The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-05-09 00:00:00

COUNTY COURT—YEsTEsuAT.

(Before W. lEULTON, Esq.)
Ea AN v. WHEELAN.—The parties in this case were
marine-store dealers, the plaintiff carrying on business
in St. Helens, and the defendant in Edmund-street in
this town. In the year 1857 the defendant applied to
the plaintiff for a loan of £l4 lOs., and in the month of
August that sum was taken to the defendant by the
plaintiff's Wife. sometime afterwards 41.9. ggatt went
to the defendant's house and asked him for the money.
He returned it, but upon stating that• he was going to
the Isle of Man, and would want some money, plaintiff's
wife re-lent him the £l4 los. About two months
after the second lending of the money the defendant's
wife called at the plaintiff's house and paid £lO, saying
that she would pay the balance as soon as possible.
Since that time the defendant has repudiated the debt,
and the present action was brought to recover the
£4 10s. Mr. Hime appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr.
Gray for the defendant. On behalf of the latter it was
stated that no second loan had taken place, and that no
money was owing. Verdict for the plaintiff.
COMMITMENTS.—JOIIII Foster, 81 Paradise-street, ten
days; Donald. Campbell, fourteen days in a month;
William Minus, Edge-bill, fourteen days; John Xavan,
Cornwallis-street, fourteen days ; Edwin Heskin, Can-
ning-chambers, fifteen days, suspended for a month ;
James M'Dona, fourteen days in a month.
In the case of M'Ewan v. Kelly the plaintiff was
nonsuited.

TIIE FIREMAN'S WIDOW.

TO TIP EDITOR OP THE DAILY TIMES.

Sta,—Robert Hardacre, late police-constable 384,
served faithfully iu our force for upwards of fifteen
years.

His conduct was excellent, and bis attention to, his
duties unremitting. In his gallant efforts to save life
and property during the conflagration at the Sailors'
Home, this truly courageous man was unfortunately
killed. He has left a widow and six children, the eldest
under 13 years old, to deplore the loss of an attached
husband and affectionate father. A seventh child will
probably be soon added to the number.
Some money has been kindly raised on 'Change and
elsewhere ; but it is desirable that the circumstance
should be extensively known, so as to give any sympa-
thising and benevolent person the opportunity of increas-
ing the fund, by which means the widow may be placed
in some way of husiness to enable her to bring up in
respectability her young and 'helpless family. Mr.
Castellain and Mr. Hutchison will join me in receiving
any further sums, and in taking care that the amount is
judiciously expended sq that the assistance may he per-
manent. I therefore venture to solicit contributions
for this object, and feel assured that the appeal on behalf
of the widow and family of a brave and meritorious
officer will not be in yain,77Yours,
Benson-street, May Bth, 1860. SAMUEL HOLME.
Mr. J. C. Swart, M.P. has this day forwarded me 41
for Hardacre's widow, and £1 for Davies.

THE VACANT COLONELCIE.I.—Major-General John
Geddes, from the 46th Foot, to be colonel, 27th Foot;
Major-General Thomas Gerrard Ball to be colonel, 46th
Foot ; Major-General Henry William Breton to be
colonel, 56th Fqqt,

TIIE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATIO/I.7—The meeting
held 'yeiterday deferred' proceeding te 'business, in con-
sequence of Mr. Sydney Herbert being engaged at, a
meeting of the Cabinet Council.
COSTLY COFFIN.—There was nearly a thousand dollars
worth of gold used on the coffin of Mrs. Edward Shippen
Bard, who was recently buried in Philadelphia with
much pomp. The plates, handles, and heads of screws,
were all of solid gold.
The trip of Queen Victoria to B,erliil kas been post-.
poned to the end of August or 'the begirinin of Sep-
tember. The happy event in the family of Prince
Frederick William is expected to take place towards the
end of July.—Letter from Berlin.
THE STOLEN EXAMINATION PAPERS. The names
of certain individuals have been seat to us, purporting
to be those of the persons who abstracted the examina-
tion papers. We withhold them for one week, in the
hope that during that time they will be published by
the authorities, who are in full possession of the isx,ifor-
•
nation. We alluded last week to the folly of attempting
to ignore eases,-cases thoroughly well known to parties
who, when called on, pretend the most perfect ignorance
on the subject.—United Service Gaza te.
DEATH OF SIR JOAN MELVILLE.—We (Caledonian
Mercury) have to announce the death of this honoured
and estimable citizen of Edinburgh, who, though not
robust, had been in his usual state of health but a few
days previously. It is believed that Sir John caught
the trouble which has cut him off while on a journey in
England, whither be had gone to enter bps son at
Oxford. Sir John became Lord Provost in 1854, and
continued in office till last year, when he received the
honour of knighthood from her Majesty.
A circular letter from Manchester announces the for-
mation of a new association, to be called the Manchester
Field-Naturalists' Society, the object of which is to
provide those residents in and about Manchester, who
possesi a taste for natural history, with frequent oppor7
tnnitiee of SOciel illtgr994lle :Itliqß. bviugiAfr together
1 persons of congenial spirit, and encouraging the arts
and sciences that have immediate relation t 9 the WOVIci
of nature, if 40 141114 seems to have been commenCecl
with a spirit which promises success, above 200 mem-
bers hang MlO4 Piind the Swiety,