The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-03-14 00:00:00

Clocks Ss. and 6s. each.

THE SWISS ALARM CLOCKS.-THIS IS POSI-
TIVELY THE VERY LAST OPPORTUNITY.
You me requested to call at
67, RANELAGH-STREET,
AND LOOK AT THESE PRETTY CLOCKS!

If even you do not purchase, as this 's the only and last opplrtunity,

so delay not.
'VIR. M. DRUK K E R, the Swiss Clock
Manufacturer, returns his thanks to the Public of
Liverpool, and begs to state that, in cons-quenee of the

ENORMOUS SALE,
he is satisfied with a very small profit; and that everyone may have
one of these pretty little clocks, he will remain at

57, RANELAGH-STREET,
Until MONDAY next, the 17th instant, and he will posittvely close

at Eight o'clock on that avening.
M. D. cautions the public against some I arties who are vending
some small clocks, representing them as the same. None are
genuine unless they have his name at the back of the clock.
57, RANELAGII-STREET,
Until MONDAY NIGHT, t'e 17th instant.

COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAY

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BEFORE JOSEPH POLLOCK, ESQ., JUDGE

LEWIS V. THE LIVERPOOL S HIPJOINE RS' FRIENDLY
SOCIETY.—This was an action in which Mary Lewis,

widow of William Lewis, a seaman, claimed XlO from
the president, treasurer, and secretary of the Liverpool
Shipjoiners' Friendly Society, being the amount of a
burial allowance due on the death of her husband. Mr.
Campbell appeared for the plaintiff, and stated that
Lewis was, before his death, a member of the society, and
before going to sea last year, in the ship Andromache, he
paid up all his arrears to the society and left a surplus in
the hands of the treasurer. On the 13th of August he
died, the vessel being then off the coast of Africa. On
receiving intelligence of his death the widow made appli-
cation for the burial allowance, but a dispute arose
among the members, and they impugned the character of
the woman. They held meetings at night on that subject,
and (Mr. Campbell stated) that after leaving these meet.
ings some of the members actually went into the plaintiff's
bedroom, whilst she was in bed, to see with their own
eyes whether she was a person entitled to the allowance
or not. A proposal was eventually made to her, to
divide the money with another woman with whom her
husband had cohabited, but she rejected the proposal.
She was then informed that the whole sum would:be paid
over to the other woman. The plaintiff, accompanied by
her brother-in-law, went to the rooms of the society, and
here she met with the other woman. An altercation
arose, and the members present formed a ring, shouting
out, " let the women have it out together." His Honour
here interrupted Mr. Campbell, and informed him that
the defendants simply denied that they were the parties
responsible, inasmuch as they were the trustees, and
they contended that the trustees were the parties respon-
sible. The president of the society, Mr. Peter Jones,
was called, and stated that there were trustees to the
society, and that the objection to paying the money was
that the trustees were the parties responsible. His
Honour said he was of opinion that the act of parliament
as well as the rules of the society, in this case, made the
trustees responsib'e. A nonsuit was accordingly entered,
it being understood that the action would be brought
against the trustees.