The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-14 00:00:00

THE C M EA.

The same despatch brings the following intelli
genre from the Crimea.

Numerous ambuscades of Cossacks were spread
round the camp of the Allies, but the vigilance of
the latter rendered completely abortive every
attempt made by the Russian troops.

PERSIA,

The official journal of Persia has published a
declaration, under authority, to the effect that the
Persian Government intended to maintain its
neutrality between the hedigerent Powers.

♦
GREECE.

Advices dated Athens, Jan. 3, state that the
Greek Government have determined to keep a

strict neutrdlity. Their relations with the Allie
were, however, excellent, and order reigned every
where.

THE OVERLAND MAIL,

Despatches by the Overland Mail, the arrival of
which we announced on..aturday in our evening
At the Santal insurrection has

edition, state

been entirely suppr(

I, and all the insur

The Delhi and Solna pipers mention positively
that Herat has fallen into the hands of the
Pei sinus.

THE ROYAL ALBERT.—The follow•mr communrcation
respecting H.M.S. the Royal Albert, for the safety of
which soole apprehensions h h,.cn entertained, ha,, been
received at the admiralty_'- Her Maj-sty's ship Royal
Albert arrived at Malta on the 7th January. A;I safe."

The new public hall at Allnchester proeressos. The
design is Venetian. It has two arcades, and is sur-
mounted by a frit-ze, decorated with festoons and
pannels, and by a cornice surmcunted with a

PARDnll.—The sentence of four years' penal ser.
ward at the last assizes of this county upon
Evre T. nnant, chemist and druggist, of Man-
ehester, tor a criminal as.ault upon S trait Warrington
ers is c
"' has been rernLtPd. The notification of a free pardon was
the comnany
on- rece'ved by Mr. Wheeler (the accused's counsel), from
t
n's friends. s thP Home office, on Tuesday last.

Askharn

THE COMIC OF PA.3,AGE— ROONEY V. HUTCHINSON.—
At the rising of the court on Fridly, Mr. Hutt ,n, instructed
by Mr. Boggle, moved on behalf of defendant for a new
trial, on the ground that the jury were not directed to find
for the defendant on certain issues if the pLintiff had
refused to proceed with his contract ; and the court granted
a rule.

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.—SATURDAY.—Be Fore
Mr. Commissioner Perry.—ln re I. Crippin.—His Honour
appointed this day for judgment on the certificate, but it
appearing that, owing to a misapprehension on the part of
the bankrupt, he did not account in his balance-sheet for a
sum of £3OO, inasmuch as he considered it was the property
of the wife, his Honour, with the assent of Mr. Evans,
who appeared for the assignees, adjourned the certificate
sine die. It will be necessary that the bankrupt should file
an amended balance-sheet, and repass his last examication.
Mr. Dodge, who appeared on his behalf, applied for protec-
tion; but his Honour declined compliance with the request,
observing, that at present it would embarrass the court in
the matter to grant it.
CRUELTY TO AN APPRENTICE.--A shoemaker named
Orden, was summoned before the county magistrates, on
Saturday, to show cause why the indentures of his appren-
tice, Alfred Leoney, should not be cancelled, on account of
the master's cruel treatment. Mr. Cleaver appeared on
behalf of the West Derby Board of Guardians, who had
apprenticed the lad. The boy, who was very young and
childish, complained that he was several times beaten
severely by his master, once or twice kept without food,
always kept dirty, and net allowed to go to church. Mr.
Gough, master of the West Derby workhouse, and Rev.
Mr. Moore, chaplain, stated that they visited the boy, and
that his appearance, at the time, confirmed his statements.
The shoemaker did not deny the charge, bat al lezed that the
boy was idle and inattentive. The magistrutes compli.
mented the West Derby officials on their kindness and
attention, and declared that the case was one of snch hard•
ship, as to warrant the cancelling of the indentures.
FIRE.—In our advertising co'ums of this day, will be
found a notice, published by the direction of the Watch
Commi`tee of the Borough, informing the public of the
different places at which fire stations have been established.
The increasing wants of the town have for some time
demanded. that, ins'ead of collecting all the apparatus of
breaksl
tot
rhfi ebi
ti fisi treeedxopti
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tieri
is
shat
extinguishment
of the
npftteha few
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should
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or
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.leythlaVpaptheltintbde.
ac ivity and zeal of our fire brigade are well known, and we
are happy to fi-d that their usefulness will he further be
pro-
moteddis-
tributed
by the liberal supply of stations. machines, &c., to
which we have referred. We would r commend our
readers, for once, to deface our keirnal by tuning out the
advertisement, and causing it to he affixed to some part of
their dwelling, that all the inmates may know where to
apply for assistance, should such a calamity as fire happen
to occur. ecnnbso spots,go immediattttenh they should

AMERICAN METALLIC (OATS —A very extraordinary trial.
of the strength of the celebrated "American metallic boats"
took Place, on Thursday, in Vie fiuskisson-dook. The
Collins' steam-ship Baltic, as well as all other American
steamers, is forr.ished entirely with these boats. On
_the
(leek of the shin, is one of the largest. boats stowed upside
down. She is the dimensions of ihe longest size man-of-
war cutter. A strong matt with an axe, having a long
handle, struck same twenty blows on her bottom, in one
spot, with ail his strength, without being able to make an
indentation. Any one bb,w would have gone through a
wooden boat, f'ne owfi7grbeanattsvi‘oylaesutchee,n,onpttrhteoneosnheor:',Sahn(d
rolled and tossed on the cobble pa'ement, with all the
strength of six men; then lifted up, many times, on end,
suffered to fall,