Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser from Manchester, Greater Manchester, England (2025)

1 1 1 8 8 THE MANCHESTER COURIER, AND LANCASHIRE GENERAL ADVERTISER, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1889. THE ALLEGED MANSLAUGHTER OF A NEWSBOY AT CHEETHAM. INQUEST AND VERDICT. At the Royal Oak beerhouse. Chapel-street.

Cheetham Hill, yesterday, the County Coroner, Mr. F. Price, held an inquest on the body of Charles Harrison, 14 years of age, son of Heury Harrison. joiner, hiving at 14, Cheetham Hill, who was alleged to hare met his death by violence. The boy Harrison was a cripple, and was in the habit of selling newspapers.

He was out on Saturday night, selling papers, and as he was passing through Johnson's Back," passage off St. Mark's lane, Cheetham "Hill, about 11 o'clock, he WAS mat by two men named Daniel Stone and Edward Parry. he got home the boy told his mother YOUDE, that. as be was going through Johnson's Back," Stone, who was drunk. got hold of him by throat and banged his bead against the wall, land then dragged off his collar and necktie.

he complained of being ill, A doctor was called in, and be attended him until Thursday night last, when he Shortly before his death, and in consequence of a complaint made to the police by the father, Stone and Parry were arrested and taken to the house. The boy identified Stone 88 the young man who banged hie head against bad the wall. and 1.8 to Parry be said be heard him say, "Don't hurt him, it only poor newspaper After the boy's death, Stone WAS taken before the magistrates and charged with having caused his death, and was remanded till next day. Parry was called by the Coroner, and swore he did not see Stone either bang the boy's head against a wall or drag off his collar tie. He did not hear the boy scream.

Coroner: But didn't you say to Stone, Don't burt him, it's only a poor newspaper boy:" Witness Yes. The Coroner: Why did you say that if you did not see Stone offer boy any violence Witness: I thought be might hurt him, as he was in drink. The Coroner: But were you not called as a witness before the city magistrates? Witness: Yes. The Coroner: And what did you say to them? Witness: I said that I did not see Stone touch him. Police-constable Windus, who arrested Stone and Parry, said that what Parry stated was that he asked Stone not to touch the boy.

The Coroner (to Parry): And so you still swear that you did not see Stone strike the boy Witness: Yee. The Coroner Sign your deposition. I don't believe word you have said. Mr. W.

L. I. Sutherland, surgeon, Trafford-road, Balford, said he had made a post-mortem examination of the body, and had come to the conclusion that the cause of death was consumption of the lunge. There were no external marks of violence. The body was very much emaciated.

He did not think the boy's death had been hastened by the riolence which be was said to have received. He lived so many days after the alleged violence that he aid pot think there was any connection between it and his death. Dr. Pirie, who first attended the boy, agreed with bin in this conclusion. The Coroner said that was all the eridence, and he did not see that they could return any otner verdiet than that of death from natural causes.

There was DO legai evidence of the assault upon the boy by Stone, for Parry seemed deterwised to acre b.s companico, and in the absence of tuis eridence it would be useless to return a verdict of manslaughter Brainst Stone. A Jurvman said he thought they ouzht to consult in private, with a view of adding recommendation to their verd.et. There was a great deal of lawlessness ID Cheetham H.Il, and Le, for One, was determined to put 8 stop to it. The room was then cleared. and on the representatives of the press being rea imitted the Coroner stated that the jury had returned a verdict of death from natural causes.

A joryman added that the Manchester police authorities were acting with the otber authorities view of putting an end to the lawlessness which existed in the neighbournood of Cheetbam. A TRAMWAY CAR IN COLLISION. -Yesterday afternoon, about 20 minutes past three o' clock, an accident occurred in City-road, Manchester, opposite Menare. Pitta's furniture establisbment. by which a tramway car was run into and damaged, and a youDe lady was severely injured.

At the of the street in question the roadway has been opened to admit of some pipe repairs, and while a single horse car from the Junction was passing on the up line one of Mesars. Kendal, Milne, and parcel vans attempted to pass on the down line of tramwaye, close to toe opening 10 the etreet. In getting on to the line the Fan swerved. and before either the car or the con.d be stopped the shaft of the Fan struck the car. penetrate1 the front panel.

and smashed the windowe. A young lady, who WAS sitting at the front window. was strock by the shaft ani broken glass, and was so much injured that ene nad to be conveyed to Mesers. Pitts's warehouse. The van horse managed to free itself from the harness, and 00 a policeman gOIng to take the animal by the head it backed and slipped into the bole in the street.

Several minutes elapsed before it could be got out, and the street traffc was delayed for some 10 minutes. HEALTH OF The Medical Officer of Health for the city (Ir. Tatham) reporte that daring the week ending August 31, 1899. there were registered 263 births and 168 deatbe (including 10 deaths in the Royal Infirmary, 2 in Monsall Hospital, 8 in the Manchester Workhouse at Crumpsall. and 3 in the Choriton Workhouse of persons remored from Manchester).

On the estimated population of 378,830 the birth rate was equal to 36'1 per 1,000, and the death rate to against and respectively in the corresponding week of last year. Of the registration sab-districts the birth rate was the bigbest in Bradford, and the lowest (162) in Bewick. The death rate was the highest (28:0 in Ancoats and the lowest (87) in Cheetbam. The deaths of chudren under five years of age were 80, including 60 under one year. The total pumber of deaths includes from smallpox, 3 from meaele, 4 from whooping cough, from scarlet fever.

3 from diphtheria, 2 from enteric fever. 1 from other fevers, 26 from diarrhoa, 17 from pathisis, 20 from lung diseases, and 91 from causes otherwise classified. The rate per 1,000 from seven zymotic disease: wae 1'9. The average death rates for the 35 weeks ending August 31, 1889-98-87-86-85 (exciasive of Harparhey, Bradford, and Rasholme in 1885), were respectively 24:8. Ninety.

one cases of infections disease were reported by medical practitioners as occurring within the city, 63 scarlet fever, 12 of diphtheria, and 16 of enteric fever. Fifty patiente bare been admitted to Monsall, and into the Pendlebury Children's Hospital during the week. THE HEALTH OF SALFORD. Mr. Charles E.

Paget, Medical Officer of Health, in his weekly report, -The mean temperature dur ng the week ending Auguet 31 was which is identical with that of the preceding week, bat lower by degrees as compared with the average of the mear temperatures in the corresponding week of the preceding 10 years, The rainfall measured '240 of an inch. The general direction of the wind was W.N.W. During the week, which was the 35th of the year, 129 birthe and 81 desths were registered. Allowing for increase of the popalation, which 18 DOW estimated at 212,030. the birthe were fewer by 19, and the deaths by 25, as pared with the average numbers recorded in the responding week of the preceding 10 years.

The borough death-rate, which during the preceding four weeks had averaged 220, was equal to per 1,000 last weok, the rate varying locally from In Broughton to 261 in Pendleton. The 81 deaths from all causes include 3 from diphtheria, 2 from enteric fever, and 4 from scarlet fever. Thas 9 deaths were referred to the six zymotic diseases (excluding being equal to an annual rate of per 1,000, as compared with in the correeponding week of 1833. Seven deaths were referred to compared with 14 in the previous week and 16 in the corresponding week of last year. There were 8 deaths from acute lung diseases and 5 from phthisis.

Eightytwo cases of infections disease were reported during the week, 43 of scarlet fever, 16 of diphtheria, and 23 of enteric fever, the increase being due scariet fever. Four inquests were reported; three persone, aged respectively 48 years, 44 years, and days, died suddenly of natural causes, and a man, years old, was killed by a locomotive steam engine, LEVENSHULME LOCAL BOARD. -The monthly meeting of the Levensbulme Local Board was beld last evening at the Local Board Offices, Levenshulme, Mr. J. M.

Pollitt, chairman of the board, presiding. The medical officer, Mr. Edlin, reported that during the past month there had been little sickness of any kind in the district, and there had been a decided decrease in cases of zymotic disease. A few cases of diarrhea had occurred, and one death bad resalted therefrom. During the month four deaths had occurred, making death-rate of 9:23 per 1,000 per annum, againet 12 per 1,000 per annum during the corresponding period last year.

Eleven births had been registered daring the same period, making birth-rate of 25:38 per per annum. At the previous meeting of the board the House to Horse Electricity Supply Company applied for the sanction of the board to petition tor the granting of a provisional order to allow them to supply electric light to the district. The clerk was instructed to make inquiries with regard to the powers sought, and be now presented his report. After be bad done 80 Mr. Griffin moved that the sanction the board be given to the promotion of the order, especially in view of its furtherance by other out-townships.

He considered that board would stand in its own progrese if it did not willingly accord the permission which the company sought, as he believed 'bat it there bad been some opposition in the past the Manchester Corporation would not be charging them so much for their gas as at present. -Mr. Gyte seconded the motion, and said be quite agreed in bringing pressure to bear on the Manchester 'orporation. Mr. Moreland, while supporting the proposal, said be was afraid the company would have to modify their charges for installation, or, as they would better understand it, the charges fittings, before they got the electric light to be very general in that -The resolution was carried with but one dissentient.

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-The stomach and its troubles cause more discomfort and bring more unhappiness than commonly supposed. The thousand ills that settle there mAy be prevented or dislodged by the judicious of these purifying Pills, which act as a sure, gentle anti acid aperient, without annoying the nerves of the most susceptible irritating the most delicate organisation. Holloway's Pills will bestow comfort and confer relief on every headachy, dyspeptic, and sickly sufferer, whose tortures make him burden to himself and a bugbear to his friends. These Pills bave long been the popular remedy for a weak stomach, for disordered liver, or paralysed digestion, which yield without difficulty to their regulating, purifying, and tonic qualities, -ADVT. PRESTBURY FLOWER SHOW.

This annual erhibition, and competition, which closed on Saturday night, was the most successful ever held by the society, which embraces the townships of Adlington, Newton, Butley. Upton, Tytherington, Bollington, and Prestbury. Two large marquees were completely filled with the exhibits, and there was barely room for the grand selections of specimens sent by Manchester, Chester, and Knutsford nurserymen. The competition for the prizes for plants arranged for effect was very close, the prizes ultimately falling to J. Worthington (gardener to Mr.

J. Waterhouse, of Manchester). Collar House: Knowles and Hawley (gardeners to Mr. F. Grey, J.P.), Turner Heath: and F.

Hartley (gardener to Mr. J. F. May). The grapes from Adlington Hail, and blooms from Upton Priory.

Henbury Hail, the Vicarage, and also those sent by Mr. Millington, Henbury, were classed among the re prizes taken. The cottagers' and amateurs' classes were well filled, the principal prizes falling to J. Foden, J. Goodwin.

H. Brown, S. Pimlott. T. Dooley (Newton), H.

Bailey, T. Bracegirdle, (i. Thompson, E. Evison, E. Mares, and P.

Lafferty. Prizes were given for baskets of wild flowers made up by school children, and there was a great display of competing bouquets. The first prize lot contained over 40 varieties, nicely arranged, and belonged to Miss Rosetta Ward, Fred Dawson (Butley), and S. W. May (Prestbury), being next.

The weather on both days favoured the attendance at the show, and it was largely patronised. FATAL WRECK ON THE BRAZILIAN COAST. The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's royal mail steamer Galicia, which arrived in the Mersey on Sunday, landed six of the crew of the barque Ecuador, which was lost on the Brazilian coast, and through which the crew ol 15 hands had a narrow escape with their lives, one of them being drowned. The Ecuador was a barque of 1,059 tons commanded by Captain Hughes. She was going from Buenos Ayres to Barbadoes, when she got ashore not far from Rio Grande do Sal.

The crew tried to get her off but failed, and as it was not a rocky bottom the men were able to stay on board until daylight the following morning. One boat reached the shore with a portion of the crew and returned to the ship with the second mate, a seaman named Andersen, and two natives. On getting near the barque the boat was swamped and all of the men thrown into the sea. One of the natives WAS hauled aboard of the barque, but the second mate and the other native struck out for the shore, where they were carried by the heary surf. Anderson was seen pear the etern of the vessel, but subsequently disappeared.

It was suppoeed that he had been dashed against the side of the ship by the heavy waves for three days. In the meantime, the tour boats and killed. Anderson W88 German. The captain and others of the crew did not get off the wreck belonging to the ship were damaged. The second mate had a second narrow escape through the boat being capsized, whilet the carpenter was also thrown into the water at the same time.

Erentually all of the Crew got off the wreck, and were taken several weeks afterwards to Rio de Janciro. Here a court of inquiry WAS fired to be held, but the hearing had to be delayed for nearly a month for the want of nautical Inen to form 8 court. The men, on arriving at Liverpool, were in a destitute condition, not having been paid any money by the Board of Trade Court, although they had to remain at Rio de Janeiro month for the case to come on. Most of them were received at the Liverpool Sailors' Home and taken charge of by the Shipwrecked Mariners' Soc ety. The Ecuador was a British abip, owned by Me-ers.

Killman Brothers, of Nova Scotia. The men who have arrived at Liverpool are Canadians and Americans. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. Colonel Keyser, Inspector of Army Signalling, has intimated his intention to visit Mancheater on the 19th to inspect the signallers of the 9th Lancers and 2nd Battalion Cheshire Regiment: and Preston on the 20th, to inspect those of the let Battalion Royal Sarsex. Lieutenant-general Sir Evelyn Wood (who acted as chief umpire on the day at Aidershot on Friday, when a large convoy column was presence of savage enemy, personated by the 16th Lancers and a 19th Hussars).

has made his report, stating that it all the prescribed arrangements bad been carried ont the savages would have been repulsed with great joss. However, taking into consideration that this was the first occasion on which a tactical exercise of this nature has been undertaken, the conduct of the defence was very satisfactory. Sir Erelyn Wood especially notes the excellent manner in which the transport waggons were handled. Major-general Sir Drury Lowe, Inspector-general of Cavalry, bas intimated that he will inspect the 9th Lancers, at Manchester early this month. It bas now been decided that -Colonel Lord William Beresford shall at the end of the year give up his appointment on the staff of the Viceroy of India.

He will join his regiment the 9th Lancers at Manchester, from which he bas been absent wince 1875. Ae Colonel Hon. H. Legge will next year hare to give up command of the Lancers lord W. Beresford will then probably find himself second in command of the regiment.

VOLUNTEER SHOOTING COMPETITION. 181 V.B. MANCHESTER REGIMENT V. 18T V. B.

LAN 'ASHIRE FUSILIERS. A shooting match took DiR vu Saturdar last at Burr's Ranze, Bury, between representing F. Company, Swinton, and No. 2 Company, Bury, of the above battalions, the cond. tons being 1 'nel per team, distance, cOu, 3.0, and 4 0 sards, seven -hots at each distance: Wit eton targets; kneeling at 200 yards, prone position at 300 and 400 vards.

The Swinton Company being without a range, and 400 yards being the longest distance at Bary. the abore distances were decided on. The followinz are the COMPAST, SWINTON. 220vds. ls, 400vds.

Total. Colour-sergeant Milne 29 27 33 89 Lance-corporal Diggle 28 25 31 84 Sergeant John Smith 24 32 83 Serveant Wallwork 29 25 28 82 Sergeaut J. g-e Smith 80 Serzeaut Phillips 32 Corporal Milne 23 78 Chapman 22 77 Corporal Jeans 70 Allowed for absentee 20 16 58 Totals 253 258 283 780 No. 2 COMPANY, BEET. Private J.

Rhodes 29 29 91 Colour-sergeant 28 80 Corporal S. Cooper 28 85 Private E. 81 Sergeant Hartley. 79 Lance-corporal H. Cooper 25 74 Sergeant J.

H. Ingham 66 Private Maloney 12 62 Sergeant 25 19 60 Private Almond 20 16 22 58 Totals 263 204 275 742 BOLTON WORKING MEN AND THE HOSPITAL few years ago the working men of Bolton, through a representative committee, organised a scheme for -yetematic contributions throughout the large industrial establishments in the town to the Bolton Infirmary and Dispensary, and the resalt bae been most gratifying. This year's contributions alone show a grand total of £1,503, an advance of nearly £250 on last sear, and an increase of £700 or £800 on the amount usually contributed before the system of weekly contributions was inaugurated. This year the carding, weaving, and winding operatives alone raised £539, the iron trade realised £304, the operative cotton spinners collected £10, and the colliers in the district gave £121. POYNTON HORTICULTURAL annual exhibition of this society was held in Poynton Park, by permission of Lord Vernon, on Saturday.

The show this year was a most creditable one. 'The entries this year numbered 1,305, and were great increase on those of last year. In the course of an interesting speech, Lord Vernon said he hoped the people in the village would make it a model one, and it was by caltivation on the part of cottagers that such end could be gained. The first prize winners included Messrs. Peter Pearson, Herbert Cashmore, G.

Bennett, J. Unwin, S. Heath, E. T. Everett, J.

Young, J. Shore, and Mrs. Woolrich. The Manchester Co-operative Society took a number of prizes. STOCKPORT UNION AND THE BOUNDARIES -At the weekly meeting of the Stockport Board of Guardians, held yesterday, a discussion tor p'ace upon a report which had been presented by the Boundaries Committee of the Stockport Union, The report stated that one of the boundary commissioners, who had recently held a local inquiry, recommended that the parish of Heaton Norris (excluding the part within the borough of Stockport) and the parish of Reddish, hoth now in the Union of Stockport, be transferred to the Choriton Union.

-The committee protested most strongly againet the proposed W. Leigh, J.P., as chairman of the Boundary Committee, moved that the minutes of the committee be adopted, printed and circulated, and that the protest be sent to the Lancashire County Council. -Mr. Robt. Hammond, chairman of the Reddish Local Board, seconded the resolution, which was carried.

Incorporated with this resolution was a request for the support of the Cheshire authorities in the protest. A RECENT RAILWAY -On Sunday afternoon special funeral service was held in St. Mark's Church, Bolton, in connection with the death of James Heaton Shaw. a brakesman, lately in the employ of the London and North- Western Railway Company, and residing at 85, Clarendonstreet, Bolton. The unfortunate man expired at the Bolton Infirmary on the 9th of August, in consequence of an accident which he met with at Jackson's Siding, on the railway at Tyldesley, on the 7th ult.

The Rev. J. G. Doman, M.A., Vicar of St. Mark's, preached a powerful and appropriate sermon from the text 66 Prepare to meet thy God," and brought the words home to the men assembled, in view of the danger of their employment and the frail and uncertain cature of this life.

The Vie was assisted in the service by the Rev. G. F. Fyes, B.A., Curate. The sacred edifice was crowded, the congregation including about 500 railway servants, 300 of whom were in uniform.

A collection was made in aid of Shaw's widow and eight children at the close of the service. The deceased was connected with St. Mark's Church, and was a member of the Male Monitors' Sunday School Class conducted by Mr. Councillor Finney. CLEANING -All difficulty in keeping silver electro-plate, untarnished and with brilliant polish, may de obviated oy using Goddard's Non- Mercurial Plate Powder Sold everywhere, in bozos 2s.

and 45. 64. Four Gol4 Medals awarded. -ADVT, ALLEGED ASSAULT WITH INTENT TO MURDER OR ROB. At the Liverpool Police-court yesterday, before the stipendiary magistrate, a man, named James Chandler, WAS charged with wounding young man named James Thomas Thompson, at 32a, Great George-street, Liverpool, on Saturday night last.

Mr. Marks, who appeared to prosecute, said the charge must ultimately result either for inflicting the wounds with intent to murder or with intent to rob. If there WAS DO such intent the case was inexplicable. The prosecutor, who was a native of Blackburn, had been for ten years in New Zealand selling novelties of various kinds. His brother died and left him some money, and he came home to receive it.

Subsequently he came to Liverpool for the purchase of goods to take back with him to New Zealand. For this purpose he wanted a room, and he called at the shop of the prisoner in Great George-street, which appeared to have very little in it. The prisoner represented that he could supply the prosecutor with novelties in the shape of patent locks, but he would have to get them made at Birmingham, bat he had no money. They went to Birmingham together and returned to Liverpool. On Saturday the prisoner saw cheque for £100 in the possession of the prosecutor, and at night be took him into a cellar to show bim something novel, and while there he struck him two violent blows on the head with some hard substance and knocked him down.

The candle which the prosecutor bad in his hand was knocked out, and the prisoner aimed severai other blows at the proseontor's bead, but missed their aim and the prosecutor managed to escape in the prisoner was remanded for seven days. YESTERDAY'S POLICE MANCHESTER COUNTY POLICE-COURT. DEFRAUDING THE LANCASHIRE AND YORKSHIRE RAILWAY COMPANY. John Rhone, labourer, of Lower Heynes, Hilton, Bury, was convicted before Mr. Leresche (stipendiary), of travelling on the Lancashire and Yorkshire Kailway between Bury and Crumpsall without a ticket, and with intent to defraud the company, and fined 108.

and coste. -For stealing a box of clothes value 258., the property of John Davies. 12, Bridgewater-street, Manchester, a young man named Richard Thompson, who attends sales, but has no settled residence, was sent to prison for a month with hard la boar. SALFORD BOROUGH POLICE-COURT. ASSAULTING A -CONSTABLE WITH A KNUCKLEDUSTER.

John Ward, a young man who wore the dress of a mill hand, was charged before Mr. F. Moss and Mr. Alderman Sharp, with assaulting Police-constable Sale in Barkerstreet, Pendleton, on Sunday night. Ward, according to the prosecutor, was drank and creating a disturbauce.

Sale went to him and requested that be would go home quietly. The prisoner, however, persisted in his unseemly conduct, and when the officer laid bands upon him he became violent. Armed with a knuckle-duster, he struck Sale with it on the breast, but before be could indict any further injury the constable secured him. The prosecutor produced the knuckle-duster in court. Ward said that he had found it in the street, and that he did not assault pouceman with it.

He was fined 40s. and costs, or the alternauve of a month's imprisonment, AN IMPULENT BEGGAR. Joseph Walker. a strong rough- tramp, was charged before Mr. F.

Moss and Alderman Sharp, with begging in Bo ton-road, Pendleton, on the let instant. entered the yard of a Johnson in Bolton-road, Sergeant Owen said that. on Sunday the prisoner and knocked at the back door. A wowan answered the knock, and he saked her for food or money. When she declined to give him anything he threatened her, and said that he would not gO away until she complied with his request.

A policeman was sent for, and when the officer arrived the prisoner WAS in another yard begging in the BAIDE impudent manner. It was stated by Mr. Superintendent Donohoe that three weeks ago the prisoner was convicted for begging at Boiton. He seemed to be man who went about bouses which were in charge of women, and then demanding money from them. He asked that the prisoner should be severely dealt -The magistrates sentenced Walker to a month's imprisonment.

FATAL LAMP EXPLOSION. -The wife of a labourer named Richard Marsden, of Blackburn, died on Sunday from burns. She was carrying paraffin lamp upstairs, and when near the top it exploded. She fell and received dreadtul injuries. BOY DROWNED AT Sunday night a boy named Joe Walkden, sIx years old.

fell into the canal, where he was plaving with other bove, and was drowned in sight of his companies. A youth dived in but was unable to reach him. THE FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT AT LYTHAM. Yesterday Dr. Gilbertson held an inquest at the Talbot Hotel, Lytham, on the body of Thomas Dawson, aged 20 years.

a fisherman. who was drowned in the estuary of the Ribble, along with John Moore, on the evening of the 6th August. Dawson's body was found at Naze Point, seven miles below Preston, on Friday, last, by George Richardson and William Abrabam, Preston, who were going down the river in boat. They took the body to Letham. A verdict of accidentally drowned was returned by CHARGE OF -Yesterday.

at Dewsbury, Samuel of the Jocal Lodge of National Independent Order of WAS charged with embezzling £37. The prisoner absconded In Jane. and the prosecuting solicitor said he pretended he had been in Canada, whereas he bad been in this country all the time. The prisoner put in a letter which he said was written from him in Toronto. The Bench ordered him to repay the money, and fined him £20.

or three months' imprisonment. BURGLARY AT ROCH DALE. -Yesterday, at the Hochdale Police-court, a young man named William Woodhouse was charged with breaking into bin father's house on Friday night, and stealing zold watch, a silver watch, and guard. The prosecutor resides at No. 6.

Brimrod-lane, Sodden, and the prisoner, through miscondnet, was forbidden by his father to visit his house. It was proved by the evidence that on Friday night the son entered the house by one of the bedroom windows and stole the watckes. -The father at court yesterday asked the magistrates to reduce the crime from burglary to one of stealing. -The magistrates consented, and sent the accused to prison for two months' hard labour. HOPE VALLEY (DERBYSHIRE) AGRICULTUBAL the 26th annual exhibition of horses, cattle, sheep, pigs, doge, cats, poultry, and agricoltural and horticuitural produce, was held in a large field pear the Hail Hotel, Hope, Derbyshire.

The prize list was very fair, and embraced some of the finest breed of shorthorn cattle in the district, bis Grace the Duke of Devonshire extending his patronage most particularly to this class of animals, which he bas been anxious for many yeare to see improved. There WaS also a nice display of borses in teams for agricultural purposes; also of roadsters, backs, hunters, and turn-oute. Some jumping contests and trotting matches were arranged. Mr. George Bingham, of Manchester, is the president for the year, and Mr.

J. Loxley Firth, of Hope Sheffield, the Besides the society's prizes, number ore specials were offered by patrons, so the amount offered was considerable. FATAL ACCIDENT AT THE PRESTON STATION. About pine o'clock yesterday morning a Mra. Oldfield, who stated that she came from Blaokburn, applied at the Preston Police Station for information of her busband, Hugh Oldfield, a foreman brickmaker, She said he left Blackburn on Saturday to go to the North End sports, and she had not seen him since.

Inspector Dawson bad the painful duty of informing her that such a person she described was found about 11 o'clock on Saturday night between the rails at the Preston Station, with both legs nearly severed, one below the thigh and the other below the knee, that he had been attended to at the Infirmary, and that he died there about -past six o'clock on Sunday morning. The distressed woman went direct to the Infirmary, where her sad forebodings were realised, It is said that Oldfield, who was about 44 years of age, bad been upwards of 30 years in one situation. FATAL ACCIDENT AN A the City Coroner'-court yesterday, before Mr. Deputy Coroner Smelt, an inquest was held on the body of George Henry Aspinall, labourer at a colliery, late of 64, Rake-street, Clifton. Deceased, who was 19 years of age, was employed by the Clifton and Kearsley Colliery Company at the Wet Earth Pit." It was his duty to stand on a form, picking the dirt from the coal as it passed on the band screen.

He WAS talking to companion, and had allowed some shale to pass him. Some one called to him to tell him that the dirt bad passed, and he jumped off the form and ran to the drum at the end round which the screen moves. While he was reaching over to pick out the dirt he got his leg through the spokes of the drum, and was then crushed between the spokes and the wooden framework. The machinery was stopped, and Aspinall was got, out and taken to the Manchester Royal Infirmary, where he died shortly after admission. A verdict of accidental death was returned.

THE TYPOGRAPHICAL 80th half-yearly report of the Executive Council of the above association, now being issued to the members, states that the half-year just olosed has been marked by steady progress, a slight increase in the number of the members, and a considerable gain to the tunds. The printing trade, unfortunately, does not appear to have fully shared in the industrial revival which has taken place, and a large proportion of the members are kept for much of their time in irregular or sasual employment, or are totally unemployed. The total number of members now on the 'sooks is 6,409 fully employed, and 1,542 casually employed, the latter number including superannuated and apprentice members. The half-year has been very successful one financially. The number of disputes has been very small, and the outlay on this account has been considerably less than in previous balf-years, amountin only to £74 1s.

5d. The mortality amongst the members was much lighter, the cost on this socount being £100 less than in the previous half-year. The superannuation and out-of. work funds both show an increased expenditure, but there is a slight increase in the income from branches. The general stock account the assets of the association to be £15,271 178.

a gain on the balf. year of £1,168 18s. 11d. The superannuation fund now stands at £6,805 84., being an increase of 6125 5s. 3d.

over that of the previous half-year. The payments to recipients of the fund amounted to 11s. during the same period. WORLD RENOWNED TABLE WATERSAND COCHRANE'S AROMATIC" GINGER ALE, CHUB MONTSERRAT, LEMONADE, SELTEER, POTASS, LITHIA WATERS, be had from all Wine Merchants, Grocers, and Chemista; 29 Gold and Price Medals. Belts and Letters inteaded for publication should be written As briefly and concisely as possible.

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F. to the reports of the trial. CORRESPONDENCE. SPREAD OF DISEASE. To the Editor of the Manchester Courier.

-I have read with much interest your comments upon Dr. Behrend's article in the Nineteenth Century on diseases caught from butcher's meat. It may be of interest to your readers to know that nine years ago the Vegetarian Society printed and circulated extensively a previous essay on the same subject and by the same writer, who now returns to the consideration of this important topic, and, as you point out, gives the publio the benefit of the results of scientific investigation during the interval. I shall be glad to send a copy of Dr. Behrend's tract of 1880 on the Communiosbility to Man of Diseases from Animals used as Food," and some other papers bearing on the subject to anyone applying personally or by post for the JOSEPH KNIGHT, Secretary of the Vegetarian Society.

75, Princess-street, Manchester, Sept. 2, 1889. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE. LONDON, MONDAY EVENING. The following are some of the transactions in Stocks and reported to-day BRITISH FUNDS, Ac.

BusINEss Dove. Now Con. 28 Stock, until 1903, 1923, then 974 24 Bank Exchequer of England Bills, St March, 1er par k.54 rd last half-vear, 3444 New 21 1905, 997 ad India 34 Stock, 1088 1 New 24 1905. 954 1 4 India 34 Stock, 1931, New 24 acct. 954 xd 1084 Local Loans 1021 India 3 Stock, 1948, 1018 8 1 CORPORATION UNITED KINGDOM Free of Stamp Duty.

Liverpool Corporation Stock, Metropolitan 34 112 1171 1127 Nottingham Metropolitan 3 1023 7 Portsmouth 34 1073 8g Birmingham Corp. 1947, Reading 34 110 91 1018 COLONIAL AND PROVINCIAL, GOVERNMENT DONE. Canada 3 Loan, 958 Canada 3 Stock, 95 New Bruuswick 6 1836-91, Cape of Good Hope, 4 Stock, 1925, 1104 New Sonth Wales Cape o' Hope 4 Loan 1902,10 of 1883, 1103 New S.u: Wales 4 1903-5. Cape of Hope Con. 8-9-10, 1064 81 Stock, New 10.40, 1889- Cape of Good Hope 34 1918, rd 101 New Zealand 5 Natal 4 Con.

1937, 113 1147 New 9. Wales Stk, 1154 Queensland 4 1913-15, 106g 1 Wales 34 192-, 1044 34 South Australia 1901-18, New S. Wales 34 1918, 101; 3 South Australia 4 New Zealand4 Con. Ins. 1034 1071 8 78 84 71 8t South Austraha 1917-18.

Queensland 4 Stock, 1137 24 Queensland 34 Inscribed Tasmania 6 1895, Stock, 1011 4 REGISTERED AND INSCRIBED S. Australian Loansof1882-3-4. STOCKA 5-6-7, 1109 Cana la Reduced Victoria By. 4 Loan, 1881, 1101 Canada 34 Stock, 5 Victoria 4 112 117 FOREIGN STOCKS, BONDS. tC.

DONE. CORPONS PAYABLE IN LONDON. Guatemala Internal Series Argantine Railway Loan, 674 7 1681, tor. Ry. Argentine 5 1884, 954 157 Argentine 18-6-7, 958 4 2 Honduras 10 1870, 154 Argentine North Centl.

Mall. Hangar 80 Gold Gentes, Extension. 974 84 4 Argentine Treasury Con. Italian (Irrigation) 110. Bonds, 971 7 M-xican6 all 96gt Argeatine 44 Internal Gold Nicaraguan 6 101 Loan, 831 ad Peruvian U'nen torsed Certin.

Argentine 44 Sterl. Bonds, cates, 1 1870, all paid, 881 Peruvian Unendorsed Certif. Brazilian 5 1965, 1024 ad cates, Portuguese, 1872, 158 2. 054 BraziliaL 5 2 Brazilian 1879, 1054 lassian 5 1061 xd Brazilian 1800, all Santa Fe 6 1883-4, 1008t Brazilian4, 1883, 1012 Russian 5 at 1024 2 Santa Fe Bouds, 1925, 87 BuenoR A Free 0 1882 1880, I canta Reconquisia Rail. 14 2 6 979 Chilian, 1886, 104 Spanish 4 Bonds, 73t Chilian, 1487, 1034 Prov.

of, all Colombian.1873, 44 964 81 Cordova, Prov. of, 1119, 971 Turkish 1871 (Egyptian Cordova 6 93 Tribnte), 32; 13 Costa Rica 92 Urnguay At It Ecuador 1 New. 2677 Crucuay 0 Sterling LORn, Ezvpt. Unified. 843 904 90 8c4 xd Egypt.

Gov. 4 314 COUP NA PAYABLE ABROAD. Daira Sanieb, 844 Austrian Silver Rentes, 71 Entre Rios, 1888, 90 81 Prench Kentes, es. 250., Entre-8. o- Conti.

Mort. 841 Bonds, 1031 an Rentes, ex 251.. 924 2 Greek 4 Rentes Scrip, 764 United States 1 73 Guatemala 4 Nos. 1 to 9.227. United States (1907), 1313 634 Virginia (Cert.

of isegis. attached, 43) DEARES AND STOCKS. Closing Business Done. Pa NAME. 100 Caledonian 1274 128 127 100 Ditto Def.

Ord. No. 1... 100 Ditto No. 2....

Lon. Southwark 20 10 Ditto A 10 Ditto 100 Cornwall Mineral 13 100 Fast London Consolidated 11 12 100 Furness Consol. Ord. 105 107 xd 100 Glas. 8..

Western Ord. Con. 115 117 115 100 Great Eastern Ordinary 804 804 100 Great North of 61 63 100 Northern Cons. 125 :27 1254 5 8 1 100 Ditto A 1074 1084 1098 100 Ditto 163 166 100 Great Northern (Ireland) 100 Gt. (Ireland )Orig.

100 Great Western Cons. Ordin. 1601 1614 164 607 18 100 Highland Ord Cons. Capital' Hall, W. R.

Janet. 38 100 Isle of Wight Ord. 133 138 100 125 126 125 8 1 100 London Briehton 157 159 1574 8 100 Ditto 163 165 16241 100 Ditto Deferred. 156 1569 1564 6 8 57 68 1 100 Ditto Cert. of Con.

Rights 25 30 100, Chatham Arbit. Ord. 254 100 London North- West. 1822 1832 1838 27 a 8 ad 100 London South. West.

155 156 1563 100 London, Tilbury, Southend 124 126 10) Manchester Sheffeld 85 87 854 64 100 Ditto 127 129. 100 Ditto Deferrea. 43 434 434 8 20 Mersey 100 Metropolitan 100 Ditto Surplus Lands 68 70 100 Metropolitan District 32 100 Midland Consolidated 1443 1454 47 5 100 North British Ordinary Pref. 784 79 9 88 100 Ditto Ordinary 573 58 100 North. Eastern Console 1711 1717 2 18 100 North London, Consolidated 197 202 xd 100 North Staffordshire, Con.

Ord 115 117 116 6 Notting, Suburban Nos. 1 to 8 84 10 Ditto 20,500 10 10 Rhondda and Swansea 11 12 ad 100 Rhymney 190 195 rd 100 Shronebire Union 934 944 100 Somerset and 5 7 100 South- Eastern, 134 136 Ditto 162 164 1001 Ditto Deferred 1074 108 1077 75 Ditto New Ord, Jut. Certs. 116 118 100 Taff Vale, Stock 228 233 234 6 3 30 Ditto Ordinary 154 164 16 Whitby, Redcar, DEBENTURE DONE. Caledonian 4 133 24 Yorkshire 4 Gt.

1301 2 1 Lon. Chatham 1.39 Gt. Northern 1334 Metropolitan 4 1292 GUARANTEED SHARES AND S.OCKS. -BUSINESS DONE. Great Eastern Con.

Irre. London N. W. Con 4 Guar, Stock, 127 N. British Lien Stock, 127 64 Gt.

Western Kent -charge Per. West Cornwall 59,1604 Gt. Western Con. 5 1597 gd PREFERENCESHARES, tc. BUSINESS DONE.

(Dividend the proft of each separate Caledonian 5 1878, 151 Lon. Chatham 1094 Glasgow S. W.4 No.2, 126g 10 Gt. Eastern Con, 4 1264 London N. W.

29 Gt. Western Con. 5 xd ad Lan. York. 4 1882, 1271 Metropolitan 4 1887, 117 Lan.

York. 4 1884, 1261 Metropolitan Dist. 5 66 44 Lan. York. 4 1887, 125t North- Master, 1876, 1284 INDIAN RAILWAYS DONE Bengal Nagpur Guar.

4 G'. Indian Penin. Gua. 1174 1724 3 24 Bombay, Baroda, 181 Madras 5 147 1 7 Eas: Indian Def. Annu.

Soinde. Punjaub, dion. 1142 272 E. Indian Irre. 44 1354 South Indian Guar.

5 1312 BRITISH POSSESSIONS BOSSES Dare. Buffalo Lake Huron, 12 Gd. Trunk 3rd 338 1 Canadian Pacifio $100,65 8 47 vid. Trunk Per. 127 5 8 5 Gd, Trunk 4 Per.

100 Canadian Pacifie Sterling, 5 997 lat Mort. Bonds, 10 9 Manitoba N. W.6 lstMort, 97 Bonds, 1101 10 Canadian 34 Land Northern of Canada Grant Bonds, pd. up, 964 99 Gd. Trunk of Canada Ontario and Quebec 5 Per.

122 1223 3 Gd. Trunk Gua. 4 Tasmanian Main Line Gd. Trunk 1st 784 22 Gd. Trunk 2nd 581 AMERICAN RAILROAD SHARES.

BUSINESS DONE. Atlanticist Leased Line Rent I N. York Central. div. payable Trust Stock, 75 in London, 1091 Chicago, Com.

New York, lake Erie, and Stock, 758 0 2 7 8 41 Western, 29 84 Cleveland Pittsbure, 821 N. York. Ontario and West. Denver 483 981. Com.

Stock, 18 Illinois Centrai 104 Leased Lines North. Northern Pacific Pacifo 334 4g Stock, 741 Lake Shore and Mich. 48. 1069 Missies. 91 128 abash Cervs.

Assess, Missouri, Kansas, Texas, Union Pacifo 65 08 5 Louisville Nashville, 738 Pennayivania $50 Shrs, 55 Neriolk West, 548 5 all paid, 338 AMERICAN RAILROAD BONDS -STEBLING Alabama Gen. Mrt. 5 9, 991 Louisville Nash. (Memphis Baltimore Ohio, and Ohio), Baltimore Ohio, 1877, New fork Central Hadson 1 to 8,000, 108 River 1231 Small peras. I Exceptional amenat at special prices AMERICAN RAILROAD BUSINESS DONE.

Atchison, 6 961 Mexican 1st Con. Income Gold Baltimore and Potomac (Main Bonds, 334 Line) 1st 128 Mexican 5 Priority, 77 Chicago, (Pac. Saulte St. Marie, and West. 1081 Atlantic 1st 944 Colorado Midland lat N.

York. Lake rie, 2nd 1094 Con. 1064 Denver, 1st 818, N. York. Ohio lat Louisville and Nashville 1st 338 Mobile 1201 Ohio and Mississippilst Gen.

Mexican Centl.4 Gold Bonds, 1004 Nor. Pacifc1st 1191 Mort. Bends, 708 Philadelphia Read. Inc. FOREIGN BASINESS DONE.

Antofagasta and Bolivia, Costa Rica, Argentine 5 904 1. Inter-Oceanic of Mexico Mrt. Bueno A vras Great Southern 1101 97 10 11 Extension, 1890, 20 La Guaira Caracas 1093 Buenos A vres Great Southern Lima, 78 2nd issue, Vexican 578 2 8 8 menos Ayres Ensenada 1334 4 7 8 3 114 Mexican 2nd 928 1 Arres and Mexican 6 Per. 1379 174 Midland Uruguay Deb. Stock Central Argentine, 181 11 Scrip, 1084 Cent.

Argentine New, Minas Rio, 67 Centl. Uruguay North ttoman to Aidin). 38 xd 222 8 Centl. Uruguay East. San l'anio Brazil) 48 9 Southern BrazilianRioGrande Cordoba 5 Deb.

Scrip, Guar. FOREIGN RAILWAY OBLIGATIONS. DONE. Leopoldina Sterling Athens, 5 Mort. 4 Bonds, 102 Macabe Campos Riode Janeiro North 5 1st 1031 Mort.

Sterl. 994t Manila Railway 6 San Paulo Rio de Janiero Ottoman 1888, 991 2nd series, 109 100 South Austrian, S. Austrian, 1871, DONE. Bank of Australasia, 994: London San Franciaco, 8 Bank of Constantinople, 74 London West 74 33 8 Bk. of New ZealandNewShares.

London Char. of Australia, Bank of Tarapaca London, London Joint Stock, 4 Bank of Victoria, 84 Nationa' Prov 212 English of Bio Janeiro, 15 paid, 1 A 1 Hong Kong Oneensland National, 11 Imperial, 192 Standard of S. Africa. 594 60g Londes County, 934 3 Union of Australia, 684 8 BREWERIES -BONINESS DONE. Allsopp Sons 854 Guinness, Son, Co.

Bartholomew Brew, 148 3242 gd Bartholomew Brew. 1 Jones Combe 12t Frank Jones 11 log xd Courage Co. 1174 Massey's Burnley Brewery Dortmund Breweries 11 Gillman Spencer, 57 United States Brewing 10t TELEGRAPHS AND TELEPHONES. DOVE Brazilian Snbmarine, 13g Globe Tel. Tenet 147 Eastern.

13 Great N. ofCopenhagen, 154 Globe Tel. Trust, West. Brazilian 64 CANALA Bankers' Invest. Trust MISCELLANEOUS East India Dock.

24 P. 4 W. India Dock For. Col. Gov.

Trust 85 145 London St. Katherine Dock Guardian Invest. Trust Capital Stock, 42 18 1061 74 Surrey Com. Dock, 1321 3 Gen. Trust 1 Surrey Commercial 4 1224 Internationa' 102 COMMERCIAL, London Trust Aerated Bread, 59, Gen.

Arast Anglo. American Brush Elec. Prof. Stock. 116 Light (fully paid), 44 Merchants Trust, xd Aylesbury Dairy, 4 Merchant Trust Bell's Asbestos, 174 1004 Bryant May, Scottish Invest.

Trust Buenos Ayres Water Supply 1124. A South African Gold Trust and ('assell Co. Shares, 17 162 Agency, 24 Dalgety and Co. 4 Irredeem. 103 British Gas Light, 461 Devas, Routledge, 7 Continental U'nion, 48 Elev Brothers, 431 Gar Light 261 Hotchkiss Or inance, Imperial Continental, 2124 8 Kynoch (G.

Kynocu I 41 British Law Fire, 23 La Guaira Harbour Corpora- Indemnity Mut. Marine, 11 8 tion 1114 North British 48 71 Lon. Produce Clearing, 99 01 1 1 1 1 1 1 A Northern, Milner's Safe, 124 IroN, COPPER. Price's Patent Candle, 233 North's Navigation Coll'ries, Primitiva Nitrate 321 6 ad Rudge Cycle, 64 8 MINEs. San Jorge Nitrate, 97 Burma Ruby, 13 Simson Mavon, 1 Copiano, 2 Spratt's Patent, 94 Don Pedro.

Swan Ud. Liec. Light, 48. Oorezum Gold 24 TelegraphCon. 45.

Panulcilio Copper, 1 Walkers, Parker, Co. SHIPPING. Pre 84 N. Zealand Shipping, 5 White Lead, Steam, New, CORPORATION STOCKS. 284 Cite of Buenos Ay res Royal Mail Steam, 694 fully 100t TEA AND COFFEE.

Otavo Harbour Board Con. Dooars Tea, 10i Bonds. 102 TRAMWATS AND OMNINOR. FINANCIAL, LAND, AND B. Ayres Belzrano INVESTMENT.

Cart bagena 934 Austra. Mrt. Land, 188 London, 164 Australian Mort. Land, London ten. Omnibus, 196 xd 110 London Street, 127 National Disconnt.

134 North Metropolitan, 182 19 Transvaal Mortgage Loan and Provincial, 61 Finance, Tramways Union. 7 FINANCIAL WATKRWORKS. Gas, Water, 111t Fast London, 2154 Bankers' InVest. Trast Grand Junc. Max.

10 117, Kent, 280 x4 Exceptional amount at special pricas. LIVERPOOL SHARE MARKET, -The tollowing business is reporte! in Young's Oil, 59,9. THE MINING MARKET. -Ordinary Railway Shares and Stocks Caledonian, 2. 8, 2: Glasgow and South- Western, 115, Great North of Scotland, London and Brignton Deferred, 54, 6, A.

0. 57: London and Chatham. 254; London and North- Western, 183 x.d.: Mersey, 47: North- F.astern Console, 172, 14 South. Eastern Deferred, 1078, 4. Preference: London and Chatham Arbitration, London and NorthWeatera Consolidated Four per Cent.

x.d.Colon al. American, and Foreign Securities: Canadian Pacific, 658, 5, 47. 5: ditto Land Grant Bonds, 964; Grand Trunk of Canada, 1248, 1, 7, ditto First Preference, ditto Third, A Great Western of Canada Six per Cent Bonds, 1034: India Four-anda- Half per Cent Rupees, 698: Chicago and Milwaukee, 752. 7. 8.

Denver and Rio Grande, 177: Lonisville and Nasbville, 731, 8. 3: New York, Lake Erie, and Western, 287, 9 Norfolk and Western Preferred, 55, 42 Northern Pacific Preferred, Pennsylvania, 55: ditto Consolidated Sinking Fund Mortgage, 1224t: Philadelpbia and Reading Eng. Certificates, ditto Deferred Income Bonde, Colombian Bonds, Guatemala Bonds, Miscellaneous: National Provincial Bank of England, £12 paid, North and South Wales Bank, 33: Parr's Banking Company. East and West India Dock. Pacifis Loan Investment, Salt Union, 11t.

11: ditto First Mortgage Debenture, Lantaro Nitrate, San Donato Nitrate. 57 Commercial Union Insurance, 37: Lancashire Insurance, Liverpool and London and Globe Insurance, Manchester Fire Assurance, 5: North British and Mercantile Insurance, 477; Queen Insurance, 64 Reliance Marine Insurance, 48: Sea Insurance. 79: Standard Marine Insurance, 8: Great Laxey, 84. Montana Mining, 32 Pittsburg Consolidated Gold Minine, Rio Tinto Mining. 114; National Steamship, 3ra: West India and Pacific Steamship, Globe Telegraph and Trust Preference, 15.

Odd lot. For money. 4 hyphen between twofractionssign: nat transac. a the mean brine. GLASGOW SHARE MARKET, -The following business is reported in this market 1277, 1: ditto Deferred, Canadian Pacifio, 654, 5: Denver, Glasgow and SouthWestern, 115, 161: Grand Trunk of Canada, 1213, 2: ditto Third Preference, 33.

Glenboig, 78: Great North of Scotland, 624; Indian Gold, Louisville and Nashville, 734. London and Chatham, Lake Shore, 1061; Manchester and Sheffield, 434: Milwankee, 76, 58 Mexican, North British, 5748, 8 and Western, 55, 42: Nobel's Explosives, New York, Lake Erie, and Western, 2818: Ohio First Mortgage, 333 Pollock's Patent, Phila. delphia and Reading, 254: Steel Company of Scotland, Tharsis Salphur, Union Pacific, 65; LONDON, MONDAY. of 7, Draper's Gardens, London, to-day gives the The Mining Circular of Messre. ho Seward and following quotations of prices United, Blue a Hills, 1, Carn Brea, 37.

Kitohen, 19, 20: Devon Great Consols, 14. Dolcoath, 101. D'Eresby. Drakewalle, paid): East Blue Hills, East Pool. 34: Great Laxey, 2: Killifrith.

Leadhills. 11s. Mark Valley, United, 27. 3: Polberro. 14, 4 Prince of Wales.

Prince Royal. Roman Gravels. South Condurrow. 74, 8: South Frances, 7. Tinoroft 17: Trevaunance, 8.

Van. 8. Weardale, 1: West Basset, 12, 1: West Frances, 9: West Kitty. 8: West Seton. 34, 4: Wheal Agar, 12, 13; Wheal Basset, 61, Wheal Grenville, 134 Wheal Kitty, St.

Agnes, Wheal Uny, 4 (call pd). Foreign: Almada and Tirito, Balkis. Bonnie Dundee, Bratsberg paid). British Broken Hill, 38. California Gold (New, fully pd).

Cantabrian Copper, Chontales, Callao Bie. Cape Copper. 218. Carlisle. Colorado, Colon, Columbian Hydraulio Gold, 118, 18; Consolidated Esmeralda, Copiapo (New).

14, Coromandel, Cumberland, Day Dawn, Day Dawn P.C.. Denver Gold, Diokens Custer pd), Don Pedro, 8. 4 Eberhardt. El Callao (sub. shares), 3: Elmores, paid): Emma pd), Empire, Etheridge United, Flagstaff, Frontino and Bolivia, Garfield, enrock, Gold Hills (New), Gympie Great Eastern, Hoover Hill, Indian Consolidated, Kaboonga.

Kayans, Kapanga, Kruger Gold, La Plata, La Luz. Lisbon Berlyn, Mason and Barry paid), 61. Montans, Mosman, Mount Britten, Mount Morgan Extended paid), Mysore Wynead, Mysore Goldfielde, 1, Mysore Gold, 2 x.d.: Mysore Reefs. Nine Reefs, Newfoundland Col. and Mines, Namaqua Copper, 14.

2: Nundydroog. New Queen, 0'Dowds, Organos Gold. Ooregum, ditto Preference, Oscar, Palmarejo, Panuloillo (£2 shares), 2. 7: Pittabure, 3. Port Philip, Potosi (New, paid), Quebrada, 8, Rio Tinto, Richmond, 24, Ruby.

Russell Gold, Sam Christian. Santa Maria, Sicilian Copper, St. John del Key. Socorro Gold. Sonora, South- East Mysore, Spitskop, Stanley Gold, St.

Augustine Diamond, Tatuan, Tooopilla, Tharsis, 34, Transvaal Gold, Unite; Mexican (Now), U. 8. Placers paid), Viola, Vino Tin, Vietory Gold, West Argentine (new shares, paid), West Indian, Yuruari, YESTERDAY'S MARKETS. LONDON. -Basiness is at a standstill, and operators freely expres ing feelings of dismay at the prospect of a tinuance of the present strike conditions, the pressure keenly felt in many directions.

Red wheat for shipment offered at easier prices, and generally the market tendency in buyers' tavour. No bids have been reported, sellers are nominally quoting Saturday's rates. parcels are dull and lower to sell. MAIZE is not active, but rates are very steady. offer 3d.

for Galatz-Poxanian on passage, and 19s. 19s. 104d. for Danubian. La Plata is quiet, but American mixed, nothing doing.

BARLEY is weak at about 3d. decline; Azoff, on (Thornycroft), has been sold at about 168. 3d. Continent. BEaNS are dull, bat without quotable change; Barbary, crop, Paris sailers, on passage, sellers 27s.

44d. reports a steady market. This being Sedan-day, German markets are closed. At Mark- lane there was a moderate attendance, but is still interrupted with the strike. English wheat easier, the supply being larger.

Foreign wheat dull neglected. Flour was difficult of sale. Oats quiet, steady. Maize dull at former rates. Barley sold slowly recent currencies.

Arrivals: Wheat, English, 2,344 and foreign, 60,212 quarters; flour, 36,007 barley, 9,801 quarters; aud oats, 61,497 sacks; quarters. LIVERPOOL. WHEAT. -With more enconraging advices from and indications of a change in the weather here, the market has in ruled firm, and although there is no improvement to report the demand on the spot, holders ask an on Saturday's rates. No.

1 Californian options under same influence as spot opened to per cental dearer, being difcult to find. Publication of the stocks, showing smaller increase than had been anticipated, brought buyers, and the market further improved, a fair business done the at id. to 1d. per cental advance on the day, principally in December option. At the close, however, A tone prevails, and id.

of the improvement has been some positions. Business reported September, 69. 114d. 112d. to October, 7s.

to 7k. November December, 68. 114d. 7s. and then at January, 6s.

February, 6s. East Indian future: have to attract buyers, prices remaining nominally Cargoes neglected: 35s. 3d. asked for the Chilian, off September. October.

November. d. s. d. d.

a. 0. d. To-day 6 111 7 7 7 01 7 0 Previous day 6 111 7 0 6 114 7 6 11 d. December.

January. d. February. n. d.

d. d. To-day 6 111 6 111 7 Previous day 6 11 7 0 6 101 6 112 6 101 SHIPMENTS. Bed Bombay. Delhi.

To. Prev. To. Prev. To.

day. day. dav. day. day.

d. 8. d. 8 d. 8.

Jaly-August 6 114 0 6 74 84. Angust-Sept. 6 114 7 0 6 7 6 84 13 MAIZE on the spot being in rather small compass mixed commands previous full figures, though the demand still of retail dimensions. Options have ruled frin active, at an occasional improvement of per cental. only sales reported are September at 4s.

and November 4s. September. October. November. d.

1. d. 1. d. To-day 3 111 4 4 0 4 04.

4 0 Previous day 3 114 4 04 3 4 01 4 0 December. January. February. d. j.

d. To-day 0 4 02 3 4 0 Previous day 0 4 04 3 1 3 111 FLOUR quiet but steady, without quotable chanze. BEANS and Peas in moderate request at late rates. .01 1. Spring, No.

2 7 2 7 5 lian Paten' Red Winter, No.2. 6 9 28 6 White. Trieste 35 Canadian, white. 28 6 Californian, No. 1.

7 0 7 14 In 6 11 7 0 Ar'co pew Chilian Pens- dn new. 6. 1 6 5 ol1 4 new. 29 0 29 3 0 lessa 4 64 IMPORTS ON (in centala). Wheat.

Maize. Flour. Peas. To-day 53,715 5.040 3,132... Tara 55,715...

5,040 3,132... 10,711,894 9.274, 33...1,801,405... 34,128 Last year 9.276,661 5.280,158 ..2.438,852 431,687... Comparative Statement of the Estimated Stocks of in 1889. 1889 Auz.

51. Julr 31, Ang, Wheat (all kinds), centals 1,581,654 1,355.098 Barley, centals 186,408 149,134 Cats, centals 1,815 1,076 Beans. centals 56.194 49,372 Peas, centals 13.089 22,140 Maize, centals 353,109 237.3 4 Oat meal, loads 1,893 2.176 Flour, sacks 108,619 72,343 oats, 5s. to 58. 41.: white, 6s.

to 68. 4d. GLASGOW. -Market very inactive. The arrivals of American wheat are hardly up to expectations as to but, on the otner hand, new dour 18 of a very superior cription.

Business to-dar is small. Maizestendy, at Scotch wheat, 13s, 6d. to 15s. 64.: Insh oats, 16s. to 18e.

Barley wholly neglected. Oatmeal more inquired for; 298. to 33s. CATTLE MARKETS. market: Beasts, 2,240 (including 982 Canadian); sheen and lainbs, 11,982 (1acluding 2,150 Canadian sheep).

Best beasts, seconds, 6l. to thirds, 5d. to best sheep. 911.: second. 74d.

to lambs, 71. to 84d. per lb. Increase of 390: and of sheep and lambs, 290. Demand slow all round, without much alteration in prices.

LONDON. -The total imports of foreign stock into London last week amounted to 8,312 head. la the corresponding period last year were received 22,593. in 1887 17,122, in 1836 725 beasts from Baltimore, 832 beasts from Boston, 599 18,105, and in 1885 14,6 5 head. At Liverpool were beasts from Montreal, and 641 beasts from New York: at Soutbampton 60 beasts from Jersey and Guernsey, ani 402 beasts and 595 sheep from Montreal; at Hull 51 beasts from Harlingen; and at Marwich 148 beasts anl 2,028 sheep and 85 calves from Esbjerg.

The cattle trade has been gaiet. Supples were larger than usual, and were ample for the demand, which throughout lacked Buyers had the advantaze. The best runts and Her fords did not as a rule make inore than and shorthorns 48. 61. to 4s.

81. per 8lb. From abroad there were moderate supplies, and they sold quietly with a tendency in favour of bavers. Canadians worth about 4s. to 4s.

4d per 81b. The sheep pens were better filed than usual. There was an settled trade. The choicest small Downs were tolerably firm, making 69. 2d.

per but beavy sheep were dull and weak. Lambs cold at 6s. to 7s. per 81b. Calves and pigs quiet.

Coarse and inferior beasts, 28. 4d. to 3s. second quality ditto, 3a. to 48.

prime large 4s, 41. to 4c. ditto Scots, 4s. 10d. to coarse and inferior sheep.

3s. 10d. to 48. 10d. second quality ditto, 58.

0d. to 58. prime coarse woolled ditto, 5s. 8d. to prime Southdown ditto.

6s. 0d. to 68. lambs, 69. 0d.

to 7s. large coarse cal res, 3s. 10d. to 48. prime small ditto.

Od. to 58. large hogs. 28. 6d.

to 3e. od. neat small porkers, 3s. 6d. to 4s.

6d. per 81b. to sink the offal. fortnightly market was held to-dar, and about 260 head of cattie were shown, principally mileb cOws. About 200 were Irish and of a good class.

Both English and Irish were selling cheaper than at the previous market, and trade was less brisk than for months. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET, MONDAY. BACON continues to meet a good inquiry, an1, with advices from America of lighter shipments, all descriptions are 6d. to 1s. dearer thau on Saturday, short rib and clear bellies being held for an advance of 1s.

to 1s. 6d. and 1s. to 23. per cwt.

respectively. HANS quiet, bat previous values are maintained. low brands are in better request, and holders ask 1s. more money. -There is no improvement noticeable in the demand, and sellers seem inclined to meet busers.

LARD firm but quiet, buyers still acting cautiously. Nearest values: September- October 32s. October- December 32s. sellers, January. March 31s.

91. BEEF. -The finest grades rule firm and 28. 6d. dearer: other qua ties steady and unchanged.

PORK remains as last reported. CURRENT QUOTATIONS. Beef, per 3041b. d. 8.

d. Shoulders 25 0 36 0 India mess, ex. 56 6) Pork, per Plate packet 50 0 55 0 Prune 48 9 65 Butter, per 112lb. Bacon, per 11215 U.S. extra Long clear 33 0 33 6 Fine, Medium new 70 80 0 Short 33 36 35 6 0 Cheese, per 112lb.

Cambr'I'd out. 33 Short rib 38 Ex 44 0 46 0 Staff. 35 38 6 Gar 1, par 11 lb. Good to fine 0 40 0 0.8. gd.

to fine. 32 9 33 0 Ordinary. 20 0 30 Tallow, or 112ib. Hams, per 112lb. N.

American Insalt, long cut 49 0 52 0 S. ditto beef Short cut 45 50 0 S.do.mutton IMPORTS OF PROVISIONS. Bacon. Hama. Pork.

Lard. Cheese. Today 423 138 11 5,075 This week 429 138 11 5,073 This vear 296,263 102,882 39,916 27,565 ...1,015,957 Last 242,026 80,001 31,721 28,607 ...1,085,801 LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET, MONDAr. SUGAR. -The market continues inactive, and no sales are reported.

Imported last. week, 2,196 tons, agaiust 669 tons iu 1888 total to date, 169,951 tons, against 257,817 tons in 1888; deliveries, consumption, for week, 5,739 tons, against 5,700 tons in 1888; deliveries, export, for week, 22 tons, against 9,593 tons in 1883; stock, August 31st, 62,354 131,720 tons in 1888. Beet flat, and, since Friday, a further decline of 44d. to 6d. has taken place.

We quote -October 13s. 9d. sellers, and November- December 13s. 6d. buyers.

Molasses (including American syrup and treacle), import last week, 183 cake, against 100 casks in 1888; stock, August 31st, 883 casks, against 1,099 casks in 1888. RUM. --200 puncheons Demerara at full prices; import last week 10 puns, against 10 puns in 1888; stock, August 31st, 264 puns, against 304 puns in 1888. -No sale. Stock, August 31st, 49 casks, 6,277 barrels and bags, against 85 casks, 20,685 barrels and bags, same time 1888.

CocoA. --50 bags Guayaquil at 648. per owt. Stock, August 31st, 3,501 bags, against 7,563 bags in 1888. RICE continues very steady.

Import last week 8,248 tons. against 4,038 tons in 1888; stock, August 31st, 39,640 tons, against 38,660 tons in 1888. SAGO FLOUR. -700 bags at 10s. 3d.

per ewt. LINSEED. --205 bags River Plate sold at 448. per 416lbs, -Logwood is firmly held at full prices. -There is a moderate business doing in Fustie at steady values.

dull and easier, 208. 6d. sellers; Pearl inactive, 31s. per owt. the nominal value.

sales of German Smith brand at 7s. 9d. per cwt. -The demand has rather fallen off, and there is no further business reported. further CASTOR OIL of continues very firm, with good inquiry; sales good seconds Calcutta at 38d.

per lb. CUTCH is slow of sale, and orders scarce. Gambier. -Block quietly steady on the spot, with sellers, ex quay, at 30s. per whilst arrivals show a firmer tendency.

-The demand continues rather restricted, and there is no further change to note in the market. NITRATE OF SODA is very steady at 86. 7jd. to 8s. 9d.

per cwt. SUMAO firm at 11s. to 11s. 6d. per owt.

for fine Palermo, and prices from abroad are dearer. TARTAR very quiet at 92s. to per owt. for cream. Rather more inquiry, and durine the past few days about 70 sacks Chilian sold at £5 10s.

to £5 158. per cwt. LARD is again dearer on American advices, and 35s. to 33s. 3d.

per cwt. is now asked, with an improved inquiry. TALLOW remains very firm; North American 258. 6d. to 268.

and South American 27s. 3d. to 288. per cwt. RosIN is firm for all descriptions, common at 4s.

to 48. medium at 48. 6d. to 5s. and flue at 6s.

3d. to 88. per owt. SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE quiet 348. 6d.

the nearest value. OILS. The market is steady and 200 tons sold, including Lagos at £25, Benin at 623, Congo at £20 and bard oils at £22 158. per ton, all transit. Olive in limited request at very full prices.

Linseed very firm, at 238. to 238. 6d, per owt. in export casks. Rape: Refined Stettin quiet, at 34s.

6d. to 35m. at per 27s. ewt. 6d.

288. Cottonsead: Liverpool refined scarce and firm, to per owt. petroleum is steady, with a moderate demand for American at 64d. and Russian at 6d. per gallon.

Yes, the Ruptured will still find Dr. Sherman at hie London Offoe, 64, Chancery-lane, where his wonderful success draws the from all parts of England, and where you and all others should go who entertain the hope of ever being qured, Send for his books. Enlish and American, post and inform are conbeing is has a and Indian Buyers 9d. to steady; passage new the business was and but at quarters, maize, America wheat advance the sellers a out being quieter lost in to to failed analtered, coast. d.

o' 7 0 Prev. day. s. d. 6 American is but inThe 0d.

d. of d.s. d. 30 0 37 6 3) 0 Beans. 614,361 676,699 Grain, 1889.

31. 1,821,242 49,186 134,413 50.925 57.679 597,420 464 83,851 new quality, des. 11s.3d.; 61. Scotch, LONDON PRODUCE MARKET, MONDAY. steady value, with a moderate demand.

White crystals partially 6d. lower. Dried goods unchanzed. Beet dull and lower. Cane slow.

Tate's cubes No. 1 24s. No. 2 238. crashed 22s.

Martineau's cut loaf 248., titlers 23s. cubes 22s. pulverised chips none; Lyle's granulated 239. 9d. to 249., yellow cane crystal.

lised 248. E. 239. crystals, No. 1 239.

No. 2 238. No. 3 238. Cowan's yellow crystallised ditto finest 22s.

Tate's crystals, Liverpool No. 1 249., small 23a. No. 2 238. No.

3 229. 9d. per cwt. COFFEE. -Spot quiet.

Rio futures rather firmer. December sold AT 718. 91. and Since, prices irregular, RICE is firm in value, with 8 good demand for Burmah cargoes. sales at former rates.

O11s. -Linseed, 21s. 9d. to English brown rape, 30s. 3d.

spot. -American spirits, 358. per cwt. PETROLEUM, 51d. to 6d.

per gallon on the spot. 388. 6d. spot; Australian mutton, 27s. 61.

to 288. beef, 26s. to 27a. LONDON COAL at market, contracts, gas, 8. MISCELLANEOUS MARKETS.

CLYDE CRUSHED -The market is idle, and very little business has been done The official he report states: A alow market, a very limited business done. CORK BUTTER. Firsts, seconds, thirds, fourths, ditto -seconds, thirds, fourths, 66s. Mild cured tirkins: Superfine, tine, mild, 84. Mild cured kegs: Superine, tine, 90s.

In market: 660 firkins, 3 kegs, 276 mild. LONDON -Business is still restricted owing to the strike. Butter 8 steady market at about previous rates. Friesland, 869. to Kiel and Danish, 100s.

to Normandy, 909. to Jersev, 709. to Swedish, 100s. to 112s. The bacon market remains without change.

Hams and lard unaltered. Cheese steady; American, 35s. to 468., according to quality. Dutch unchangel. LONDON POTATOES.

-Moderate supplies and trade slow: some few samples begin to show disease. Regents, 60s. to Hebrons, 60s. to Myate, 50s. to magnums, 50s.

to early rose, 50s. to 70s. per ton. LONDON are not in any hurry to buy the new growths of English hons, although the quality is excellent. Picking is procceding very rapidly, and couse.

quently stocks are accumulating on the market, with the eftect of lowering prices to a very reasonable point. Reports of the Continental crop are Messrs. Arthur Morris and Co. report -The market is now well supplied with hops of the new growth, and the season has commenced for choice goldings, with a general demand. The early sorts bare mostly arrived at market, and being of more than average quality have sold readily.

The Brambling goldings are now freely coming forward from East and 911d Kent, the quality of which is certainly very fine, and meet with a ready sale. The ingathering of the crop is progressing rapidly and the growers are satisfied with the condition and weight of their pickings. It is generally admitted, with a continuance of suitable weather, the crop will prove an average and mostly of exceptionally zood quality. From East an I Mid Kent the vield will be heavy, the Weald of Kent and Sussex moderate, Worcester and Heretord ander an average, but the quality is likely to prove much finer than of late years. Continental advices are favourable, also from the Pacific Coast, but the New York States reports are not encouraging, and it is very doubtful whether they will bave any surpaus of good hops for exportation.

LONDON DEAD MEAT. -The supplies continue large and trade very slow, owing to the hot weather. Beef. 29. 61.

to 34. prime Scoten ditto, 3e. 10d. to mutton, 24. 8d.

to 58. veal, 3a. to large pork. 3s. to 3a.

small ditto, 38. 10d. to 43. English lamb, 58. to 5e.

8d. Der 3lbs. LONDON AGRICULTURAL SEED, TRADE. John Shaw and Sons, seed merchants. Mark- F.C.

write that a quiet tone still characterizes the trade for field Reeds. Trifolium in in small request at unaltered terms. For mustard and rapeseed there is a molerate sale last week's figures. Some samples of new French red cloverseel have been shown. There bay been some business passing in New Zealand cocksfoot.

New winter tore- are now cheap and good. Low quotations also prevail for rye. In the tendency bas been upwards. No change in canaryseei. Fine bina peas do not offer freelv.

MANCHESTER FAT supply was rather larger than last Monday: trade slow. and prices slightly in faronr of buyers. First-class pies, 99. 9.1.: ent ciasy, 85. 10d.

to 93. 3rd class. 01. to 8s. 4d.

per 20lbs. MANCHESTER HAY AND STRAW. (old, 41d. to ditto new, 411. to 521.: clover to ditto new.

5d. to wheat straw, 34d. to ditto oat. 31. to 44d.

per stone of 14l he. 25 vessels have come in with a 800-1 supply of fish; quality excellent and demand brisk. Good supply of herrings from 25 boats, with catches ranging from one to, three 'asts each: better an! lemand. Prices -Plaice (fail), 2s. to ditto level, 1 2 lemon soles, 45s.

to 558.: soles. 1808. to 2148.: live dabe, to dead ditto, 6s. to 106.: live co 1.a. to dead ditto, Pa.

to kit haddocks, 29. 6vl. to 68.: gibbed ditto, 55. to 98. dead to guruets, 38.

to 43. 6d. per box. Turbot, 6s. to conger eel brills, 2a.

6d. to 59. live line, 3s. to deal ditto, le. 6d.

to live cod. 33. to hive skate, 23. 9d. to 4-.

deal litto. 2a. to 35. each. Hake, 40s.

to 90g. dead cod. 40s. to roker. 69.

to crabs, 5s. to dead coalish, 21s. per Finnan haddocks, live halibut. 58. to 69.

61.: de: ditto, 39. 9. to 4s. English shrimps, 3s. to 39.

3.1.: prawns, 28. 9d. to 3a. per stone. Salmon, 14.

31. to 1:. 61.: gri 14, per lh. English ov-ters. 69.

to American litto, 44. 61. to fresh herrings, 23. to 3s. salt ditto, 1s.

to 1s. 9d. per 10.. METAL MARKETS. BARROW, MONDAT.

There is continuel Armness ani steadiness observable in the hematite pix iron trade. Orders are offering to a very large extent both for home and foreizn consumption, and the works are all very busily emplored. The output is bein. further increased, but stocks are not accumu. lating.

Prices are firm at 548. 91. for ru Xel numbers of Beg. semer iron, and No. 3 forge is quoted at 54g.

In steel tho market is very brisk, and orders are offering on a large scale for all the principal products of the district. Steel rails are in active demand and in full output at £5 per ton for heavy sections. A very larze trade is being done in steel plates and angles for shipbuilding. Shipbaiiders hare booked some new orders. Iron ore firm 1s.

to 13s, 6d. at mine. LONDON, prices: Copper Arm Chi'i bars, £43 74. cd. to £43 158.

cash; £41 179. 61. to 242 7s. 6d. three mouths, Tin quiet; line foreign.

£91 to £31 cash; £91 153. to £32 5s. three months. Enzlish lead, £1210s. to £12 128.

foreien lead, £12 158. to £13. Spelter. Closing prices: Copper firm: Chili bars. £4, 10s.

to cash; £42 2s. 6d. to £42 10s. three months. Tin fine' torein, £91 2s.

6x1. to £31 129. 61. cash: £91 178. to £92 7s.

61. three Australinn, £91 7s. 6:. to £91 17-. o1.

GLASGON. MONDAY. -Market arm, with a fair business done at 468. and 114d. cash, and 47s.

and 47s. 2d. one month: 11.1. cash and 47s. one month: seilers, ad.

more. Mid lleshorough warrants done at 43s. 11d. and 43s. 10-d.

cash, and 44s. lid. oue month: closing-burers, 43s. 101. cash, and 44.

one month: sellers. 43s. lid. cash, and 444. 21.

one Cumberland hematite warrants at 54s. 9d. and 54 cash, and 55s. and 559. one month: clowng-buyers, 54s.

10d. cash, and 54s. 1d. one month; sellers, ld. more.

THE BOUNTY SYSTEM. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MANCHESTER COURIER." Sir, -We all know what Adam Smith meant by bounties; be condemned them. But why? Because, he says, the giving of bounties diminishes the farmer's stock, the stock of society, the national stock in effect. Therefore when Mercator says We need not bring money into the question," he begs the question entirely, for that is the main point in the argument. Now Smith bimself, in the passage under discussion, admits that the stock of money has been increased by the exportation of corn bringing in more money that the whole extraordinary expense of the bounty amounted to, 80 that if the whole of the bounty had left the country the national stock would have been increased by the balance of money brought back for the exported wheat.

Bat as no money left the country the bounty did not diminish the stock, while the money imported in ex. change for the wheat was an absolute addition to the nationa! stock. Therefore the grounds on which Smith objects to this particular bounty are worse than baselege and fictitious, for the facts prove the opposite to the truth. Now. as Mercator bases his objections to bounties on the same principle, they are as baseless 88 dream.

Mercator' says 'let us suppose that man has 100 quarters of wheat or anything else, and that the State has 100 of the same. Good. Let us then take sovereigns. The man plants his 100 sovereigns, and when the summer is ended and the harvest is ripe," he digs them up. He has no rent to pay, for the land has not yielded her increase.

He transports these sovereigns to foreign countries, and brings back only 95. The country gives him five to make up to him his loss. The result is the national stock is redneed to 195 instead of 200 sovereigns. But let the farmer plant wheat instead of sovereigns, for that is the question. For that he must hire land and labour.

He spends all bis 100 sovereigns in seed, labour, and rent and taxes. This does not make our national stock any less, for the money is still in the country, and when the wheat is gathered the farmer exports it, and receives and brings home 100 sovereigns in exchange for it, and our national stock is then 300 instead of 200 sovereigns. By repeating the former operation, which seems typical of Free-trade, we lose five sovereigns every year, and by repeating the latter operation we gain 100 every year as an absolute addition to the national stock." Now, supposing the farmer only vets 90 sovereigns in foreign markets for what has cost him 100 at home, unless the nation gives aim 10 sovereigns he will lose his own capital in riching his country and during the next year he can only employ 90 sovereigns, and if he loses 10 per cent again he will return with only 81. He will lose nine this year and by withholding the bounty the national stock will only be augmented by 81 instead of 90. And if he goes on losing until he is bankrupt our national stook is increased less and less every year with the diminution of the farmer's stock until he ceases to cultivate the land when our national stock will cease to increase.

Now, if we had lent him 10 sovereigns every year so that he might employ 100 in cultivation, he would have continued to bring back 90 sovereigns to add to the national stock. This giving bounty then is in reality lending the national stock to the farmer at "a very good interest instead of a loss of the national stock. On this prinoiple we might increase the bounty until the whole of the farmer's stook was replaced by the national stook, and the absolute addition to the national stock would be just the same-90 sovereigns per annum. The farmer would now be a mere steward of the State, using the State capital. And supposing he took out of the national stook 100 every year and employed as he did his own, selling what had cost 100 at home for 90 sovereigns, the same operation of adding 90 per annum to the national stock would continue.

And if we continued to employ this infux of sovereigns in augmenting our output of wheat, our stook would increase like the nail and the horseshoe. Therefore, when Mercator says that a trade which cannot be carried on without the aid of a bounty is a lose to the nation, he must make an exception in favour of the agrioultural trade." This is why the sugar bounty is as 100 to nothing to Germany. This we see clear enougb in our first sale of wheat, for our stook was inoreased from 200 to 300 sovereigns. Where the reasoning of Smith and his followers fails is in leaving out of the reckoning the main factor, the inorease yielded by the earth to the wheat sown. Their reasoning is exemplified by planting sovereigns, which nature is powerless to increase.

The conclusion is that, before it can be proved that bounty given to agricultural production is a loss of the stook of society, it must be proved, as in the ouse of planting sovereigns, that the earth yields not her fruits in due season. Now, Mr. Henry George's great piece of reasoning on the question of interest for the use of capital has the same defent-it does not take in the whole of the He does not see that James could not begin to plane planks as soon as William unless James already had plane in stook. And on this blind assumption he asserts that William ought not to pay James anything for the use of the plane, because they can both make the same numbered planka in the 300 days, for, 88 William has to makea new plane at the end of the year to replace the one he borrowed off James at the beginning of the year, they both have to give the same time to plane making, and are, therefore, on an equal footing. But here is a second oversight, for James's plane is also worn out, and he must take ten days, like William, at the end of the year to renew it.

They therefore cannot have equal number of planks, for James has had to mako, three planes, and William only one, or James has devoted 30 days, and William 10 days to making planes. William sows corn for ten days while James is making bim a plane, and then he makes ten planks while James is making himself plane. William will therefore have the profit of ten days' corn sowing and 280 planks; while James will have 270 planks and two planes, one of which in useless to him, for he has to lend it to William for nothing, and this fact ronders them both valueless to James and discovers another fault in the reasoning. The second year they will, of course, make 290 planks each and one plane each, but William will have the profit of his corn sowing and 10 planks more than James. William would for ever have the interest on 20 days' labour, in addition to his regular 290 planks.

James's first plane must therefore be looked upon 88 his invested capital, which William has borrowed, and with which he is enabled the first year to earn 20 days' wages more than James, and ought therefore to pay interest for it. Hence capital should receive interest. This has no bearing apon bounties, but it illustrates how great logicians sometimes, as Smith with the bounties, overlook the main points of the argument. Mr. Carr, I see, has been picking up some more erroneous ideas on 'Change," where they are as plentiful all the year round as blackberries in September.

In conclusion I hope Mercator" will see that bounties on production are no loss to the national stock while I must apologise for the length of this -Yours, EQUAL BURDENS. TO THE EDITOR OF THE MANCHESTER COURIER." Sir, -I fully accept Mercator'" admission of his mistakes, but at the same time he continues to adduce further statements and quotations equally misleading and inaccurate. He produces an extract from a book written by the late Professor Leoni Levi, British Commerce, page 146, and with your permission I will reproduce it verbatim. The case of common weavers hard. They were worse off than other class of labourers, peculiarly seemed, indeed, any and year by year they continued to fall.

In 1802 they earned 139. 10d. per week; in 1806 the wages had fallen in to 108. 1808 they were only 69. In 1812.

69. 4.1.; in 1816, 58. and in 1817, only 44. 34d. per week.

Deduct from this 1s. a week for the expense of the loom, and the weaver poor got only 34d. a week to keep himself and his family. How could he live on such a pittance as this, with all the articles of at extremely high price? 'The price of corn had, it food is true, ductuatel very mach. From the close of 1813 to the commencement of 1916 8 fall was experienced, which encouraged the landed interest to ask for a new corn law; but from 1816 to 1817 rose greatly, both in this country and on the Continent, and though the excellent harvest of 1818 produced a temporary reaction, prices in 1219 soon recovered.

condition of the low waged classes at this time was indeed The very pitiable, and in despair they went about destroying machines, breaking down power-looms, smashing stocking frames, and committing all manner of mischief. When this is compared with the Parliamentary Corn Returns" it shows that Leoni Levi was pot in accordance with our recognised Government authority, for he states: The price of corn in 1813 soon recovered, while the actual fact is that the price fell and tinaed to do so-1816, 78. 60.: 1817, 968. 1818, 863. 1919.

748. 1820, 678. 1821, SoA. 14.: 1222. 449.

and the average was, from 1823 to 5d. Proving conclusively that protection' although it stimulates production does not of necessity raise the price to the consumer, and as I bave before stated 30 years before the Repeal of the Corn Laws" and 30 years alter, the difference of the average prices of wheat did not make more than 8 half penny per loaf. The whole paragraph besides being inaccurate is equaily as misleading. Anyone reading it would hardly take the common weaver to be exclusively the band loom weaver: and why, may we ask, is there no allusion to the wages paid to the power loom weaver? The real position was that while the prosperity of the power-loom weaver increased, the distress of the hand loom weaver increased, but even taking the wages as stated it 19 completely inaccurate. Hand.

loom weavers only (per week): Leoni Levi states 1808, 1812, 05 41.: 1316, 58. '1817, 48. 34d. Revenue Returns, 1334, page 402, and republished in the Keturn of Wages, 1:87: 1810, 12s. to 1812, 68.

8d. to 148. 20.: 1816. 79. 4d.

to 15s. 1817, 58. 7d. to 118. Nor can I find in Leoni Levi's book alluaion to the any action of Trade a system of Protection of Labour" prevailing at the present time in the cotton industry that acts as a check to starvation wages, for bowever honorable the cotton employers may be, if it were not tor this, the wages would fall and would continue to fall.

The riots often alluded to of this century, Peterioo. were a cry of free land. free church, manhood suffrage, free anything, and free everything, and were due, I maintain, to the introduction of machinery worked by steam power, and also to the cruel Free-trade labour competition ot that date. Surely cannot really mean that this paragraph of Leoni Levi, so full of inaccuracies and misstatement, is to be taken 6 as a fai: per contra to the tables of wages and prices paid by Greenwich which have Government authority Revenue Returns'), and are also in Wage Returns," 1887. being quoted by all authorities, and even by his inaccurate authority Leoni Levi, who, like those of his class, does not give the source from which they are derived.

Mercator'' gives what he calls an amusing extract from the Edinburgh Review" of taxes laid on various articles--tax on this, and tax on that. I find in 1836 customs were raised on 190 articles, amounting to £90,470: while on 18 artic.es £21,488,162 were raised. Thus a total of some £22,000,000 were raised. The doing away with the tar on 190 articles was not so momentous as it might seem. For to-day, referring to the statistical abstract, it takes £337,126 to collect about the same amount of revenue from Customs, while in 1844 it cost £639.993: thas it is folly for Mercator" to say that the country was in a atate of stagnation if it were not for the tax and custom business." Mercator' still clings to the idea that his ancestors consumed little it any animal food, while evidently from Culloch'e Commercial Dictionary, 1834 and 1846, they consumed considerably more per head than any other nation.

Mercator, refers principally to Adam Smith and the late Leoni -he has failed to understand the former, while the latter is essentially wrong in his facts. Surely Mercator" will endeavour to be more careful and accurate in the future, and not be mislead by one-sided Free-traders, and their arguments and isaccurate statistics. -Yours, SIBSON S. RIGG. Bowdon, Cheshire, September 2.

1889. THE CORN TRADE. The Mark-lane Express, in its review of the corn trade, The wheat crop of the United Kingdom is now generally assumed 30 bushels to the sore in Britain and at 2,0 0,00) bushels for Ireland. This on the acreage under wheat this season gives us a total yield of 70,437,670 bushels, equal to 9,435,958 quarters. The new wheat as shown at the country markets is of very great diversity of milling value.

The samples which are taken from wheat secured between July 20th and August 2nd are generally excellent, weighing 64 lbs. to the bushel in many cases, and showing plump, well nourished, and regular grains. Such samples are, however, rare, and probably not more than 500,000 quarters of the entire harvest were secured in this early period. The wheat reaped, carried, and threshed between August 5th and 25th is for the most part too damp for September milling, and is not a good sample, though even the grain secured under the most favourable conditions is often very fair in weight, and only requires to be kept till the cold weather in order to make into satisfactory flour. The mean weight of this year's wheat is probably a full coupie of pounds on the bushel better than that of last year, and this, of course, is matter of no small consequence to the farmer.

The same superiority in natural weight over the yields of 1898 is shown by both the French and American crops. At Bicester, on Friday, we saw new wheat sold as low as 27s, per quarter, and samples of good wheat and character apart from dampness for 30s. per quarter. At Lincoln, on the sauce day, 32s. to 363, was inade, the grain weighing 62lbs.

to 64lbs. to the bushel The price of old English wheat shows no material change upon the week. Value is certainly no better, and the supply is too scanty for holders to admit any decline. The London average for the week ended Tuesday last was 1,346 quarters, at 31s. 11d.

per quarter and the imperial average at 187 statute markets for the week ended August 31st, 1889, was 26,842 quarters, at 31s. 2d. per quarter, as compared with 19,763 quarters, at 369. 4d. per quarter, in the corresponding week of the previous year.

The mean value of English wheat for the cereal year just concluded has been 30s. 8d. per quarter, against 31s. 1d. for the previous cereal year.

The trade in foreign wheat has been of quiet character, and decline of 61. per quarter has been admitted. The certainty of fair supplies from Russia and India, and the possibility of large shipments from America, make buyers very cautious, and the stooks in granary, without being at all heavy, have more or less a weakening effect upon markets which receive from various quarters statistical assurance of the new cereal year having quite enough wheat to be self. supporting. The four trade has been quiet also.

BOLTON affairs of William Critchley, grocer and tea dealer, of Chorley. were before the Registrar of this court yesterday, the debtor's liabilities being £1,481, and his assets £469. He attributed his failure to bad debts and competition in trade. He had been in business over 30 years, and his bad debts are set down at close apon the same court the failure of Messrs Hardman and Guthrie, ironfoumdera, Farnworth, was also the subject of inquiry, the liabilities being £1,079, and assets estimated to realise £400 in excess of this amount. It transpired that the business for time bad been worked on borrowed money from the bank and private sources.

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