Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-23 00:00:00

alarmed at

position._ but scorns

he did before and

It appears, from observations
proceedings had closed,

that he should be acquitted, and after Dr. Taylor bad
been examined, when the court adjourned to take refresh-
ment, he expressed himself to the effect that his evidence
had been entirely destroyed by the cross-examination of
Sergeant Parry; that the jury could not place any re-
liance upon it; and that, consequently, he must be ac
' when, however, the Lord Chief Baron com-
), it was evident that he had taken a
4' the case adverse to the prisonei,

'cry strong view

SpeCCILly chApelled ; and after the
first day's sumitig up he regarded the issue with
. anxiety, and this accounted for his altered
..ranee on the last day of the trial. Since Dr.
~ethurst has been in confinement lie has only been
visited by one relation, his brother. Although the age

y great

stated to be only forty-eight, it is
several years older, and there is

ain that he
v little doubt that

tt-arriage he w

object in understating his

war that at. the time of his- first

a inere boy, only eighteen years

Igo, the marriage Laying

time forty-four or forty-

ken place thirt

re years oh]. This fact has been

aseertained in a rather singular manner. It appear
that in the very year when the first marriage tool: place

twenty-four ; s
four years old

,dy at HorsemOnger

euurge ()J otnaming, goods tw falsE
t that time his age was stated to be

that he would be_ now nearly fifty-

and was then disc-liar
doubts appear to be c

and at that time for a week,

convict'

capital sentence will 1
during the trial an oi

ie makistrat,

quarter that
in which t

rtained, notiithstanding the
of the prisouer, whether the

carried out. It is said that

mon was expressed in a high
for a conviction, but not ore
capital punishment should be carried'

;ecais to be considerably c

omitted

he Chief Baron, in passing

)rne observations in referen

here the

Fiat there was y

.c capital sci
rorn:ng Post,

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excitement Of the moment ; but
o form a judgment infer that it
hat the Crown will be reconi-

re the life of the prisoner, and commit
;ence to one of penal servitude for life.L-

SECOND EDITION.

FRANCE.

[ituuTEn';

TELT:G lUM.]

Tuesday, August 23.—The Moniteur, iu

tary command

arion3 nominations of the chief min-

Cates that the augmentation of thes,

commands is in order to form a more equal division of
_ _

of the Emperot

TIIE MONEY MARKET

(Froin the Da

JONDAY E

.Nvies City

Funds opened this

morning at a fresh decline of

per cent., but the r

Maim). is Consols amounted to 4- per cent. As usual
it this period of the year the attendance of memhorg is

y Stocks continue in good d:nnand, and arc steadil

Tlie best bills tivc

There were no bullion operations at the Bank

The Wheat -Market to-d

rates

•om las

atbinitted tc

cargo of Valencia Raisins I

arrived, and

k telegram from St. Petersburg announces a decline

in the price of tallow to 53s

(From the Times City Article.)
MONDAY EVENING.—The English funds hay(

again bought .£15,000 stock for the Savings' Banks
There was no foreign news to influence the market.

'here was

'or money-

Lay, and

2 per- cent. Short dated
negotiated on- slightly lower

bills, however, can

At the Rink the applications for discount were on an

increased scale

The Russian Loan at one time to-day

discount to par, but it closed at par to prem.
The anticipatory-price of the new Indian Loan has
fallen to 9771, to 1.

The Corn Market this morning was heavy, and a
reduction of is to 2s was occasionally accepted.
Account from Genoa mention the failure of L. Rica,
an establishment of somennagnitude.

The Railway Market ha again shown a strong ten-
dency, and in most English Stocks a further advance
has been established.

DR. SMETHURST

_ :vs says an extraordinary idea seems to
be gaining pound, that Dr. Smethurst will not be
executed, bat that his sentence will be commuted into

The _Daily -Ye

penal servitude for life,

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