The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-10-27 00:00:00

et unrivalled port nn the east coast

4 me long neglected )
r „,lee,nl,B likely to resume ancient importance, as the
o—,„ernr.of.transit between 'England and. the northern and
fur 441 Parts of the Continent. This event might have been
I._!teen as the natural consequebees of the openi'
t..-eh IthCnish Railway to Cologne, by ,which a mue
• Cedier and more direct route to Fist Europe and North
"any than that now ended via Antwerp or Ostend
rse2rresented to the public. All that. is 'required to
I)4uau,e this the generally adopted route is, that steam-
Ila;s
,of requisite power and speed- be--put- on—between
been and Rotterdam. A. company has already
tned for accomplishing this, and there tin be no
traffic that the paramount importance of securing such a
line will make the shareholders of the Eastern Counties
havas Well as those of the Dutch Rhenish line, insist on
qqatu, this Comparatively short sea distance fully and ade-
in c' Y provided for by steam accommodation. The mails
0,4'101 case will necessarily adopt the same route. The
po,irin,n of the Eastern Counties and Eastern Union corn.
41111 es (Mr. Walters and Mr. Cobbold) have not lost one
171 in. personally verifying the facts of the case.
Rene,. T)g themselves of the steamer Aquila, which was
8 eatnn,uBlY Placed at their disposal by the North of Eurtphe
to it, tut at Company, they proceeded direct from
RhenishHarwic
)lailwaerclain. where the directors of the Dutch
to hee y received them with open arms, and welcomed them
}LI! °llle partakers in the splendid festivities with which
thf.i.ad and Germany have celebrated this great event in
Greort"e„,ial history—the union of these countries by the
nesday "tlok Railway of Central Europe. On Wed-
.theY re-embarked at Rotterdam, having as
liehPa2llOng
on their return several of the Eng-
holderßoard
of Direction, and of the principal share-
oesir,„B" in the Dutch Rhenish Railway, who were
thom, seizing the opportunity thus kindly afforded
roate.-11. Mr. Walters and Mr. Cobbold of testing the new
Past nine
ome
,s4k uila passed the bar at the Brille about half•
twenty mile Wednesday morning, and made the coast about
arrivino,to the north of Harwich about- four p.m.,
been 6,,‘ ttarivieh at seven pm. Had a straight course
Are,pttuef the Aquila would have arrived at Harwich at
kkowi„ or in seven and a half hours from the Brille bar—
the (rug that when the proper arrangements are completed,
to n:attlace between Harwich and Rotterdam will be reduced
r nine and a half or tan hours.
run in Of course, trains will
did connection with the boats on both sides. The splen-
ton "I;?onr and unrivalled facilities for transit accommoda-
atten,Yuich Harwich possesses attracted the particular
the ~`lcsn of the visitors, most of whom were strangers to
the 1P
sce, and,•coming from Liverpool. were struck by
oorn,'nense natural advantages as a port which are here
Ilo4r,,ativelt, unemployed. We have no doubt that the
into
,Nge thus acquired by all parties will be brought
their"PeedY application, and that this energetic step of
Easi chairman will stimulate the shareholders of the
to the:ll Counties and Eastern Union Railways, to assist to oh:14110st the realisation of a project which bids fair
cotianwoent anew and most remunerative traffic for the

eg of the

SACRED HARMONIC SOCIETY.
Af the ~_monthly sitting of the County Court, held last.
caB: 21‘, winchester, before C. J. Gale, Esq., the following
4:as entered for hearing :
Nil ,c,I"„TT v. CONDUIT.— The plaintiff was Mr. Charles
;tel!e: :8 Pickett, of Liveipool, and the defendant a music
be d„.11 Winchester. The action was for £5O alleged to
the ,;" ”Tider the terms of an agreement, as a penalty for
attends appearance the same. Mr. Greenfield, solicitor,
• ally ant'd for the defendant, but the plaintiff did not make
Paredr,Pearance. Mr. Gteenfield stated that he was re.
%el ``) aPPIy for a change of venue to Liverpool, as the
eee the witneFses for the defendant resided at that
kart of The facts of the case were these
called Year, the plaintiff had advertise. _
the d musical Tfrorld, for a partner with £350, 191.,
the ce"'ndant answered, and a correspondence ensued, in
,tl') -°111:" of which the plaintiff represented himself as
-lonjeaci.- manager and secretary ti the Sacred Hari
141biero,"ietY of Liverpool, consisting of 950
with the
400 ,afOs of ample professional employment, an income of
tepre ,e6OO per annum might be realised. Upon those
c,erl atiena the defendant, in the month of June last,
*itli'l,7lPed to exerute an agreement to become a partner
FC),4`ntiff., end, 'in default of fulfilment by either party,
aaltOf 51/ was to be paid to the other, by way of
Petiit;* Two or three months afterwards, defendant, hap-
Chaic) bLe in Liverpool, made enquiries, and the result
bitri.',." declined , the agreement, and his
,"(litigL,,,roto to the plaintiff to that effect, hence the pro-
ta,ken in this court. After the partnership in the
‘Bl,lbc;', 'al been effected with the defendant, newspapers. of
tiff to;i,Tlent date contained advertisements in which plaT-
(li4,l.ti offered the undertaking for sale. As the plaintiff
°it °..f
offered
his Honour ordered the case to be struck
attona° 9'sti,tests .te lis, and allowed the defendant his own and

—ln the early,

411, 3orlim 121- Th u romaan COURT

RI44°ISI,
'4l't '40.'6 V. ATTORNEY AND ATTORNEY V. MAGIS
!Briou---, There is no place on earth where real life, in all its
14
4 DOill;u4P°B and hues, can be seen to more advantage than
eaaefedce court, Here we have the reality .of romance
101 pre' before our eyes. Some chapters, nay, ineed many
klieeel' blight be written from the daily occurrences in a
the
titiCOUrt.
~ _ Grave and gay scenes are here laid before
Alit the 4,..1eu.c0, and before the sympathetic tear, silently shed
.11, ;11141 of some unfortunate tale of woe, has time o
VP 'a co
hoot itton. ulPelled to laugh outright at the sacceedininge
it Amongst the ases of affiliation that ca
,tbat dem-4888rs Bolton- and Crosthwaite on Saturday, was one
meser,z`ved
14,1 ,;lition h 0 Mote notice .
the a btu...! ad not the following. " nice dash of an inter.
'con, p,ened during the investigation. The mother. o.f
lit -P ion
i 'aro , ant was called on as a witness, and was examined
.4, „6 le „
Ittn"ne t,.S'a by Mr. Bolton, with the view of ascertain-
ri'll vi-ti`a Of- the statement, when Mr. Goodere, (the
k.-'!klce.,,,•v,:r9ae and said : In this ease I hold a brief of Mr.
Nvnnt' 41°. in the defendant's advocate; be has gone away
:el'attettk"irea°l2 important business elsewhere, and I have
er hearan the defence his absence, and must say that
.I
t',4l).➢ tit d questionese in
by a bench in such an extraordt-
b,—°Z(•naa;_ne,l* a 8 they havep
been put to this witness, I must
."Y ow -°".., mit it. Mr. Bolton : Sit down, sir. I must use
`Xath• n a=',`.'eretion to Come at the truth of the case: by
ih user the •:"t
st., terfer
6(lBit.gkilia„,7 With me 1;: the course I wish to take in my
rel.4°u• It is time ci...211Z.11 for you to speak when
ac)(1 if I wanted your azi.le I
ih ert
could as .
kit Mr. or •* if You want any advice fro:11
oh it
'll • M El me you must pay
1 : Prot, r• Bolton • Sit down, sir, nett. tab Per ti . • you are called
1f1,..„, that me. I wig ask the ‘notnin whateve, questions
goiti'''tioode,e
.1111,7 enqb'e me to coly, to a just conclusion.
1/nlto (3ti aftet: thiselti, they
.may talk
tahbeonut the grand in.
tile 11'
and her • The witness was examined by Mr.
kltifi4Npiai evidence went clearly to establish the case of
red to rinaut. Mr. Wybergh asked Mr. Goodere if he
?
tha' 4,tiae'dresi the bench. before their Worships consulted
Dtav'flen Jere roie and said : I protest against this
the
r,,kre wee ,88 been extorted from the witness by
hkv`4t the
eross-examination of the magistrate, and I
Sicf.t° eav'n't it as cpiite unfair to my client, th.at's all I
<I el'. an 'o;de The magistrates, after a short con
fir'
r ag,inst the defendant for the. pi.,l
* Good` : I give notice of appeal in t
•

Liverpool, 18th October, 185 G

ADVICE TO WlVES.—Never contradict your husbands ;
they are like the House of Commons, and can stop the
supplies. Always enquire the price of "stock" before
you ask for new bonnets. When Mr. Jones comes home
late from the club, pretend to be asleep. He will give
you credit for believing that he came home early.
WINTER ASIIIZES.—We are able to announce that there
will be a winter assizes held again this year for general
gaol delivery. Most of the larger counties will be
included, as many at least as were visited last year.
But neither the :exact places, nor the times for holding
the assizes, can be fixed until after consultation with tha
judges.

"A GENTLE SWAIN."—A young gentleman at Weston
is in want of a wife, and as he does not wish to marry
foolishly, he, desires that the lady who may favour him
with an offer must be prepared to make the very moderate
bid of XlOO per annum, the lady's income must reach
that amount. An advertisement in the Clifton paper
makes known the desire of this "gentle swain," and it is
to be hoped that some of the eligible young ladies in that
fashionable suburb will deign to smile upon him.
EronT VESSELS LosT.—On Saturday a notice was posted
at Lloyd's, reporting the loss of the undermentioned vessels e
The brig Alyth, Captain Leighton, of Hartlepool, from
Barcelona, for Swansea, foundered on the 28th of last
month, in let. 45 N,, long. S W.—the crew are missing.
The brigantine Aline Captain York, from New York, drove
on the rocks at Sable Island, on the 23 d of the same
month, and was totally lost, the crew were saved, The barque
Jane, Captain Stephens, of Pieton, from London, lost off
Canso Islind, on the 6th inst.—crew safe. The other wrecks
were the Valentine, at the mouth of the Adour, on the 17th
inst.; the Mohawk of Glastrow, near Cariboo Point; the
Margaret and Jane, of Kirkwall, on the coast of Norway ;
the Catherine, in:the North Sea ; and the schooner Brothers,
of Melford, in Pentland Frith.

ltation,
nent of

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

LIVERPOOL.—SATURDAY. it4i‘ iitaFoßE MR. CROsTnwAiTa. .
Joseph
tia,I4IIO3)4I,p_ATNATH BoY.—A youth, named
\;' k t Id
(I:a.g the appearance oof
t following
kheiliklieirqi was brought up b u t . w r e thc hredel y:
the '" the Wileer said he saw i-ai ts-aleilor,
the
three
ki NoNi..e. street from one abouttom,
prisoner "knockingo'clockeain
he
hiefeetZ, .lid at last he arrested
some
vestions. t
hit, he i„anght. On asking him hi as he suspected
!titritttiCged at Mr. Henry's, 91,
t three weeks ago,
ql,l,..qaci No had been turned out abouha,
Burlington-stree ,
time. He took
lie I„`a tie,,cl Place to sleep
Nelhie ag and found hinitslsesitnohcreyn,tsseo, far, to be correct,
o but Mrs. Henry
11:% ;1114% volt
being
1
g• concernedin in having btroakine
cneintltieo
4011: rellkoewlitice thatn time. It anpeaysredt
house had been
400 eil illt left the place
lip 441 ° on three occasions, ellli
411(1
Monday
,Haenndryrobbed of wearing
night last the
IN
,leti other things. On
led' toketZre entered, and a pair of
.trousers, value
to thirteen
to A'llll, Sher with the washing belonging itid 4 lock, en. Mr. Henry had to mak
mr. Henry,
*i6 as h,6,8. shirt that belonged to
ggood the loss
. *T
at , i
.at the
month.
the
to gaol for one
' ta
-lissad
time prisoner left the house,
if De7B `‘ %,1e1ta.,,1 na . j
illi He .was sent
alias
William
Jones, lates,
be4hew°ll ettiPloved° ant Mr. Perry,
spice
b414/Per,":ltreet, vit'as charged with having stolen a
Inagthef
bag
Th4dlti°ll
whichwa4e 4, the property of his employer.
he
qt 0,44 „ the prisoner occupied in the stores,
%pat4day 7°1141114y of taking the property, and on
M orfields by
!fter,l'hie 76voetting he was stopped. in
Ittp.zard,
_,.. with the pepper in his possession.t_rom
It was
the
Sitiqouse glseovered that he had stolen i f
1'1,1144 tf,„ ,11l reply to the chargetheprisoner
14 ' 411 '` Ile took the property, but gave the follow-
If h that elellse• lie said he owed a person X 4 10s,
tgliltit dici Person threatened to put him into gaol
to pay, and he
111% then:t Pao, lie had not money
kohltall'est pepper to procure the money and prevent
-gi, ' The prisoner was sent to gaol for three

PRINCE NAPOLEON'S EXPEDITION TO THE ARCTIC SEAS,
—Co Saturday tidings arrived of one of the ocean floats
thrown out by the French frigate Reine Hortense, in which
Prince Napeleon recently made his expedition to the Arctic
Seas, for the purpose of ascertaining the direction of the
currents in those seas. One of these floats was picked up
on the 9th instant at Bigtown, in Zetland, and contained a
paper, on which was written, " Voyage de S. A, I. Prince
Napoleon, Imperial yacht Reine Hortense, commanded by
M. ue Ronchise, Captain Imperial Navy. This paper was
thrown at sea on the 22nd August, lat. 60 40,10ng. 1.45.0
of the Paris meridian. 41y person that should find this
paper is requested to deliver it to tte nearest French con-
sul, noting the place where it was found," The goat was
despatched where directed.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST THE LEEDS WIZARD. —About
five months ago, a young girl of 20, named Eliz I Croft,
whose parents reside in Pontefract Lane, Leeds, went to
reside as domestic servant at the New Cross Inn, Meadow
Lane. This girl was in this house at the time when Dove
was in the habit of visiting it, to meet Harrison. Croft
had a sweetheart named Stevenson, but of late months he
had not visited her so regularly as she appeared to have
w'shed ; and iu order to prevent the connection from being
dropped, she consulted Harrison, to give her a charm by
which she could fetch the truant again to her side. The
assault in question had been perpetrated during one of these
visits. The case was placed in the hands of the Leeds
police on Wednesday, and Harrison was shortly afterwards
apprehended, and all his books, astrolabes, crystals, ate.,
removed to the police office. On Thursday, the prisonew
was placed in the dock of the Leeds Court house, and the
above evidence adduced against him. He was represented
by Mr. Ferns. As the ease was still incomplete, Mr.
Superintendent James obtained a remand until Monday,
when the evidence against him will be completed. Although
the news of the " Wizard's" arrest was comparatively
unknown in the town, the Court house was densely crowded
during the preliminary enquiry we have above reported.

I A4B
Oh
tou...ter
,Nct
antveFORTI MR. MANSFIELD.
and an "PE.Jarnes Dwyer, described as a
I,,`q a violenteX-policeman, was charged with having
dei.,ettcinse vale,
assault on his wife. The parties
tl:4 44,4 ant had dfrom the evidence it seemed that
44;aqt ‘tneeetr treated his wife very brutally. He
lit'bt° be lin P'y a fine Of £lO (months the assault, or, in
utit. Prtsoned for three , and kept to

Till

TZRN COUNTIES & DUTCH RHENISH I THE LONDON AND NORTH WESTERN
RAILWAYS AND HARWICH. RAILWAY COMPANY, AND MR. BRAITH-
' WAITE POOLE.

The following is a copy of Mr. Braithwaite Pool's letter,
to which we have referred in another column :

TO THE GOODS' MANAGERS OF THE 64 RAILWAY COMPANIES

ASSOCIATED IN THE CLEARING HOUSE, LONDON.-
Gentlemen,—ln retiring from the chairmanship of your
body, a position which, by your favour, I have held for so
many years, it is due to you, from whom I have recsived such
invariable kindness and support, to explain the reasons
which have led to a step, as painful to myself, as I beli, ve
it will be unexpected by you. My connection with the
,London and North Western Railway has ceased. Without'
further preface, .1 request your perusal of the following
letter from the secretary of the company, the board minute,
and my. reply—,

London and North Western Railway,
London, 13th September, 1856.
My Dear "Sir,--I. am instructed to transmit to you the
enclosed extract from the minutes of the board, and having so
recently seen you, I need only add my best wishes, and remain,
my dear sir, sincerely yours.

B. Poole, Esq. CHAS. E. STEWART, Secretary.
E,vtract from the Minutes of the Board, of the 13th day
of September, 1856.
The Deputy Chairman having teported the suspension of
Mr. B. Poole, and submitted correspondence connected there-
with—Resolved—That the proceedings, as reported, be
approved. The documentary evidence, with further letters
addressed by Mr. Poole to the secretary and chairman, having
been Considered, and the members deputed to see Mr. Poole
for the purpose of hearing any further explanation which he
might desire to offer, baying reported,—lt was resolved—That
in the opinion of this board, the course adopted by Mr. Poole,
in reference to the trial of Wm. Parsonage, has been marked
by such neglect of duty, as to destroy the confidence which
should exist between a board of directors and an officer in
Mr. Poole's position. In recording this opinion the board,
at the-same time, desires to express its regret in being con-
strained to dispense with the services of one of its oldest officers,
and one so well qualified, by ability and long experience, to
render valuable service to his employers.
Braithwaite Poole, Esq.

l, Se, 1856.
Dear Sir.—l beg to acknowledgeLiverpoo receipt22d pt
eof he minute
of the board under date 13th instant, to the effect that the
directors are constrained to dispense with my services. In
bowing to their decision, I must be permitted to say that it is
unexpected by me; and, if not a great act of injustice, I
respectfully submit, is more severe than the ocasion warrants ;
and, as I may not have another opportunity, allow me to
remind you of some of the circumstances connected with my
position. When the misconduct of the late cashier Mr. Salter,
and Mr. Parsonage, became known, the directors appointed a
special committee to investigate the affairs of the Waterloo and
Wapping stations. This committee entered upon a close and
laborious scrutiny into every. part of my conduct; and it will be
in your recollection that, inconsequence of allegations imputing
improper conduct to mo personally, the events of many years
were carefully reviewed by them to ascertain if any of those
charges could be substantiated against me. The result of that
enquiry, as personally communicated to me by the Marquis cf
Chandos, was an entire acquittal by the board, as respects the
imputations attempted to be cast upon my character. The
only circumstance that bas since occurred is my omission to
appear to a subpoena on the trial of William Parsonage. I
received no orders from the directors on the subject, but I am
now fully sensible of my mistake in not being,present. I
endeavoured to retrieve my error by returning to Liverpool,
and offering to attend in court to explain my absense, as I
could have no personal object in being absent; since I had
only to refer to the directors, who had so recently enquired
into my conduct, to rebut any imputations which the ingenuity
of counsel might have endeavoured to throw upon me. I
cannot but think the decision of the directors, after my 17
years service, during which timel have devoted the whole
energies of mind and body to advance the interests of the

company, as a very severe sentence for a simple error of
judgment: I have no appeal from their decison, and even if
I had, I should not pursue it, for I feel that when confidence,
however unjustly, is withdrawn from an officer, hii connection
with a board of directors cannot tend either to their advantage,
or to his own comfort. Much has appeared in the public prints
on the company's management, and my name has been, freely
mentioned. I have hitherto refrained from taking any measures
to vindicate myself by recourse to the same channel ; hut per-
fecty conscious as Jam of the rectitude of my conduct in every
respect, except in the error to which I have alluded, justice to
myself and family may forbid me altogether remaining silent.
Under all circumstances, I presume I shall receive the usual
notice, or an equivalent, for being removed so hastily from my
office. I will lose no time in arranging all the important
affairs which are still incomplete in my office, so as to give as
little trouble to the directors and my successor as possible. In
conclusion, accept my thanks for your good wishes, and inform
the directors that I appreciate the expressions of their regret
at our separation, and assure them that I shall always continue
to feel an interest in the success of an undertaking with which
I have been so long and so intimately connected —I remain,
dear sir yours faithfully, BRAITHWAITE POOLE.
C. E. Stewart, Esq.,
To this letter 1 have had no reply. Such, gentlemen, is
the plain statement I have to lay before you, and you will
form your own judgment upon the case. To those among
yOll with.whom I have been so long associated, and to whom
I am personally so well known. It is, I am sure, unneces-
sary for me to say anything in my own justification ; but it
may not be out 'of
.place, in taking leave of you as a body,
to add to the above . testimony of my general services, ex-
pressed in the board minute, the fact, that the directors of
the London and North Western Company, who fotmed what
was called the " Comittee of Investigation," after their
recent elaborate research into the conduct and organisation
of the various departments of the railway, recommended the
board to appoint mews goods manager over the whole line,
instead of the Northern division only, Permit me to thank
you most cordially for the many friendly acts I have expe.
rimed from you, individully and collectively, in the per-
formance of the difficult duties which have devolved upon
me during the lengthened period I have occupied the chair
of your association. The handsome service of plate you
presented to me will often recall feelings of the past, and,
believe me, I shall always look back upon our connection
with pride and pleasure, trusting I may never forfeit your
esteem or kindly remembrance. —With sincere wishes for
your happiness, and the prosperity of your association, I
remain, gentlemen, your faithful servant and friend,
BRAITHWAITE POOLE