The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-04 00:00:00

RUSSIA,

The Journal de St. Petersbourg of the 24th ult.
contains the official announcement of the definitive
evacuation of the Crimea by the Allies.
A Berlin correspondent of the Journal des Debats
says it is known there for certain that Austria, in
concert with "Russia, seeks to procure a revision of
the protocol of London settling the succession of
the Danish crown, and that negociations are going
on to obtain
_the concurrence of Prussia for that
object.
A despatch dated Berlin, August Ist, states that
the supposed determination of Russia to occupy
the Isle of Serpents, has caused a great sensation
at Vienna. Austria looks on it as a fatal blow to
the free navigation of the Danube, and an infrac-
tion of the Treaty of Paris. • It is belived here that
the Austrian Cabinet has already Made represehta•
tions to the Western Powers on the subject. 1 i.„,

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ITALY.

office,
for

From Turin, under date of the 29th ult., ,we
learn that the latest intelligence from the scene of
the recent attempt at insurrection in thc Limigiana
represents everything. as , perfectly quick 'and
therefore this movement, which would be simply
ridiculous if it were not, also
.unhappily mis_
chievous, may now be considered at an end. The
troops have now returned to their quarters, with
the exception of one company of Bersaglieri,
which remains on the frontier near Ortonovo. The
Sardinian government has received information
from Massa an a Carrara that tranquility is perfectly
re-established in the Medenese territory.
Froth Parma we learn thit't ;Count Crenneville
was about to leave, fora time at least. His friends
there said he was only going on leave to some.
watering place. General Count Etakelberg ha§
been appointed Minister Plenipotentiary at this
court by the Emperor of Russia.

PENINSULAR MAILS.

The Peninsular and' Nkiehtal Company's steam-
ship. Madrid arrived at'' Southampton on Saturday
with the usual Peninsular mails. Her dates are
Gibraltar, July 24 ; C iliz, July 25; Lisbon,. July
29 ; Oporto and Vigo; July 30.

The Madrid brings forty passengers, £3,190.
specie, and a full cargo,

On Saturday, in the Southwark County Court, an
action was brought by a gentleman named Horsey, against
the South Eastern Railway Company, to recover the sum:
of eight guineas and fifteen shillings from the defendantsr
they having committed a breach of contract in neglecting
to convey him and his friends to see the naval review at
Spithead. The plaintiff said that in the month of May
last he saw advertisements in the newspapers offering to
take passengers by rail and boat to witness the great
naval review at Spithead. They were headed London
and South Eastern Railway, and signed Eboralle, m an-
In consequence of that he went to the railway
147, Cheapside, and purchased four tickets,
which he paid eight guineas. The plaintiff
continued, that when they got to Portsmouth:
their boat was loaded, and they were put on board the
Princess Helena. She was fitted up for the occasion,
There were four or five deal tables. The hold was lined
with bunting, and about 12 mattrasses were thrown down'
for them to sleep nn..„ Tallow candles hung by ropes, and
there was not thb least accommodation. While it Ports-
mouth he asked leave to go on shore, when the captain
said he did not know how long he should-be there, but he
allowed them to go ashore, to return by 10 o'clock, which
they did. The review was to begin at 11 o'clock. After
they got back to the vessel, the directors' steamer passed
with another boat, and they followed the Queen about till
12 o'clock. Witness asked to be allowed to go on board
the directors' boat, and hailed it, but they would not
stop. They were left behind the last steamer, and did
not quit Portsmouth harbour until one o'clock. The
interesting part of the review was over when they
got there. Mr. Pollard, on the pizrt of the railway
compan, contended that they had peeormed their con-
tract to the best of their ability, and the plaintiff had seen
the review, although he did not see the Queen pass
through the fleet, and that he deemed quite sutScient for
them. His Honour said : Assuming the delay of the
steamer from the harbour to have been caused by some
unavoidable accident, the company would not have been'
liable, but it is plain that the vessel was delayed for the'
purpose of the company, from their not supplying two'
steamers, they supposing that one could do the work.
The consequence was the steamer in question was delayed'
one hour, and that the most important hour of the day.
The review meant the whole review, or, at all events, the
Queen's passage through the fleet, which the defendant
and his friends did nut see, therefore he must give judg'
ment for the plaintiff, with costs. There were five other
actions of a similar nature against the railway company,'
in which the judge also gave judgment for the plaintiffs,
considering that the defendants had been guilty of gross
neglect.

EXTRAORDINARY ASSAULT CASE.

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The town of Melton Mowbray was on Thursday in 1,
state of intense excitement, the cause of which was al`
assault committed on Mrs. Norman, wife of George Nor
man, Esq., of Goadby Marwood Hall, by three of th,
tservantsfather of o f theAi
rRs e.
Norman.
vE . .
do
aa
nd
tbsy Parsonages'were
e 1
ri;
Johnson, David Ecob, and Thomas Landers,
who were
charged with unlawfully assaulting Louisa Julia Norman,
at Goadby lilarwood, on the 22nd of July. Landers is
groom in the service of the Rev. E. Manners, Ecobb
occupies a similar position, and Mary Johnson acts of ,
companion to Miss Manners, the daughter' of the RC°
E. Manners. Mary Johnson is the young woman svna
took out a game certificate about two years ago, and injured her hand while out shooting. She appeare:
in court richly dressed, with valuable rings upon hit. fingers, and carried a bouquet of flowers in her hant_.
Mr. A.tter, of Stamford, appeared on behalf of t
defendant s, who had been apprehended on Thursday nig
under a warrant issued by Mr. Bingham. The hearin Shot`:
the case occupied three hours. The only .witness]
examined in support of the charge were Mrs. Norman and,'
her husband, George ,Norman, Esq. it appeared tl_la,.,
Mrs. Norman went to the parsonage house to see Ilf, father, and vas not allowed to enter his room. She pet'
shied in remaining in the house until she did t, hire,
tour then Miry Johnson ordered the other Tie
father's
esNrooromma,n
vants to turn her out, and assisted in doing so. o's,
Struck Mrs. Norman violent blows on her arms and hatio.l
and broke a ring o Mrs. Norman's finger. After thm..
f he'
a- dumpedn ivhi l e she inh
e her fat,'Via'
years, is of rather a weak mind and far, advanced,,,i/
years, the „defendants entered the ,'room' and fore,"!
awtsstthaelkinwgintdoowo ' '
ejected her. Subsequently, Landers struck bits Norman a blow on her breast, and nearly stunned
For Mr. Norman spoke to the bruises his wife recetveuti
For the defence it was urged thatuMr. Mr. Manners did ncisf
desire Mrs. Norman to visit him, and that Mr. Donglao
his medical attendant, had given strict orders that 110„0,
but Miss Johnson and Miss Manners, who lived in t,:it
house, should be admitted into the room. It .was urg';
that' no more violence had boen used than was necesssario
to carry out the orders given b Mr. Manners, anci
declaration. signed by IVIr. manners tin and road'ce
It positively contradicted several of the circumstan
sworn to by Mrs. Norman, and in it stated that it was -co
his request that she was ejected, that no more violent,/
, was pu
was used than necessary, and that he did not see 3na
blow struck by his servants. Mr. Atter applied for a 4
attend to give evidence upon oath, but '
adjournment, for the purpose of ascertaining from' to
Douglas, surgeon, if Mr. Manners was in a fit state
magistrate
;the „
refused to grant the application. Mr. Atter called iht,
the defence, Justin Ecob, Sarah Hayes, and W. Wrigo,3D
who were in the house at the time, and, gave a differ; f
version of the affair to that given y Mrs. Norman. .i"L',ies,
retiring for a short time to consider the case, the nan,.b or
trates returned into court and sentenced Landers to 1,,,g
months' hard labour, and Mary Johnson to one mott,,
hard labour. Ecob was discharged.—Nottingham Rez'ae
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" A LADY IN THE CASE."
Chart At the Brighton Borough Bench, on Friday, Cha,tr
Rowley Platt, an officer in the army, was charged viiliptl
violent assault on Mr.. John Laurence, surgeon, an 01u„-oce
highly respected inhabitant of the town. Mr. Laers:sit#
deposed that about one o'clock on Thursday he was v' ~d
ing a patient in Marlborough-place, when he reee,l. 0
a message by his coachman, in consequence of whie,u ot
went home and found the defendant in his pan°,,l
He begged him to be seated, and defendant said, de
believe you are very intimately acquainted with Pecl,
Platt ; I believe particularly so. Witness rePlot
" Yes, for the last five-and-twenty years." Defee%la
said, " You are aware that there has been a wed
in the Platt family ?" He said, " Yes,'oi
that Judge Platt and family were very much annoYe.V
it, especially as the wedding appeared in the Times,' tof
mating that it was Judge Platt's son, and not Mr. SO,,
Platt." Witness then said to him, " I think you a' `ol
Platt by your face." He forgot what rey defencLid
made, but afterwards he said, " Did your ay anyti,!roo
to Lady Platt about the lady who was married ?' colY
witness replied, " No, not to my recollection, but in oil
versation with her, perhaps I might have said sometho
in reference to the on dit of the town of Brighton, b- know no.hing wrong of my own knowledge." The ue 110
replied, "From hearsa
dant then said, " What do you think of that lady ?", 010
most immaculate person." Defendant then said, " -1„ Ilig
my wife," and became much excited, and insisted 0",
y, I believe that she is 13,,,,°'00
giving him satisfaction. He said he should do no 6 tier f
thing, and tuey walked out of the house tegell
defendant continuing in a very excited state. 'Win tO,
carriage was at the door, and he put his hand upon 'JP
get in, when defendant said, " You are a scoundrel, 3"401
insist upon your giving me satisfaction,' and at the s"ttil
time struck at him with the whip produced over d,
shoulder. Defendant then turned the whip and st`ali,
him three or four blows with the butt end on his hand., of hat. None of them hurt him much except the bloroprif blows on the hand. It was the left hand, and the 13 00
had injured the fore and middle fingers, which were,„ If
and the joints of both hurt. Tho defendant, in reP,tli
the charge, said : I wish to say that, in consequence 0..01
remark which Mr. Lawrence made to me, that from woro
he had heard he had reason to believe that my wifeatie
not immaculate, and, on his refusing to give me the 'hiof
faction I demanded of him, I felt that there was not ,
but,to take the law in my own hands, irritated rasp
was' by such a scandal. The prisoner was comet' for trial, but was admitted to bail, himself in f"
is
Tat ai
mtkheees nfoooltiottwhheien
and three sureties jointly in .£lOO.—The Brighton 11,6;det
namegi 6n toht
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aof
yr
m:thelr , ladyr(On
inte h,
0::
,ohol.
lionsaapypse ia: s—rde Idi disclosed ci wlnoesremhdei
ult., at the Episcopal Chapel of S. Thomas, New ).- AO
by the Rev. Edmund Neville, Rector, Captain Ch 3,;00,,
Rowley Platt, of H.M. 16th Regiment, to Miss
rd
The Howard Tiernan' The name of Alias Louisa Howard of
be familiar to our readers as that of a very charming of
fascinating actress, who, for a considerable period. "t 9,
tamed the principal female roles at the Brighton 'rhea(
and who, subsequently departed for America."

114°°
COUI,TTY COURTS PRACTICR Lord Cance'_or 0, under the, provisions of the Countye Courts Act of last oft
sion) appointed Mr. Sergeant Manning, Mr. Roe, Mr. CO, ots
Mr. Worlledge, and Mr. Fu,
rner, five of the judges 0"
County Courts, a standing committee for the franiW° i 0 rules of practice, and for regulating the costs of attorneVo,
these courts; and has appointed Mr.
ti Henry Nicol 10
eretary. , , Mr. Sergeant Dowling, member of the tot
committee, under 15 and 16 Viet., C. 54, being abroaut,
his health, and the duties of the committee requiring to b#
commenced immediately, could not be appointed a mei'
of the present committee.
LIE CONVICT WILLIAM DOVE.--The tll
friends of ot'
prisoner are making, strenuous efforts to obtain a c 509
tation of the sentence passed epee him. On ThursdaY9 Barret, of Leeds, the prisoner's solicitor, proceeded
London with the View of obtaining an interview witti,
George Grey on the subject. It is intended that a delltioo
tion shall wait upon, the Home Secretary, whose attevoll
wi I be directed to a mass of evidence bearing on the cinen
of the prisoner's sanity, and to four memorials which o`,,stf:
11,1
the same time be presented through him to her ,30 ~
These memorials will consist of one from the jury, one
persons 'who knew the prisoners prior to his convictiorbtioo;
amraeenteerlat
andf romosnoem
of
fo of the
generalmed mroimnedrefsoirdtehnetsproinsSoedti;
York, and elsewhere. These memorials pray for ao°
tation of the sentence of death passed upon the prison! 111
the ground that he is of such weak intellect as entitle;ot
to the clemency of the crown. On Wednesday
letter was received from the Home Office by Mr. Int Atilbi euegeoni, in which Sir G. Grey holds out no hopes 01 'ot"
a respite or a commutation of the sentence, and toles rolfl,
result of the interview to-day should be of a more fave;l g
character, there is little doubt that the prisoner 10:1
executed on Saturday next. Dove seems still to cel)4o'
the defence set up in his behalf at his trial, At any has no notion of confession.