The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-16 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.

or three members of the board could at any time convene a
meeting.
Mr. DENTON : All I want is, that Mr. Bradley should not
make use of this board.

Mr. BRADLEY : There is a public charge ; it is a charge
against this board ?
The CHAIRMAN : No, no.
Mr. BRADLEY : Will you state distinctly it is not a charge
against this board.
The CHAIRMAN : He would not. He knew nothing about
it. He was answering Mr. Denton's objections. Mr.
Denton said it was a thing they had nothing to do with,
and that they ought not to entertain it at all. They had
been summoned together, and he had attended at very great
inconvenience ; and if they could end this in a way agreeable
to the feelings of all the vestry, he thought they should do
so. It would answer all purposes.
Mr. DENTON said if Mr. Moss's motion stopped at the
words, "the board cannot entertain the question in its pre-
sent form," he would agree to it.
After some further conversation, Mr. Moss's proposition
was allowed to stand as the original motion, and Mr. Denton
moved, and Mr. Hand seconded, that all the words of the
motion following in its present form should be expunged.
On a division the amendment was carried by a majority of
9 to 4.
Mr. Moss : I withdraw the objectionable part of it, and
let us come to a unanimous conclusion. (Laughter.)
Mr. DENTON could not agree to that; the amendment had
been carried, and Mr. Moss could not now say that he with-
drew it.

Mr. BRADLEY : You must agree to it as long as it is
withdrawn.

Mr. Moss : If you have your own way what more do you
want.

The CHAIRKA.N : Do you press it ?
Mr. DENTON : I do.
Mr. Moss : I withdraw it. Let us be unanimous.

Mr. BRADLEY : Withdraw it.

The CHAIRMAN then vacated the chair, leaving the re-
porters to Beside whether the matter had been unanimously
agreed to, or whether the board on a division had agreed to
expunge the objectionable part of the resolution.

SERIOUS CHARGE OF ASSAULT AGAINST
AN ATTORNEY.

At the Police Court, yesterday, Mr. Walter Robert Crouch,
a surgeon to the Northern Hospital, summoned Mr. John
Yates, sen., solicitor, for an assault on Friday, the 4th inst.
Complainant swore that on the day named he called at
Mr. Yates's office, to ask if he would pay him a guinea, due
to a medical friend of his, Mr. Walls, for giving evidence in
a case. He said, also, that he had a letter from Mr. Aspinall,
barrister, justifying the payment. Mr. Yates denied the
statement, and said it was untrue. Mr. Crouch said
"would you swear that ?" and this irritated Mr. Yates,
who rushed at the complainant, took him by the throat, and
dragged him towards the door. He afterwards offered Mr.
Crouch half a guinea as payment of the claim, which he
refused. There was no one in the room at the time but a
clerk, and a lady and child were in an outer office.
Mr. Owen, who appeared for the defendant, in cross-
examination, elicited that Mr. Crouch had said that Mr.
Yates was a disgrace to his profession, but this was after the
assault had been committed.

John Jones, clerk to Mr. Yates, was examined, and de-
posed to very violent and irritating language, which he had
heard Mr. Crouch make use of in the private office, the
door of which was open.
Mr. Owen addressed the bench, adverting to the impro-
bable nature of the charge, made by a young man against
an old man of the highest respectability.
The magistrates said they could not doubt that an assault
had been committed, and observed that the party accused
must be aware of the very honourable position which the
complainant held as surgeon to an important charity. De-
fendant must pay a fine of 40s. and costs.

THE WIGAN STRIKES.

(FROM OUR OWN REPORTER.)
WIGAN, TUESDAY EVENING.

A large number of colliers returned to work this morning,
but all at prices given previous to the strike. At a meeting
of delegates from the different lodges of the Miners' Asso-
ciation in the Wigan district, held yesterday, at the Free
Trade Tavern, Scholes, it was resolved that all colliers
should resume work at the old prices, except those employed
at the collieries belonging to the following firms :—Messrs.
W. H. Brancker and Co. (Walthew House, Bispham) ;
Messrs. J. Tayleur and Co. ; Messrs. H. Harrison and Co. ;
the Executors of the late J. Rylands, and the Earl of Craw-
for I and Balcarres (Upholland C llliery). The men say that
the reason for passing this resolution is that the miners
working at the collieries mentioned did not ask for an ad-
vance at the beginning of September, when the notices for
an extra twopence on the shilling were given to the rest of
the masters ; and that having been kept out of employment
for two months, without any act of their own, they are de-
termined to remain on strike until an advance of twopence
on the shilling is given to them. It was also resolved at the
delegate meeting that these men should be supporte lby con-
tributions from the whole of the other men who were in
work. The meeting of the coal proprietors and their repre-
sentatives, postponed from Friday last, will be held on
Thursday ; and it is probable that if the colliers persevere
in their intention to support the sectional strike we have
named, the masters will agree to close the whole of their
pits again ; for the real meaning of the new movement on
the part of the men may be this : finding they cannot effect
their object by a general strike, they may perhaps think of
trying what they can accomplish by partial strikes. As far
as we can learn, the number of men who have returned
to work within the last few days, or are about to do
so immediately, is 2,142; and to these must be added an
equal number of drawers, making a total of 4,234. The
number still on strike is about 762, colliers and drawers
together, and the number who have not ceased to work
(their employers having given the advance from the com-
mencement), 520. If to these figures be added 250 for
men who have left the district since the strike began, we
have a grand total of upwards of 6,000 persons, who were
employed in the pits of the Wigan district before the turn-
out.

A NEWSMAN'S DOG. —The Albany Knickerbocker gives
an account of a wonderful dog belonging to one of its
carriers. The carrier, falling sick, sent out a boy to deliver
the papers, who, being unacquainted with the round, was
accompanied by the dog, which stopped at the door of every
subscriber, never missing one in a hst of 600. At the doer
of the subscribers who had not paid for a long time, the
dog was heard to howl.
A SCENE ON THE ESK.—This well-known river has been
again the scene of a matrimonial incident. A Mr. Blaylock
and his daughter went on Tuesday in the family cart to the
shop. of Mr. Bell, draper, Cannobie, for the purpose of pur-
chasing a variety of articles preparatory to the marriage of
the young woman. In going from Longtown to Cannobie
the party crossed the Esk in safety, and, having made pur
chases to a considerable amount, they turned the horse's
head homewards in joyful anticipation of the future. On
again entering the river for the purpose of crossing over to
the other side, just opposite to Woodslee, they'were caught
by what our correspondent calls a "sudden and tremendous
flood," which is a feature peculiar to our rapid mountain
streams, especially in unsettled and rainy weather. The
horse and cart with the living freight were carried down
the river for a quarter of a mile, the man clinging tena-
ciously to the reins. At length the wheels were separated
from the cart; shortly afterwards the horse's gear was burst
by the violent struggles of the poor beast, and finally the
the horse and cart were completely separated, the man still
holding fast by the reins. Miss Blaylock, being washed
near the edge of the river, providenially caught hold of a
bush, and succeeded in crawling ashore very much exhausted
and frightened. Her father and the horse were equally
fortunate, but the wedding garments and other articles of
value were swallowed up in the flood. On Wednesday
morning the body of the cart was found about four miles be-
low the point where it went in.—Carlisle Patriot.
LYNCH LAW IN MISSOCRI.—Obadiah Wingo was sum-
marily executed at Richmond, Mo., by the populace, on the
15th October, for the murder of a very estimable citizen, by
name Benj. R. Allen. On the morning of the 12th, Mr.
Allen, in company with a friend, arrived in town, and,
while yet on horseback, was accosted in an insolent manner
by Wingo, who, gun in hand, told him he must retract in-
stanter what he had said about him. Allen replied in a
calm and mild manner that lie was not aware of anything
derogatory to his character, and desired to be informed of
what he referred to, at the same time requesting him
not to be too rash, whereupon Wingo, without more ado,
cursed him, and said, " I'll make you retract," and on the
instant fired, blowing off the whole top of Allen's head.
The exciting causes of the hanging of Wingo by the mob
are tuns given by the Xxiaro., just come to hand :
—" The prisoner not being able to employ counsel, and the
indignation of the whole community being so strong against
hint that no lawyer would volunteer lils services, the court
assigned him able counsel, and appointed Friday for the
trial. When the case came up, the prisoner wished his
counsel to move for a eiange of venue. His counsel advised
him not to make such a motion, stating that if the motion
were sustained he would certainly be taken by a mob, and
hanged without trial. Hereupon he dismissed his counsel,
and undertook the management of his own case. He then
ordered a subpoena for Mrs. Allen, the lady of the man
whom he had murdered, evidently supposing that her deep
distress would prevent her attendance in court. The sub-
pcena was, however, granted; but whether the attendance
of Mrs. Allen was procured or not we did not learn. He
next stated to the court that he had learned, from experience
in criminal courts, that the law required that the prisoner
should be furnished with a flannel of the venire that was to
decide upon his case, forty-eight hours before the commence-
ment of the trial. This requirement of the law not having
been complied with, he demanded a continuance of the case
until the next March term. At this point of the proceed-
ings the multitude being satisfied that his only design was
delay, with an intention to make his escape, determined to
take the law into their own hands and dragging the mise-
rable wretch from the court, immediately hanged him."
THE NEW IRON SHIP " TAYLEUR.—It is now an
acknowledged fact that vessels employed in the emigration
trade between Liverpool and Australia, very far excel those
of other ports in their construction, sailing qualities, and
beauty of model. The most rapid passages under canvas
have hitherto been made by Liverpool ships. We owe this
to the great liberality displayed by our shipowners. In the
internal arrangement for passengers, to the attention which
is paid to ventilation, to the excellent quality of the food
provided for the voyage, and the superiority of the captains
and officers in the service. No hint, which experience has
suggested, has been allowed to be thrown away ; and every
fresh ship built and laid on for the voyage, presents to us
some new feature conducive to the improved comfort and
health of passengers. This laudable conduct on the part of
our emigration houses, has been impressed upon us by an
inspection of the new iron ship Tayleur, recently launched
from the yard of the Bank Quay Foundry Company, at
Warrington, and which is now being fitted up in the Wel-
lington Dock, as one of Messrs. Pilkington and Wilson's
" White Star Line," for Australia. The Tayleur is one
of the largest merchant vessels ever built in this country,
being 2,500 tons new measurement, with a capacity for
carrying 4,200 tons of cargo on a draught of 21 feet of
water. Although a three-decker, having a spar-deck, she is
only intended to carry passengers on one, the main deck,
which is 230 feet long, by 40 feet in width. These large
dimensions enable the owners to afford passengers much
more than the ordinary space. Thirty feet is about the
common width of ships ; and the ten feet additonal posses-
sed by the Taylour allows the space along the middle of the
deck, between the two rows of berths, to be wider, and the
passengers' rooms to be considerably larger than usual. The
number of passengers which she is capable of carrying, ac-
cording to her tonnage and deck room, is 680. She is, how-
ever, only to carry 500, who will thus have given up
to them the space which would have accommodated 180
more passengers. She is, as may be conceived from her
size, very lofty, and is well lighted and ventilated. Side-
lights have been made, about eight feet apart, along her
whole length, thus opening into every room. A ventilating
shaft through her foretopgallant deck, and four port-holes
in her stern, afford a constant current of air through the
ship; and she has besides seven covered hatchways, with
windows to open and close, thus admitting light and air
from the deck above. There is every facility afforded for
classifying the passengers. The crew will be entirely sepa-
rated : their berths being under the foretopgallant deck.
The Tayleur is divided into five compartments, which will
be separated by bulkheads. Between the foremast and
mainmast is the " second cabin," which will accomodate
about sixty, in rooms of two, four, and six berths each, in
a very superior manner. In the centre of the ship, " first-
class," passengers will be accommodated in rooms of the
same size. The " intermediate forward," and " interme-
diate aft." is also fitted with rooms of two and four berths
each ; and a few steerage passengers will be carried in the
space from a little aft the foremast to the bows of the ship.
There is a keparate access from the deck to all the compart-
ments. In the fittings-up of the rooms, &c., adornment
has not been spared, which will aid in imparting a cheerful
aspect to the ship. The accommodation on the spar-deck
above, which will, doubtless, be the, chief resort of the pas-
sengers in fine weather, is unusually great, affording an al-
most uninterrupted promenade of nearly 230 feet in length.
It is fitted up with a saloon aft, which will contain the
captain and chief officer, and a limited number of first cabin
passengers. This saloon is admirably ventilated, with win-
dows all round, and two skylights. A portion of it, aft of
all, is fitted up with sofas as a lounging room, and other
conveniences for the accommodation of the passengers. The
cooking galley is on this deck, forward, and is capable of
providing for the physical wants of 1000 persons, if re-
quired. As a whole the Tayleur is one of the finest vessels
ever launched ; and, since her arrival in this port, has eli-
cited the warm admiration of nautical connoisseurs. She
possesses great power of carrying sail combined with sharp-
ness both fore and aft ; and we venture to predict that she
will not only sail fast, but prove a most comfortable con-
veyance for passengers. She is commanded by Captain
Noble, late of the famed clipper ship "Australia," a gentle-
man well acquainted with the trade.

IRELAND.

(FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.)
DUBLIN, TUESDAY EVENING

RODOCONACHI v. SODERHOLM.—This cage came to a
conclusion, for the present, yesterday, and resulted
in an order for the discharge of the defendant,
who was in custody under a judge's fiat. Their
lordships, however, did not ground their decision
on the merits, but acted in accordance with autho-
rities cited, which went to declare that where, in
a ex parte proceeding for obtaining a fiat, the per-
son obtaining it suppressed a material fact,—on
appeal the order should be reversed without fur-
ther inquiry into the case. Thus in the present
instance, when the plaintiff sought for a fiat,
he did so on the grounds that the defendant had
been guilty of a breach of contract by selling part
of his cargo at Constantinople, and converting the
proceeds to his own use; whilst, it appeared, du-
ring the hearing an appeal, that he had in the sale
acted under the advices and by the decision of the
Swedish Consul at Constantinople, at which place
there was an agent of the plaintiff's, who was, in
some sort, a party to the consul's so exercising
his jurisdiction. It also appeared that a statement
had been omitted to the effect that Captain Soder-
holin's 'vessel, " the i\Jinette " was obliged to put
into Constantinople, on account of her having
been in an exceedingly leaky condition. Consi-
dering the above omissions, the court accordingly
ordered the discharge of the defendant. An action
has been commenced by the plaintiff, but it is
likely he may not think it worth while to go on
with it, as Captain Sodorholm may now sail away
as soon as he pleases, and his owners reside out
of the jurisdiction, It may be mentioned that the
affidavits on which the fiat was originally obtained,
and --tho bungling in which caused its after
discharge, were framed in London, where Mr.
Rodoconachi carries on business.
ACCIDENTAL DEATH.—The number of deaths from
various casualties in Ireland has been greater than
for many years. There is not a day passes in the
metropolis alone, in which there are not two or
three inquests on persons falling dead in the
streets, bursting blood-vessels, &c., and it. is calcu-
lated that on different parts of the sea-coast, during
the present year, nearly two thousand persons
have perished by drowning.
THE POTATO.—Notwithstanding the disastrous
reports in the early part of the year, it is now as-
certained beyond a doubt, that the quantity of this
crop destroyed by the blight is very inconsiderable.
From Dublin, Limerick, and Waterford, they are
being shipped for England in large quantities.
A COAST DISASTER.—The Belfast News Letter
says :—Ou Saturday morning, a pretty stately-
looking brig was discovered by the coast-guard of
Ballywalter station, to be lying " high and dry"
upon a reef in their own locality. On repairing to
the vessel, it was discovered that not a soul was on
board. On further examination it was found that
all her papers, and much of what had been move-
able within her, had been removed. Hereupon, it
appears, the party took possession of her, knowing
that at high water she would float, and could easily
be removed from her then awkward position. By-
and-by, wo understand, or shortly after she floated,
a number of persons, stating themselves to be the
captain and crew of the vessel, came alongside,
desiring possession of the brig, which was as
sturdily denied them. From the statements that
have transpired, we understand that the vessel is
a Neapolitan, laden with cast iron, and that, hay-,
in; drifted upon the reef alluded to, from their
being no pilot on board, and from a total ignorance
of the coast, the crew conjectured that in order to_
save their lives it was necessary to take to their
boats, and to abandon her to the breakers ! The
coastguard, however, acting on a different policy,
yoked to the deserted brig the Belfast steam-tug,
and in the forenoon of the same day, had their
prize coolly stowed away in Clarendon-dock, where
she is at present lying.
WRECK OF THE CALIFORNIA, EMIGRANT SHIP, OF
Smoo.—The Sligo Chronicle has the following
account of the preservation of the third boat,
which was missing, with a part of the crew and
passengers of the ill-fated vessel. The third boat;
the jolly-boat, contained the owner Mr. Delany,
the captain, and some passengers were picked up
on the mornintr of Sunday, about 25 miles from
Achill, by the schooner, Mary, of Limerick, bound
for that port. All the passengers rushed to the life
and long-boats thinking there was greater safety in
them. Mr. Delany was unable to get any water or
provisions except some ham-bacon into the jolly-
boat, and the crew were without provisions except
the ham until relieved by the schooner, the captain
of which treated the crew with the greatest
kindness.
GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY.—SinCe
the fatal accident at Straffan, the irregularity of
' the trains on this line has been of the most glaring
description. At the intermediate stations, it is the
merest chance that the time mentioned in the
table is kept at all. In this day's papers, a corres-
pondence appears which has passed between the
directors and Lord Desart, in which his lordship
states that having been detained at Carlow on one
of the trains until he gave up all hope of getting on,
he forthwith took a chaise to Kilkenny, and sent
in the bill for it to the directors, which, however,
the latter have bluntly refused to pay. It is to be
hoped his lordship will try to compel them.

ANOTHER SHIPWRECK.—The Clare Journal has the
following :—On Friday night, the Brigantine Vie
toria, of Liverpool, Owen Owens, commander, laden
with oats from Limerick, by a Mr. Connell of that
city, and bound for London, ran aground on a reef
of rocks in a small bay about half a mile to the
west of Kilcradane. lighthouse. The accident oc-
curred about eight o'clock at night, in a dense haze,
which, though it did not intercept the lighthouse
light, deprived those on board.of a view of the land.
Though there was little wind, there was a heavy
swell, which caused her, immediately after she
struck, to rock so violently that the crew, fearing
that she would at once go to pieces, lost no time
in getting into the boats ; leaving the Victoria to
her fate they rowed to Carrigaholt, a distance of
about three miles. At four o'clock on Saturday
morning, the coast guards took charge of the wreck,
and shortly after the sailors commenced moving
ashore chains, cables, anchors, spars, rigging, in a
word everything portable. Though great crowds
assembled no attempt at either plunder or theft
was made. Though up to Saturday morning the
vessel had received no serious injury, there appears
no chance of getting her off the sharp ridge of rocks
on which she lies.

Mn. LUCAS, M. P, This gentleman attended at
Navan, on Tuesday, and delivered a continuance of
his lecture on the Industrial Resources of Ireland.
A scheme was set on foot for organising a subscrip-
tion to resuscitate Irish manufactures.

CLON:kIEL ELECTION-At present the chances are
all in favour of Mr. John O'Connell.

MIIRDE R.—Richard Jones, of Wexford has been
arrested for killing his father in a quarrel, caused
by a dispute on account of the latter having deter-
mined to marry a second time.

NEW KIND OF MAIL MATTER.—A few days since a post-
master at one of the offices on the New London route was
very much astonished on emptying one of the mail bags
upon his table to see a nice little kitten spring out from the
heap of letters, and frisk about very much, as little kittens
are apt to do.—Newhaven Palladium.

THE LATE Sin C. J. NAPIER.—Some surprise has been
expressed at the low figure, 20,0001., under which the per-
sonal property of the late General Sir Charles Napier was
sworn when his will was proved, as it was understood that
the gallant general had received 70,0001. prize money from
the conquest of Scinde. It appears by the will, that
50,000/. had been given away by the gallant general before
his death, so that the proving. of the will under 20,0001.
will account, with the 60,0001. given away, for the Scinde
prize money. The other property, being real property, is
not of course taken into account in proving the will.
SALISBURY ELECTION.—The nomination of a member for
Salisbury, in the room of Mr. C. B. Wall, deceased, took
place. The mayor, in opening the proceedings, remarked
that it was not a year since when Mr. Baring Wall, in
soliciting the suffrages of the electors, said he should like to
live and die in their service, and he (the mayor) little
thought that such a wish would so soon be realised. Mr.
W. C. Finch proposed Major-General Buckley, and Mr. W.
C. Fawcett, a magistrate, seconded the nomination. Mr.
S. Martin proposed Captain Julius Roberts; Mr. Gould
seconded the proposal. Major-General Buckley, in return-
ing thanks, said he placed the most implicit confidence in
Lord Aberdeen's ministry, which he should support, believ-
ing that it would promote the real welfare of the country at
large. He would not vote against the ballot, if he could not
conscientiously vote for it. Captain Roberts told the elec-
tors that he came forward as an independent and honest
man, and that it would be his study to follow the example of
the late member. The mayor declared the show of hands
to be in favour of Captain Roberts, but a poll was demanded
for Major-General Buckley, and was fixed for yesterday.