The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-12-18 00:00:00

COUNTY COURT.-YESTERT4.kP

BEFORE JOSEPH POLLOCK, ESQ., Jsr)°, not.
SAMUEL V. FIUGFIES.—In this case, Israel Satnu,ofet
fitter, 161, Great [Toward street, sought to 1:e" the
adseraetntodrainietywfaosr
Mr.the Cpl.aEin.tilffi,agahneisi,4s
£5 4s 6d, of which £5 was money received by
defendant in the settlement of an action gained The
sire,
Defendant had,acted professionally for plaintiff frernot
to July in the present year. During this time ed
had received several sums of money on account, anco.
put in a bill of costs as a set-off to the enffre.off
Mr. M' Donnell barrister, appeared for the plaint' a the
Mr. Hime for the defendant: Plaintiff disPuted the
items in the bill or costs. The Deputy-registrirtbebill'
court, however, deposed that he had exaraineut;laisq.
and found it to be correct and moderate. psi"
also contended that the def,eneiant was alive-, thit
beforehand, but did not succeed in estahlishihor
ah?nto be
allegation, except as regarded the fees which
times received, and which were not introdgei,,ily et-:
bill of costs. His Honour said he had car,!,-hlit sl„-
sidered the case in both points of v. icw in wil" defe/
presented, and was of • ILe
opinion, that is each
dant was clearly entitled to a verdict.
attorney, 6d cas hp
li
116 t:

The
vg,,A CO•-•:„ 11
REDUCTIONS IN THE DOCKYARDS or i est./boos,'
Toulonnais says, that in consequence of a large rel-000 '",
the budget of the marine, a great number or vreisst Pli/P
about to be discharged from the naval arsenal of ttlefr, 0
The measure will commence with those of the lee s ftigbt,
SHOCKING ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday afternoon to tote t,
accident occurred, which it is feared will ternsienno sir;
to John Sullivan, aged 40 years, residing at "DI ro,,ftei
Walhana Green. It appears the uufortillie"of llg;01
engaged in trying some gas pipes with a Piece, 1101 'di
ropeyarn, when the gas exploded, and buran", („°O,
shocking manner. He was conveyed to 0",,,".0011;0
Hospital, where be now remains in a most Pre t-04 treoid
MELANCHOLY SUICIDE BY LIANGING.--1 "Issisrs I
named Stanley, miding in Charles street, Bla„.is ett
and employed at Mr. Sturt's iron foundry, ffe',fasP,7ll
committed self destruction by hanging hinsselfssaseri sti
1 It seemed from enquiries made, that be left e 7 i 9
past eight o'clock, and went to his work, aPPnr— ad ll'stg
health and spirits. Hewent into the workshoPt :o o
de as
afterwaids quitted it, but he was not seen late!, istololos
about ten o'clock, when a fellow workmaniso:ooo 41,
to fetch something; he then saw the
10 OP; 00'01
hanging from a beam by means of a Pe of
which appears to have been provided for the Ps- i till
quite dead.
A DELICATE DISTINCTIQN.--sThe °l ril
COCosistor the cle.ot
Lutheran Church in Prussia has just prescribed t° the
ifi?
that in marrying a pair who have notoriousli to/ °ote
together previously, in an unlicensed intinsael'ai takeoff
not employ the word jungfrau, which is freerietoforinort
mean " virgin," and which is the word givenllll`, it 3 ,ifs?'
used on such occasions, but shall substitute tore 1000
signifying " the betrothed female," or '` the '-illins-0°
The application of this rule, it is apprehended,
.revi dello
cases be found rather inconvenient; and poPlele 01,,suateil,
disssatisfied with it, because an exception is the deli. Ed
favour of brides of noble birth, who are to yea% Ir.'
fraulein, a word which merely signifies " a 1°- 1
10tdogeli
and which has no other meaning wet dsi
How DRINK BEFOOLS A MAN..—On a -et, street'
drunken countryman was passing up South s"; 10 to its
He was so deeply laden that his legs were eels rst'leiet
him; and after a series of desperate effort° oter 00
nthe ca ks perpendicular,andammedd ou t up, he
at his
soonhfeisl l
hifenn
etr
lei
e.
heels." At
the strand.
01
si, t ' ret
liter
il la
0.1. :ea:olf i
;11/10;:b o!I tli
became confused ; he imagined he had, it:s lenineet•linatoe6eiwv:ll4
wprmioviastenihrtnioe,a,nrh,N,
debavesheeerni
ft:r launched, along with (AWN: ilia
5°1'61
inennwdtenomdueitn:hpifisnekralaruimAfppesast.staoshamTnegdovielnegrsasill reit
010b9 ikit:o,o:
attempted to help John up, but he rejected tee
tii;it'r
8003 E. ,„,,T, rAte'd°ll
DESTRUCTION OF THE BRITISH SHIP 110.-- Oaefrti.,ool
LONDON, BY FlRE.—lntelligence of the cornPle7„ fiarri,'ll
uk:
erps: acit,eh. eis
00" ts,
,:i
it::
et
gil to
ill
by fire, of the fine ship Royal Family, COI— irl 11/011
master, of London, on the 13th of last Octobe, pi if i
N., long. 85, while on a voyage from Calell.,,,tt:: 03°'4
announced at Lloyd's. The Royal Family "t-beran 0
in the .eide°ol
rinFneertweut
French
of Mr. J. R. Watkins, of Lime street. She
a,`,60. $44,1101,
e whenßose.
,trhhe,lcaptain occurrencea
Bombay, thence proceeded to Calcutta, and ~,,liiCt. 010
SUICIDE AT WHI:Er:Ii
in her total loss. The officers and crew were oeio.oo'
m orning, considerable alarm was created
rienhhievPsao,hrylih.aypeg.t
pwaeretnoBf 01
a 0 s
ta and
March I ,00,0 wt
iotnhs bp uor
st he
ne ;., ;,fot Doo :0
afee:
fire to spontaneous combustion. 0_ tit_ol
DETERMINED
St. M iry, Whitechapel, in consequence of the .11,11300 /loci
man named Bryant Tait, aged 70 years. It eProel9sool
the deceased resided at No. 5. Bell-dig, WO °0 e
was a cordwainer by trade. Lately be had beetle ptolo6
whielllolo
of poverty from the want of playsnet,
heavily upon his mind. Theedmeceadsed rose at hisaso foes,
ahnimd aifstehrisbbreedalt_rfoanstmhienwaaspomnlissnifngbibnnydl.ais wife' 1:08$t/s0
tensive wound in his neck, and a razor wasTlririge. tifilirfle;
dilicealwgles
the London Hospital, whither he was conve”cl e.litotioe'ld
but expired shortly after his arrival at that itistl,,sirs o<ol
nqtul
ei quite
a a insensible,
was e
al l
called
in
, appeared
whn a dytios e
d bed
hiiiinfe'o netto:011 a
GENERAL GUYON AND THE POPE'S SOLDP/1-'9'
by a letter dated Rome, December 11, that theregoisaeo
his Holiness the Pope are to have a thorough °steel b 9 b 0
by General Count de Guyon, who has been requeities. id
II) iness to examine their cendition and cat strOltist
general's report upon the appearance of tu,ololte sse
Roman regiments in barracks has been verybt tbotil'il 0
but he is going to have a grand field day 1/"-„s se "tiot
see what they can do in the way of manseLl°ll'3; Want el
have them subsequently drilled into what tanllolo,ecoser
It would be well if they could be drilled into t., soa . 0
eu 010
exterminating the street robbers, who deaPsed ell tbs
sionally s'ab incautious promenaders almost Vad aftiender°
making all honest citizens regret the Per rars°V
national guard existed to the terror of nocturnal
A WIFE STABBED BY HER HUSBAND o,,oalteosestrt
Thomas Hodgson, an ex-policeman, and a ~s—rotstb pi',
on Monday brought up at the Bradford 400 011
House, and charged by police constable 17 wifesedisolll
with having, on Saturday night, stabbed ,Ille.ll /Plot t°,,
on the head with a shoemaker's knife. °e„r-orid,'',,-011.
the wounded woman, said she had one chit rieoce:
Work at the mill, but that whenever she ds flej let
night her life was in danger from her lish3,'ot, etliscl
On Saturday night he was unusually ,vileeh`eile,beieattlj;
worse of liquor, and lifted his knife, scu'sollol,,,e Oa
her head, making a wound an inch and a "k it an)01.
and penetrating to the hone. He then stren
into beer Asse:
the table, and threatened to drive it as cle7rgesSreg' slio:i
She ran for assistance. In the surgery 01 ~ tiele-bi PI
cat::
tnTei
trtreydh etrhweo undw
outrage,a was
b dressed.ut
allegedA tthe Sam " t deny. A bee
~i
pwraosvtaakkeedn. inHtoecuwsatosdyc.onamlnittceodurtf:rhesdiaid :210 WI
011;::
tOt
no te
libOlr. ....., udr'
Ar, In" very ilor
.P. s
ATAL _IT ._CCIDENT.—A MaN BURIED •-11-2100- -
trophe occurred at the North Gawben cslliel, ;coo ssoooirs
wPt 10l
who
nc't' theewslhlo,orrktsl
yt
hapefrtosepar emsrietxysoeciafcml
ocokf Messrs.in
coal
he
Richardhteh a on rin:Teni_::ficsbe
es.:oo:itsie.,,i'
colliery proprietors, on Thursday last, by " Ityc'g 3S01.
named Thomas Blackhouse was buried alin a Yeti. ,1
proceedingmheeanrsde t ogucraynttfniotrytanos assistance itschtosaanl cs
pehn;at
d, and
ifallen,
was
oa tss
arced
ae
an
eratti-J3ol;wea dookiirtbiboittapouscer:or.,:eii
ii:
buried beneath it. They immediately set "if se 10011'
ca'e the unfortunate man, and in about b,a uest Sforti
succeeded,b but he was quite dead. AnAgearldeg etee,rtol
efore Thomas Taylor, Eesi, coroner, Out the ;;I:fice •to
Ecq, government inspector of coal mines, 3,,,, 80%060 ri
Arms Inn, Mapplewell, on Tuesday, vlua,',.-if pre, the ki
adduced which tended to rove that ev`,l- 50",.;1) (1. A
prevent such accidents had been observe",:ity 1"1,ebst3110";
consequently returned a verdict of accidew'sotsyde eject
.n FURTHER FACTS ABUT REDPATII. bees ins Oliiii'tif
1 g the great demands which must have 0 lie e°,to,f
his time by his complicated " operations, tore, ois I°f
a very elaborate production of a statistical namcoun tts et
gi
A. Comparative Statement of Rail/D.o'oe llePh/besleil
the year 1854-55, compiled from the house i,ll„itbolt
the Railway Companies." isedpatlisi'.:; one '" rotlres
taken
terrace
thi secspotomilslspeiasnns
iyto.lni eoTpuohtsesoefshstohiouen house in
the P 4? il's- s' s ha I -sse aOheo 0
he has been declared a bankrupt, the assig,eGrestJLeeall'r
Railway
Rodpath's. Mrs. Redpath, who
Perk, at which Reclpath was taken, Ica the " oe t
Elwin, who appears to be a clerk ia . to flo,eete
on the police lasing :tMa • Cl" ots
office sat the Great Northern, and an in.' booo° ol
asylum at Mr. Elwin's, where ot it, i retl
innds of t''''es
to e Po: :
0:
terrace
One of the most remarkable features ini c,ed ;09 hilie
is, that he contrived to get himself e'ebv tio eltiolia'sf
of the AthenHm—a club into which it is snoceP 004
easy task even for gentlemen of the niest e 1, did!' b 0
it,dpat wit tb9
character to procure admission. But tent t fisted
somewhat aristocratic status which his ~etuolli obe of
Athenmum was calculated to give bini, he '14.06, wetted 0
to get elected into the Oriental Club,only B '
}, the CISSC°IIOII is
his business on a limited scale • n.ot
weeeratl bessbinirore,
piotsiessefecelJestntlioshstnce, rsitipeil,asetttfi'inoiftotideuceeetierioeflorl.
his operations were brought to an end el. 000 e,,,oes 0
their real nature. As the amount of dlv ell '''' betel'eti
ule ,
paid by the company upon ,he stock fraudd 030.7 ford
1
said to be abant £5,000; and as the dividen
tray be cis
aass 3d,
tohre4 extentpe c eonft . ,
thesome e
pa
rpepdraotxi
oi rasa.
developed by the investigations whichtaeri!tee:llVera;iiiCigbe°lll'sj

SLAVERY-WHAT IS SLAVERY ?

8. TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.
are a free and 'enlightened people say
the„J great men .of our nation, in which opinion
reei'are so far engrossed as to make it appear
ear:St incontestable. In ono sense of the word it
wiiiyesot he denied that we are such, for in many
.opieiewe have the privilege of enjoying our own
ited ens, both on political and religious subjects,
Ive 137_ eedoro of speech also, as the very air in which
tee fresthe We again enjoy, to the fullest extent,
fee nr,e,° and independent Spirit of the press, which
of nntter countries can boast of, and in a variety
haillPects this is so far true. Yet, on the other
Reteeteking us as a body, I say we are not alto-.
Prove' d free and enlightened people, for, as I have
fl'ore my previous correspondence that, so far
tng free, slavery exists, and far from being
wh.-ened gross ignorance prevails.
it, Ai 41! after all this talk again of white slavery
ocher, which for some time past our news-
41e al.B have been teeming with ; is there not, let
„sk, 48 much slavery being carried on, day by
thpre-Rtengst the whites of our own realms as ever
;14lIVam in America, •or in any other part of the
by eeand are they half so anxiously cared about
Tiic`4r 10erty loving, free thinking countrymen ?
txietriLeture which I have portrayed is a sad reality
arolin',4 as it does to a most lamentable extent
Mae us, and facts, stubborn facts, which I have
Thateed are so far fully acknowledged to be correct,
even from the commencement of my subject, not
Bipan attempt has been made to obliterate a
Draet,e `lark shadow—not one, whose nefarious
WEird.rB I have exposed, has dared to come for-
This° refute what I have said.
to exec, is no fussy outcry that calls upon us
nature " tuose important principles of our human
Pare and which requires our active help and
are There are often many outcrys which
lertetr,-inently mere crotchets of the understanding
geodjg On the disguise of something wise and
of ter-se,s°lllething to move and excite the feelings
'cleei:"er hearted and over-credulous people, or a
attain° close other porsone eyes that they may
CttSs own selfish ends. Not so in the present
etallef'refore let us enquire again, if we are not
upon„PeTi fora pplying some rule to our neigh.
lip%.;Teh we should like applied to ourselves—
see
the rights of our fellow-citizens, and o
14'ot° they are not trampled under foot to
17 and inconsiderate usurpers of their
feces,, aft, Let us not be lethargic in such :a
te'"ous state of things, but let us look w,ll
in " matter and see that the overwrought zeal
fa•°lll(tkiliring wealth does not cripple their mental
tasasirs, by which they are led on, in a great.
ofteatire, to misery, wretchedness, and crime, and
4o(I. 41',e.a, as we have borne witness of, to hatred
Itrs Ililauce, towards those whose servants they
4lf It
may be said that I ant arrogating to my
violate' exclusive right of judgment—that I am
f
Illesemg sortie of the most valuable privilegesto_
ate who ought to be subservient to us—that
4oci:ing myself a social pest in the scale of
fio by showing that such sinful means of
1%41:3%0441g is an error to be so exceedr▪
ugly
fere ite& Whom does it concern then, to inter
aealin the state of those who are doomed to drink,
gripinled, the cup of sorrow and affliction, while
,°Eisti„-g avarice tramples on their very heart strings,_
casting
dark shadows between their souls and
severs
Nevl. Whom does it concern, I repeat, if
such
dete; "earted employers are so perseveri▪
ngie
§iea .Mined to shut the door of hone and compas,-,
to 0,,111 their imploring faces ? If I may be allowed
the")te Holy Writ, we read, " He that oppressett
Weeittp°,:3l* to increase his riches shall surely come to
pe and, again, ".Rob not flee poor because
for
the '111;; neither oppress the afflicted in the gate, _
°f rd will plead their cause and spoil the soul
Yesthat spoileth them."
Ve
431)e 0 8, some one ought to pity
them—some
their tight to stand up for their rights, and redress
l'Abi grievances and privileges, and not see them
teko'e4ed to the rough breath of unkindness which
he„"teil sends a chill-like death to their trustingrcws
are -111, While all their
Ike bare to
with private griefs and
a crushing weight unsharseodrhoaunldea d
tO careless hands and tongues thaatrs
they
the n ',lean on me; I will shelter you.". Care
hCandes of
°rite' "4° You think, for the clasped
„ea,
'riot
Oh,
or the scalding tears of agony ? I fear
I\4l w h' the bitter, bitter bread of dependence
the Ctenme by the hearth atone—no welcome at
the eard, the mocking tone, the cutting taunt,
eeaegerudged morsel—nothing but the dregs of life
ler' Bo hours, and days, and months, and years
Vli„,°l.l. Alas, poor human nature ! Some may
tee': to themselves people should not get po.otr ;
if
is si". do they don't want to be bothered with
n
. It
ttzt44reeable. They would rather see Dives than
-ttatarns ; yes, so it is, and it is my opinion
It' the
n,xet' will be gratified in that particular—it
td.th World, if not in this. They, on the other hand,
arte:r Prefer friends who can stand grief. ands
Wee Yances, as a rhinoceros can stand flies-. friends
theirs
also earl bear their own troubles and. sharp
ever,,friende who will stand between them and
teie.ning disagreeable in life, and never ask anv:
t,e girl return. To such friends they cling with
intli'at touching tenacity—as long as they
nlififi,„?ln—but let their good name be assailed, canit
a teeiltole-
ue once overtake them, and their " moral
exist epee compels them at once to ignore tht
thel,'rlCe until they have been extricated from all
,tri troubles, and it has become perfectly safe.t
atee4"antageous for them to renew the acquaint
L Such is the way of the world.
hilt lets not be duped and deceived any longer,
us.eontem
Nate for a moment and askour-
eerve'' the question, again and again, how such an
'135, tavenOble aspect of things should exist finle,
tale YratinicOv ruling over, and crushing down,k.pt
Poore that are peer, and over those that arelss
tioNv are such evils propagate& unless by
the
1)1.4, Stern, hard faced, demigods of trai
Ivith',,Proprieters of those elegant establishments,
plate
elase'"eir massive door ways 011 d mammothters who
free Windows—those imperious
tat:krenasto stitch
the such destitute forlorn area--
sixpenny
r, •
e into a consumption over .
s of
tish;B' and where, at such gigantic emporium
e!'°11) You will see all kinds of stratagems used
steel the public. For instance, a bankrupt's
Zoiledbein,g sold off at an " immense sacrifice''
ed to
e des amt damaged goods skilfully announc
such
Posed of at a " terrific loss,
by
tUf e:"! and disinterested owners.
^lva sir' am not straying from my subject, I will
4lattYe°ll an anecdote, bearing in some way upon the
ttge which I recollect having heard some
in
years
Neil° a quack doctor who,by dintof perseverance
fOr the off his abilities, bad gained great celebrity
thus
tl. wonderful cures he had effected, and by
ia his'lnraPeting to the world the skill he possessed
‘vel "tee managed to accumulate considerable
r'tnta-17,e tin one occasion, a friend was dining with
itself,
et, e r, when a fitting opportunity offered
the liberty of asking the doctor. how he
Dr° v°esibly co
by liaertY• " Why,” quoth
contrived to amass such an immense
his friend, taking him
that
evert e aria, and leading him to a windowot see
that oolted a great thoroughfare, do you kne bees
l'ea bed
throng, streaming to and fro n
°! the-"vo ? Are you not aware that two thirds
' 41 leaYen 13"Ple are fools,
and by those fools
rsitpr :ig." Such wasl get
rkd
the wily empiric's reply_
t assured, Mr. Editor, there is a great deal
s4eri"t in all this—more than we fancy—for
"Pee- n° country in the world that is so easily
atidate,„and humbugged as we are ourselves,
eAstabi."l.? our eyes open too. Look at our large
tiee,,,-:llrnents again, and is there not the
r
F,reai;:ern going on day by day, aye, and to a
'ere. extent now than ever it was practised be-
the l°l. it is nothing else from the beginning
end` but pug, puff,puff—advertisements without
deT,lrreepective of size and expense ; and to su,,.
Lip is this fools-bait carried on. that lam Cr"'
-I,?;rtned one particular house in the town bears
arev°-"aY of between £2,000 and £3,000 a year
soeciferating through the medium of newspapers,
to thin a variety of other ways, their cheap goods
A eel! minds of the credulous , and cheap seeking
he a ---cheep, did I say ? Methinks there must
!3ttre- Eineerew put on somewhere ere this extraordi:-
Leiiied'ileaPness—if cheapness it is—can be obf
those- a nail rather driven to the very heart o
Poor workers who know most of sorrow, apd