The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-24 00:00:00

COURT OF PASSAGE.-YESTERDAY.

BEFORE E. JAMES, ESQ., THE ASSESSOR.
CiPtiel
KEtv, V. Pou.ocx.—This case, which was not cell 00
..of the court on the preceding eveni,lti the
ing. The defence set up Was 'bob°
roensutmheer stizhirs
raol.:
plaintiff had not
propb:ly performed his duty; thattottbs
been guilty of idleness ono _mutinous conduct; and 01011
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punishment he had received W,..° not more than viag
awarded for such conduct on boar.: a. ship. Tile d oft
summed up the evidence with great uth.:.lten",ligatigd PI
for the jury to consider whether the pla,'", 000,11:11
guilty of di.orderly, disobedient, and mutinou: 40'4
and neglect of duty ; and if so, whetker such l'hi",
merited the punishment he had received, or wheotlat
had been punished to a greater extent than 5013 c 047
deserved. The jury, after a consultation of about Slop"
duration, returned into court with a verdict for the P'
Damages, one farthirg. it
BARTON V. JONES.—The plaintiff in this case
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brewer, and the defendant, a Miss Elizabeth Job"'
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a publican. It wls a disputed account on a ProrabondirY„istl
for £45, and also for the sum of £lB 12s. 9d. Theerisdl. ,r
proved the amount due, excepting £2O, which 10,m( ~,
mitted. For the defence, it was urged that ancnia-11
had been paid, which was also admitted, but Wag
have been paid on the trade account of Miss Walloo7oY
joint security, and not on the promissory note. Th„niass.B4/
acknowledged to be due by the defendant, was £ll.;',7„ce
of which, payment had been tendered. The evlL'isloli
Miss Janes and Miss Williams, was to the effect
were the parties who had borrowed the Inone.,/b°olllf
promissory note, and that they were the persons ^ *
to the plaintiff—first the sum of £25, and then the end
£2O. It was the last amount, that was disputed, tbetrof °I;
tiff alleging that it had been paid on the accono'
beer account, and the defendant that it was Paid f a rtt
promissory note. Mr. Brett was for the plaintiff, il':00;
Aspinall for the defendant. Verdict for the Piftioef7
damages, £3 15s the interest due on the pro
_e
Iry
note.
_able At
Cox AND OTHERS .MCGLADE AND OTHERS.-
an undefended action for the sum of £26, for the,,,;deir:,
of iron sold by the plaintiffs, iron merchants, to ""001,i
dants. Mr. Atkinson appeared to watch the n/tledj
part of Mr. Middlehurst, the defendant, and submitted set
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no case had been made out, as the partnerehiP
proved. This was over-ruled by the Asse„enfr'solo
verdict returned for the plaintiff for the fall
claimed.
MIDDLETON v. BARRER.—This'was an action b19,-ibe
the plaintiff, Mrs. Sarah Middleton, to recover of s
fendant, William Barker, a shipwright, the value of
cart, and other property. The defendant was tf a
law of the plaintiff, and lent the articles to the Of:"
which he was to pay her one shilling per Wee',;lo/11111
defendant never, however, performed his prornien 10;0
paying the weekly sums, and consequently the(oloT,if
applied to have the articles returned, when she cw-bef 7,e
that if she again went after them, she would have ree°,her
broken. Upon this she applied to her solicitor 000:0
The same, and, upon the Clerk serving a notice. in f, Thoo
defendant, and being told what it was about, 06017
the fly might go to —" The value of the au"'" die
reclaimed, was estimated at from £lB to £24. .I'ooo
son appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sitn lft
defendant. The latter called the defendant hied
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said, previous to the 31st of April last, he ParjeoP tel
articles of a Mr. Milne, who lived in Shaw'fl-3"11,,,' 0000
then in difficulties. Since then Milne had been in '-'hirea, fof
Castle. He positively swore that he had never„,-ceir "),
articles of the plaintiff. The witness produced r,,,tiosto,
the goods from Milne, but, on his cross-00n'; bloc
admitted that he did purchase some chairs, roPe,"jose i,
&c. for £lO, and that he was to take the articles7n. leto
another time. At this stage of the case the Ans,i
mated, that in reality the case was undefend!.l.6 04,
they could contradict the statement of the Pla'atble
her having been the first actual purchaser of t r 0070
Mr. Simon bowed to the opinion of the Aeses,..ATafen
verdict was returned for the plaintiff for the 1"' d
t
claimed, unless the goods were returned. ea ko
MILNE v. BARER.—This was an action arising g
t
the same transaction as the last, the differetufe roe'
the present claim was for household atensl"' coV
session of at the time of distraint. The saw ternil
appeared as in the last case. In this case the °Orli
failed to substantiate his claim, and a verdict was
for the plaintiff.—Damages £6B.

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THE WEATHER, as we anticipated some time 61 tW
boo
tinues beautifully fine—more like spring weatber4a *
remember at this season for some years past. This jritilfo
boon to the agriculturalist, and although we are eatinn_„
Bober. 00
few days of ‘. dusky, dark November," we may / deg'
say, that more field operations have been
ob
sey 06
October, than the " oldest inhabitant" can renle tion
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THE CALIFORNIAN PEN.—The everlasting (i pro'
pro'
is this a good pen ?" has been answered !'dd one
Hall, of South John-street, who has suee`-0,2 t 1,13a:06
during a metallic pen, which he designate3',-nollitie AP'
as above. There is hardly anything more ien .9,1
a bad pen—every one knows the misery. The r heat/ ,:t ter
Mr. Hall is fit for any hand to use—.fight or de, IP,ce
what is of the greatest value, it does not eerf-nerie",attr",
work with equal facility in any ink. From ehlris po'jor"
metallic pens, we can say that this one, Which-pst fie
as gold, and will last nearly as long, is the "" $O.
ever used. kflY".

CORONER'S COURT.—YESTERDAY—SUDDEN 1::"t:011, ;it'
Yesterday the Coroner held the following inqueet_ls;d 0%99
body of John Hughes, aged 28, who wag eigrillifvetb
Albert dock warehouses, and who fell dead in Orriii lir/ 36
Tuesday evenicg. Death was the result of aatt eslte'4o'
yearsVi,
reirndci
Prince's
a age,cdcoocr kdt,ihnegwl On the body of Anna Got
sit op
so,
accordingly.—On
reosfidtehde
at 37,
osfpea ge
bee
thr; trp3o.ofoottogiei
.fargoom, and o esday.tromrdori
Verdict
Wavertree. The deceased was paralysed ebeiuA" gad 1,n,,0 0
anothern W
attack.edn
God "—On the body of Patrick Reynolds, ag7ooll/42/ PS
by tile.y46. 00
deceased was a plasterer, and resided la 'eogsg,FitlitA
Abliegton-street. On Wednesday he was ,i-its, 'kir
whitewashing a yard at Mr. Bishop's spirit a- vtassisigl;
sphieedwas founu.,6-0,,,,,in
barn-street, and in the course of the daY,, tag of 1" d 111.,
drinking out of a vat, that contained 158 ga,'°— 0 fen o 4
he was ordered off, and in the afternoon be was
Ass riy•
Macvicar-street, in a state of insensibility, all (telt of
to the Northern Hospital, where he died shortlq, beutio•
Verdict, " Died of excessive drinking."---(93 clerk' ii
Joseph Harding, aged 16, who was a booking • at
Waterloo station, who died •
appeared that deceased was crossing the line '
a engille' Pest
when he was unfortunately caught by t not ego/
in the Northern ,1108P0 OOP
apes 1
ciesokbo:
sustained such injuries that he died. Blayne
to be attached to any one. Verdict, " Aacilelnotaho /101...
The next inquest was held on the body'. ei -,ragastkAterf
who came by his death under the following Ct; of 0,7; tbi°
—The deceased was master of the flat Pat__l,llstnig" O"
and was proceeding down the river on to log 0014'0
steamer Ayrshire Lassie was ccrAing up taggifcroaegei 10j
by some accident, or from some unexlnal:i the la • i°°'
AID' of
vessels came in contact, when the mast in the °-(1101
knocked out, and the deceased was killed li 0 yet
On a full investigation, the jury faullu
" Aocidental death."