The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-12-10 00:00:00

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.

As tlte great Christmas market will be held on Monday next,
no little curiosity was manifested by graziers and butchers to
ascertain the quality of the stock exhib ted for sale to-day.
From the numerous attendance of butchers, and the near ap-
proach of Chri- tmas, we were led to expect an improved de-
mand ; but such was not the case ; still, however, the primest
Reef wa t in good request, at fully last wee 's quotations. viz.,
from 4s. to 4s. 4d. ver 81bs. ; but in all other kids exceedingly
little was uoti:g.
Foreign Beasts found purchasers at from £lO to £l9, and the
Sheep from 1395. to 445. per bead. We find that the foreien
Beasts are still in good favour amongst the butchers, while
the Sheep are somewhat eagerly sought after. The bullock
droves from our northern grazing districts consisted of about
1,890 short horns. From Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, and Cambridge-
shire, we received 9' 0 Scots. Kc. ; from the Western and Mid-
land Counties, 600 Herefords, Runts, Devons. &c. ; from other
parts of England, 700 of various breeds; from Scotland. 200
horned and polled Scots, and from Ireland, via Liv...rpool, 4
Beasts—the tem inder of the supply being derived from the
neiehb urhood of the metropolis.
The supply of Sheep was somewhat on the increase, and of
fair averag quality. Prime old Downs we cin good request
at full prices; but all other kinds were with difficulty disposed
cf at late rates. In Calves exceedingly little was doing. at
previous currencies. We had on offer 141 Pigs. by sea, from
Ireland. All descriptions of Pork were heavy, yet prices were
supported.
Per Bibs, to sink the offal.
s. d. s. s. d. s. d.
Inferior Beasts.... 2 t:— 2 lelSecond quality do. 3 4 3 6
Second quality do. 3 0— 3 6 Coarse do. 3 8— 3 10
Prime larite Oxen. 3 8— 4 elSouthdownWethers 4 4 4 2
Prime Scots, &c... 4 2 4 4 Do. out of the wool
Coarse Calves .... 3 0— 3 6I Large H gs
Small do.
Suckling do. each.lB 0-32 t Qr. old Pigs, each 16 o—ott
Inferior Sheep 2 8— 3 0 Lambs

SUPPLY A'
Beasts44,l2O .... Sheep. 30,141

MARKET.
... Calves,

.. Pigs, 413,

Wheat .. ON. 1179 j 33 .212
Barley Qrs. : 2.8 13; 433
Malt Qrs. 35 676 711
Oats Qrs. 454 98 548
Rye Qrs.
Beans Qrs. 132 132
Pease Qrs. 81 700 780
Shelled BarleyQrs. I
Indian Corn. Qrs.. 1500 1500
Rapeseed Qrs.
Oatmeal .. Loads 4760 11 10 4751
Flour. .... Sacks, 426) 134 4403
Ditto
In'o Runcorn, Inland an l Coastwise,—Wheat. 410 qrs. ;
Barley. qrs.; Malt, 1735 qrs.; Oats, 3465 qrs., Oatmeal, 55
loads; Flour, 870 sacks.

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat. qrs.; Barley, qrs. ; Pease,
125 qrs. ; Oats, 222 qrs.; Indian Cor. qrs.; Oatmeal,
loads ; Flour. 457 luls.—lreland.Wheat, qrs. Bar-
ley, qrs ; Beans. 3 qrs ; Rye, qrs.; Indian Corn,
qrs. ; Oatmeal, Ids ; Flour, 35 sks, 167 —Coa- twise.
Wheat, qrs. ; Barley, 8 qrs.; Malt, 11 qrs.; Oats 12
qrs. ; Beans, qrs. ; Pease, qrs. ; Oatmeal, loads ;
Indian Corn, qrs. ; Flour, 276 sacks 1127 brls.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending Nov. 30, 1844.
Wheat 45s 4d Barley 355. Id. 1 Oats .. 218. Bd. I Rye 235. 2d.
Beans.. 38s. Od. 1 Pease.. 358. lid.
Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat 458. lld. I Barley 355 5d Oats 21s. sd. Rye.. 34,. Bd.
Beans.. 378. (Id. j Pease.. 355. 3d.

Duty on Foreizn Produce this week.
Wheat2^s ad I Batley 3s Od I Oats .6s ad Rye.. 8s 6d
I
Beans 55 6d I Pease.. 7s 6d I Ind. Corn Os Od Flour 125 Oa

Duty on Canadian
Wheat.. is. Od. I Parley.. Os. ed. I Oats ..2s. Od. I Rye.. Os 6d
Beans Os. 6d I Pease es. 6d. I Ind. Coin Os. Od. I Flour.. Os 74d

•
Duly on other British Colonial.
Wheat.. ss. ed. Barley.. s. 6d. I Oats, 2 . ed. Rye ..
Beans.. es. 6d Pease.. s. Id. I Flour. 3s. Id.

cs. 6d.

Liverpool Averages, week ending ard Dec., 1844.
Wheat, 1194 qrs., price ass. sd. ; Barley, 163 qrs., price 325. 7d. ;
Oats, 752 qrs., price 2us. gd. ; Rye, qrs., price Od. ;
Beans, qrs., Os. Cd. ; Pease, qrs., Cs. od.

Duties paid in Liverpnol. for week en ing sth December, 1844.
—Foreign—Wheat, 1i56 qrs. ; Barley, —; Oats, 250 ; Heaus,
; Please, o ; Rye, —; Indian Corn, 748; Oatmeal, 0 Ids. ;
Flour. barrels. —Colonial—Wheat, 9 qrs.; Barley, 12 qrs.,;
Pease, 413 qrs.; Flour, 2112 barrels.

On Tuesday. at her Majesty's dock yard, Woolwich, a
scaffolding gave way, and killed one man, and very seri.
o nsly injured several others.
Five casual paupers in the Eton Union Workhouse
have been committed for trial on a charge of attempting
to set fire to the building.

An explosion took place at Segbill colliery, near New-
castle, on Sunday evening, by which two of the workmen
lost their lives.

A most brutal scene was exhibited in the streets of the
Cathedral cite of Durham., on Tuesday last, when a man
in a state of intoxication, named Stellia, was attempted
to be dragged to prison at " a cart's tail."
On Wednesday evening last, an incendiary fire took
nitre at Watton, Hertford, on a farm occupied by Mr.
Krmpton, and belonging to Mr. Abel Smith, M.P. The
damage is estimated at £2OOO
On Tuesday week a female lunatic leaped from a car-
riage on the Edinburgh and Glasgow railway, while the
train was in motion. She miraculously sustained no
.injury.
On Thursday, at York, Mr. Justice Coleridge, inAtOst
affecting terms, sentenced a young man, named Pater,
to death, for having set fire to a neighbouring house
whilst the itimat,s were asleep at night.
Awnvuan ATTORNEY TRANSPORTEP.—Thos. Field,
alias John E4sterfield, has been transported -for seven
yearA, at the Central Criminal Court, f,r having obtained
two half-crowns and a sixpence from a party, under take
pretences.
At the Central Criminal Court, on Monday, a fellow
named Ward was indicted for extorting money from Mr.
Mieyille, a member of the Stock Exchange, by threatening
to charge him with the commission of an abominable
offence. The scoundrel was sentenced to be transported
for life.

BRIEF FELICITY.—In a rural district, lately, a boy
and girl, age.l, respectively, nineteen and sixteen, were
married on Wednesday, spent all the money they had
(fifteen shillings), on Thursday and Friday, went to the
union workhouse on Saturday, and were then passed to
their respective parishes.
SINGULAR ACCIDENT.—On Thursday last, as the
bead groom to Earl Bathurst, was standing in the stables,
patting one of his Lordsh.p'g horses, the animal suddenly
snapped at his hand, and bit one of his thumbs com-
pletely off above the nail. The animal niarst have swal-
lowed the precious morsel, as it could not be found.
A Riot VAGRANT.—Mary Jones, with her son, a lad
about 14 years of age, have been committed to Carmar-
then gaol for vagrancy. On her person was found the
sum of £:6 Is. lOd. in cash, and promissory notes from
the Glamotgansbire Bank, and from several tradesmen,
to the amount of upwards of £3OO,
PRIZE FIGHT.—On Tuesday a pugilistic contest for
£lOO, took place between Maley, of London, and Mer-
ryman, beloneing to Nottingham, about half way be-
tween London and Nottingham. The fight commenced
in good earnest, and continued for about one hour and a
half, when night made its appearance, and it was found
that darkness must stop the affair.
THE MURDER OF AN ORANGEMAN.—On Thursday
at York, John M'Cann, 29, was indicted for the wilful
murder of Benjamin Gott, at Bradford, on Whit-Monday,
the 27th of May. There was another count in the indlct-
rnebt charging the prisoner with the manslaughter of the
said Benjamin Gott. Before the case had proceeded far,
Mr, Wilkins said he could not resist the minor charge,
and the jury found a verdict of manslaughter.
A BRIDEGROOM SHOT ON His WAY TO CHURCH.—
On the 22d u!timo, as Ja,nes Cockburn was on his way to
the cl,ureh at the village of Presson, near Kendal, where
the bride and her party were waiting for him' a man,
named Johnston, a " hind" to the bride, fired at him from
a wood, and wounded him, it is feared fatally. Johnston
was instigated by dissppointtnent. He has been corn-
nr,tred.
• -

The COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.—The first examination
fot the Fellowship of the 'loyal College of Surgeons took
place on Tuesday and Thursday last, when out of 30 can-
didates the following had the honour conferred on them :
—sir. Ward, Huntingdon; Mr. Rix, St. Neots ; Mr.
Sodon, jun., Bath ; Mr. Boil, Arundel; Mr. Cotton,
Lyme ; Mr. Cheeseman, Sheffield ; Mr. Rumsey, Glo,
tearer; Mr. Ellison. Chester; Messrs. Robarts, Smith-
and Barrow, of London, with three others.

•
ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION.—On the 22d ultimo, a
farm servant named Cockburn, residing near Dunse, in
Scotland, was fired at while on his way to be married, and
in company with another man. He received about 160
slugs and shot in his Wick, and is not expected to survive.
A man named Johnston, who lived survant with Jean
Rankin, to whom Cockburn was to be married, h;:s been
committed for trial, be having shortly before borrowed a
gun. and having entertained a bad feeling to the injured
man.

CONDITION OF THE LABOURING CLASSES.—Twenty
cottages are in progress of erection by the society for the
improvement of the condition of the labouring classes, on
the estate of Lord Caithorpe, within a few perches of the
Clerkenwell Police-court. They will be inhabited each
by one labourer's family. They will be fitted up with the
greatest regard to the comfort and cleailipess of the occu-
pants, and will cost £3,0;;0. The main object the so.
ciety has in view by the erection of these 20, is that they
may serve as a model for such buildings to the aristocracy
who may visit the metropolis.—Globe.
AcuitNs.—Curiosity has been rife in Godalming daring
the last four we..ks,to account for the very extensive de-
mand which has taken place for acorns. One individual,
it is said, has been commissioned to buy up no less than
2000 bushels, at ls. per bushel, and so great is the com-
petition for the article, that pig
.keepers are quite unable
to keep pace with the rise in price. Some suppose that
they are wanted as a substitute for bark in tanning lea-
ther, while others, no less wise, hint that they are wanted
for the adulteration of coffee. They are all sent off as
quick as purchased, to London, there to be made use of.—
Suasex Express.
ALLEGED THEFT BY A LADY OF RANK.—MrS. Tyr-
whit t, the lady of fortune, who was charged with stealing
a microscope tin the Bth of September, at the Soho Bazaar,
innocence of the false
thank ue
e
London, worth half a crown, was tried at the Middlesex
Sessions, on Thursday, and acquitted. A number of
persons of rank and title were called to speak to charac-
ter. The jury were absent two hours and a half. The
deeply affected, and said, in a feeble voice, " Gentlemen,
s
yporiusohnaevre,
charge that has
been brought against
s'‘c.hqouiwttaesd 5 me.UP Pr d
b y
you he r ;
h sbd,
emost
r
ade
Inv most solemn and a
herel
me." She then sank down over-
come by her feelings, and was carried from the court.

RATHER GREEN.—At Manchester, last week, a young
man, being determined to ascertain for himselt whetheT,
the sensations of persons hanging are " most pleasingtA
as Mr. Wakley says they are, made the experiment, an.
had a most narrow escape from being suffocated in ell.
nest.
SHOCKING DEATH.—Last week, two women had otif
casion to go up Llangattock mountain (Breconshire), and
one of them took her little girl with her, who unfortu-
nately got' separated from her mother, and, on account
of the density of the fog, the night passed without 5
trace of her being discovered. On the following 00111'
ing she was found, iu a sitting posture, quite dead.
THE LATE BANK ROBBERY.—In consequence of 3
letter addr,ssed to the banking-house of Messrs. Rogde
ode
and Co. by their solicitor, Mr. Hobler, suggesting a move
of cancelling ell the Bank of England notes which ha
recently been stolen from that firm, and thus rendering the
property taken valueless to the robbers and their nen7
federates, some of the parties of the banking-bouse hart
had an interview with the Secretary of State upon the
plan proposed by Mr. Hobler, and the matter is eelf
under consideration with Sir James Graham. If So,
we
are quite sure the public will be glad to know that for
r
once the most adroit masters in the art of thieving Wiv
met with their match.
THE MURDER AT DOVER.—Jam s Clark, Wm• Clark,
and William Smith, were indicted at the Maidstone, assizes
for the murder of a policeman. The facts, which we
publishedwcraatdiek ar
s. (
)1 an
thethe
8t
th oe
f,
number of icre disorderly persons had been drinking to-
gether. when the deceased in the execution of his duty,
swei
pl will
ebne ne
r, the
the recollectionprisoh ers jou;
interfered, and in doing so re' eived a tremendous WO
who stick,i
flitted
dh
tfheel felt
blow.
m Theto the
rieto.orit he s
tllithwha.s4BoB;
deceased was on the ground, jumpedP upon his body,
exclaimed, "There, you —; you've got it: yo'l are "-
good." These facts were proved in evidence, but there
was an absence of any distinct proof that the prisoner°
were actually present when the blow was siruck• I„be
jury acquitted the prisoners, after a consultation of t"''
hours.