Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-15 00:00:00

IMPOATANT MARITIME CASE.

and was occupied Oti that day, and on the 27th, 30th,
The Justice of Peace Court, Dundee, met on 22nd i°ll
31st July, and 6th and 6th August, in the trial of a eell
arising out of a petition at the instance of Verner
ard.v 11`,i
carpenter, and five of the stamen, formerly on bo
the barque Tdtelina, of Dundee, against Thomas et .
the master of that vessel. Mr. Grant appeared as egrom
fir the petitioners ; Mr. Baxter for the defender.
tee,
petitioners stated that they were under -articles of eg.pg
resent to go from Dundee to Archnegel and back. 'Witt
gone to Archangel, it was stated that they left Will no
London on 17th Oct. last; that shortly after
vessel met with weather so severe that the master and cree
were obliged to seek for shelter, and accordingly rep bei
ship into Sweetnose Bay, in Resign ',viand. where tot .01
arrived, with the loss of the ship's jibboom, the re
leaking in the topsides, part of the bulwarks end
stanchion carried away, and other stanchions and the icird
gallant forecastle where the petitioners slept, started! ;to
the pumps choked with the grain with wh.ch the ship rate
laden ; that on sounding the pumps before going `,:as
Sweetnose Bay three feet of water were found in the su'ro,
hold ; that the defender wished to leave the bay and Prbe
teed on the voyage to London without making gO4
datnaee which the ship had suffered, or in any way reou.ti,
ing her fit to undertake such a voyage; but that the Pea),
tioners (excepting Verner Lan, who was willing ti
reused to go to sea on these terms, offering, however: sal
take the vessel to the nearest, or any port, where she tworo
be made sea-worthy; that this the said Thomas Weitf ne
fused to do; and on the 9th day of November he put
tedpetitionerr on short allowance,giving them only one Per is
of bread per man per day, whereas they were entitleutpd
addition, to 1.11) of beef, lflb of pork, besides half a po-pi
of flour and a pint of pease twice a-week, and coffee tie,
sugar ; and the petitioners were kept on this short al
Olt
ance till the ship was lost; that the ship lay in Sweetto
Bsy frozen up t 11 27th February last, when the ice b".
up, and she was carried met to sea and lost. The petitiono
o
on these grounds claimed the full balance of wages deeli
them up to the date of the loss of the vessel, beside,o,
per man for every day they were kept on reduced alto
ance. The carpenter, Verner Lun's case, was (Wen' fr
settled by the agents without going to trial. Therety
mained the case of the five seamen. Mr. Baxter, f°,ol
defence, stated that some of the averments in the PetPtit
were denied, and in particular, the ayerment that thes,yl
was not repaired at Sweetnose, and the insieuetioe 10,
the defender wished to put to Bel with her in an
worthy condition. The feet was that the vessel vilsrol
iota Sweetnose for two purposes : —first, to repair tjt,
damages which the stern had oceacioned ; and seeer)eio
to get the barley thrown overheard which had ielde'
the action of the pumps. Both these things were
effectually, as the ship's log would show ; but after 'di
were done, and when the miner proposed to pet to 'tol
the five petitioners objected, statieg as their grouteilhell
they wanted th topsides overhauled, and the limbers 9 i 0
and cleared. Now, to get a sight of the limbers 031
possible without discharging the cargo, and that coelo)l
be done at Sweetnose ; but the master, OU the same tel
the petitioners' refusal—viz., 9th November last-e4tV
a survey to be held en the vessel by Captain Gran`, "it
brig Stniegler of Aberdeen, then lying at Sweeinotstre
Verner fern, his own carpente a A report of this gill'
now produced, bore that the topsides were in a 000
seewerthin condition, and the pumps in good 'o4)e,
order, with plenty of sails, pump-eertr, and other::
sufficient to make the pass ige to Bee:end. T.to,(
Baiter, contended was proof of seaworthiness, and 'net
refusal of the petitioners to go to sea was an act of tilre
ence to a lawful command of the in_ster, which, asst teo
vessel shorthanded, fully justified the measures ich,l'es:
had taken; and the continued refusal forfeited
their wages. Mr- Baxter went on to state that
t,,th"rif
mate had unfortunately been left at Bergen, in Pholjlei
unwell, wOh the ship's lire in his possession. Mr.
delivered the judgement of the Celle. He said 04,4"ptil
had at firs; been moved a great deal by feelings of sgrtorj
for the petitioners, but after giving their full v 11511.114
to all the evidence, they had latterly cone's to the C°° 0d
that the petitioners had tailed to establish the ever)
in thew petition, or to show sufficient grounds f°lo
the course which they had pursued in refusing to Pori
with the vessel at Sweetnose. 01 the contrary, tbell
of survey at that place, and the evidence of tb°,sl
male it and saw it made, had satisfied the Couttitjedt
vessel was seaworthy at that place. There had no;
combination among the five petitioners, probabll te
originating in some sincere impression that therteit,
something wrong about the ship ; *but unfortens,ol)
them there was nothing to show that they were vritle
in taking up such au impression, and certainly rs'ol
adhering to it, to the effect of
,refusing to obee oldi
command of the master, made after the report seat
was procured, and in circumstances which, as
edit,
team the evident , ought to have compelled their rye}
The consequence of their conduct was the loss of ttei
and cargo ; and the Court could not. in these circuses
make them any award either for wages or for short
ance. It would be most dangerous to lend sanctilliell,
idea that a portion of a crew were entitled to foqtii,
opinion upon their master in tire way that the pevtof
had done bat in all the cireurnstances, and wishingid
leniently with them, the Court did not propose t°
them ia experises.—Dundee Courier.

THE M&ROHIONFAS OF LONDONDg°

The Marchioness of Lendonderry give on
et dinner to 300 workmen employed in her.ooil'
toill
and works. A pavillion was erected for the 0ce3501
grounds of Seabam Hall. An ex:raordinary clti -e6
materials, edible and fluid, had to be provided-Pc-0v
so large a company. Met' and mutt and ideal IA
with bread, and plenty of geod beer, formed the
the supply at all the tables in the area of 08,00'
The butcher meat killed for the occasion consistocie,
beasts, of 55st. cF eh, and 32 sheep, of sst•
this mast he added 510 plena puddings of 51b
60 barrels of beer. The Marchioness, in takill Jjle(i
on she platform, was accompanied by the [tight fi
Bishop of Darlaarn, Lord Adolphus Vane l'enapet,:y
Vandeleur, s'(e..vard, with several of the cle
neighbourhood, and othetl, either guests at the ');t00)
time, or persons of station cinneeted with the se:,
district. In the course of an annimared speech ,t'iOr!
her La lyship said—l have many points on whiee,A
address you, bet I never can see you individetblti,e/,
lectively without repeatiog my warniegs and eejo- fi-
bs careful and prudent. You do not know 110/1
affee s nay peace. Thank God, we have had ne ii9ll
fatal calamity since I saw you last, but the de 031'
acrid at at the Lundhill (.toll must be frell.l4io
1
mito7s, wlEre about 189 human beings were 1/,tllil
preparation launched into eternity, leaving 111-9,
sisters, widows and orphans, to mourn their 10°,,,tir4
on these horrors, my friends, and may Your 4111
duce you at least to do your duty, and be less wipS,l
moth careful, and never for an instant forget 9°4
unscrew your lamps to light your pipes or fir,;so
It makes my blood run cal to dwell upou t",.`00;1
risks, and I think any great calamity am0n51111,,,
break my heart. We are in God's hands, 0.41,0
my duty to offer you these observations to do Ye,f!
yourselves. your friends, and your families. I 5;l3Ji
of your employer, but I pray you to remember re
ly I am identified with you ; and also, if you
fe
of my anxiety, you will show it by your care 0' tic"'
and your fellow-Labourers., I will come to tbe,4l6
edulation, and run deeply anxious to itn2rests
tniuds the dial you owe to your children. It rest)
provide schools if you do not give your chile' ;V,
benefit of them. Remember, you are treioioso
rl
time and for eternity, and do net remove 034311
from greediness of gin. (Applause.) I CO
be of great advantage to establish some stanoe'Al
fication before a boy is allowed to get firil
the pits. At present, by the Act of • vtod'l
at ten years of age he inu be sent down,
'coca to education. My scheol4, beino. private', olty
been under Government inspection, being
524-0
to change the system. Indeed it appears to ",
advantage of the Goverment scheme is th3"li
prize or bribe to parents to leave their
school, while the establishment of the priee;Vil
child shall be received into a pit without a oef:t,
of education will far more advaece the nio,00;
ample of that great man, whose bust is before /01/1?
(George Stephenson), who was born in the beiitlio'
of life, a native of the north, raised be his
to one of the highest niches in the tetMeto ()Lau
to encourage you all iii a laudable an-d;itiou ivor,
iron rands and the chariots herntsFeed
and families. Only half a.
sm ill. the advantages be had in his }full; '5ll,
very inferior to thoss open to the pras°,'"tpciii
It is also my itateuttai -to give inereaseia6
century -ago he V! ril;
further., education to those men at work der'i ti"
night schools, or by allowing a portion (,
week to be appropriated for that puree eBl
ptoVrfOesrpunac-rhoendat
There exists a strong feeling in my wind oftP- 1)
of establishing a fund for the purposu- flf
uldo gbe 515 Y
self-supportin7,; but what I hove to say is, if
entertain t,'-de suggestion, to' 'd
discuss °l.6g
its
lestal-_,lishroent, IRill
se
'cen.tribnte theve,t°,
nautinnt4lis
intpfiurr.,,e7Focivilitt
vvrealha,)incinhoefnelltl.l.,et eiev.'loll;„rsi-1)'
a
go to the east
b .eteiing and a col:afar' t to
of the building, viii•i94l)l
1" The Pitman'',
Home;" and I. ,:aol"
contribute ter.•
towards its maintr,nance.
you in your on:. ;