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The languid state of the manufacturing districts was increased at the end of last week by the unsettled state of the Government; and though nothing very serious is reported, there is an absence of very cheering news from any quarter.
Mrs. Bacon, an aged widow lady, has been murdered in her house at Ro- chester. The alarm was given by her servant, a girl of nineteen, who ap- peared at the street-door at mid-day with her throat cut : she was taken to the hospital. The body of Mrs. Bacon was found in an upper room ; the head was crushed, and there were gashes on the forehead. From the marks of blood it was evident that the victim had been attacked in the cellar, and then dragged up-stairs. Who was the assassin ? The girl told a tale about " two dustmen," killing her mistress ; but Mrs. Bacon's keys were found in the servant's room, and she had concealed on her some of her mistress's jewellery. A bloody hatchet and knife were found, and a pail of water which had been used to wash blood from something. The girl is not ex- pected to survive.
The shareholders of the Shropshire Banking Company have been placed in an unpleasant predicament by the misconduct of their manager at Shif- nall. He entered largely into the iron trade, and made extensive advances- from the bank funds to carry on his schemes—they failed, and the bank is the sufferer. It is proposed that the shareholders shall forego dividends for two years, and pay a call of 5 per cent on the subscribed capital : the loaf will be the shareholders' alone, and none will fall on customers. The value of the shares has sunk from 121 to 5.
The Liverpool brokers have repeated their snow-ball rioting of last year. They began the amusement in the Exchange, and the combat soon became- very animated, to the destruction of windows and hats. The Police- brought fire-engines to play on the snow and rioters; but were fairly beaten. off the field. The remonstrances and threats of the Mayor were more sue- cesaful in quelling the disturbance.
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