovens 'in Paris, &c., &c., but he would
find it very different to alter chaffer ovens into
furnace ovens in Liverpool, where there is no con-
venience. And, if parties are compelled to do so,
it will be more destructive, both to health and
property, than the present system.—l am, sir,
yours, &c. A PRACTICAL BAKER.
Liverpool, February 21, 1859.

TIIE ALLEGED ASSAULT ON A POLICEMAN

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.
Sir,—l have just read the report of a charge of
assault, at the George's Dock-gates, in your police
intelligence of to-day's NORTHERN Tams Being
present at the time, allow me to state that no
assault was committed on the policeman, but the
reverse, and that the violence used towards Mr.
Thompson was unprovoked, and most outrageous.
Feeling it my duty, I, together with four other
bystanders, went to the Police-court, to give evi-
dence, but the case had been disposed of. From
what I could see, Mr. Thompson was not drunk,
and had he not insisted on taking the officer's
number, I have no doubt no charge would have
been made. I may mention that the policeman
greatly neglected his duty, in not having the chain
drawn across the bridge whilst the river side of it
was open. Trusting, for the sake of justice, you
will give a place to this, I am, sir, &c.,
Pph 19, 1859 A BYSTANDER.

THE ALLEGED ASSAULT ON THE POLICE.
In reference to this case, we hare been requested
to publish the following
TO MR. THOMPSON.
Sir,—l shall be happy to give you every
assistance to bring No. 104 to justice, and further
obtain the evidence of several of my friends who
witnessed the assault made upon you. I am an
entire stranger to you and your friends, but,
considering the injustice done to you, it is my
duty to lay what I know of the affair before you,
the details of which I am prepared to swear to,
when called upon.
Between five-and-twenty minutes past ten and
half-past ten, on Thursday evening, while standing
at St. George's dock gates (which were open when
. I got there), I saw police-officer No. 104 assault
you as follows :—A small vessel entered the dock.
When through, the gate was closed on the side on
which I was ; the other remained open. When
closed, I saw police-officer No. 104 standing on
the opposite side, and end-to the chain at the end
where the other portion of the bridge joins. Saw
you come, on to the bridge, and stand about ten
feet on the bridge, Saw several people also on
the bride, and stood just on within one foot of
where the chain hangs on the railing on the bridge
myself, with my country friends, while the other
portion of the bridge was coming to. Saw No.
104 turn round, and rush on to you, taking hold
of your collar with both his hands„ and push you
back with much force, and otherwise assaulting
you by striking you on the chest. Heard you ask
him for his number, and saw you take your pocket
book out to put it down. Being a stranger, I did
not interfere then. Heard No. 104 blow his
whistle twice for assistance. When it came, saw
him take you towards bridewell, having hold ofyour
arm, the officer called by No. 104 to assist walking
in the rear. I then followed and tendered my
card. Should it be necessary I will obtain sworn
certificates, from magistrates, from my friends,
who have returned home, sooner than justice
should be defeated. Respecting the chain being
across, I will swear my hand was within one foot
of the chain which was hanging on the bridge,
No. 104 not having hold of any portion of the
chain, nor near enough to do so at full length. I
feel more desirous for you to investigate this case,
owing to the language No. 104 used to me, which
I shall withhold until called upon, when the
witnesses I have, will, I am sure, alter the decision
of Mr. Mansfield. There was gas at both sides of
the bridge—moonlight, and rather windy.—I am,
Sir, yours truly, ALFRED NIXON.
10, North John-st., Liverpool, 19th Feb., 1859.
I, the undersigned, was with my brother at the
time, and witnessed the whole of the affair, and
corroborate the above statements. JAMES NIXON.
We, the undersigned, have read the above, and
subscribe to it.
JOHN MACDERYIOTT, office, 6 George's Dock gates.
URWICK COOK, 5, Batchelor-street.
JAMES MARTINDALE, 77, Grove-street.

MELANCHOLY DEATH FROM STRYCHNIA.—An interest-
ing young lad, Master Deehan, Banagher, came to his
death under the following lamentable circumstances :
Mrs. Deehan and her family have resided at Banagher
since the death of her husband. Mr. H. Deehan, who
is her eldest son, being about to leave home on a shooting
excursion on the river Shannon, handed his purse
with the key of his desk, on Saturday night last, about
nine o'clock, to his younger brother, the deceased, with
directions to place the money in the desk, and then to
return the key. The poor boy did so, but when he had
opened the desk he observed a few pills in a box in it,
one of which he rashly swallowed, and returned the
key, saying nothing about what he had done. During the
night, about twelve o'clock, the boy took suddenly ill,
shivering, and complaining of torturing spasms in the
stomach and abdomen. Medical aid was called in, but to
no purpose, and Master Deehan expired after much agony.
A short time before death he mentioned his having taken
one of the pills which he saw in his brother's desk, each
of which pills it appeared contained three grains of
strychnia, they having been procured some time ago for
he purpose of poisoning animals.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

HIGH WATER.
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Morn. Even.
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WIND
At LivEnPooL,-,W.S.W.
gp HOLYHEAD,—W.S.W.—

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—Fresh breeze
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Albanian (ss) Trieste Thirty-one States • •r°b
—alk
Adelaide Newry True Bess ...... Dull drii
Arghur Gordon ..B. Ferry Crimean (ss) • ..2110311b0a
Comet Dunkirk Calpe (ss)
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Champion Newry Fredericia ...
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Ccerhyn Amlwch Netherton .... 1,1 ai
Fleeting Clyde Tantivy
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Magdalen Esther.. Newport Unerrig
North Star ..Monte Video Independence New Orlesos
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Peri Salcombe

SAILED.
Fiume .. . . Constantinopl6
Galeed • St. Michael's
Le Coq ..... . .ostemi
Real Pedro . . . . Rio Grarid6
Tit Bit
Goede Verwaehting,ista""

Arabian Melbourne
Ann Nelson Calcutta
Adolph Pernambuco
British Queen (ss) . . Havre
Geo Hughes Cuba
Jane Clarke . . Pernambuco
Florist Monte- Video
MARATIME EXTRACTS.
LIVERPOOL, FEB. 21
The Tribune, for Gonaives, is ashore at Oporto. „
The Albert, from Aux Cayes to Falmouth, is
at St. Jago de Cuba. ht
The Glentilt, from Cardiff to the River Plate, canga
fire at sea, about 25 miles off Rio Grande-do-Norte, an
was run into that port, where she sunk ; part of creit
arrived at Pernambuco previous to 18th January. 0,
The Kate Weston, from New York to Pernanibn
got on shore on'the 18th January, near Paraiba. 1,4
The George F. Patten, from Bristol for New Ord
has put into Bermuda with loss of bowsprit and fore 0
maintopmasts.
/30
The Mermaid, from Liverpool to Bonny, was left at.. 4
a.m. 20th February, off Bardsey, wind WSW,
breeze, by the steam-tug Rover.
The Pocahontas, from Liverpool to Melbourne rstt
left five miles south of Tuskar, at 4 p.m., on the'2l,
February, all well; wind SW moderate breeze, by t
steam-tug Reliance.
The ship M. E. Campbell, which left New Orleans
Jan., got ashore on the Bar of the Mississippi, 3"
remained Feb. 3.
aCit
The Malabar, for Boston, from New Orleans, ,oti
aground at the mouth of the Mississippi, and renlolt,
on Jan. 27. Many other ships, both inward anti 010
ward, were aground. A ship supposed the Tropic 11
ashore in the West Bay, below New Orleans Jan. 30. t
BERWICK, Feb. 18.—The Viscountess Arbutlin
(schooner), Baird, of and for Montrose from Sunderlanif
(coals), struck on Newton Rock, Feb. 15, but was Pt, °,,f
and brought up into the fairway, making a good des' to
water ; on account of the gale she was unable to get into
a port of safety till yesterday, when she was taken into
Holy Island with considerable damage, and will bo.°
be towed to Berwick to repair.
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BREST ROADS, Feb. 16.—Put in : The Staatsr
Hegerman, Schelderup, from Rio Grande for Fabnout,
or Hull. with loss of great part of sails and rigging, b°l,3at
and bulwarks carried away, and deck cabin stove
not leaky.

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ANTWERP, Feb. 18 : The Jackson (brig), Elliot, fll/1.16
Newcastle for Middelburg, and Commercie Comps
(Dutch barque), were in contact last evening in 11391"-efl
kens Roads, during a strong west wind, and it is report
that both were stranded on the Kloot. A telegr,4
states that the Commercie Compagnie was Iclo
and that the Jackson was leaky, and would put ,
Flushing.
HAMBURG, Feb. 18.—. The crew of the Amelia a j
Mary, Leng, from Sunderland for this place, have ariteer
at Cuxhaven, having abandoned their vessel in a sinkl
state. Other vessels appear to have been lost, to 3u,
"
from pieces of wreck which have been semi.
MESSINA, Feb. 12 : Ncarly"seventy tons of cast iron
belonging to the cargo of the Wildflower, Johnson, fs,
Newport for Trieste, which went to pieces near Atlgss, to
have been dug out f the sand, and more is expected
be got.
GALLIPOLI, Feb. 4: The Sarah Kay (barque), 0.3,1;
mond, of Sunderland, which got on shore on the 2vt,
ult., at Heraclitza, in the Sea of Marmora, by the ass' t
ante afforded to her by the British steam-tug
Express,
off on the 31st .• She is at present lying in Gallipoli WI;
taking in her cargo of lmseed,aand will proceed
England next week.
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DEAL, Feb. 21 : The Ernest and George, from
,(1,4
castle for Constantinople, got on the Goodwin San
Yesterday, has been assisted off without apparent daraabL,
and anchored. OUTPORTS. • ni •
GRAVESEND, Feb. 21 : Arrived, Venus, from Sece
"'
Lily, Necransie ; Venners Minde, Aalborg ; Ironmaster!
St. Übes ; Boog (s), Odessa ; Vectis (s),
Sleepner, Aarhuus; Princess, Bahia.; Reviner, Trin
dad ; Dahlia, Portemal. Sailed : The George Idars,ll,o,
for Melbourne ; Cornelius Grinnell, New York ;
Minititlaii ; Leoda, Cape of Good Hope.
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DEAL, Feb. 21.—Passed : The Jane Leech, . f frk
London to Calcutta ; George Marshall, London'
lie
bourne ; Contest, London, Salcombe. Anchored:
lona, from London to Calcutta ; Enterprise, Lonae
Batavia ; Ellerslie, Shields, Genoa ; Elenora, Londoti.,7
Bombay ; Hendrika, Hartlepool, Kin.. George's Souli,
Dawetore, London, Sydney ; Storfust 'Constantine, L 0 n
dou, Bombay ; .Ernest and George (barque), north, vres
ward ; Aquilla, London, Cardiff.
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KINGSTOWN, Feb. 21.--Arrived : The Europa, .rn;
Belfast for New Orleans ; Anne, Jones, from R°11....4.-
Eliza, from Rouen ; Watchman, from Nantes; Fria
from Alexandria for London. Sailed : The Duke n
Cornwall (s), for London.
QUEENSTOWN, Feb. 21. —Arrived: The Emelindatill
Rio Grande and Falmouth; for Cork ; Pantelinon, 1.0-br3s;
and Falmouth for Limerick; Echo, Laguna ;
Magpie, Bantry ; Retriever (steam-tug) • Albatrl
Liverpool ; Prussia Adler, London ; Osprey '(ss), CardiD,
Sailed : The Handy, for Wexford ; City of Paris ("
Milford ; Aurora, Belfast.
DUBLIN, Feb. 21.—Arrived
from London

Lady Eglinton (s)'

WATERFORD, Feb. 21.—Arrived : The Vesta (s), frr;
Liverpool ; Violent, Liverpool ; Killarney (s), Gctr
Courier (s), Milford ; Aurora (s), London ;
üblin (' )
London ; Mystery, Weymouth ; William, Cardiff ;
beth Lass, Cardiff ; Alexander, Cardiff ; Mary and Jose')
hr
Swansea ; Sabrina (ss), Bristol.
iron LIMERICK, Feb. 21.—Arrived : The C. C.
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Triumfels, from Alexandria ; Mangerton, from Lona"'
GREENOCK, Feb. 21.—Arrived : The Sarah, Iwo
Dunkirk ; Arabic, Mann, from Ilavannah ; Maria, frc'
Oporto. Sailed : The Brendia, for Trinidad; Glasg°w
(ss), for New York.

'S REORT.
Report of the CrimeanVESSEL
(s), arrived here; spoke the 01'
lowing vessels :
On February 13, in Gibraltar Bay, signalled the All°
Jenkins.
On February 14, 20 miles S.E. of Cape St. Vincent, sir
nailed the Comet.
On February 14, 20 miles S.B. of Cape St. Vincent, sg:
nailed the Damascus (ss), from Liverpool. (Stir'
posed.)

FOREIGN PORTS.
Louisiana, Brown, from Rangoon at Cocanada. +
Mary Hounsell and Trinculo, both hence at St. John g+
Newfoundland.
Marie et Euphrasine, Audrac, from Rouen at 113`s?
16th Feb., for Liverpool.
Princeza, Lee; and Mathilde, Lorsel--both sailed I'olll
Nintes for Liverpool to 17th Feb.
Reays, Falconer, sailed from Smyrna for Liverpool
Bth Feb.
William Punton, Willis, sailed from - Cadiz for, ter
horn 9th Feb.
Marchioness of Breadalbane, Dunn, from Trooa, at
Genoa 14th Feb.
Florence Nightingale, Bennett, from Charlestown'at
Venice 10th Feb.
Erronlanga, Frankland ; and Albion, Gibson--b°:
cleared at Venice for Queenstown or Falmouth 12th reo
Magoutchy (ss), from Cardiff at Constantinople
Feb.

Hercules, Paren ; and Ann Elizabeth, gain—bob
sailed from Constantinople for Falmouth sth Feb.
ABRIVA.LS AT BOMBAY.
Conqueror, Sheridan, from Liverpool, 10th Jan.
Algiers, Morris, from Aden, 11th Jan.
Sarah, Peters, from Beypore, 11th Jan.
Sardinia, M'Cleary, from Gravesend, 11th Jan.
Chandernagoretfrom Gravesend, 13th Jan.
Malabar, Dundas, from China, 18th Jan.
Himalaya, Alexarkder, from Adelaide, 18th Jan.
British Flag, Campbell, from Liverpool, 20th Jan.
Lauderdale, Bowen, from London, 20th Jan.
James Russell, Muir, from Greenock, 20th Jan.
Flying Cloud, from Mauritius, 21st Jan.
Vernon, Consitt, from London 21st Jan.
Ganymede, Bramhall, from Aden, 22nd Jan.
Simoon, Smith, from Liverpool, 22nd Jan.

MAILED FROM BOMBAY.
Matilda, Stevenson, for Liverpool, 11th Jan.
Danube, M'Aule7, for Liverpool, 12th Jan.
Norwood, and lasmania, Litten—both for LiverP
13th Jan.
Anna Dorothea, Smith, for Liverpool, 18th Jilt...boat
Dalkeith, Bruce ; and Philanthropist, Russell
for Liverpool, Jan. 22.
Lady Bruce, Perkins, for Deal, 22nd Jan.
Marion, Leighton, for Mauritius, 19th Jan. .
Castle Eden, Young, for Akyab, 13th Jan.