The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-30 00:00:00

MONTHLY WOOL REPORT.

Since our public sales, 'which closed on the Bth ultimo, a de-
tailed report of which we gave on that date. the atte tion of the trade
has been chiefly occupled with the public sales of Australian aid Cape
Wools, which terminated in London on the 30:h ultimo, -hese sale
opened (as noticed in our last month's circular) at a reduction of I id
to 2d per lb. on the previous series, but as they pro :ressed prices far-
ther receded, until at Zne petted the reduction cou'd not be quoted
at less than ad to 8d per lb. ; they have,however rallied again daring
the last ten days, and close firmly /IL about opening ra es. The sup-
plies of all descriptions of Foreign Wools in this market are very
l'ght, and, as from the late advice: from the d fferent shipping ports
abroad we cannot expect any tares quantity forward for some time,
we see no reason to anticipate any m terial alteration in prices. The
stocks of flue Wools, Australian, River Plate, tec., ,re moderate, and
as theyare chiefly held over for improved rates, -few sales are re-
ported during the pa-t month. Of Turkey. Stn,rna and other Wools
from the Levant, the stocks are for the most part of an inesrior de-
scription, and are not so ready of Sal.- as they wen, a short time since.
Egyptians are in good demand, and trno bre Wools sell readily on
arrival at our fall quotations. ' E .st India is in good reqn st, i.artien-
larly the finer qualities, both White and Yellow, for which extreme
prices are easily obtained. Donskol long combing Fle:Te mu: k
wanted, but ho stocks, and the same remark agplies to Ice•aod, ,he
new arrivals of which are anxiously woke i for. f Peruvian Sheeps'
Wool the market is very bare, with a imitel demand ; ia alpaca and
Mohair no change to notice. For the new clip of Bri•ish and Irish
Woo's, which is just beginning to come into a areet, there is an ac ive
Competition, and prices are opening higher than was g-ner,illy ex
petted. W. °REAMS Si CO.

A HAUL or PURE GOLD.— A Californian paper, the
Union Democrat, has- the following !—" The company
owning and working the ' Democratic QaaitaTi,in ' made
quite a ' haul' in their claim. on Monday last. The shaft
was about half filled with water, and two of the company
were preparing to pump it out, and for some purpoae one of
them descended to the water. While hanging on the rope
he discovered a speck of .gold in the quartz, and taking
out his knife, he commenced ? sAanchine in the place,
The Tiara bring rotten, he succeeded in displacing a f,ev
Pieces. Which revealed to him the richest kind of a deposit.
In a few minutes be took out gold to the atootint of about
1,500 dollars—a great portion of it being crystalised gold,
of the most htautiful formations, and entirely free from
quartz. The claim is situate:) on the mountain to the
right of Brown's Flat, a short distance above the Italian
claim, the richnek-s of which we have heretofore spoken of.
The 'quart% Wes of this locality arc among the richest in
the country. . .
PROGRESS.—The Irish Presbyterian Church is beginning
to feel the advantage of being throw n more an I more
upon its _Own resources... We find from the reported pro-
ceedings ef the various synods held in i he north of lielin !
during the past week, -_that the Presbyterian and other
church courts have been actively bestirring themselves to
bring out a more liberal spirit in the people. The result
has been highly satisfactory. At the synod of Derry, Mr.
Killen reported that of ninety-eight congregations that
had been visited, six'y-seven had already either increased
their stipend, or were engaged in an effort for that pur-
pose. The ministers had returned the sums by which their
stipend had been increased, being in the gross £1.020 in
all the congregations of the synod thattad yet contributed.
The replica to the, queries showed that in fort-five con-
grega'ions the increase had been voluntary; in ten the
increase was by assessment on the pews; and in seven
cases, both plans were adopted. In thirty-seven eong,eu-
firms a payment of the promised augmentation had been
made, and in nineteen cases no payment had taken place
on foot of the promise, but it was expected in due time.
One congregation only had declared their inability to
carry
.out their promise. Dr. Gaudy, at the same meeting.
in moving a resolution of thankfulness for the success of
this wer, and for the liberal spirit that has been shown
by the people, stated that..the whole yearly increase in
voluntary contributions might be estimated at
.not less
pthraensbi)'ctoemriantrietes
£5,000lto:n0t()h su °i; NeVe4e heartily congratulate our
.ipsful trial of voluntary ism
They will coon begin to beiieve that their opposition to
the-n-egivan doitum- was both mistesen and injurious.—
' troneonformist. ,
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FATAL ACCIDI:NT ; L SILOBDEN COURT.- Shobdo:' Court,
Hereforde.hire, the s'::al Of Lord geteman, has b ten the
scene of a terrib'e - catastrophe, which has throw quite a
gloom over the district. A number of workmen live been
employed for some time past in making exensive altera-
tions and eulargemcets on the premises. Among the
alterations were some extensive arches, which were being
constructed underneath the mansion, and as a number of
workmen—masoits, carpenters, and others—were employed
on those on Monday lac, an arch just completer!, and
which had been built upon old foundationS, gave war,
burying the workmen in to ruins. Information was be-
merliately conveyed to the nearest town (Leominster),
where the families of many of too men employed reside,
and it being stated that four rtvai, were killed, and that
several others.were seriously injured, the greatest eanster-
' nation prevailed, end the extent of the . injury to life was
not Aenerally known milli Tuesday. It wee then • ascer-
tained that two men, named Edward Ellis and Thomas
Jones, had been killed, and that four others had been
severely injured. The awaits of the injured men are Mr.
Winch, the forcinan'of the carpenters, Richard Evans,
Edward Morris, George Shore, William Bruce, and anc-
ther man, name unknown. A considerable time elapsed
before the full extent of the catastrophe could he ascer-
tained, as the injured men were buried beneath a mass
of heavy:, masonry, which it took some time to remove.
'ln ,the inetiiitisne the groans of tha poor fellows were
piteous in thea:xtrerne. . Every aid was rendered 'by the
the inmates of the Inert, acrd the I-lon. and Rev. A. Ban-
bury rarticularly exerted himself.
TIM PADDINGTON (lOWA—At the Marylebone Police
Court, on Wednesday, four men, who gave their names
George Osborne, Edward Osborne, Alfred TaylOr, and
Henry Williams, were brought before Mr. Broughton, by
Cox 191 D, charged with riotous conduct, and cawing a
mob to assemble at Paddington•green. The - evidence
went to show that on the previous night a crowd of up-
wards of 300 pereons were collected together on the green,
in consequence of a report which for the last six days had
been circulated, and the truth of which was relied upon,
that a female figure, clad in white, and holding in one
hand a lighted taper, and, in the other a knife,' with her
arm uplifted, had upon many occasions frightened passen-
gers at the "witching hoar," by her appearance in
Paddington churchyard, in the .attitude and Ir:biliments
above alluied to. Cox, in answer to questions from Mr.
Bronghton,_said that when he went.to the apOt he heard
loud cries of-.." There it is le-there it is! " "I have seen
it," The prisoners cried out more loudly than any one
else, and they were consequently taken into cnatody. The
prisoners, in answer to the charge, said, that hearing that
there was a ghost to be seen, they, like others, joined the
crowd to look at it; they did not, however, see anything
of the kind The accused parties were discharged by M-.
Broughton, who .c3neiderod that as they had been locked
up in the station for many hours they had been sufficiently
punished, M the same time advising them to attend to
o
their work and their homes rather than congregate with
in a churchyard, from a report that one who had
been interred therein had " revisited the glimpses of the
moon," It is understood that the "ghost " affair °lie,
Wed in the frequent visits of .a woman ~ it,
n-Itir, unhap-
pily,
(1 tilt ..light coloured grays of her de-
m
pa ind
hausdbeannade,ntaned
clothing, often at the 4,44 1.,:o.) Li rof night visited the place
of sepulture, deothnclaittion.sh--outag,
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