The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-21 00:00:00

COURT OF PASSAGE.-SATURDAY.

(BEFORE EDWARD JAMES, ESQ., Q.C., ASSESSOR.)
The court sat at nine o'clock on Satarday morning.
NUNNELY Y. CUMMING.—This was an action brought
by Joseph Nunnely, of Burton, to recover £4 193 from
Henry Cumming, of Liverpool, being the value of a
hogshead of ale, and also of an empty kilderkin, fur-
nished to him on the 10th of March, 1855. Mr. Aspinall
appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Brett for the defence.
On the part of the defence, it was contended that the
hogshead in question had not been delivered, and that
the entry of it must have been made in mistake. The
jury found for the plaintiff.
TURNER V. Hußay.—ln this case a verdict was taketi
by consent for £lO.

BaomiLow V. Locxwoon.—This was an action brought
to recover £3 6s ld, in addition to £4 paid into court,
for work done. Mr. Blair appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Brett for the defence. The work done was an
alteration in the chimney of a baker's premises, and the
ground of defence was, that the work had not been
satisfactorily executed. The jury found a verdict for the
defendant.

ANDREWS ♦. LAWRENCE, AND ANOTIIER.—The plaintiff
in this case did not appear, and a notisti it was accordingly
entered.

ITALLLM V. HALLAIII.—The parties in this case were
brothers. The plaintiff was George Hallam, collector
and estate agent, residing in Lime street, and the defend-
ant, William Hallam, of Renshaw-street, auctioneer.
The sum claimed by plaintiff was £lB 12s 10d. for goods
sold and delivered, and money paid to account of
defefint. Mr. Tindal Atkinson appeared for the
plaintiff, and Mr. Simon for the defence. The action
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was of a very unint,i'restingature, and involved simply a
dispute relative to some transactions of an ordinary
character. The claim was re:2uced to £7 18s, and a
verdict for the plaintiff for £7 returniZi•
ROGERSON v. BELLHOUSE.—The plaintiff in case was
Anne Rogerson, an unmarried lady, possessing house
property at Beciles, in Suffolk, and the defendant wag
William Dawson Bellhouse. Mr. T. Atkinson appeared
for the plaintiff, and Mr. T. S. Raffles for defenjant•
Mr. Atkinson in opening the plaintiff's case stated, tha:
the defendant was a gentleman of many professions,
being a medical galvanist, a photographer, and, in addi-
tion, a soothsayer, who looked into the future for the
satisfaction or those who were cu, ious as to the charac-
ter of the spouse they were to wed, the fortune they
were to possess, or the number of children who were
likely to follow a matrimonial alliance. The plaintiff
had heard of defendant's fame as a soothsayer, and
went to consult him as to whether she would be more
happy in Irelaa'i than here. As her question was an-
swered in the negli;Jve, she wished to take a house in
Liverpool, and asked tut; defendant if he could recom-
mend her a suitable one. lle informed her he was
going to Southport, and he would let her the house he
then occupied. After several interviev,7s, she agreed to
take the house for a quarter. at a rental of £42 per
annum, the defendant being allowed the study bc a con-
sultation room when he visited this town on TuestLaVs
and Thursdays. The fixtures were to be valued at Lti
los, and she paid him £2 lOs on account. Shortly after,
not finding a suitable house in Southport, or for some
other reason, the defendant returned to Liverpool, and
required the plaintiff to give up possession of the house.
She refused to do so, upon which he said she was only a
weekly tenant, and at once put in an execution for
three weeks' rent. which he alleged to be due, taking
away furniture to the value of £l5. The action was
accordingly brought to recover the value of the furni-
ture seized, and damages for breach of contract. The
defence was, that the tenancy was only a weekly one,
and that the amount was due for which the execution
was put in. The defendant himself was examined, and
admitted to Mr. Atkinson, that he did employ his time
a little in looking into the future for the
benefit of those who came 'icr consult him. He
also stated, that he had made astrology his
especial study, but repudiated any acquaintance what-
ever with the occult science of spirit-rapping. Several
witnesses were examined upon each side. Raffles,
in replying to the evidence, denied that any discredit, or
even ridicule, should attach to the defendant, because of
any profession he chose to follow. He thought, even if
the defendant did profess a knowledge of the future,
much more ridicule should attach to a lady who was
silly enough to consult him. (Laughter.) If he found
people silly enough to come and consult him as to the
future, and that he thought he could make anything by
it, that was no ground to affect his credibility.
(Laughter.) Mr. Atkinson replied in a humorous
address, in which he dwelt facetiously upon the singular
character of the 'professions combinedly followed by the
defendant. The Assessor having summed up, the jury
found for the plaintiff, damages £2O.
LUCAS V. BUSBY, AND ANOTIME.—In this action, the
plaintiff, Henry Lucas, a cart owner, of Knotty Ash,
sought to recover the value of a horse, which was killed
by an omnibus belonging to the defendants, William and
Daniel Busby, in the Waterloo road, on the 17th of
April last. It appeared that the driver of the plaintiff's
cart, an inexperienced boy, had left his proper side of
the road to turn into Vulcan-street, without looking if
the way was free, and the consequence was that the
horse was knocked down and killed by an omnibus
which was passing at the time. On hearing this state-
ment from the boy himself, the counsel (Mr. Blair and
Mr. Aspinall) consulted, and the action was withdrawn,
as the affair was quite accidental.
SLATER V. HENDRICK.—This was an undefended
action for £3 18s 6d, and a verdict was entered for the
plaintiff.

BAKER AND ANOTHER V. DAWSON.—The plain'iffs iR
this action were Thomas and Samuel Baker, engineers
and boiler makers, and the defendant was Alexander
Mutter Dawson Mr. Aspinall was counsel for the
plaintiffs, and Mr. Brett for the defendant. The plain-
tiffs brought the action to recover £B7 lis ld from the
defendant, for work done in repairing the screw steamer
Northman, trading between Liverpool and Westport, in
I eland. The repairs in question, were in November
and December last. The amount of the claim was not
disputed, but it was contended for the defence, that the
defendant was not liable, as the order for the repairs
had been given by the defendant's brother, who had
since left town. It was proved that the defendant was
the owner of the vessel, and his brother only acted as
his agent. Mr. J. 0. Lever, of Manchester, in the
months in question, was in negotiation with the defen-
dant for purchasing the vessel, which lie did for the sum
of £3,825, but she was to be put in thorough repair
before being handei over to him, and it was to recover
the sum for these repairs, that the action was brought.
A verdict was given in favour of the plaintiffs.
DORAN V. PATON AND OTHERS.—In this action, the
plaintiff, Jas. Doran, sought to recover the sum of ..Cl2 17s
6d, from the defendants, the owners of the ship Onego,
for shipping and 44 trimming," the ballast, and stowing
away the chain, cable, and anchors, in July, last year.
Mr. O'Donnel appeared on behalf of the plaintiff, and
Mr. Aspinall for the defendants. It was contended by
the defendants, that the plaintiff's men did their work
so unskilfully, that they were engaged longer than
was neccessary. The jury returned a verdict for the
plaintiff for nine guineas.
The court did not rise until near eight o'clock.

STILL NO ANSWER FROM THE REV. J. B.
LOWE TO " VERAX !"

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES

Sir,—ln your impression of July 17, Mr. Lowe asks
" lrho is Irerax ?" I answer, that as the contest between
Mr. Lowe and " Vertu" is, on both sides, confessed to be
" with doctrines and not with men," " with things and net
with names only," so the personality of " Verax" is
altogether unimportant. Besides, Mr. Lowe has already
given the public to understand, that he recognises the style,
and knows the author of the letters from your correspondent
" Verax." Now, either the acute literary perception of Mr.
Lowe has led him into an imprudent assertion on this sub..
ject, whilst he was uncertain who "Verax" was, or Mr.
Lowe has satisfactory proof as to the origin of " Verafai•
epistles. If the former supposition hold, who is the
" reckless correspondent?" If the latter hypothesis be
accepted by Mr. Lowe, then why does he press for infor-
mation regarding that which he already knows ?
But, sir, is it not strange, that while Mr. Lowe was
addressing you, on the 15th of July, he did not think it
worth while to answer the few simple questions which I put
to him, through the columns of your paper, on the .sth
instant ? Mr. Lowe has no objection, evidently, to answer
" Verax" when he. thinks he can make the shadow of a
point. Why, with reference to " Verafs" letters, in your
impressions of June 23, June 21, June 28, and July 5, does
the Incumben
&Lc.,
t, of St. Jude's write—" I shall not take any
further notice of him ?"—Yours
VERAx.

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FOR SALE, the Barque MARY ANN, 422
toes 484 tons resister. Length, 118 feet 2-10ths ;
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(cargo being on board when measured). Bnilt at Quebec

1848, is yeilovr'rnetallred, carries a large cargo, and is admirably
adapted for the timber or cotton trade. Lying in Albert Dock. For
farther particulars apply to J. Bromley-Moore and Co.. Merchants,
or to CUNARD. BRETT & AUSTIN, Brokers for the Purchase and
Bale of Ships. 5, York Buildings, Dale-street, Liverpool; or 150,
Leadenban-street, London.

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JAVA; 1175 tons 0.31., about 1400 tons register per
ate act. Length 174 feet, breadth 40 feet, depth 32
C'''‘Nritidactpfeet. Very substantially built at Calcutta, of teak, in
`Bl3 ; is classed red star, copper-fastened, wood sheathed
•t yellow-metalled up to 20 feet, carries an immense cargo and sails
-kably well. In Coburg Deck.—For invent uses and further
:ars apply to CUNA RD, BRETT and AUSTEN, Brokers
ae Purchase and `ale of Ships, 5, York-buildings, Dale-
street, Liverpool, and 150, Leadenhall-street, London.

, FOR SALE, the fine new clipper-built Brigan-
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dead weight; her length is about 76 feet, br,adth 22
feet, depth 10 feet. Built at WalLce, Nova Scotia, last
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For further particulars apply to J E. Greenwood and Co., 1, India-
buildings; or, CUNARD, BRETT and AUATEN, Brokers for the
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150, Leadenhall-street, Londoa.

, FOR SALE, the fine A 1 Barque BESSIE ;
It\ 313 tons 0.m., 286 late act, and 2(52 tons present act.
Built at Wallace, Nova Scotia in 1854, and classed
A i at Lloyd's for tour years ; was fitted out in Liverpool

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Dtaiensions—Length. 1t 0 feet 1-10th; breadth, 24 :eet 6-1, ths;
depth, 15 feet 4-10ths.--Apply to Messrs. J. E. Greenwood and
Co. ; or CURRY & CO., Brokers for the Purchase and Sale of Ships,
Walmer-buildings, Water-street.

FOR SALE, the Brig ADELAIDE, 216 tons
zs,; per register, new act. Built In Canada, in the fall of
tio: 1855, and is expected to class A 1 at Lloyd's for seven
years ; has a round house for crew, Is built of the best
materials, and will be found on inspection a most
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inches; depth, 12 feet 9 inches. Now lying in Brunswick-dock.—
For further particulars apply to Messrs. B. and C. Gray and Co., or
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FOR SALE, the fine and very Fast Sailing Brig
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0,.; act. Length, 95 feet 4-lOths: breadth, 23 feet; depth,
_ 11 feet I-10th. Launched at Windsor, N.S., Drc., 1855 ;
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a cargo of grain in excellent condition, and can be sent to sea with-
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Mnitell Otattg.

TAPSCOTT'S LINE OF PACKETS.
FOR NEW YORK.
'PACKET OF THE TWELFTH JULY.
Nose loading in Salisbury Dock.
The fl. e first-class American Packet-ship
/ BENJ AMIN ADAMS,
- F. J. Cusss, Commander;
Burthen per register 1457 tons ; coppered and cop per fastened ; sails
fast, and is in every respect a desirable conveyance for fine goods.—
For terms of freight and passage apply to
W. TAPSCOTT & Co, Old Hall, 39, Oldhall-street.
The SAMUEL M. FOX will be the succeeding packet.

FROM AMERICA.
CANADA.... From Boston Wednesday, 16th July.
AFRICA .... From New York Wednesday, 23rd July.
NIAGARA .. From Boston .. Wednesday, 30th July.
PERSIA .... From New York Wednesday, 6th Aug.
ARABIA .... From Boston Wednesday, 13th Aug.
Passage Money from Liverpool to Halifax and Boston:—Chief
Cabin, Twenty-five Guineas; Second Cabin, Fifteen Guineas. To
New York, direct:—Chief Cabin, Thirty Guineas; Second Cabin,
Twenty Guineas, These rates include Steward's Fee and Provisions,
but without W. nes or Liquors, which can be obtained onboard.
Dogs charged Five Pounds each.
These Steam-ships have accommodation for a limited number of
Second Cabin passengers .
Passengers are allowed twenty cubic feet of personal luggage,
free of freight, but the agents do not guarantee to reserve room
for more than that quantity, and they will be charged freight
on their personal luggage when it exceeds half a ton measurement.
Parcels will he received at the Officeof the Agents here until Su
o'clock on the Friday Evenings previous to Sailing.
Letters for Consignees or others, must pass through the Post-
office. None will be received at the Office of the Agents.
Apply, in Halifax, to Samuel Cunard ; Boston,to S.S. Lewis;
in New York, to Edward Cunard; In Havre, to Donald Currie, 21,
Qua; d'Orleaas; in Paris, to Donald Currie, 17, Boul. des I taliens;
In London, to J. B. Foord, 52, Old Broad-street; in Glasgow, to G.
and J. Burns ; and in Liverpool to

D. & C. MAC IVER, 14, Water-street.
The ASIA, for NEW YORK DIRECT, will sail on Saturday
next, the 26th instant. The steam-tender SATELLITE will leave
the Landing-stage, opposite the Baths, George's Pier, at One
o'clock, afternoon, of that day, with the Passengers for the
AbIA.

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BLRITTEIRSHPOAOMLEntowtAh.
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4 a, TO NEW YORK.
^ - - - By the WASHINGTON LINE of PACKETS.
DAVID CROCKETT Spencer 1800.... This day
PRINCETON ....8e1l 2000.... 6th Aug.
WM. RATHBONE . Pratt 1500....
M1DDLE5EX............ ...... Parmalee 2590.. • • ••
OCEAN ROVER , .... Smith 1800.... t•
MONARCH OF THE SEAS ....Gardiner 2500.... ••
NEW SHIP . .
SEBASTIAN CABOT .......... Watts. lBOO.. • • ••
ELLWOOD WALTER .... Maleny WOO,. • • 91
FRANKLIN KING
E.C.SCRANTON Spencer...... 200.. • • ..'
NEW YORK
PROGRESS Chase ........2000.... ••
ARCTIC Zerega 2000.... ~
CITY OF B ROOK LYN.. ...... T. A. Mitchell, 2500.... ••
NEW ORDEAN - • ••
RICHARD ROBINSON Robinson ....2500 . • • ,•
PHILADELPHIA.
KANGAROO

NEW ORLEANS.
JUVENTA .
ST. JOHN, NEW BRUNSWICK.
Onthe sth and 20th of each month,
MIDDLETON Delany sth Aug
JOHN DUNCAN —....20th Aug

QUEBEC

WIS ONSIN
CULLODEN

Scott . 2nd Aug
W.Leahon ..2000....

Enclosed Rooms for families who wish to be moreselect, can be
reserved for those whorequire them.

Berths in the First and Second Cabin, and Steerage, can be
secured by remitting a deposit of L I to the undersigned. who will
give any informationrespecting the passage to the above porte, and
to the interior. SABEL & CORTIS, 3, Regent-road; and
177, Broadway, New York.

FIRST FALL STEAM SHIP FOR PORTLAND, U.S.,

TAXING OUT GOODS AND PASSENGERS FOR
ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND & HALIFAX, NOVA SCOTIA.
The new first-class and powerful Screw Steamship
1.11,\ KHERSONESE,
A 1 at Lloyds, 2,300 tons burthen,
Captain CHARLES POWELL ;
Will leave Liverpool on SATURADY, the 23rd day of August next,
for Portland, calling at St. John, Newfoundland, and Halifax, N.S.,
out and home, to land and receive passenger, and goods. The stay
at these Owes will be short, as the facilities for discharging are
great.
This beautiful Steamship, since she was launched some six months
since, has been employed in the Government Service, and has proved
herself to be a very fast, and in every way a superior vessel. She
has five water tight compartments, and is built of extra etrength,
suitable for the North American trade, and is now being refitted
with comfortable accommodations for a limited number of First
Class and Steerage Passengers. Provisions provided in the usual
style on board of Atlantic steamers, at the rates of i assage named
below. Wines and other liquors can be had on board at moderate
charges. _ .

First Class Passage Money from Live pool to
St. John, Newfoundland .. 15 Guineas.
Steerage..
First Class to Halifax and Portland l6
Steerage .. . . . 6

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