The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-03-31 00:00:00

heard of the man she worked for and people saying he did it.
Prisoner said he never saw her that night after she left the fac-
tory. He added that deceased went home, and was singing
with het brother, and jumped up and said she was going to see
a young woman named Jane Pilling, and was never seen alive
at home afterwards. Prisoner explained how the occurrence
took place, which was, that one of the boats was passing near
the lock, and some parties on board found her; and had proper
means been used she might have been recovered, as the body
was warm when taken to the Three Crowns.

Richard Beswick, chief superintendent of the Manchester
police, apprehended the prisoner on the 26th of January last,
at his own house. He appeared excited on learning the offence
with which he was charged, and after being cautioned, said he
had not seen deceased after she left work on the evening of the
10th December; that after leaving work be had gone to the
Free-trade Hall, and it was full, and he could not get in ; that
he reached home at seven, and did not go out that night. A
scarf, which the deceased had been seen to wear, was found in
his house. Witness corroborated the statements of the parties
who had identified the prisoner at the police-office in Manches-
ter. Received information a few days ago that a man, named.
Hartley, and his mother, had something to say about ie mat-
ter, and on hearing their statements, found they coincided in
all the principal particulars.
Richard Green, an Inspector of the Manchester police, pro-
duced a scarf, which he found in the house of the prisoner.
Was present when the body of the deceased was disinterred,
and at the examination by Mr. Harrison, surgeon.
_-

Mr. J. S. Phillips, shoit-hand writer, was at the New Bailey
on the 27th January, on the charge, and prisoner made a state-
ment, after being duly cautioned.
Mr. Pollock wished to know whether the statement had been
taken down by the magistrate's clerk, to which the witness re-
plied that he believed it had not.
The witness then read the statement. It was to the effect
that he went to work as usual on the day in question, and de-
ceased was his piecer. They gave over at seven in the evening,
and he never saw her after. He went to the Free Trade Hall,
but could not get in, and afterwards went home, and got in a
load of coals, and did not go out again ; he never saw her after
he left off work. The witness read some further statements,
the substance of which have been given in the evidence against
him by previous witnesses ; they amounted to a denial of the
charge. _ _ _ _ _

Mary Ellison, the mother of the deceased, deposed that she
came home on the day in question as usual, to dinner, and no-
thing remarkable was observed in her demeanour. Never said
the deceased was three months gone in the family way, and had
no reason to think such was the case. In cross-examination.
the witness stated that she went to the Old Church, but not
from any notion that the deceased had been married—more in
a state of frenzy than otherwise. _ _ _

John Deane deposed that he saw the prisoner a few days after
the body of the deceased was found, and told him of the re-
ports that were abroad as to his being in prison. Witness
wished him to come to his house, and satisfy his neighbours
that such was not the case. In a short time prisoner's wife
came, and said, "Have you got the prisoner here?" and some
one said? "Yes." A conversation then took place, during
which prisoner was asked if he would be guilty of such an act
as that imputed to him, and he replied, " I never said I did not
do it."
John Gregson Morrison stated that he was a surgeon at Man-
chester. On the 30th of January made a post mortem examina-
tion of the body of deceased, after it had been exhumed; general
decomposition had commenced. The abdomen was distended.
Made an incision and opened the uterus, and discovered a
foetus of about three months in advance. Could not discover
any marks of violence owing to the state of decomposition.
Having heard the statement of the witnesses as to the appear-
ance of the body, should be led to say that violence had been
the cause of death. If strangulation had taken place, should
have expected to find the body floating as described. In a
case of ordinary drowning many of those appearances which
had been described would not take place.
Cross-examined by Mr. Pollock.—lf the body of a person
drowned had remained half an hour in the water, the skin
would be cold and pallid. The deceased was a strong muscular
woman, and would have retained heat for some time. The
countenances of persons drowned are generally
.placid and pale.
It was not a general rule that the eyes remained open under
such circumstances, but should not take the appearance of
them into account whether they were half open or not. Had
seen more than a hundred cases of drowning ; seven or eight
were tried in Paris, and all had varied. Never took sufficient
notice to entitle him to give a positive answer to the question.
Mucous generally issues from the mouths of drowned persons.
Much would depend upon the struggling of the patient in the
water, if a drowning case, as to the rigidity of the muscles. The
quicker a party were drowned the greater would be the rigidity.
The closing of the hand would depend much upon the manner
in which the
.patient was drowned. Should not like to give a
positive opinion as to the cause of death from the fingers being
semibent, especially when the life of a fellow-creature was in-
volved. The appearances on a post mortem examination would
not show that the death was suicidal or accidental, as decompo-
sition had gone too far. Could not give an opinion as to the ex-
ternal appearances of a body, whether the party had thrown
him or herself into the water, or been pushed in. Had the de-
ceased jumped off the bridge into the water she might have
abraided the skin. In floating across the canal before the body
was cold any contact might have produced marks on the skin.
A person having fallen into the water, and struggling, might be
injured thereby. Anything tight round the neck, such as a bed-
gown or capstring would produce discolouration.
Mr. Sergeant WILKINS.—Did you ever know a capstring
make three finger marks on one side of the throat and a thumb
mark on the other.

Witness.—No, sir.
By Mr. WI Lyciris—None of the hypotheses which have been
put bear on the question very closely.
Dr. Rayner, a physician of Manchester, stated that after
hearing the evidence he should say the cause of death was
strangulation by throttling, which had preceded immersion,
The marks spoken to as being produced on the neck from the
effusion of blood in the small vessels would be produced before
death or immediately after in the act of dying. This witness
after some questions had been put to him in cross-examination
by Mr. Pollock, fell down in a state of exhaustion. Dr. Mnr-

thou was called, and the witness was removed out of court ;
he recovered in a short time.
Mr. Sergeant WitatiNs wished to know whether his Lord-
ship intended to proceed further, as there remained seven or
eight other witnesses yet to examine.
His LORDSHIP said his only object was to prevent the wit-
nesses yet to be examined from communicating with those that
had given evidence.

Mi. WILKINS assured his Lordship that Mr. Beswick would
take them in charge, and he (the learned Sergeant) would un-
dertake to guarantee that the request should be attended to.
The jury were ordered to be kept together, and the sheriff
took them in charge, stating that he had made arrangements
for them at the Adelphi Hotel.
The court adjourned at eight o'clock.
The following are the whole of the criminal cases remaining
for trial:—

Robert M'Connell, and Henry Pearson, charged with stab-
bing.
Sarah Swift, aged 19, charged with the murder of Elizabeth
APpill, at Liverpool.

James Shackleton, aged 48, and Sarah Butterworth, aged 40,
charged with having, at Todmorden, committed wilful and cor-
rupt perjury.
James Carragin

charged with manslaughter.

John Crossley, and Jaines Wild, charged with forgery.
Thomas Kiles, (out on bail), charged with manslaughter

SECOND EDITION.

Standard-office, 2 o'clock.

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE. THIS DAY.

The arrivals of Grain, Flour, and Oatmeal, which has,
haue come to hand, Coastwise and from Ireland, since
.
this day week, furnish a moderate supply only of each,
and except a further liberal import of States Flour, W
have little foreign produce to report.
The trade this morning was checked by the dull report
from Mark Lane, and though we had a tolerable attepd'
ance of millers, sales of Wheat were confined to a limited
compass, and prices reverted to those of this day
at the same time there was not a large quantity upon offer,
purchases of the past few weeks having reduced our stocks
of free Wheat. week

Flour met a dull sale, without any change in value.
Beans and Peas in tolerable request, at full prices. Oar
and Oatmeal being in short supply, supported the amend-
ment of Friday last, but the business was quite in retail•
No sale has occurred of either Branded Wheat or Flour,
the_value of which remains nominally the same.

We quote Indian Corn at Is. per cir.dearer. ;somePur
chases continue to be made for Ireland, but the sale 0
less free than last week.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,
From the:24th to the 30th March, inclusive

IRE- COAST- UNITED
TOTAL.
LAND. WISE. STATES. REIGN.!

Wheat .. Ors. 2378 I 410 I 1600
Barley Qrs. 7 997
Malt Qrs. 171 3095
Oats Qrs. 1279 150
Rye Qrs. 1
Beans Qrs. 8 170
Pease Qrs.
Shelled BarleyQrs.
Indian Corn. Qrs. 1788
Rapeseed Qrs.
Oatmeal .. Sacks 21111 295
Flour. .... Sacks 4939 98
Ditto Brls. 19157

4338
3266
2839
1
179

2413
5037
i 9%,

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat,— qrs.; Barley,— qrs. ; PO'e„,
6 qrs. ; Oats, qrs. ; Indian Corn, qrs.; Oatmeal, 51'
sacks ; Flout, 44 brls.—lreland. Wheat, 48 qrs.: Bar.
ley, qrs.; Beans, —qrs ; Oats, qrs. ; Indian Corn, ,213
qrs. ; Oatmeal, 524 sks ; Flour, scks, brls. —Coast"ie',
Wheat, 37 qrs. ; Barley, qrs.; Malt, 120 qrs.; Oats, lb
qrs. ; Beans, 137 qrs. • Pease, qrs. ; Oatmeal, sack'
Indian Corn, qrs. ; Flour, 318 sacks 69; brls.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending March 21, 1846.
Wheat 545. 3d. I Barley 30s. 10d. j Oats 21s. 7d. ; Rye 345. 2(1.
Beans.. 355. gd. j Pease.. 355. 6d.

g Wheat 555. Aggregate averae of the six weks.
Id. Barley 29s.Ignd. Oats 225. Od.e I Rye 339.-
10d
_

Beans.. 345. 4d. I. Pease,

335.4 d

Duty on Foreign Produce this week.
WheatlBsod I Barley gs od I Oats .. . Bs Oct Rye.. 99„4
Beans gs 6a I Pease.. S. 6ci I Ind. Corn Is Od Flour 10s"

Duty on Canadian.
I 1)d Wheat.. Is. Od. Barley.. Is. 6d. Oats ..2s.od. I Rye.. ',44
Beans Os. 6d I Pease us.6d. I Ind. Corn Os.Od. I Flour .

Duty on other British Colonial.
Wheat.. ss. Od. Barley.. Is.6d. I Oats, 2s. d. I Rye...

•
Beans.. Os. 6d.-I
Pease.. vs. 6d. I Flour. 35.. Id.
Liverpool Averages, week ending March 24, 1846.
Wheat, 3992 qrs., price 54,s 4d; Barley, qrs., price Os we.'
Oats, 765 qrs., price 245. 3d. ; Rye, qrs., price —4.
Beans, 31 qrs.. 425. Id. ; Pease, qrs., —s. —d.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE
(BY EXPRESS.)

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE.—YEsvmDAY.

Bonded Wheat and all other grain was excessively dull, 11
few speculators coming forward, owing to the unusually Tao
prices demanded by the holders. From our own coasts ast',,,,,
as from all other quarters the supply of Barley has ":jj.
Still
trifling, hence the quantity on show to-day was sr—est
Still, however, the Barley trade was heavy, and even the finest
malting malting parcels hang on hand. In prices we have no matclue
alteration to report. The supply of malt was again small•
white parcels commanded a steady but not to say brisk inqu.:„.
at late rates. All other kinds were a slow sale, at barely statlo.o
ary prices. We had very few Oats on offer, hence the trade
firm, at an improvement in the currencies of last week of fro 0
id
6d to Is per quarter, and most of the parcels on offer 0:b,il0 at
buyers. Notwithstanding the supply of Beans was small,
article met a very inactive de,rand, at about jarevious
tions. White Pease sold at full prices, but all other clur,
were in sluggish request, though we cannot call them cheanc,e
The bakers operated with great caution, consequently '—
we
Flour trade was dull, at barely last week's prices. In ,as
have but few sales to notice.

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YESTBRDAT.
The Beef trade was very dull, at a decline in the prices
tained on this day se'nnight of 2d. per Sibs., and a total cies.,
ance was not effected. Although the number of Sheep were 0, ci;
equal to those exhibited at the corresnondino market-cllO.l,

to winch the trade;as Inaciepresserstate;andThecu-rr' encliq
declined quite 2d. per sibs. i the higher figure for the best 41.
Downs being ss. 4d., and which was not obtained without to''
greatest difficulty.
ThFerolammtbhetrlasdlee
,o,faNsVhigeah,ty at 60sbhareeeplyanstda4tflonlaay prices.mrbs came to hand' l d.
were in short supply, and heavy inquiry, at Friday's depressio_d
of from 6d. to sd. per 81bs. In Pigs very little was doing, a's-
the currencies had a downward tendency.

THE TURN-OUT AMONGST THE BUILD-
ING TRADES.

The infatuated movement amongst the building trades,
.in.
ion
for the last month has put a stop to the enterprise a
nler"
head, has now extended to Liverpool. About 3000 of the op
atives of our town are supposed to have yesterday thrown i•ua'bie
selves out of employment, rather than sign the very reason see)
agreement (which, from an address elsewhere, it will be h„
the master builders have been obliged to adopt) put to th eln
their employers, which we subjoin :
"We, the undersigned, do hereby declare that we are no!':e.r
will not remain members of any trades' unions, or of otbeihich
cieties, under whatever designation the ma be. k.ny_Wlipigto,
hilva fnr Chair nhiarta

or with the arrari,

ic,irs tiny interrerence with the rights or
gements that may be entered into between

ployers and workmen.
the" And we further 'declare, that we will not appropriate,
as far as we are able? will not permit to be appropriated, for
purpose of supporting a turn-out, here or elsewhere, a,.".,,00e1
the building branches or otherwise, any sum or sums 01'beeo
ebsetlaobngisnhgedtfooranbyenseivckoiebnutiipaul;poorseosthaleornseo.cjety which has
their
The total number of the workmen thus thrown upou, im
own resources, on those of their clubs, in this locality,,t2;iliel,
posible at present to estimate. Some thousands of fan theiC
however, it is certain, must shortly be withdrawn front the
usual dependance upon the industry of their heads; leA uir
work in which they have been engaged must be suspended
til common sense takes the place of utter fatuity. of
It cannot be said, in excuse for these foolish in en, that !erg"
are standing out in a justifiable quarrel with their emPlOor
in
The latter are men anxious to serve, on all occasions, those
ployed by them. Such employers as Messrs. Tokinson,,, so
c 5.
S. and J. Holmes, of Liverpool, Messrs. Walker and Me': to
Cole, of Birkenhead. are not parties who seek at any till%ap
put the screw upon those who work for them. On the contratos
they are gentlemen—and there are many other employers in the
neighbourhood like them—who.. .toff., it ;..-

o.utay ik is to encoui.Niou.
industry of those dependent upon them ; and there are
sands of honest and good workmen throughout the kliilose
who would be only too happy to occupy the positions cut foto
misguided men, who have so rashly snatched the hrea`
dict,"
their own mouths and hose of their families? through the orse
tion of societies which are, in their operation, rather a
than a blessing to all connected with them. .„this
From all that we can learn, it is our firm belief shat, 1-05
commencement of what we fear may be a struggle rtion
damaging to the interests of the honest and peaceable
of the working classes, those classes are most egregi"sd
Yus t°
led, both as to their power to enforce their claims alipis

me motive or those who impel them to press those an
the mode of proceeding adopted. Mutual advantago 110‘1
mutual interest must ever be the tie between the opera' the
the
his employer. The latter is, in reality, the agent on
De
former; and every encroachment of the ope vrrative Tot t
agent is a hindrance to business operations, by '
operative is the first to suffer. PartitV.
We wish particularly to direct the attention of the e of
drawn in to this strike—for we believe five out of ai° to
operatives would pursue a proper course if not overateed --
experience of past movements of a similar charaeThild tee
operatives will find, according to all past experienceopitiK
only parties profiting by their folly will be the very Vititnadteio
men, secretaries, &c. who are urging them on. vie i3t;'
they will find that other workmen, as able as thcinse pill to
creep in and be employed on the old terms, and thgities_.4
left impoverished by their folly to remove their fa tbe
other localities, where they may not be able to secureof
beneficial terms for their labour. Between 500 and 6vr,elie‘
er
men employed by Messrs. S. and J. Holme have, we
turned out, only about 30 having signed the declaratioi.
Upwaro - have ' declaration

...p\ -ills of 200 men the employ of out„ntler,.`ecP
townsman Mr. Tomkinson. A number a workmen -plow
Hartley, the dock surveyor, yesterday demanded an B„,Ai to
wages, and being refused, hung about the Reventle;:op
during the day, waiting to receive what was due to tut the „er
the time of their leaving. We have heard that many °en t oirY
affected turn-outs, have already got into emploY.T.d jr!tit,oo
sub-surveyors of highways, and if this be the fact a rileectiog.il
will no doubt be made into the propriety of such a Pl-4?' pri,;eo
the part of the servants of the parish authorities. It!'3ooo.idill
that on the whole, including Birkenhead, at leas,'
have turned out. A similar movekient amongst Ail is 5,',111,,
operatives has also taken place in Manchester, an,'!„'z of ,
Sheffield. It is a fact worth remarking that a mee,17,00 tile)
Architects" of Manchester took place on the 1801 A tot ,eri
which warn nrnaan♦ all ~4 au- • al, .0105,

v....a, pa cacal6 au &nu ,u in men oi Lne crag
came to an unanimous resolution "advising their
to suspend all building operations until the dispute _,,,ria.100,
In the present state of trade, and of the money 'h
~
ail? voo
operatives have chosen a most unfortunate time to at ;jos',
end, and the consequences will, in all probability, „ tif
themselves and their families. Several of the men 1" fort'ifii:e

respectable employs nave signed the declaratioo yea- t
their employers ; and we must here state that a gr doe° ance
has been made in many quarters with regard to this to rend to
It has been supposed that it binds the men in la w nds 01
all connexion with trades unions, whereas it only' 11,ers oL cooli
honour as men not to continue or to become meta' begoo"
clubs. It is apprehended that "the strike" Will
sl the tpe~
more general throughout the country ; but we trtiLioiageos s"
sense of the operatives will have its weight in re tder:,
from persevering in a course which all our expen,rhe stoso%
will result in no permanent good to themselves. and vt","
we feel assured, will kindly meet them, on a proper thW. t
able representation, but it is by no means likely forjairs sr,
submit to that species of dictation which is now ll'of Pot e
So far as we can ascertain of the present state ,rese.,,Thil
Birkenhead, where, it will be remembered thatstbseoirows •of 1•:e
moil has been of a month's duration, it is a
ited titer
Messrs. Cole employed previously about 500 bate oeit'itv
branches. Of these, upwards of 100 joiners bat As ero
declaration, and more are ready to do so ; ,t'o be Po Ore,
'bricklayers nor masons will sign, not even these,c4 Vs. tDe
perne n tl y
week—Gademployed.
dTghoeojdo ibneei r tin
gwpear
iedin
alike,t he eacceci
the
ifs
litoooei ie!
quirements of the union. They claimed 285., ols'2Bs. Pre;
The bricklayers wanted 305., and the mason „ache er ler
these have signed. Messrs. Walker had four c'` otb buutids
gress. Their masons alone would be 150 to 200; .
-another
iitt
was held at the George th
in proportion—in all more than Messrs. Cole's' cole's ; A des
nearly approached 'the number of MeSSTS. 5 ttsoo,
WOCBpteOnliglehr
ae smtieelitir var,igiciteertiag
street:,:egate 1j)
lutions, we believe, were passed to hold an agion
of the whole of the workmen this evening.
oefFdoeletite4oofrdofi L.

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