The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-22 00:00:00

SATURDAY

The Princess Augusta experienced a severe attack on
Thur►day night.
Her Majesty the Queen Dowager came to Clarence-house,
and remained tiil 1 o'clock yesterday morning.

The following account of the health of her Royal Highness
was issued yesterday forenoon :

" The Princess Augusta is not suffering so much pain this
morning, but her Royal Highness'S symptoms have not im-
proved.

" Clarence-house, Sept. 18."
Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Sussex and Cain-
bridge paid visits to the Princess yesterday morning, and re-
mained some time.

Her Mbjesty the Queen Dowager and her Royal Highness
the Duchess of Gloucester came several times to Clarence-
house in the course of the day, and had also interviews with
her Royal Highness. _ _ _

Sir Henry rlalford attended the Princess again last even-
ing, and Mr. Moore is in constant attendance at Clarence-
house. Lady Mary Pelham and Miss Wynyard are both in
close attendance on the Royal sufferer.
MONDAY.

The Princess Augusta is reduced to a very distressing state,
and has become almost exhausted with pain and suffering.
The members of the royal family, with affectionate solicitude,
evince their anxiety by their frequent visits and attention to
their afflicted relative.

The Hon. Lieut.-Col. Grey, equerry in waiting on the
Queen, came from Windsor Castle at an early hour yester-
day morning, by command of her Majesty, to learn the state
of her royal highness ; and Capt. Seymour, by command of
his royal highness Prince Albert, also came to Clarence
House. Both gentlemen, after receiving from the medical
gentlemen in attendance an account of the health of the
princess, left town on their return to Windsor Castle.

The Duchess of Gloucester, who throughout the long pe-
riod of the princess's illness, now extending to the term of
several months, has constantly visited her royal highness
daily, continued in attendance on the princess both yester-
day and on Saturday. The Queen Dowager also spent the
greater part of both days at Clarence House. Yesterday
forenoon, her Majesty and the Duchess of Gloucester attended
prayers in the drawing-room of Clarence House.; the Rev.
J. it. Wood, chaplain to the Queen Dowager officiating.
Their royal highnesses the Dukes of Sussex and Cambridge
paid visits to her royal highness, yesterday, and on Saturday.
Two accounts of the health of the princegs were issued
yesterday ; one in the middle of the day, the other at five
o'clock p.m. The former was as follows :
" The Princess Augusta experienced a considerable return
of pain early this morning, bnt there has since been a miti-
gation of her sufferings, and her royal highness, though very
weak, is now in a more comfortable state.

" Clarence House, Sept. 20, half-past 10."
The account in the afternoon was as follows :

" The Princess 'Augusta has continued tolerably easy and
free from pain during the day.

' Five O'clock

The following account was issued on Saturday :
" The Princess Augusta continues in a weak and suffering
state, but there is no material change in her royal highness's
symptoms since yesterday.
" Clarence House, Sept. 19

—half-past 12 o'clock

JOURNAL OF THE MONEY MARKET.

• THURSDAY EVENING.—The unfavourable state of the
weather last evening off Dover has prevented the arrival of
any French mail to-day, but notwithstanding the absence of
news so general appears to be the impression in favour of a
pacific turn in affairs, so far as the disagreements with France,

and so strong the confidence of speculators for the rise, that
the funds continued to advance and the improved quotations
were firmly maintained as they took place. Tqe rise in Con-
sols was 4 per cent. on the closing prices of yesterday. They
left off at 884 to 3 for money and 884 to z for account. Ex-
chequer Bills ss. to 7s. for account. There was considerable
animation also in the Foreign Market, with an almost general
rally in prices. Spanish Active with the overdue Coupons
were 224 to 3. Portuguese Five per Cents 324 to 3, the
Three per Cents 22 to -4. Brazilian 78 to 80. Mexican Old
Bonds 244 to 5, the New 254 to 64. Colombian 22 to"-4.
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents, 504 to 11, the Five per
Cents 99 to 100. Belgian 97 to 9. Danish 76 to 8. Railway
Sharys are still on the improving order. London and Bir-
mingham were 74 to 6, Great Western 18 to 19 premium.
South Western 53 to 4 per share. North Midland Old
Shares 17 to 15 discount, the New Ito 3 premium. Brighton
10 to 94. Blackwall 2to 11 discount.
FRIDAY EVENING.—The consol market opened firm this
morniez, with disposition to rise till nearly the latter part
of the day. The opening price for the account was 864, and
there was a purchase made at 89. Late in the afternoon the
intelligence that Admiral Stopford had issued orders for the
capture of a French ship gave a new turn to the market.
Consols fell to 882 to 1, at which price they closed, and at
884 for immediate delivery. Exchequer-bills are Gs. to Bs.
premium. The Spanish market was affected at the seine
time as the English, having till then been firm. The Actives
had been done as high as 24, but left off 234 to ; Dutch 24
per cents. are 50-4 to *; Portuguese stock has improved, the
5 per cents. being 334- to 4 ; also South American securities
—Colombian being 23* to 4; Mexican, 254 to 6. The
share-market is somewhat improving. Birmingham are
quoted 75 to 7 premium ; Great Western, 19 to 20 premium ;
Brighton, 104 to discount ; Blackwall, 21 to 2 discount.
There was a considerable demand for bills upon Paris and
Hamburgh to-day, and, the supply not being by any Means
adequate to meet it, there was a consequent depression in
the rates of exchange upon those places. Amsterdam may
be considered much the same as last post.
SATURDAY EVENlNG,—Compared with the closing prices
of yesterday, the English funds arc rather higher, but never-
theless firmness is wanting in the market, and the fluctuation
of the day seem to indicate a rather uneasy feeling amongst
the speculators ; the bargains rnade.in consols at the opening
of the market were at 884 for time, and afterwards the price
advanced to 884 buyers, but an extensive operation made by
a Bear, towards the shutting of the market, produced the
lower quotation of 884 to or rather 884 buyers. The money
price was 88* to 4. Exchequer bills have continued steady
at 6to 8 premium. The only foreign security in which busi-
ness of any extent was transacted was Spanish stock, which
closed at the advanced price 234 to 41. Dutch stock has
been firm at 504 to 51 for the two-and-half per cents, and
994 for the five per cents. In the Transatlantic Securities
there is more firmness, Mexican is quoted 254 to and the
New Stock 274 to 284. Colombian is 24 to 3*. Portuguese
five per cents. remain 334 to 4, and the three per cents 22
to 4. A slight advance in the quotations of the shares of
the leading lines of railway in the market has taken place,
and though the business was far from being extensive, public
attention is somewhat occupied with them as a species of
investment. Birmingham closed at 76 to 78 prem.; Black-
wall, 24 to 2 dis.; North Midland, 16 to 14 dis. ; ditto New,
2 to 3 prem. ; Great Western, 194 to 204 prem.; and Brigh-
ton, 104 to 10 dis.

FRIGHTFUL MURDER AT NEWCASTLE

(From the StaffordBhire Gazette.)

The attention of the inhabitants of Church-street were
aroused about ten o'clock on Thursday morning, by the
shutter and door of the house occupied by an aged widow,
who keeps a small cook shop, named Keeling, not being
opened as usual. The police were informed, who proceeded
to the house, and found her strangled in bed; she was lying
with her head partly off the bed, with marks of violence on
her skull. ' A box, which she was known to have money in,
was broken open, and the contents gone. She lived by her-
self, with the exception of one lodger, a travelling shoemaker.
The police shortly discovered that he had that morning, at
four o'clock, called up g Mr. Jackson, a tailor and clothes
dealer, and purchased from him a pilot cloth shooting-jacket,
and had left behind him the coat he had worn the previous
day. Wm. Mason, Esq., Mayor, and Robert Hall, Esq.,
attended at the police-office, to assist the police in investi-
gating the affair, and shortly sufficient evidence was adduced
to leave no doubt but that the lodger was the murderer. A
tramp passing through the town was interrogated, who stated
that about six o'clock that morning, he had met a man on
the Stafford road, answering the description. Mr. Cottrill,
the chief officer of police, immediately pursued in that di-
rection ; on finding that the suspected person had ,not taken
the railroad at Stafford, Mr. Cottrill proceeded to Wolver-
hampton, and giving the necessary instructions to the police
there, proceeded to Wallsall to intercept the other line of
road, while the mayor dispatched officers in other directions.
The victim of this foul murder is about sixty years of age,
and has been a widow about ten years ; she formerly kept an
inn in Chester, since which time she was 'cook at the hotel,
at Dr. M`Kenzies, and at the Castle, where she was known
to have saved a little money, which has been the cause of this
dreadful and atrocious murder. Sile had one daughter, the
wife of the sergeant-major of the 67th Regiment of Foot, in
Lower Canada, North America. The inquest will be holden
this day, at four o'clock. The murderer is about 22 years of
age, 5 feet 8 inches high, slender made, by trade a shoe-
maker; he stated be was a native of Northwich, Cheshire ;
and has been in Newcastle about 14 days. He was dressed
in a pilot cloth coat, baragon trousers, and a cloth cap. Four
old fashioned silver tea-spoons, engraved all the length of the
shanks, are missing from the house.

(From another Correspondent.)
The prevalence of the crime of murder has lately increased
to a fearful extent ; scarcely a week elapses without some
addition to the horrible calendar. This town has been the
scene of a most cold-blooded offence of that character. On
Thursday morning an aged female, named Martha Keeling,
was discovered murdered in her house, in Church-street,
having been strangled in bed. Her throat was fearfully dis-
coloured, the assassin gripe having completely broke through
the flesh, which presented a horrid spectacle. All day long
crowds gathered round the scene of the murder. Suspicion
attaches to a man, aged 25 years, who is described as being
5 feet 8 inches high, rather light complexion, marked with
the small pox, slender frame; was dressed in a blue pilot
cloth shooting-coat, with large embossed horn buttons,
bound with black worsted braid, much worn. He is supposed
to be a native of Northwich, is a shoemaker by trade, and
lodged with the murdered woman. The ruffian is supposed
to have carried away £2O in money, and four old-fashioned
silver tea-spoons, engraved the whole length of the shanks.
The police are in active search, and little doubt is entertained
of the speedy apprehension of the fellow.

PUBLIC SPlRlT.—Joseph Strutt, Esq., has given a grant
of land to the inhabitants of Derby, to be the ground for a
public arboretum, for ever. Next Wednesday these grounds
arc to be opened by a public procession of the corporation
and inhabitants, the Mechanics Institute, the trades, &c.
This retreat, consisting of eleven acres, and the walks ex-
tending to upwards, of 6,000 feet, will be invaluable to per-
sons living in confined sitnations, in the midst of a dense
population, who are almost cut off from the enjoyment
arising from walks through green fields, by the stoppage of
all the foot-paths in the country, in the vicinity of the town.
We understand that her majesty has been graciously pleased
to issue a royal letter, ordering collections to be made in all
churches throughout England and Wales, in behalf of the
National Society for Promoting the Education of the Poor in
the Principles of the Established Church.— Times.