Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-28 00:00:00

SUPPO32f) EARTHQUAKE AT DUDLEY.

13.,tween Tuesday and Wednes 'Tay some alarm was
created amongst the inhabitants of Dudley and the sur-
rounding district by many of them having been areuse.l .
from their midnight slumbers, by what some describe as
"an neearNy rucabling noise,' accompanied by a t7e-
mendous shaking of the houses, and even in some instances
the beds up-m which they lay. So sensibly was this felt
by some with whom we have conversed upon the euilj-tet,
that they got up; and several went out of doors to ascertain
the cause; the officers in charga of the railway station
declare that they thought 'the station was falling about
their ears, others that an edjoieing house had tumbled
down ; some likened the noise to the round of distant
nen .tom. That some unusu tl convulsion had taken
place in :he district there can be no dcubt, v.hicla most
probably was a light shock of earthquake e we may add
that on the previous Tuesday afternoon, some atmospheric
Phenomena were observed. About three o'clock, the wind
being nearly due east, there appeared dense clouds of such
unusual darkness, as almost to require the gas to be
lighted in t' e shops at the early hour of three o'clock ;
some rain fell at the time, but which passed oft' about six
o'clock. On Wedneslay morning, a rather heavy fall o
snow took place, which c)ntinued up to bout noon, when
it abated, and the atmosphere seemed to be clearing up.
Biriningliam, Daily Press,

ART MANUFACTURE EXIIIBMON AT

EDINBURGiI.

Her Majesty has conixibuted towards the second exhi-
bition of the Art Manufacture Association, now open at
Edinburgh, a very interesting selection of articles, namely,
the long jewellel sword and scimitar, the coat of &lain
mail and shield of Tippon Sahib, the jewelled sabre of
HolkAr, and other valuable Indian trophies, twelve swords,
and other specimens of the armour of the 16:11 and 17th
centuries, the butil writing table of the Duke of Ritz. and
various other objects of much inter. at. The Duke of
Portland exhibits hi; celebrated aVPuner service in bleu
de roi Sevres, and numerous other articles in old
French china. The Duke of Hamiltcn sends some
exquisite works in Limoges enamel and some
bronzes on pedestals of lapis lazuli, &c The Duke
of Roxburgh displays several pieces of can'elabra.
The East India Company show about 70 different
illustrations of Indian art ; and Mr. Johnstone, of Alva,
exhibits a piece of Indian jewels, including a gold
bracelet wile the portraits of the old King of Delhi and
his sons, lately captured and shot, a gold necklace with
miniature paintings of buildings in and around Delhi,
a frontlet of jewels presented to him by the late Rajah
of Gwalior, and a seiraPar, the gift of the late King
of Gude; while 1:0. Leckie shows a yatagan given him
by the King of Delhi. Cardinal Wiseman exhibits
here a number of statnettes, plaques, and jewelled
crucifixes Mr. Baresford Hope elntributes a great variety
of ivories and enamels; and Mr. Napier, of Shandon,
Mr. Stirling, of Kier, and other eminent collectors
and antiquarians, add to the exhibition many exquisite
objects of ancient art. In all the different departments
of modern art there is a most, attractive, and in many
cases an excellent exhibition. In wood carving and other
branches of household decoration, there is a spirited
cc repetition between the north and south; in jewellery
th:re are very rich displays both by London and Edinburgh
houses ; in pottery and glass, the Staffordshire and metro-
politan firms make a most attrac:ive appearance, many
new designs having been got up specially for this
interesting
display in textile fabrics there is a limited but
display ; whi'e of numerous other productions there are
specimens showing great merit in design as well as artistic
manipulation. The exhibition is to remain open over the
Christmas holidays.

A CURIOUS CASS.—In the Manchester County Court,
on Thursday, an action wa3 brought by Mrs. Eliza Dennis,
of Butler-street, Manchester, against Mr. John Remick,
of Ashton-street, Liverpool Road, to recover £3O for eight
years' interest upon kro, at 5 per cent. The plaintiff
stated that, in May, 1649, she sold the defendant a number
of cow, in payment for which he gave her a promissory
note for £75. This amount was to be paid within six
years from that date, and, in the meantime, interest was
to be charged at the rate of 5 per cent. Neither the
principal nor the interest had been paid, and the present
ac ion was brought to recover the interest. Mr. Myers,
attorney, who appeared for the defendant, urged that the
debt altogether was barred by the statute of limitations
but the judge was of a different opinion, thinking that the
statute would not begin to take effec until the expiration
of the six years referred to in the promisscry note. The
defendant, in his examination, stated that the cows were
transferred to him by the plaintiff, in order to escape an
execution, and he had since sold them at a low rate, which
had scarcely repaid him for the cost of their keep. The
plaintiff denied that the animals were transferred by her to
avoid an execution. After the case had proceeded some
time, Mr. Myers consulted with the plaintiff, who niti-
' mately agreed to accept £lO in full for the cows, including
principal and interest, which together amounted to £1.05.

POLICE IN TELLIGENCE.—YEsTEZDAY.

LIVERPOOL.
BRFORI MR MAYSFIELD

RUFFIANS RIGFITLY FUNMIED.—A e-atea MitlYemed
John Macey, was brought up by
`-i.feerce .243, whe stated .
that he saw him in Waterloo-roe ':#4 **tee there -teas a little
girl selling leather hoes bo,,tir; the prisoner took the
laces from her and beatb.:r most 'anmercifully: he interfered, •
when the prisoner repeated Ms conduct, and he was then
taken into custody. The prisoner said ho was drunk, and
begged his worship to excuse him. Mr. Mansfield : Excuse
such ruffianism—l fine you £lO, or, in default of pay-
ment, three montbs' imprisonment.
John Caseedy snd Javaes Garland, two able cocking
fellows, apparently car drivers, wore charged by police-
officer 233, who said he was on duty in Vauxhall-road,
about two that morning, when the prisoners came up and
asked the way to some street, which he told them, when
they fell on him, knocked him down, and kicked him very
severely. Mr. Mansfield said he would always punish such
ruffianism, and he, therefore, fined the prisoners .E 5 each,
or, in default of payment, three months' imprisonment ,
----Asearee.—Carlo Gerbcli, a foreign sailor, was charged
with having assaulted the captain of the Ileitis% ship Maria
Teresa. The prisoner Was a sailor on 'hoard the vessel,
and was discharged for bad conduct; ho came to the ship
afterwards, and becar"e the captain refused to give him a
good character he assaulted him. The prisoner was sent
to gaol for a month.
A PICRPCCRET —Ebert Owens, a young fellow, was
brought up by cifficer 645, who said he observed him
amongst a crowd of ladies who were at a shop window. in
Church street ; he was pushing through the ladies trying
their pockets, and witness recognised him, from a-descrip-
tion given by alady named Raper, who hat her pocket
picked in Church-street. on the /6-11 inst., and when he
he was a-rested that lady identified him. He was sent to
jail for three months, with hard labour
Tssx K e'u —John M athsweon, was charged with having
stabbei Hugh Moran in Paul-street. The 'parties are
brothers-in-law, and on Thursday evening the prisoner
called at complainants plane and said he had enlisted air]
g)t a shilling; his wife raid he ought to spend it, when a
quarrel ensued and it was alleged that the prisoner drew
his pocket knife and stabbed complainant in two places.
He was sent for trial.

s Cam—Tail NEW DIVORCS Thava.—A respect.
able lroking person named Thomas Dobson, a boarding
house 1-eeper at No. 6, Wife street, charged his wife with
robbing him. Mr. Bluck was for the prosecution and
stated the case as follows. It is (he said) rather carious
to find-a man charging his wife with robbing him, but I
think I shall be able to prove the case. One of the arti-
cles which she is charged with stealing from► her husband
was a watch, and I will be ab'e to show that it was not
the property of the cc.mpiainant, but had been left with
him by a lodger to take care of, and the stole it out of a
13. ix, along with other property. The parties have lived
very -unhappily together -for some time, but on the first of
January next, when the Nev Divorce Bill cones into
operation, the complainant would apply under its pro-
for safety Some of the clothes belonged to lodgers of the
visions for a separation from her, as she was a wretched
woman, He then called the complainant who said the
prisoner broke two boxes in his house, and took 5 pair of
trowsers, 2 vests, 17 shirts, and a watch .belonging to a
man who had gone to Bombay, who had left it with him
house. He had given her plenty of money weekly to keep
her, and prevent her coming to annoy and rob him, but
she used to sp3nd the money in drink, and then would
come and smash his windows, and take whatever property
she could lay her hands on. She went to the West Derby
Workhouse 0/10 time although she had no occasion to do
so. The prisoner alleged that she was the injured person.
and said her husband turned out and took another woman
in her place, and this caused all the dis.urbance. The
huibaod denied this. The prisoner was sent to jail for
2 months, in default of finding bail.

P. ICANS

Robert Roberts, Jackson-street, Park. The police
officers proved the sate of a gill of wine on the Sunday
morning ; but for the defence it was alleged that the
wine was given to a poor sick woman. This defence,
however, failed, and a fin© of 103 ani cows was inflicted.

Thomas Wright, Frederick•street, for Sunday trading,
having his house open at half-past four o'clock in the
afternoon, was fined 2., 6d and cots.