Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-29 00:00:00

Thomas CO'nnor, beerhouse-keeper, Steward-street,
was summoned on two informations, for doing business
at illegal hours. Fined 10s and costs.

Mary Gorst, beerhouse-keeper, Kew-street, E werton,
was charged for doing business at prohibited hours.
Fined lOs and costs.

A. POINT

—George Shaw, beerhouse keeper, Dale-
street, was charged for selling a pint and a-half of ale, at
half-past eleven on Saturday night last. Mr. Blink
appeared for the defendant, and produced witnesses to
show that beer was purchased at ten o'clock at night, and
that at half-past eleven it was sent for, and on this evi-
dence the charge was dismissed.

STEALING BLANKETS.—ChW;Ies Williams, a well-dres-
sed young man, was charged with having stolen and
pledged some blankets, the property of Sarah Chadwick.
Mr. Bluck was for the prisoner. It appeared that the
prisoner lodged with the complainant some time ago, and
when he left the articles were missed, and subsequently
found pledged, and the prisoner was identified as the
person who pledged them. Mr. Bluck advised the
prisoner to plead guilty and he did so, and was sentenced
to three months imprisonment, with hard labour, under
the criminal justice act.

LIVERPOOL COUNTY COURT,

,-YESTERDAY

BEFORE W. A. HTJLTON, ESQ, JUDGE

CLAIM FOR WAGES AGAINST A SPANISH CAPTAIN.--
NOQUEDA V. MAQUIDA.—III this case, Mr. Campbell ap-
peared for the plaintiff. The defendant did not appear.
It was stated on the part of the plaintiff, that he shipped
ou board the Primera de Carden, a Spanish vessel, in
Havannah, on the Ist August, 1857, as an able bodied
seaman, at $2O per month. He performed a voyage to
Monte Video, and various other ports, and ultimately
arrived in Liverpool on the 19th September, and he was
discharged on the Ist January, 1858. He had at that
period been in the employment of the defendant a year
he had received
Ivvehdo lteh
ewsaugme s
oafn amounting n3gs t20(4£68, leaving
out
oafndwhfiiic'eh
a balance duo the plaintiff of £35 6s 10d, the sum now
months,
sought to be recovered. It was stated also that the
plaintiff first shipped as a man before the mast, but after
some time, the steward deserted, and the defendant made
the plaintiff steward. The Judge expressed surprise that
the defendant did not appear in court, and he would con-
seqnently express no-opinion until he would see whether
he would come or not. The captain shortly afterwards
arrived, and the defence was gone into, when the captain
stated, that he was only indebted to the plaintiff 7 0
dollars, and also that he the plaintiff left the ship of his
own accord, contrary to the agreement, which was, that
he should complete his journey, which would not be un-
till they-returned to Havannah. It was also contrary to
the Spanish laws, that a sailor should thus act. Mr.
Campbell in reply to this stated, that both the captain
and mate had beaten the plaintiff with a stick, and that
his wages were reduced from 20 dollars to 12 dollars per
month. The defendant stated that such reduction had
been arranged before the Spanish Consul. His Honour
adjourned the case till one o'clock, when it was again
called on. The consul stated, the parties came before him
and the defendant told him the plaintiff had left the ship
before the voyage was completed, and was on that
account wanting to stop the whole of the plaintiff's wages,
which, according to the Spanish laws, the defendant had
a right to do. The consul recommended the captain nota_e
to be so hard with the plaintiff,
as
he
wished to make
peace between them. His Honour gave a verdict for
the plaintiff for £2O.

FESTIVAL OF THE SONS OF THE CLERGY. —The Arch-
bishop of Canterbury has fixed Wednesday, the 18th
day of May, for the celebration of the 205th anniversary
festival of the Sons of the Clergy, at St. Paul's Cathedral