The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-28 00:00:00

London, which are progressing rather more fa-
vourably, particularly for East India, for which the
biddings are very spirited, and prices of this des-
cription ranging about id. per lb. on the open
rates. English skin and fleece very dull of sale.
Imports for the week 9,903 bales, viz., 4,840 Peru
and Alpaca, 928 East India, 619 Portugal, 334
Buenos Ayres, 1,675 Russian, 1,131 Mediterranean
ports, 62 Irish, 138 Scotch, and 176 coastwise.
PRODUCE.—There has not occurred much during
the week worthy of notice. Sugar has been in
good demand by refiners. Palm Oil and Tallow
are dearer. In other articles not much alteration.
TO-DAY the sales in Sugar, including Saturday's
business, consist of 375 bags Bengal at 31s. to 325.,
1,000 bags yellow Dates at 335., and 550 bags
Madras at 315., all to the refiners, with 25 hhds.
Cuba Muscovado, to the grocers, at 375. per cwt.
There is nothing to notice in Molasses, Rum, or
Coffee. The Tea market continues moderately
active, and several hundred chests of common to
good common Congou have been sold at ls. 01§d.
to ls. ld. per lb. Of Rice 800 bags Bengal have
been taken at 16s. to 16d. 9d., and 200 tons for
arrival at 16s. 6d. per cwt. We have also to report
550 bags Saltpetre, to arrive, at 355. per cwt.

EXTRAORDINARY AND MELAN-
CHOLY SUICIDE OF A YOUNG
LADY, YESTERDAY.

Axetsa the inquests held before P. F. Curry, Esq.,
the borough coroner, yesterday, was one of a very dis-
tressing character. A respectable jury was empannelled
to inquire into the cause of the death of Martha Gandy,
daughter of Mr. Gandy, solicitor, of this town,. which took
place under the circumstances which will perhaps be best
gleaned from the evidence.
Elizabeth Gandy called, said that she resided with her
parents at No. 9', Castle-street, Kirkdale. The deceased,
who was her sister,. was 36 years of age. She had met
with a disappointment in love, and had become low-
spirited in consequence, It was observed more particularly
on Sunday. She (witness) was in her bed-room yesterday
morning about seven o'clock, when she heard a report of
fire-arms. On thisysiiewent down stairs into a sparebed-
room, when she found the deceased lying on her balk on
the floor, with her head much injured as if from a pistol
shot. The window of the room was broken. Mr. Johnson,.
surgeon, was immediately sent for, but he pronounced the:
deceased to be dead. The note produced was found by
him lying upon the table of the'room.
Mary Ashcroft said she was-a widow, living near to the
last witness, and was sent fOr by her yesterday morning..
On going to the room allatted' to she found the deceased
upon her back on the floor: Ifer. head was dreadfully
mutilated, and it was her (witness'sy opinion that she had
discharged the pistol into her'mouth.. Both of her hands
were covered with powder, =din one of them were some
lucifer matches, one of which had been lighted.
Henry Gandy, a young man,. said that the deceased was
his sister. He was in bed when the occurrence took place.
The pistotwas his. He had placedlit in• the kitchen drawer
six weeks since, and missed it a: fortnight ago. That
morning he' was directed into thegarden near the house,
and' opposite the broken window lteibund the pistol, which
he produced. It was lying stock upwards, and the month
in the mud. It appeared to have been recently discharged.
The hammer was at full cock, so that he inferred that the
deceased had not End strength to puirthelrigger, and had
therefore used'a match to set it off instkad of a percussion
cap.

By a juror,--1" do net know where the powder and shoe
were got'from ; we iktd none in the house. When I put
it by it was not- Ended.

The Coroner then stated that Mr. Ghudy, the father
of the deceased, had sent him a note, requesting that he
would. get a'Mtter from the young mattlwho had disap-
pointed. deceased, and which she had forwarded to him,
which would' disclOse some important tfilOgs. Now he
(the Coroner) had the greatest possible desire to carry out
any wish of Mr. Gandy is the matter, but he questioned
how far it would. dO MM• a benefit to do sot because there
might be things in that letter which shouldinot be stated
if the poor creature was out of her mind: Besides, they
could not take it' without hiS consent, because being sent
and deliveredlO him, it was his property. He might be
summoned as a witness, but they did not know how far
those questions might wounds the feelings 'orthe relatives,
to prevent which was all that they (the court) could now
effect. The Coroner then called attention to the lega
view of suicide, and read as follows the• note which had
been produced,. and which was deposed to lieiug in the
handwriting of the deceased
:1—
" My dear father,. forgive me the rash act l am about
to commit. I cannot live in misery.. Adant-- will
not come when he promised us.. He never performs it.
Whenever I see him he treats me with lie greatest
cruelty, and I have not had' a happy hour for the last
two or three years. Never mind. Grieve net after me.
I shall be far happier -in heaven. than beingin,tiiis world.
All that I have to name is not toullow Ned to follow me
to the grave. [Adam; the coroner- explained,. was her
lover ; Ned, her brother.] The Almighty. will reward
him for his conduct to me. Adieu;.fOr ever !-31.-GANny."
A verdict was returnedlof "Suicide under-temporary
insanity." One of • the • jurors flir some tine-refused to
agree to the verdict,. on the. ground that if the deceased
were mad, then all murderers wore; and also that it was
very unlikely that a woman of the advaneed!age of 36
would turn insane through love; but he'eventnally gave
way to the majority_

LIVERPOOL, COUNTY COT7RT.-

YESTSRDAY.

(Before Joseph Pollock, Esq., Judge)
SEAMEN'S ADVANCE NOTES.—WEST v. De.eaEs.—This
was an action brought by. Francis West;. boarding-house
keeper, Stewart-street,.for the recovery of 10s. from
Mr. Davies, tailor, James's-street. Mr. Rime appeared for
the plaintiff; who stated that he saw WlCenna; the seaman
who had got the advance • note, safely. on, beard of his
vessel. The reason giVen for the refusal of payment was
that, owing to the roughness of the weatherat the time of
the vessel's departure; no steam-boat durst venture along-
side, and the shipping-master and his clerk, who were on
board, being unable to,get ashore, had sailetbin the ship to
New Orleans, so that the defendant had no means of
ascertaining whether the seaman hadfalfilled his contract.
His honour gave a verdict for the plaintiff, ordering exe-
cution to be delayed for three weeks, within which time
application must be made for a new trial on the point
whether the sailor proceeded in the vessel.
CLAIM BY AN ITALIA:MORGAN, Bo*.--The plaintiff in
this case, Antonio Noeetti, is a street organ boy, and the
defendant Stephano Orzi, a person who engages these
parties. The claim was for t 7: 4a., being 18 months'
wages. Mr. Wheeler appeared for the. plaintiff and Mr.
Chilton for the defendant. From Mr: Wheeler's state-
ment it appeared that the boy, Nocetti; had been engaged
at Genoa, by one Louis Janocco, as an. organ boy, for a period
of thirty months,at the rate of Bs. per month with board. It
was also provided irethe agreement,. that at the end of the
period of service or sooner if he should be drawn in the
conscription, the- plaintiff should. be sent home at his
master's expenses. Janooeo died onadie 28th of April last;
for two months afterwards his widow conducted the-
business' and was. then married be the defendant. The,
plaintiff had received a letter• from his father, informing-
him that he had been drawn. for the conscription, and,"
although only 18-months of the contract had expired, he-
was anxious to.return to Genoa immediately. On craw-
examination the plaintiff admitted that he came. to,
England on. a writtenagreement, and Mr. Chilton asserted
that Janocco had given; security to his father in Geuoa,
for payment of the boy's wages on his return to Italy, and
there had never been, any objection to send him back.. Mr.
Wheeler offered to refer the matter to the Sardinian; con-
sul, and his worship agreed to adjourn the case till the 3rd
of March. to admit of his attendance. It was important
that these-boys should be protected when they came into this
country,—at the same time they should not be eiseeuraged
to break here. engagements which they had made in
foreign countries. Mr. Chilton said his client lael never
turned the boy out. Ile had lent him an organ for 6d. a-
day, and 3d. for his lodging.
Tine RIVAL MEELMANTS' DINING-BOOMS.--MB. Francis
Edward Morrish, of the Merchants' Dining-aeonis,
Tithe-
baan.street, sued a boy, named W. Cullen). for 145., in
default for not having given him a weeks. notice before
leaving his employment. It appeared that the boy had
been employed as cook's assistant, at 145.. a week, but that
he had. left abruptly, contrary to an agreement that a
week's notice should be given, and hod gone into the
employment of Mr. Feeny at 17s. The defendant pleaded
that he had been badly used by the cook, and that he was
very poor, being the only support of as mother and two or
three little children. His Honour said he had nothing tat
do with that. He had bound himself to give a week's.
notice, and had not done so. If it was good for a servant
to have notice, it was right that: the master should have
also. Verdict for the plaintiff, payment being ordered, et
the rate of 3s. per week.
A QUARREL.--GEMMELL V. ANDBESON.—The kintiff
in this case was the wife of Samuel Gemmell, of Sand-
street, fireman, the defendant the wife of Mr. Anderson,
a tailor, in Whitley-street, Queen's-square, and the action
was brought to recover 12s. for some wearing apparel
detained. The plaintiff,. who spoke with such a strong
Scottish accent that his. Honour said he did not know the
tongue she was talking, and might need an interpreter,
stated that she and her husband took furnished lodgings
with the defendant, who had, however, expelled her one
night without cause, and the next morning put her
things out of the window to her, but keeping back a vest,
muffler and scarf, belonging to her husband. The de-
fendant, on being asked what she bad to say, stated that
the plaintiff was fond of drink. Plaintiff, indignantly :
No, lam not. The Judge: weu, I will take for granted
that you are not fond of drink; nobody from Glasgow is,
(A laugh) The defendant stated that plaintiff was in the
habit of coming in at all hours of the night drunk, and
that on the occasion referred to she had brought a strange
man in with her. She was struck by her, and then
went for a policeman to put her out. She would not let
her into the house again, but handed her out her things
in the morning as stated, and knew nothing of the
wearing apparel-referred to; but in a few days after the
plaintiff had come with a police-officer to demand it. The
plaintiff denied the character given of her, and said that
there was a person in court who could speak to it.—The
Judge (to defendant) : I dare say these things have
been missing, and you must pay her 6s. for them, in two
weekly payments, without costs. To plaintiff: You had
better not get yourself turned out of your next lodgings
by being with a strange man when your husband is away.

LIVERPOOL APOLLO GLEE CLUB.—The fifty-seventh
anniversary of the Liverpool Apollo Glee Club, the oldest
musical society in this town, was held on Saturday at the
Adelphi Hotel, the attendance being More numerous than
usual in consequence of the presence of the Mayor and Sir
H. Bishop, to whom we are indebted for some of our finest
glees : no less than seven of Sir H. Bishop's compositions
were performed. The chair was occupied by Mr. James
Holme ; Mr. John Smith and Mr. William Laidlaw being
the vice-presidents. The chair was supported by the
Mayor, and Mr. T. Littledale, Mr. Walter Macgregor, Sir
Difilloh Mrs Chial Tamer, I,9victt,