The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-18 00:00:00

PA RTMENT,

Gov. securities..El3,B7o,796
Other securities 15,025.553
Notes .. 9,809,480
Gold & silv. coin 595,456

£39,301,285

Our SHARE MARKET has exhibited a downward
tendency all week. An attempt was made on
Thursday (when it was known that the Bank had
postponed for another week the laying on of a
second half per cent, on the rate of discounts) to
get up a reaction ; but this was unsuccessful; and
since that day prices have receded more rapidly
than before, and we are this evening at the lowest
point of the year. We must add, however, that
the decline has not been caused by any pressure of
real sales, but by the operations of the genus
"bears," whose vocation this unprecedentedly wet
weather, and the disposition of the moneyocracy to
make money dearer, has again called into play.
All shares are about equally affected. We annex
this day's prices :—Aberdeens, Birkenhead,
L. and C., 641; Caledonians, 32Z-; Eastern Coun-
ties, 13 ; East Lancashire, 18';-; Great Southern and
Western, 521; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 81i- 4 2
11 *1 1- ditto fifths, 4d; Leeds Northern,
16 7-16 1. London stock. 122 11 4 2 14 2 11
1; Sheffield stock, 29 ; Midland stock, 771 a 8
73'- 1; North British, 91 3-16; Dover stock,
23 4/; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 17-;
York and North Midland, 281; Liverpool and
London Fire and Life, 7/p.
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COTTON.—Although the week commenced with a
dull market, and prices having a downward tendency,
there had been abetter demand sincelastWednesday,
the daily sales averaging 6,000 to 7,000 bales ; 1,500
bales on speculation and for export. Prices of the
better descriptions closed rather dearer on Saturday.
TO-DAY, on the receipt of the Canada's news with
telegraphic advices from New Orleans, of a falling
off in receipts and advancing prices, a much better
feeling became prevalent ; the sales amounted to
10,000 bales, including 2,000 bales on speculation
and for export. Spinners here as well as on the
Continent, have only small stocks, and as the
tendency of the market is for a rise, we'shall pro-
bably have a good business doing for the next few
weeks, and higher prices than those now current.
We cannot quote an actual advance since last week,
but prices are decidedly in favour of sellers. The
total sales since Thursday are estimated at 27,000
bales, of which 7,000 are taken on speculation. The
market closed to-day at sd. to 61-d. for American.
PRODUCE.—We have had another quiet week,
and, when sales have been effected, lower prices
have been submitted to. This remark will apply
to nearly every article of produce. For Colonial
SUGAR there was less enquiry, the sales comprising
750 hhds. of West India and 2,000 brls. East India,
while in Foreign business was very limited. For
COFFEE there has been a fair demand, and full
prices have been realized. In SPICES there have
been few transactions. RICE has been without
change in value. The sales of RU AI have been
about 130 puns. Demerara, at previous rates. THA
maintains its value, for medium qualities, but for
low sorts there is little or no inquiry.—To-DAY :
The market presented much the same appearance
as during the week, there being no disposition
to purchase beyond the demands for immediate
consumption, and, where sales were effected, the
turn was rather in favour of the buyer. In TEA,
however, the transactions were at fully previous
rates, and COFFEE is not lower, though the business
doing is but small.

POLICE COURT

.-YESTERDAY.

" ONE OF THE QUEEN'S OFFICERS."—:I
youth from the mountains of Connemara, rejoicing in the
patronymic of Patrick Donelly, was charged before Mr.
Mansfield with assaulting police officer 725, while he was
being conveyed to Bridewell. The prisoner has, it ap-
pears, been in the habit of haunting various offices in the
town, calling himself one of the Queen's officers, to the
annoyance of the public. Refusing to desist from the
practice, he was taken into custody, when he frantically
assailed the officer, who has been under medical treat-
ment ever since. Sentence, one month's imprisonment.
RUNAWAY WORKHOUSE BOYS.—Four little boys, of
about fourteen years of age, were convicted before Mr.
Mansfield, of breaking into a cellar, on Sunday night, the
plea being that they had no place to sleep in, and were
thus impelled to adopt an illegal mode of obtaining shelter
for the night. It was stated that three of them had ab-
sconded from the Workhouse, where they were noted for
their disreputable habits. Sentence, one month's impri-
sonment.

FEMALE PICKPOCKETS.—Ann Summerfield and Eli-
zabeth Walker, two notorious characters, were sentenced
by Mr. Smith, the former to two months, and the latter
to three months' imprisonment, for attempting to pick
pockets in Peel-street.
WATCH STOLEN.—John Griffiths, for assisting to steal
a watch from Margaret Jones, in Falconer-street, was
sentenced to three months' imprisonment.
POCKET PICKING.—John Breather, for haunting the
dress-door of the Theatre-Royal, with the design of pick-
ing pockets, was sentenced to three months' imprison-
ment.—A young man named Dirkin, charged with robbing
Mary Sadleir at the General Post-office, on Sunday even-
ing, of the sum of 10s., was commited for trial at the
sessions.—William Jones, for attempting to pick pockets
in Queen's square, was sentenced to three months' im-
prisonment.—Henry Coffieid, for the same offence, was
remanded.—John King, for picking the pocket of J. Muir
of a handkerchief, was committed for a month.
A RAILWAY TRAVELLER IN TROUBLE.—Charles Jones
was brought before Mr. Mansfield, charged with riding
from Preston to Liverpool, on the North Union Railway,
without a ticket, and with intention to defraud the com-
pany. It appeared that the prisoner had been booked by
the Lancashire and Yorkshire to Bolton, intending to pro-
ceed thence to Liverpool ; that a guard directed him into
the train in which he was subsequently found; that he
showed his ticket when asked for it, and offered to pay the
difference upon the mistake being discovered. Instead of
this reasonable course being assented to, the traveller was
taken straight to the office. In answer to the magistrate,
it appeared that the prisoner was a stranger, and that he
went into the train because he was directed to do so by a
railway official. Mr. Mansfield : I think the prisoner
might with more reason complain against the company,
and that he has been very improperly brought before this
court on a perfectly unfounded charge. The prisoner was
then discharged.