The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-30 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDCI.,, MONDAY EVENING, NoVEMBER 30, 1861

MARKETS—This Day

MARK-LANE.
The trade for English wheat in the country markets held
on Saturday ruled firm, and both red and white qualities
sold at higher terms. Good and fine malting barley fully
supported previous rates, and for oats, beans, and peas,
including flour, the demand was steady, at full currencies.
On the Continent the corn trade is firm, and prices have
an upward tendency. At New York wheat, flour, and
maize have sold at enhanced rates, but the advance has not
resulted from any material increase in the export demand.
The arrivals of English grain up to our market last week
were very moderato. The imports from abroad amounted
to 5,726 quarters of wheat, 18,534 barley, 7,638 oats, 1,535
beans, 3,496 tares, 9,339 linseed, 12,392 oil seeds, 240 sun-
dry seeds, 2,275 sacks and 1,781 barrels of flour.
Fresh up to Mark-lane to this morning's market, the
arrivals of English grain from Essex were very small. The
receipts from Kent were also much restricted, and the con-
dition of the produce was, on the whole, tolerably good.
Both for red and white qualities the trade was very firm,
and, compared with Monday last, an advance of fully is
per quarter took place in prices, Very superior wheats
were held at 2s per quarter more money; but this improve-
ment was realised in very few instances. A clearance of
the supply was readily effected.
The supply of granaried samples of foreign wheat was
moderate, and the show of produce ex ship was small. Red
American wheats sold freely, at an advance in prices from
Monday last of is to 2s per quarter. White American
wheat—the quality of which is still indifferent—realised is
per quarter more money, and all other descriptions were
Is per quarter dearer than on this day se'nnight.
Floating cargoes of wheat ruled firm, and an advance of
quite Is per quarter. The value of other kinds of grain,
afloat, had an upward tendency.

The supply of barley was tolerably large. Good and
fine malting parcels moved off steadily, and prices ruled
firm; otherwise, the barley trade was dull, yet no quotable
change took place in the currency.
About an average business was transacted in malt, at
late rates.

With oats the market was scantily supplied. Buyers
being indisposed to operate beyond their immediate wants,
the trade was rather quiet, but all qualities fully supported
the recent improvement in their value.
The supply of beans on sale was only moderate, and the
trade ruled firm. The prices realised for Mazagans showed
an advance of ls. per quarter from the late lowest point;
but in the pi ices of other descriptions, no alteration took
place.

Peas—the supply of which was in a great measure con-
fined to home-grown produce—ruled firm at extreme rates.
For flour there was a steady demand, and prices had an
upward tendency. Extra State barrels realised 225, 6d.
and superior Ohio brands, 265., being an advance of 3s. per
barrel from the recent low currency.

CURRENCY PER IMPERIAL MEASURE.
Wheat—Essex and Kent, red, 1863, per qr 4TB to 448
Ditto, old 4ls 44s
Ditto, white, 1863 44s Sts
Ditto, old 423 50s
/Norfolk and Lincoln, red, old 403 44s
Ditto, 1883
Talavera,
Rye—
Barley—Grinding 268 283
Malting 283 393
Malt—Suffolk and Norfolk 6OB 66s
Brown
Kingstown and Ware 6OB 66s
Chevalier 668 68s
Oats —Yorkshire and Lincolnsh., Feeding
213858 222633
Potato
Youghal and Cork, black l6s 238
Cork, white
Scotch, Feeding 2OB 233
Beane—Tick 3OB 328
Pigeons,
Peas—Grey
Maple
White 36s 388
Boilers
Flour—Town-made, per 2801 b
Suffblk 2Bs 308
Stockton and Norfolk.
American, per barrel 2lB 26s

wool is, however, rather lower in price compared with the
advance realised at the commencement of the present series.
American buyers have taken a fair quantity of wool in the
grease, chiefly at from 91d to 111 d per lb. The following
prices have been realised during the progress of the
sales :—Port Philip—Clean sheep's, is 41d to is 9d ;
scoured, is 71d to 2s 111 d ; slips, is 4d to is 9d ; lambs
is 4d to 3s 3d; grease, 9d to is 51d. Queensland and
Sydney. Clean sheep's, is 4d to 2s 6d ; scoured,
is 51d to. 2s 61d ; pieces and locks, 111 d to is Ild; grease,
101 d to is ld. Swan River—Clean sheep's is 5d to 2s;
scoured, is 51d to is 9d ; handwashed, is 50 to is 61d.
Tasmanian—Clean sheeps' is 51d to is 111 d ; scoured,
Is lid to 2s 8d; lamb, is 5d to is 101 d; pieces, is 21d to
Is 4d ; grease, 91d to is 11d. New Zealand—Clean sheeps'
is Id to 2s 4101 ; scoured, is 51d to 2s 41e1 ; handwashed,
is 4:ld to is 1111 d; lamb, is 3d to 2s 3d; pieces and locks,
11 to is 6d; grease, lld to Is 4d. Cape—Clean sheep's
10d to 2s 101 d ; scoured, is Old to 2s 51d; handwashed,
10d to is 4d ; lamb, is id to is 71d ; grease, 51d tol is id
p,,r lb. Privately, tha trade far Englisn wool is very firm,
'The iml-ort in London last week was 634 bales from Ade-
laide, 419 Port Elizabeth, 516 Port Natal, 282 Algiers, and
275 bales from Dunkirk.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE—This Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
A WIFE STABBED BY HER HUSBAND.— Charles Henry
Thornton, an engineer, living at 8, Market-street, Fitzroy-
market, was charged before Mr. Knox with feloniously
cutting and wounding his wife, Caroline Thornton, with
intent to her some grievous bodily harm.
Inspector Garforth, of the E division, attended to watch
the case.

The prosecutrix, whose head was enveloped in surgical
bandages, said—l am the wife of the prisoner. A little
before 11 on Saturday night I had a quarrel with my
husband and to 1r up a knife, and he took it from me and
cut his finger. There was a little girl in the room, but I
do not know what occurred. I went down stairs with my
head bleeding and was taken to the hospital.
Mr. Knox—Had you been drinking?
Prosecutrix—We had.

Isabella Thornton, about 11 years of age, and the daughter
of the parties, said—l was in the room with my parents, but
I don't know whether they had been drinking. They had
a few words, and my mother up a knife as that my father
should not, and he then took it from my mother. My
mother called " murder" out of window, and my father hit
her with his fist first and then the light went out, being
knocked down, and toy father then hit my mother with the

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knife.
Mr. Knox—Hoy do you know ?
Witness—Because ther, is a light opposite.
Mr. Knox—Where aid he hit your mother with the
knife ?

Witness—On the head.
Mr. Knox—Did your mother fall ?
Witness—Father pushed her over, but dial not strike her
again with the knife, but he did with his fist when she
called "murder." Mother then went downstairs, and I
went for a policeman.
Charles Frost, 163 E, said—l was called by the last
witness to the house at half-past 12 on Saturday night, and
found the prosecutrix sitting on the door-step, bleeding
very much. At first I thought it was from her throat, but
I feund it was from the heed. A constable who was there
took the pr,,ecuLtrix to the hospital, and I went upstairs to
the prisoner, and on telling him that his wife was taken to
the hospital, he said "Itis as mach her fault as mine." I
found a knife on the table, and a cloth, with which it had
e ei :ently been wiped, there being marks of blood upon it.
Mt. Knox—Was the prisoner drunk?
Frost—He was.

Robert Pitt, 171 E, deposed—l was called to the house,
and, finding the prosecutrix smothered with blood, I, with
the assistance of some costermbngers, took the prosecutrix
on a barrow to the University College Hospital, where the
doctor stated the prosecutrix had received a severe wound
on her head, which he believed had been inflicted withsome
blunt instrument.

Mr. Knox—l shall remand the prisoner for a week, and
the surgeon at the hospital can then be in attendance.
It appears that the parties lead a very quarrelsome life.

WESTMINSTER.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF EMBEZZ LEMENT.—Henry
Helier, a respectable looking young man, was placad at the
bar, charged with embezzling the sum of 15s. 9d., received
by him for his master.
Samuel Cresswell said that he was cashier in the service
of Mr. John Grammer, 125, Brompton- road, provision
merchant, and that prisoner had been in his employment as
shopkeeper and porter. It was part of his duty to carry out
goods and receive money, which he should account for
immediately upon his return home, On the 15th October
prisoner was sent to Mr. Baker, a customer, with geode,
amounting to 15s. 9d., for which he never accounted.

Prisoner—It was not me who took the money. I can
assure your worship if you examine into the matter closely
you'll find that to be so.
Mr. Selfe—When was it ascertained that the money had
been embezzled ?
Witness—Only a few days ago. I thought it very strange
that Mr. Baker's bill was not paid, and I sent another bill
for these same articles, and then I found that the money
had been previously paid.
Mr. Selfe—ls there any one here from Mr. Baker's?
Witness—There is.
Mr. Selfe—ls there any receipt produced ?
Witness—Yes, but it is in the name of Staker.

Mr. Selfe—Had you any man of that name in your em-
ployment P
Witness—Yes, we had.
Prisoner—You'll find I'm as innocent as a child. I would
penal servitude if guilty, but
not mind undergoing 20 years'
it is vety hard to be here for nothing. I never took the
goods to Mr. Baker's, and I never took the money.
Miss Baker said—l paid the bill in question, and produce
the receipt. It is signed in pencil "J. Staker," as you see,
sir.
Mr. Selfe—To whom did you pay it?
Miss Baker—To a fair young man like the prisoner, but
I cannot say it was him.
Prisoner—You'll find it was not me.
Mr. Selfe—Does any one know Staker's writing
Police—He is here himself.
J. Staker said—The signature to the bill is not my writ-
ing. Some of the letters of the signature are unlike it.
Miss Baker—Staker is not the man---it was a fair man.
Mr Selfe—Have there been any other young men who
have been in the habit of going to Mr. Baker's.
Miss Baker—At different times we have had different
persons come with goods.
Mr. Selfe—ls Staker still in your. employ?
Mr. Grammer—No, he has left me, so has the prisoner.
Mr. Selfe, to prisoner—l must remand you, but will
take one surety in t2O f.r your appearance.

S TA'

BARNSLEY, Nov. 28.—The collieries throughout the
whole district of South Yorkshire are in full operation, and
many of them are doing as much business as possible to
meet the demand not only of the metropolitan but provin-
cial markets. The greatest activity is manifested in the
trade, and coal merchants generally are preparing or stock-
ing their yards for the winter. The demand to Hull via
Keadby is as good as it has been for some time, and there is
a fair inquiry both for house and steam coal. For Decem-
ber the prices are as follows :—Old Silkstones, 7s 9d and
Sc. per ton at the pit mouth; gas coal, unscreened (Silk-
stone), 6s 9d and 78 per ton ; steam coal, 6s ; malting coke,
6s ; Silkstone house coal, 7; to 9s ; and other descriptions of
house coal runs as low as 4s 9d per ton. Locomotive coke
without change in mice.
Bramisolleet, 28th.—The trade of this town is in a very
healthy state ; with the exception of the gunrnakers and
some branches of the fancy trades the manufacturers are all
of them well employed. In the course of the last fortnight
orders have come in freely on account of the country trade.
The factors' travellers are doing well both in the manufac-
turing and agricultural districts, and have sent home better
filled order-sheets of late than they have done for the last
three or four years at this season. For the class of hard-
ware goods which are in general domestic use there is a
steady demand—in some instances manufacturers have a
month's orders on their books—these, with such as may
come in hereafter, will keep our trade brisk up to the end of
the quarter. The export trade is reported quiet, but there
are grounds for the belief that the orders in hand are not
below the average at this period of the year. In reference
to particular branches there has not been much change of
late—the
workers,edg
rolling-millse are all on at full time, and the wire
-toolrme aakuerost,thhoelmlowdo-iwnagrea mgoaondutfaracdtuer.ers,and
tinplate drawers,
BRADFORD, 28th.—There is a fair quantity of wool
great changing
firmness. hands. P
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tmt
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tended to create a better feeling and to give more confidence.
Spinners frequently seek to obtain a slight concession, but
are rarely, if ever, successful in this effort. The business
doing in worsted yarns is chiefly confined to the home de-
mand and for Scotland. The continental merchants, who
exercise great caution in the present unsettled state of Ger-
many and Denmark, refrain from dot gany new business.
on
Spinners, however, are well employed contracts which
There will not expire for some time to come. is little new
business doing in fabrics. Plain goods are not in demand,
and the business doing is confined to all kinds cf fancy
arti-
cles. Fancy manufacturers are very busy. Stocks are low.
Prices are hardening.
DUNDEE, 27th.—The demand for flax was not active to-
day, but sellers are very firm, and the few transactions re-
ported are at fully previous prices. Common tow and co-
are quiet and easier to buy, but medium and fine are
in good request, at steady rates. The fall in the price of
jute in London on Wednesday has fur the present checked
the demand here, and, excepting for the finer qualities,
which are wanted and scarce, the rates of last market day
could with difficulty be got, Holders, considering that stocks
aro light and the demand for goods great, expect to see
prices rally a little again, and do not press sales. Few par-
cels have therefore changed hands to-day. The yarn market
was rather quiet, but spinners, especially of flax and tow
yarns, are very firm, and as they are so largely foresoldthey
can afford to look on for a little. Jute yarns have not to
any appreciable extent gone back in prices with jute, but
few of them were sold to-day, and if material keeps lower
they may also give way a little, but no great fall can be
looked for, so many spinners having orders to occupy them
for months without further sales. There was a good in-
quiry for linens today, and prices are fully maintained.
HALIFAX, 28th.—The closing market for the present
month has been satisfactory. Though there is a little fall.
ing off in the business doing with Germany, the general con-
dition of the worsted, the carpet, and the woollen trades is
sound and healthy. The manufachirers keep in steady
employment, and neither yarns nor goods are much in ex•
cess of the demand. Both the sales and the orders in the
home trade are to a full average extent for the season of
the year. Prices in general are well maintained, and those
of wool keep very firm.
HUDDERSFIELD, 28th.—There has been a little more
business done in the woollen trade here this week than last.
Purchases, however, have been a good deal confined to small
parcels of miscellaneous goods, Woollen and Bedford cords
are still in fair demand, and the better qualities of plain and
fancy trowserings are not difficult to sell. Spring goods
are sought for, but, except where orders have been given to
the manufacturers, chiefly as patterns. The shipping houses
are not doing much, but as Canadian buyers are now coming
over to look o it goods suitable for the early part of the en-
suing year, it is probable that an improvement in the ex-
port trade will soon take place. Though wools are purchased
cautiously of the local brokers, prices keep very stiff.
LEEDS, 28th.—There was quite as much business done
in the woollen cloth-halls today as last Saturday. Indeed,
there was a better attendance of buyers, bat they purchased
sparingly., In other respects the market was cheerful, the
general expectation being that the year's business transac-
tions will b thrice well, and that there will be a good demand
for spring goods. There was a large quantity of tweeds sold
to-day, both of the commoner and finer qualities. A mode-
rate business was also done in light meltons, but only very
little in pilots and witneys. There is no change in the prices
of either wool or goods.

LEICESTER, 28th.—The hosiery trade is fully as active
as it usually is at this season. In the country districts
business is without material change, and the operatives are
quite as well employed as they are generally at this ad-
vanced period of the year. Wools are selling at very high
rates, and there is still a fair consumptive demand. The
yarn-market is firm, and high rates are realized.
i early i the
MANettESTEIt, 28th.--A re--- - .m.
week in nom yarn aau riutn, and prices advanced about 1
Id per lb. on cop yarns up to 50's on Tuesday, with a fair
business. Since Tuesday there has been more or less in-
crease of activity. with an improvement of fully }d more in
price. Shipping yarns have increased ld per lb during the
week. Some of the largest agents report the advance of Id
to 2d per lb on shipping, and 2d to 3d per lb on home-trade
yarns, with heavy engagements for several months for-
ward. There is no doubt that a great deal of irregularity
has prevailed. Some large orders have been waiting to be
put in hand for several weeks past, and probably the sud-
denn2ss of the reaction in prices will account for the discre-
pancies. The irregularity is very great in all classes of yarns.
Manufacturers have advanced their prices somewhat in the
proportion of spinners, but they have not succeeded so well
with buyers. There has been more business doing all week,
but some of the fabrics most in request, such as 71b and 81b
4oz. 39 inch shirtings, are scarce in stock and difficult to
meet with in quantity. Shippers who would take such goods
if available for immediate shipment hesitate to give con-
tracts at the prices which would now be required to cover
the increased cost of cotton and yarn. The stock of East In-
dian cotton has increased through recent imports to 185,00
bales (while there are still 165,000 at sea), and the totalo
stock of all kinds is 259,000. A letter from a respectable
cotton merchant who has gone from Liverpool to New Or-
leans, dated Nov. 4, speaks of cotton being sent forward
more freely than hitherto from Natchez, Baton Rouge, and
the Teche country, and thinks that 5,000 a
Beek
lcul mayatbed
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relied upon. The tone of his letter altogether is ca
to give a still more hopeful prospect.
NEWcAsTLE-ON-TTNE, 28th.—As we approach Chrisdt-
mas business gets a little quieter, but the general tdrafoer
keeps materially good. There is a considerable demiaanfirin,
coke, and prices are improving. The iron
athnadnthate
tahteeasmaalcoeapletrriaoddelaisstmyoedare.ratel,abtuhte icah
eat:
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the shipments have been moderate, butdosofmore
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s toa
nt
marketstate
year's
tracts, chiefly for alkali, have been ma .
e.
per cent. ;
quotations are--best alkali, 2id. a
; bicarbonate of soda, £l] ;
delivery, at prices which did not transiciisir
didT. he present
crystals of soda, £4 5s to Li 108;1081
per ton.
28th.—The The iron trade con-
bleaching powder very stiff—LS
NEWPORT PlonMouthslaire) Z
in hand being
owing to the orders
hardly affected the trade,
elemand and not purchase
tinues active, and the advance in the rate of interest has
the result of a substantial
board ; rails, £6 12s 8:
£6 17s 6d to £7, free
Bars.
speculation. The following arc the average quotations on
There is a good inquiry for steam coal, and Prices
House coal is in moderate deand, but the
h freights
scarcity of tonnege and hig check
the trade
fair demand for both coke and charcoal tin-plates,
£6l6s. There
firmer.
There is a
both
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for
oo
ry ed
America.
and for the Conti-
sol.Tisolug, 2802.—There is no material alteration
the lace trade. A. few orders have been completing
this
nental markets. There is no improvement in the
silk laces. Silk Mechlin and quiltings arc demand for
weekad thei
n workscott cotton agroeod s well
Trade generally is expected to be quiet still in request.
until after Christmas.
There has been a fair demand for hosiery goods during the
week, more particularly for shipping, Suitable goods have
been sought after and more orders
very firm, showing an upward placed. Yarns have been
Nonwica, 28th.—outhetendency.
cially in the shoe trade, a whole, employment here, espe-
tained. The amount ex whole,
to be pretty well main-
pended in outdoor relief during the
fortnight ended Nov. 21
responding period of 1807 as £603, against £639 in the cor-
responding showing a decrease of £36, or
5.64 per cent. The 0 gieneral trade of the eastern district, as
reflected in the
traffic of the Great Eastern
Railway, appears to be 8"
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in a progressive state, the amount
acquired under this head in the week ending Nov. 22 hav-
ing been £17,432, against £15,298 in the corresponding
seven (lays 01 1862, showing an increase of £2,145.
SitErpieeD, 28th.—Trado hero coutinues active in moat
branches. The stove grate manufacturers are not quite
fully employed. The crinoline trade is rather dull. The
close of the Russian season has somewhat checked The
previous activity in the saw and file trades, most firms sfullnl
which, however, are still able to find their workmen
is a
con.
employment. in nearly all other branches therehheeBvarious branches
tinued tendency towards improveroeLt.
s are active ; and tbe
of the cutlery and the edge-tool trades
anufacfurors are largely
silver platers and Britannia met
boilera makers, machinists,
supplied with orders.
The
the manufacturers of
makers of heavy castings, and
iron,
her heavy goods aro all busy,
steel, railway material, and other . .
Pt iu operation night and day. The
many works being kelp .
erally active, and nearly all the Conti-
home market is gou
cept France and Russia, are buying largely
rental States, ex
teel, flies, and tools. Moderato orders have come
of cutlery, s
',di% by the late wails for cutleq, tailytql nrterial,
from t