Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-02-10 00:00:00

- THE LIVERPOOL LIBRARY.

•
In compliance with a requisition signed by a number
of the proprietors a special general meeting was held
yesterday afternoon; at the Library, in 80ld-street. The
room was completely 'filled, and Mr. John Mewburn,
president, occupied the chair. The purpose of which
the meeting was callediwas to rescind a resolution agreed
to by a meeting held on the 29th December, concerning
certain proposed alterations in the library. The intended
alterations had been agreed to by the general committee
by a majority of. seventeen to one, and on being sub-
mated to the meeting already alluded to, convened Dee,
29th, were again confirmed by a majority of thirty-three,
to fourteen. The plan of alterations has three objects';
an increase of shelf room, the. separation of the clerks'
department from the other business,' and the admission
of the proprietors to the shelves.
The CHAIRMAN having read the requisition, said on
the kit occasion he had tire honour of;presiding at a
meeting. of the, proprietors,'which was on a.very recent
date, he considered it his duty to move the resolution of
the evening, which resolution emanating from the com-
mittee—in fact was the strong 'recommendation of the
COmmittee to the proprietors. He would take no part
in the discyssion which was now about to ensue; his
sole duty would be to keep order; and in doing so lie felt
assured of the support of the meeting at large. Before
calling upon any g'entleman to move his resolution, he
would be permitted to remark upon the unusual circum-
stance of a special general meeting being convened to
rescind a resolution formally adopted by the proprietors
at a meeting held a few weeks ago. It would be against
theinterests of this venerable institution were the pro-
ceedings of this evening to form a precedent for future
practice. He could assure the meeting that whatever
decision they might arrive at this evening, he could
answer for the party with whom he acted being bound
by the decision of the majority of this meeting. But
did it not occur to 'the gentlemen who signed the
requisition, that in the event of their obtaining 'a
reversal of the decision 'of last meeting (as they cer-
tainly could -not anticipate) nothing could prevent
their opponents from having a third special general
meeting and so carrying on the dispute. He would
remind them that a special committee had been appointed
to examine the whole state of the library, and suggest
improvements at the last annual meeting. The present
committee was elected under the laws sanctioned by the
proprietors, and when the committee had invited the
proprietors to adopt or .reject their proposition, it was
certainly their duty to attend.
Mr. A. RA.ncurrn then, rose, and in an address of
considerable length, moved "That the.resolUtion passed
at the Speeial general meeting held on the 29th of
December be rescinded."
Mr. SEMIS seconded the resolution.
Mr. T. S. RAFFLES begged to propose as an amend-
ment "That the meeting-approves of the plan of altera-
tions recommended by the committee, and that the
committee be hereby authorised to proceed with the
execution of the same with all convenient despatch, and
with authority to make such modifications on the details
as may appear expedient."
After considerable discussion, the amendment was pit
to the vote; and on a division was carried by a large
majority. This terminated the proceedings

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERD.IY.

(Before Mr. RAFFLES.)
COOL THEFT.—Two men named William Allison and
John Young, were charged with stealing 24- cwt. of
lead, value £3 10s., from the shop of Messrs. Jones and
Crewdson, plumbers, -&c., Church-lane, on Wednesday
afternoon. Mr. Crewdson appeared and stated that he
was standing in the vicinity of his shop, between three
and four o'clock in the afternoon of the day in question,
when he observed the prisoner Allison walk up to the
door and knock. Receiving no answer after waiting a
short time, he saw him beckon to the other prisoner
Young, with whom he entered, and shortly came out
with a large roll of lead borne between them. He fol-
lowed them into Whitechapel, when he called au officer
and gave them in custody. The prisoners were com-
mitted for trial to the sessions.

CHARGE OF ROBBERY FROM A HOTEL.—A respect-
able and intelligent-looking young man, apparently
about twenty-six years of age, named Thomas C.
Thomas, and who was lately in the employment
of an attorney in this
.town, but has since been
residitg in Manchester, was charged with stealing a
quantity of wearing apparel, consisting of an' oVercoat,
a pair, of trousers, a vest, a travelling, rug, and seam
other articles, from the Union Hotel, Clayton-square, on
Saturday evening last. It appeared that he had gone
into the hotel about five o'clock in the evening of the
day in question, and said he wished to engage a bed-
room. The "boots " attended him ; took his carpet-
bag, and showed him the room. Be left "again about
quarter- pastsix, and shortly after it was discovered that he
had taken his carpet-bag, and that the above mentioned
articles were missing from various apartments. Infor-
mation was accordingly given to the police, and Detec%
tive Scott in the course of his inquiries went into the shop
of Mr. Saunders, pawnbroker, Liver-street, the boots"
at the "Union" accompanying him. _On entering the
shop the prisoner was behind the counter offering about
£5O worth of silk handkerchiefs for pledge, which are
'supposed to be portion of an extensive robbery in
Manchester. The " boots " immediately identified him
as the person who had been at the hotel on Saturday
, evening. He was taken into custody, and after being
identified by another of the servants at the "Union,"
while passing through Sir Thomas's-buildings, on the
road to the bridewell, he attempted tt• hand a number of
pawn tickets to a confederate. These, however, are in
the possession of Detective Scott, and are principally for
silk handkerchiefs. The prisoner cross-examined the wit-
ness at considerable length, and with great tact. He was
remanded for seven days.
BRUTAL AND COWARDLY ASSAULT.—Edward Brad-
ley, a runner for a boarding-house keeper in Denison-
street, was' charged with committing an assault on a
man named George Peters,4 Greek seaman. The pro-
Seentor through an interpreter stated that he was lodgingin this lodging-house, for which the prisoner is a run-
ner; and on Wednesday morning the landlord;awoke
him about 7 o'clock; telling him that he. wanted to send
himon board a vessel. He accordingly took him to
an American shipping office to get shipped, but,he (pro-
secutor) refused to go on board an American vessel,
because he didn't understand the language. They both
retiirnedlO the boarding-house, when the keeper of it
took hiM into a room, shut the'. door, and placed his
back to, it, while the prisoner knocked him down and
kicked him about the head and other parts of the body.
A surgeon from the Northern Hospital stated that the
prosecutor was brought there in -a very weak condition.
He hid received several blows on the head; 'there was
a lacerated wound above the eye, a cut on the back of
the head, besides a bad kiekun the belly. Ile appeared
to be labouring under "concussion of the brain. The
prisoner was remanded till this morning, for the purpose
of bringing up the boarding-house keeper.
FRIENDLY SOCIETY DISPUTE.-Mr. Cobb appeared
on behalf of Mathew Below, who was a member of the
Liverpool Mersey Tontine Society, and who bad taken
out a summons against the secretary for the purpose of
being reinstated in the society. The case, said Mr.
'Cobb, had been beard some time ago before the magis-
trates, in the other court, but was dismissed on the
:ground that there had not been a general meeting of
the society' called. Since then this meeting has been
held, and theratill refuse to admit him as one of its
members. It appeared. that in consequence of soli e
statement made by complainant he' was fined 55., which
.he refused to pay, as he did not consider himself guilty
Of any -irregularity. ,The next time be presented him-
self at the society he was told that he would lose
all benefit arising from it. Notice, however, was
given him to attend a meeting on the Ist of January, to
defend himself against' the motion for his exclusion.
This was fully discussed, and the result of the vote was
that he was excluded. Now, it is provided by Act of
Parliament, if any dispute arises among the members of
such a society, that it be referred to the decision of the
magistrates. He (Mr. Cobb) would prove that com-
plainant had never been guilty of any irregularity. Mr.
Bremner, who appeared for the society, said that by
rule 13 they could exclude any member who refuses to
pay fines which are impoied upon him. And by rule 14'
it was provided, that in excluding any, one it shall be by
ballot, at a half-yearly meeting. This had been.done in
the present case, a majority of the whole society. being
against complainant. Mr. Raffles said that justices
were only called upon to adjudicate in these society
cases when anything had been done by the members
Contrary to the rules of the society. lie could not hear
anything as to irregularity in the conduct of eoni-
plainant as a member of the society. It was' not denied,
on behalf'of coniplainant, that any of the rules hid been
infringed. The case was consequently dismissed.
(Before Messrs. HOUGHTON and CASTELLAINE.)
UNWHOLESOME MEAT.—Samuel Millington, butcher,
, Dale-street, was summoned on a charge of having ex-
-1 posed for sale in his shop twenty-five pounds of "slink

veal." Mr. Bluck appeared for the defendant, and
contended that it was not his intention to sell the veal
for human use, but was.. brought to the .shop in a mis-
take ; and that being one of the most respectable trades-
men in town, he would not do so for ,his own interest.
He called Mr. Abbinett, of the George' 'lota, who de-
posed that lie knew the veal to be intended for dogs.
Mr. Millington's shop lad was also called, who also
swore that it was for the same purpose, and was brought
from the slaughter-house by mistake. They had never
had any such thing in the shop before. The magistrates
dismissed the case. • .

LIVERPOOL COUNTY COURT-YESTERDAY.

(Before J. K, BLAIR, Esq., Judge.)
His Honour.proceeded-to hear the following cases
SCOTT V. JOHNSTON.-This was a debt of £24 ss. due
by defendant to plaintiff, part of which was money lent. -
Verdict for plaintif, to be paid in two instalments.
WILLIAM V. /ONES.-This was a claim for £l3 108.
Verdict for plaintiff, to be paid in a month.
MARSHALL AND ANOTHER V. MARY ANN lIUOIIES
AND SARAN HUORES.-This was an action brought to
'recover the sum of £lO Bs., money lent on a promissory
note. Verdict for plaintiff, to be paid monthly.
'-LYNCH V. EDWARDS.-This WAS a claim for £l5.
Verdict for the plaintiff, to be paid fortnightly.
MORROW V. LEWIS.-Mr Gray appeared for the
plaintiff, and Mr. Hime for the defendant. The action
was brought to recover , the sum of £7 9s. 9d. , The
amount claimed had been due since 1857. The defen-
dant was a mate of a vessel, and had £7 per month
income. Verdict for plaintiff, in three monthly payments.
MILREA V. Maconeoon -This was an action brought
to recover the sum of £23 12s. 6d., £l5 Bs. 6d. of which
had been paid into court, leaving £8 4s. still due. Mr.
'lime appeared for the plaintiff, and the case having been
fully proved, hisilonour gave a verdict accordingly.
M‘Getorre v. KINESTON.-The plaintiff was a wine
merchant, and 'the defendant was proprietor of the
Neptune Hotel, Clayton-square. The claim was made
for £lO 16s. for wines bought and delivered, and £6 4s.
as commission for trouble in appraising wines for the
defendant. Mr. Hime appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Bogie for the delendant.-The plaintiff, having
proved the first sum due, stated that he had been em-
ployed by the defendant to value a lot of wines, for
which he charged the commission in question.-Mr.
thine here stated that the £lO Ws. had been paid into
court.-The plaintiff having deposed to the amount of
commission, Mr. Vogie, on the part of the defendant,
raised a very important point, and contended that under
the act of 46 George 111., sections sth; 6th and 9th,
the plaintiff was not entitled to recover, he not being a
licensed appraiser, and, in support of his views, cited
various aUthorities.-His Honour, after referring to the
act: of Parliament, and the authorities cited by Mr.
Bogie, said the question was an important one, and
which he should take time to consider. He (the judge)
also stated that he understood another defence was about
to be set up, but he supposed, after what had now
transpired, that defence would not be persevered in.
The main point was, whether the act of valuing the
wines was a friendly one on the part of the plaintiff,
and for which no commission ought to be charged ; and
rrind2e7rthtliinesta.
At entitled.-teN-Judgment t
HOOD.-This
was
gl
eot
ortrc.LetfheTer
hr
deferred
dl plaintiff
until
tie
occupied the court a
considerable time, and was brought to recover the sum
of £l5 17s. 2d , which was incurred under the following
ei if
circumstances :-The plaintiff (far whom Mr. Hime
appeared), lived at No. 9, Queen's-square, Basnett-
street, and the defendant (for whom Mr. Thornley ap-
peared) was au extensive potato dealer, and lived in
Dublin-street. The witnesses were here ordered to
leave the court. , It appeared from the evidence of the
plaintiff that, on the 16th December last, the defendant
purchased 100 sacks of potatoes from the plaintiff at 2s. 2d.
per bushel, the whole amounted to £33' 13s. 10d. The
potatoes were lying at the west end of Clarence Dock,
where they were much exposed to the frost. After the
purchase had been effected, the defendant gave the
plaintiff £1 as a guarantee thereof, but he neither sent
for the potatoes, nor did lie ever come to take them
away. The issue of the defendant's neglect was, that
the plaintiff had to take them away, after they had
suffered very much from the frost, and get them
picked, and sell them to the best advantage. After
they were picked, they were sold at 2s. per
bushel, and realised the sum of £l6 16s. Bd., which,
with the £1 previously paid to the plaintiff, amounted
to £l7 16s. Bd., leaving a balance of £l5 17s. 2d., the
remainder of the original contract.-Some correspon-
dence took place between the parties; which was read by
-Mr. Hime. When they were picked they were sold to
the best possible advantage. Several witnesses were
then examined as to the usages of the potato trade, the
terms of sale, and the resale. Mr. Thornley stated his
defence to be, that on the 17th of-December the po-
tatoes were sold, and not on the 16th ; and the weather
was extremely frosty and severe at the time. Also, on
Titesday. morning, when the defendant went with his
horses and carts to take them away, he found several
men picking the frosted potatoes out of the sacks. The -
defend:pit, was about to proceed to Manchester, where he
could have sold them to advantage, He (the defendant)
had been refused delivery, and that there was no de-
livery at all ; and that the loss was occasioned by the
negligence of the plaihtiff; in fact, the only loss sus-
tained by the plaintiff was £2. Several witnesses
having been examined for the defendant, his Honour
gave judgment for the plaintiff. lie considered that
the defendant had made a bond fick purchase of the
potatoes, and if he neglected to take them away, be did
so at his own risk, and he should give a verdict for the
full amount claimed.
JONCIIINA T. BRAUN V. SIIERIDIONMAvRocriEvALo.
-This was an action to recover the sum of £5O for loss
and damage sustained by the plaintiff for the non-fulfil-
ment of the contract of a charter-party entered into by
the plaintiff with the defendant, on the 16th December
last, for the freight of a cargo of coal from Liverpool to at the rate of 20s. per ton for 660 tons. On the . -
15th December last the defendant called at the plaintiff's
office, when, upon entering, the plaintiff stated to the
defendant., " See, I have business for you, and have the
charter-party already.filled up at 205." The defendant
on the same evening wrote to the Greek and Oriental
Company in London, acquainting them of the facts.
The captain, with his vessel, arrived in Liverpool, from
Fleetwood, on the 10th January following, and, having
received the charter-party, began to prepare his vessel for
the cargo of coal. The defendant would notthen conform
to the first charter-party ; and the result was that there
was a re-charter made to Gibraltar at 158.-6 d. In the
meantime the defendant received a letter from the Greek
and-Oriental Company in Louden, to the effect that they
could not give the 20s, a's settled in the first charter..
party, but would give 10s.---The plaintiff, on being f.
examined in regard to the above facts, stated that, when -
the defendant intimated to him the decision of the Greek
and Oriental Company, lie (the plaintiff) said, "Let the
captain go on with it-I see no wrong in it." The day
afterwards the defendant came to him, and said "all
Plaintiff) asked the defendant what made him sign it.
was not right with the charter-party," when he (the
He then met the defendant on 'Change, and said he was
a very foolish man. Freights were then coming down
at Liverpool, and especially coal freights. He told the
defendant that 15s. 6d. then paid far better to Gibraltar,
than 19s. would to Sulina.-The captain, having been
examined, gave a lengthened detail of the expenses he
had.been at in ooming from Fleetwood to Liverpool.-
By. the Judge : But you would have had to • come' to
Liverpool, would you not; and have been at the same
expenses ?--Witness : I would . have had to come to
Liverpool under any circumstances.-Mr. Hime stated
that the plaintiff had been at: a.
it within the jurisdiction of this-court, he had only pro-
ceeded for £5O. The defence 'set Up by Mr. Bell was,
that the-charter-party Nfts never entered into brttle
• defendant. The defendant had been sent for by the
plaintiff; and the moment he entered his (plaintiffs)
office, the expression made use of was, "Here's plenty
_h
_2os.
of business for you." The defendant on looking at th
charter-party said, " That's rather above my. figure."
and
all was right, and at the time
His client then wrote to his friends on the subject,
receiving no answer to his telegraphic Message considered
to which e tip-
per ton, as speeifiealn the document
the Greek and
plied his name, but only as agent for
then perfectly
Oriental Company. The plaintiff
was
to any aware that the company mould
not agreebefore writing to
charter-
party above 19s. The plaintiff, however,
etindant to "try again,"
the captain at Fleetwood, told the d
and that, in the meantime, he would write to the captain,
would be
The defendant replied that such a proceeding
had
the companyma_ useless and unavailing, as when _ _
. tioned the sum of 19s. they would not swerve. from that.
Mr. Rime then addressed the courti_ support of the
plaintiff's claim, and stated that,
eoonuryt, ey di
gave .his consent
did not wish -to bring bring the matter into another they would have
must
£l6 beAir. Bell : •. -
your own showing,deducted from the sum
His
you now seek to.recover.
Honour, after giving the
ing of three hours case a patieuehear and a half, deferred
his judgment until Friday (to-day)..
proceeded for the full amount of £l3O.

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THIS DAT.

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