The New York herald., 1866-08-05
NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS.
The Commercial Failwres--Dunserous Hal
Inclination Of n Liverpool Merchant.

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From the Liverpool Courier, Juty ell
Recent changes the commercial ahars Of the Liver
pool Exchange have produced strange effects on the
social position well IS iD the mental vgor OF OF
the hcsi Change, and IN many instances singular
demonstrations atirbn'ed pecrnisry disadvantages
which are altogether unoorusctet with any such cane
Ono which the beginning of tho present week
" an ilns.raton In point The occurrence which took
plara In house ia opc Of tho fashionable squares Of the
iowi has given rice considerable ~ remark
and caused smsi amount OF alarm and grief among
the parties chiefly intsreftcd
II Is stated Follows Agyoung gentleman OF excel
lent social position and Of unquesoDsol. commercial
standiug who resided In the locality referred 10, had
paid his addresses sud been, II Is said, anaDred ~
Young lady IN every way eligible and his equal in
worldly station well In plshmcnis, living ia
the game square The families both sides
ders,ood be- sstshod and happy union between The
youthful contracting parties was ccke forward 10 81
early period. Within conrG stivslv bfef poriod how
ever the conduct OF tis gentleman was observed tn
hAge undergone sucb rhsng. ~ rsuscd sone
uncsEines. TO his irisnds, and various
rnises we're nade so tho couscs, but
satzfariory con,iusscn conid bo srri,e ID at On
Haiurcav tho mother OF fhs Young lady received
letter from her intended son.i which although pro-
fesng 10 BE- explanation. caused considerable srr
p~ive aud embarrassment " Was IN effect statement
nDstnC that ia Of iosees IN boslness and
other he compelled for the
prascIt break on his eDgaecent with the young lady
81. expressing hope that IN short time al woad De
right and that bis argcpsris would lie carried out
IN dle time Az !. VIZ spown thst foundation cx.
issel rs the alleged losses II suspected that the
gentielnsns mind must have been naiavorablv affected,
his trends more than usnalv assifrous IN
Their attention 10 him. although nobtrnsNsy % as not
10 excite h's Iysice.
Tneay aet the young isdv mother rscsiyed another
letter from it young easiesa which he raeu that
he H) )ut 20 lsaye lavsf ooi for cnnsderble t!ne
and has he Would CALI ~ particular hour tho follow
ing day to iakc iaave % lie fnanv. possibly ne might
before tne perod of his ssrnco over; also
express "a strong ieciipR the' he should bku 70 ae
along with y0urr sdy who inc nbjrc, ~ his
affections 1hS aud incolcisnt paxare~ la the
eumnar erloR awaktEcd tha wNchfrlnes o. the
roilisa nno resolved ~ - pwparod for any iaen.
tsnf nl arise Argt tao boasr s;atot is gantlefnan
called AMI wa eh0sn into hack rgror, where the sd
lady a,iling. she nna in the meaffimo. however
taken 70 have aS2,fafee ~ hand ct nesA
On b0nu adnued some conversation took facc. when
snddenlv tho gentleman became excited ana Wild n his
ge called ioraiy for the younE lady declaring
that tboy should lo dc 0.stbeT tnro sud thcu. rhis
aisrmei the old l. ~ wlo gave ond scIaau1. which
BROUGHT msle nands, sho hsd hern pisosa "a an
adiou..s Apartment. her nd, and they laid hCla Of
him sirngvle eused III which tho ~ tier made violent
atoris draw something. whcn he tad ey idcrtv
oealed from the breast packet Of his Ths he
prevented lIom doue sud after fariLer struggling
enc of the gn;lemar srccecdad hirct.n2 from tue
pncket referred four barf.led rovnycr pistol, which
was 0uy loaded ard capped. II hepR clear that the
mint ~ the unfoFsannte young gentleman wrcng b.
was dsagI1ad and givnn up % his rionds, wha Lsse
retained HIM ia a stale u restraint
10 b. however. fearful TO contemplate What might
have heen unhappy nli bad not thc pruarnce o.
the Old lazy aud the pfotnpttuds q! her sEsstanf pre-
vented ~ si ". clhooa would hago taken
place