The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-09-10 00:00:00

SERIOUS CHARGE OF 'EMBEZZLEMENT BY
A CLERK OF £257.

A youth of gentlemanly demeanour, named Frederick
Oliver RawUpson was brought up at the Police-court,
yesterday, charged with having embezzled the large sum
of £257 10s., the property of his employers. The pri-
soner was in the service of Daunt Brothers, iron mer-
chants, who carry on business in this town and Man-
chester. lie was attached to the house in this town,
in the capacity of clerk, his duty being principally
confined to keeping the books.
On Thursday last, about five o'clock, Mr. Thomas.
Liveslev Plant, the manager of the Liverpool office, re-
ceived 257 soverehns and a half-sovereign, from Messrs.
Focke and Boult, of Rumford-place. He carried the sum
to the office, and handed it to Rawlinson to count. He
then desired him to deliver it to Mr. Wm. Henry Daunt,
when he returned from Manchester that evening, whither
he had gone in the early part of the day to transact bu-
siness. Having t.iveu these instructions, he left the office
for the evening. On the following morning, when be
came to business, and conferred with Mr. Daunt, he dis-
covered that the money had not been given to him. This
circumstance, together with that of Rawlinson's absence,
spoke clearly as to the destination of the money, and
communication was made to the police. What followed
will be best understood by subjoining the evidence of
Sub-inspector Keaves, of the Manchester detective force,
which was to the following effect :
On receiving information of the robbery, I proceeded
to Birmingham, and kept a watch upon the railway station
immediately upon my arrival. I found the prisoner outside
the gate. On hisperson were £5O in notes, three sovereigns,
eight shillings, a gold watch, and two gold rings. I af-
terwards went with him to a house where he had lodged
the preceding night, and in a portmanteau I found 149
sovereigns, with some- articles of apparel which had been
purchased by the prisoner in Birmingham. He said all
belonged to his master, and he hoped his master would
forgive him, as it was his intention to have returned the
sum as soon as he had made it up. On first receiving the
intimation of the robbery, I went to a house in Hulme
(Manchester), in which his mother resided. At first she
denied that her son had been there. On searching the
house, the sum of £2O was found. She then admitted
that he had slept there the night before, and had given
her the money. The prisoner also afterwards confirmed
this. Since I came to Liverpool, I have recovered £7
Bs. 6d., a portion of £lO paid by the prisoner to the
parties with whom he lodged in this town.—The prisoner
appeared to be in a state of the utmost despondency. He
held his hand to his face during the examination, and,
when called on for his defence, said he took the money
without pausing to consider the consequences. He was
committed for trial.

COMMERCIAL AND MONETARY REPORT.

Monday Night.
Yesterday was an exceedingly dull day in almost every
department in business. Shares seemed to be almost the
only exception, and in these there was a somewhat better
feeling than has been lately experienced. We hope now
that the accounts of the harvest are more satisfactory than
was anticipated at one time, that we have yet a prosperous
time before us. The state of things in the manufacturing
districts during the past week was gloomy, and most
articles were depressed. with little demand.
Our Share market continues firm, and there is evidently
an increasing disposition on the part of the public to make
investments in railways. During the past week a large
business has been done at improved quotations. York
and North Alidland, Leeds, Midlands, and Dovers. have
been the stocks most wanted. The market closes very
strong this evening, with numerous buyers and very little
stock offered. This day's quotations are:—Birmingham
and Dudley, 84 pm.; Leeds stock, 424 43; Do. Fifths,
8a 6/3 4 dip. ; Do. pref., 124 ; \Vest Ridings, i 2 dis. ;
Lancaster and Carlisle, 14 pm.; London stock, 110 4 110;
Do. quarters, 18/9.1 pm.; Do. C quarters. 14 pm. ' • Mid-
land halves, 241 4 4 dis. ; Do. stock, 36 to 364, buyers ;
Southeastern. and Dovers-, 17, buyers; York and North
Midlands, 174, buyers.
The Cotton market yesterday closed dull and heavy.
The sales were 5,000 bales-I,COO for export, and 500 on
speculation.
Most favourable weather having prevailed throughout
the whole country since our last report, all apprehensions
as to the still outstanding crops are set aside, and we have
consequently to report only a languid trade in the corn
market, since Friday last; prices notwithstanding are still
maintained, owing perhaps in a greet measure to small
importers and continued unfavourable accounts of the
yield and quality in the Wheat crop. Indian Corn is
only in very moderate demand, holders are however firm,
and we therefore have no alteration to note in price.
—Other articles nominally the same. The arrivals of
Foreign wain in this port during the week have been
light, comprising 4,200 qrs. Foreign Wheat, and 3,000
begs, and 1000 barrels of Flour. It is probable that the
Wheat crop, both here and in Ireland, will still be defi-
cient, especially in Ireland, where the breadth of land
sown has been much diminished this year below the re-
duced breadth last year. The potato crop has been cul-
tivated to an extent far greater than required to make up
the deficiency, should the disease, of which we now hear
little since the dry weather set in, be fortunately arrested.
The harvest is now almost completed, and the results
can be pretty well ascertained. The Times of yesterday

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speaks rather more cheerfully on the subject, but we can-
t! not conceive, from our own information, that there is
much ground for congratulation. Our contemporary
says :—" Judging by the tenour of the rei.orts which have
reached us from every part of the kingdom, we feel little
doubt of an average harvest. Of barley and oats there
is no doubt whatever that the crops are above the average.
The late storms of wind and rain are said to have injured
the wheat crop, which is admitted to have been ready for
the sickle somewhat earlier than usual. On the whole,
the weather has been favourable for the operations of
the harvest, the chief difficulty being want of hands."
Our market for Scotch Pig Iron is rather inactive, and
the quotations for mixed numbers is 435. ; Gartsherrie
No. 1, 445. Sales have been made at at 3d less. Bars in
Wales at £4 12s. 6d., with few transactions.
The following report from the Birmingham Gazette of
to-day, ra to the iron trade in that district, is not more
favourable that.shose which we have published on several
recent occasions :

We have no new feature to remark—the same long-continued
dulness pervades every department of the trade—local demand
for the manufacturing of hardware articios is scarcely so brisk,
and upon the whole makers are very partially supplied with
orders. Some of them, therefore, are under ti,e necessity of
working still shorter time. In the pig trade we have tint heard
of any further reduction of make; in sales of this article very
little is doing, prices, therefore, are nominally the same. The
reports from our principal markets, London and Liverpool,
have also a downward tendency, owing, it is supposed, to the
unfavourable character of the Export Returns for the last
month or two, and at present there seems no prospect of im-
provement. Coal, ironstone, and limestone are becoming much
less in request, the former being sold at lower rates; but the
proprietors of mines producing the latter are wisely discon-
tinuing their workings to a considerable extent, instead of
attempting to force sales by further reduction in prices
already scarcely remunerative. Some attention has lately been
excited as to the unsound state of the Scotch pig-iron trade.

M. Guizot has left London for Paris, it is said on a
visit of condolence to the bereaved family of the late
King Louis Philippe.
THE LIVERPOOL HUNT CLUBS—ThiS club will hold its
autumn meeting over their course at. Hoylake on Wednes-
day and Thursday next. On the first day there will be
five races, and six on the second day, all of which are ex-
pected to he well contested. The races Will commence
each day at two O'clock, and the last race will take place
at five. For the Liverpool hunt handicap there are eleven
horses entered, and nine for the short handicap sweep-
stakes,, of five sovs. each. For the Birkenhead hurdle race,
which is the first race on Thursday, there ere nine entries.
FLEETWOOD TESTIMONIAL SCHOOL.—The anniversary
of these schools was celebrated on 'Wednesday last by a
procession and tea party. The children met at eleven
o'clock, and at twelve were formed into procession; at one
o'clock the prizes were delivered by Sir P. Hesketh Fleet-
wood and Lady Fleetwood ; at two o'clock the children
were regaled• with coffee and buns, and afterwards enjoyed
a variety of games in a field. In the evening a tea-party
took place. which was honoured by the company of Sir
Hesketh Fleetwood and !tidy, Mr. Janaes Heywood, M.P.,
Mr. Brotherton, M.P., Rev. St. Vincent Beechey, Rev.
Mr. Osborne Trossal Hall, Rev. G. Y. Osborne, incum-
bent of Fleetwood ; several excellent speeches were made,.
and the evening was most pleasantly spent.
THE SHIPPING.—The continued prevalence of easterly
winds. during the past week, has not only retarded the
arrival of inward-bound vessels, but literally emptied our
docks of outward-bound craft ; this, coupled with the fact
of an arrival of more than the average number of emigrants,
has rendered the transport trade rather brisk, and passage
prices have advanced considerably. The few vessels that
are up for emigrants for New York are all, however, first-
class. The Forest Queen, a heautiful Bath-built ship,
with the Jacob A. Westervelt, (1800 tons,) sail to-day,—
the latter vessel, the Liverpool, and the new liner Isaac
Wright, Captain George Peabody, packet of the 16th,
occupy the full length of the north pier of the Victoria
dock, which will give some idea of their monster
dimensions. It is now generally anticipated that
during the autumn Passages they will at least equal, if not
exceed, the usual average rate of fare, although it is an-
nounced the splendid ships -hitherto trading from New
York to Charleston wilt be laid on the Liverpool line to
give place to steamers now in the course of construction.
DEATH UNDER SUSPICIOUS CIRCUMSTANCES.—Yester-
day an inquest was held in the Coroner's Court, touching
the circumstances attending the death of a woman named
Sarah Nelson, the wife of a shoemaker. living in a court
in Raymond-stretTt. From the evidence that transpired,
the facts appear to be as follow :—On Friday evening de-
ceased came home with her husband, both being in a state
of intoxication. Soon after they had entered their cellar,
the deceased came out into the street. She appeared to
be much excited, and in a violent manner charged her
husband with having just acted criminally with a woman
named Hannah Kaig, and used to threaten the latter.
Prisoner then came out, and a great disturbance followed,
during which the man struck his wife with his fist. They
both afterwards went into the cellar, and returned again
to the street. This was repeated. At length the pri-
soner came out, flourishing a hammer, and bidding de-
fiance to a number of boys who had assaulted him. Soon
after this an alarm was given that the woman was dead,
and on entering the cellar this was found to be the case.
The deceased was lying on the floor, leaning on the bed-
post. A boy, named Philip M'Gorian, stated that prior
to the man emir g out for the last time, he saw him
strike his wife with some instrument. Mr. John Hor-
rocks, a surgeon, who made a post modem examination
of the body, stated that there was a contusion on the left
side of the frontal bone, with extravaeation at the base of
the brain. There was also general congestion of the j
brain ; but as there was no extravasation corresponding
to the external marks of violence, he was inclined to
think that death arose from apoplexy, the result of natu-
ral
causes. The prisoner was accordingly acquitted.