Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-27 00:00:00

£5O PLATE.

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It: Clair
FREE HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES.
lonfectioner
lentle
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NURSELATESTSTARES
E—TFTIRI Ns
TG.
CLASS.
Even on Lupellus.

3 to 1 against Black Cloud.
NURSERY STAKES—SECOND CLASS.
3 to 1 against Lady Evelyn.
5 to 1 Bar one.
LIVERPOOL CUP.
8 to 1 against Meg Merrilies.
160 to 8 against Sam Spode.
16 to 1 against Bevis.

d•A
reaching the
.MBRIDGESHIRE STAKES.—DESCRIPTION OF THE
RACE.
i A crowd of pedestrians and equestrians,. as usual. assembled
at the starting post, to scrutimse the condition of the compe-
titors, for the last time before they commenced their jour-
ney. When Mr. Hibbard, however, took up his flag and called
upon the horses to take their places, the mounted spectators
in his vicinity went further towards the winning chair, in
order to witness the finish of the race. The starter was soon
left with a clear Reid, and aftei wheeling round to the left,
the horses began to form in a line. The only really fidgetty
animal at the post was Australian Maid, the mare that broke
away in the Second October week, and ran through the tovra.
She was led to the post, and scarcely any persuasion could in-
duce her to join her horses. After a very little impatience
even on the part of the most refractory animals, for the
joekies behaved admirably under the command of the
starter, the signal was given, and the lot were despatched
at exactly six minutes past one. The first on her legs was
Maud, who went away about two lengths in advance,
attended by Red Eae Ditto, North Lincoln, Lady Alice,
Petra, Benbow, and Geologic, Prioress and Mutineer being at
the tail of the ruck, and Australian Maid half a dozen lengths
behind. They had scarcely reached the Criterion Stakes
starting post, when Ditto joined the rear lot, mid Red Eagle
took up the running, followed by Lady Alice, Petra, Geologic,
Mmearuridlies}lonNeoyr,
thAriLainthic Lincoln, Sianinth Se
lx)cednet'rbeeßrooefrnotbhlwrsea' locoanht,itndhggeolli,i,tige
thasewleelaldears, anything.followed
owewa
e
d Honey and
Duke's Stand, Worth Lincoln was beaten,
then drew towards - Benbow also dropped away ; Ariadnie.
Sam Spode. Lady Alice was
and creating a -1" - darrying ou the running to thae end,
length. Meg sie sensation
by winning cleverly by
half
far from her Sam rrilies was
beaten three lengths, and as Spode (fourth)
and Lifeboat (fifth)
was formed by 'Yeas., Gracchus,
cords, and the race was left to the three placed, Red Easd.
front of the next lot. North
'nwithPetra, Artless, Mazzini,
and Honey wore running i the second division in a
were well up with the fifttbh,Lliacoubia
,ana. Lady Alice were in
' and Brother to Bird on the Wing. On startiag.
Montebello,
dence struck into Sam Spode's heels and nearly knocked
Indepen
him down.
gy
ebiet.haeetrerrni ; neared
.lesitsi,
Schism
liLes amdmyaten
Cluster, and the lot Pulllngup
r ob by
os
sis.
ett
eht
goe.

GREAT SHOOTING MATCH FOR £lOO.
Yesterday, at Hornsey Wood House, Messrs. Harris and
Lang, jun., met to shoot for £5O a side, at a hundred pigeons
each-750 to be 1-i(4. at from 5 traps, placed 5 yards apart ;25
shot at front tt and T traps ; 25 yards rise ; guna ; each
yardB rise ; able runs the use of both bUrr.eis---;tod to b
using lioz. of shot. Mr. Lang won—killing 58 to Mr. Harris's
41. The betting was 6t04 on Mr. Lang. Barber supplied the
birds, and first-rate ones they were.

6

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY.

(Before Mr. MANSFIELD.)

THEFT ON BOARD A SHlP.—James Lesley, a sailor
on board the American ship Indian, was brought up
charged with stealing a quantity- of wearing apparel,
consisting .of severafshirts, a
.pair, trousers, and a
number of other articles, from. Robert Hyde, the cook.
Only.one shirt, however, bearing the name •of the prose—
cutor was found in the possession of the prisoner, and
there was no evidence to prove that he hal taken any
of the other articles.—He was sentenced to three
months' imprisonment with hard labour.
•
[Before Messrs. Tour; and BzyN.]

THE SMOKE NIJISA.NCE.

The London 1:-!1 North-Western Itailway Conmany
were slum-limed et the instance 01' Mr. Wignall, the
smoke inipeetor of the Corporation, for ;illowiug volumes
of black smoke to issue from an ericine on the 1:1',;11 of
September
Mr. who appeared to .1:t the informs--
tion, .said this was an acti,-ai laid und, 7'7;10 Bth of Victo-
ria, in which it enacted that every engine should he so
mstructed as to consume its own smoke; or, if not,
they shoUld forfeit a penalty of £5 for every day such
engine was worked. ' •
Mr. Wignall said, on: the afternoon -• of the day in
question, he.perceived volumes of ..black smoke issuing
trom,the engine, called Eglington,. No. 287, oivued by
the London and North-Western Railway Comp lay,
from :4.21 to 4.29. The eneine was in'Crown-street
Statibn: He Went on to.her,• dnd found that it was con-
structed- to consume its own smoko. " It smoked for
'eight minutes without intermission. • • -
Mr:" Blenkinsopp, who appeared for the railway com-
pany,' contended, at some length, that the summons had
not been served in accordance with the act of parliament,
which.required that it should be served personally or left
at the abode of such person.
Mr..M‘Gowan said it was left at the b@use in Lime-
street. .

Mr: Blenkinsopp—But there is no house in Lime-
street; nor is the secretary in Lime-street
Mr. M‘Govran--Tat his offices are.

Mr. Blenkinsopp—No, they are in London.
Mr. Wignall stated that he had 'made au agreement
with the secretary to leave summonses at 'Lime-street, or
serve them on oue of the clerks.
Cross-examined by Mr:•Blenkinsopp—l was standing
between forty and.sixty yards from the Crown-street
Station when.l saw the smoke issuing from the engine.
I was in the company's yard. The ene,-ine was moving
some waggons at the time I saw it. I looked into. the,
fire box, but the fire was not red. Coals might have been put
on the fire eight or ten minutes before: I saw coals on the
fire. I left notice at the office the iay after the offence.
It was.an intimation that I had seen smoke proceeding
from the engine the day preceding.---Mr. Blenkinsopp
said he should prove that the engine was eight minutes
in the" yard, and also that coals had not been put on the
fire for half an-hour preiious to Mr. Wignall inspecting
the engine.—Robert Higginson said . h had *been .an
engine driver for this company for eight or nine years.
He. was driving the engine on the 14th of September.
He waS.'coming from Warrington junction with coals,
. and was going to the Crown-street station. He arrived
at the latter place about four o'clock. Thera were
three or four shovels full of coal put on about Wavertree- •
'bridge. They had to stop at Edge-hill.station for half
an-hour,: in consequence of another engine working at
Crown-street yard. , When he had been in Crown-street
yard about a minute, Mr. Wignall .dame tip. He was
certain he had not been two minutes in the yard until
he came up, He looked into the fire-box, and the fire
was red. He had the usual battler and blow-pipe on
to consume the smoke ,at, Edge-hill,- but soon after
leaving that plisse the. baffler was taken out. Ile 4sited
Mr..Wignall if he saw any smoke issuing, and .he did
not give him an answer, except saying that he could see
what they had been doing.
Cross-examined by Mr. M‘Gowan7-Why I asked Mr.
Wignall if he saw any smoke
,issuing, was because he
said he would summon the company. He said he was
the smoke inspector. I had the command of the engine.
My instructions are to see 'that the hailler and bloW-pipe
are used to consume the smoke.--Mr..M‘Gowan : ,
Sup-
posing that the baffler was not used on this occasion,
would you be the person to blame ? Witness : Yes. I
had not occasion to use the baffler when I came into the
Crown-street station. The baffler was on the tender
when Mr. Wignall looked into the fire. It would be
ten minutes or a quarter of an hour before Mr.
Wignall came on that it was used. The statement
of Mr. Wignall as to the engine being eight
minutes in the yard is entirely„ false.—Hr. 11I‘Go wan :
What is the duty of an engineer ? Is it to shove the
carriages along? Witness : No, the steam sends' them
along. My duty is to nok after the machinery.
Levi Preston, the stoker, was called, and corroborated
the statement of the last witness. In cross-examination
by Mr. M‘Govian, he said—We' used coal on this occa-
sion; we feed the fire according to the load we have.
On a regular journey, we feed it abOut every quarter of
an hour. We don't feed it when we are standing still,
as it would smoke, and we put very little indeed on
when we are standing at 'a station. We take the
baffler out when the fire is red. If we put coals on the
fire, 'and did not put the baffler on, it would be our
fault.
Mr. Blenkinsopp : How long will it take you to go
from Edge-hill to CrOWn-street ? Engine Driver :
About four or five minutei 'on thiS'occasion,
John Greenwood said he was the brakeman of this
train on the day in question. He saw Mr. Wignall
come to the engine. He was on it at the time. The
fire was quite red, and there was no smoke issuing from
the chimney.

Thomas Lonsdale said he was foreman over what is
called the line at the , Crown-street. Station. His duty
was to take the number of the waggons. He recollected
the engine EglintOn coming down... recollected Mr.
Wignall going on to the engine. He was going on him-
self at the same time. The en_gine had been in the
station about a minute when Mr. Wignall came up.
At the time he came up it was not smoking, but
blowing;_off steam:
Mr. M'Gowa.n recalled Mr. Wignall, who said he saw
the smoke before he went on-the Line.
Mr: Blenkinsopp said, just to finish the case, he would
remind the magistrates that it was stated, by three or
four respectable witnesses, that the engine was not one
minute in the station ; and Mr. Wignall had stated that
he saw smoke issuing for eight minutes.
Mr. M'Gowan--He says on the journey.
Mr. Blenkinsopp—What, in the tunnel ?
Mr. Wignall--No; I said I saw it moving about.
"' -,wan said this was a case in which Mr.
Mr. than to do his duty as an
Wignall had no interest mu—
inspector, and the engineinan and stoke! had an in !fest
in It so far, that if tliere was any fault, tb was wlbu wiem.
As to the ether witnesses; they 9ntil::'.l.ycictiT9l?9r4te4
Wignall's testimony. The engineman and stoker had
said that they did not put coals on the fire for half an
hour. He would leave it for them to judge whether an
engine which was about to be set in motion could stand
for that space of time without any coal.
After some further discussion the summons was dis-
missed.
James Qeach and Co., sugar refiners, Blackstock-street,
were charged with allowing volumes of black smoke to
issue from their chimney, on the 20th of September, con-
trary to the act of parliament.- —Mr. Cobb appeared for
the defendants.—Mr. Wignall said he noticed the smoke
issue from
two minutes past three till eleven minutes
past, without intermission. The condition of the works
was very good. He had seen the smoke checked at the
same works in about a minute.
Mr. Cobb--Who laid this information ?—Witness
Robert Hi;; •s.
Mr. Co —Where is he ? I am instructed that
there is no such persbn.—Witness : Mr. Higgins is not
here.
Mr. Cobb—Then the summons must be dismissed.
Mr. M'Gowan—On whatound ?
Mr. Cobb—On the ground that the informant is not
here.
The bench decided not to allow the objection.
Mr. Cobb : Did none of the neighbours complain to
you about it ? Witness : No.-3ir. Cobb : Are there
many persons in the street ? Witness : Notvrylvfeiwt:
—Mr. Cobb : How far are they from this place .
ness : About a hundred yards.—Mr. Cobb : How many
do you suppose? Witness: A densely populated neigh-
bourhood.—Mr. _
Cobb : Then did you speak to any of
the densely populated neighbourhood to come here?
Witness : No: Cobb : Then you have come here
to support this information simply yourself ? Witness :
Yes.—Mr. Cobb:. I suppose there would be no difficulty
in bringing them forward. Witness : I have not asked
them to come.
Mr. Cobb said it was perfectly absurd that the Cor-
poration of Liverpool should allow their common infor-
mer—(No, 110)—to come here and attempt to make the
magistrates believe his statement when he had such an
opportunity of bringing so many persons forward to
corroborate him, This was the first complaint against

these particular works during the long time they had
been standing. •
The bench recommended Mr. Wignall to bring some
person to corroborate him in future—he could take the
police-constable on the beat. —Fined 60s. and costs.
The Mersey Iron and SteaCompany wore summoned,
for a similar offence. Mr. Wignall.stated that he -.saw
volumes of black smoke proceeding from the chimney on
the 19th of Sel.t..lmber, from 12,7 to 12.16.—A person
from the woik4 slid the company had given the-engine-
man and fireman 24. a week extra to be careful to consume
the smoke, or they
.We7ild he responsible. Them were
three chi,--eys,- and they were all at work at once;
and tt t., time they were issuing brown smoke, and
the three intermixing, Mr. Wignall had thought
raid he did mot report wLa
, Torr: Is that thelaw
of colour-. t' browns make a black ?•—After
thither the bench -f1.1.•4 the defendant-,
204. and • , -
n and Co., L Cherry-lane.
on . r,:i%:ion fro. 1
• • —co of the
1;y- to ben ne.
choked Iti). -:inod•2os.
, •
i•e, soap in Leeds-street, was'
charged with a similar offenc,. !'eudant had been
finod before.----A person stated :door:: had done
all in his power to prevent it.--I"inel 50.5. and costs.
John Moyer Threlfall, c. Crosby-street, was
fined 20s. and costs 'for a similar 0,,...nce.
• Francis Preston and Co. were charged with having-
black'smokeissaing from their chimney on the 25th of
August, from G.. 40 to 7.3. A person from the defendants
sail it was in consequence of their having to:get a new
engiaeman for a. short While in place of their old one
who was ill.—Fined 20s. and costs. '

Edward Weybergh, ironfounder, St.. Anne-street, was
also complained against for a similar offence, on the
.10th • September, from 3.52 to 4.1.. A person who re-
presented the firm said. Mr. Wignall must have made
some mistake, as at the very time the machinery was
stopped, in consequence, of an accident to the engine.
Mr. Wignall said he went into the works, and looked
into 'the fire; and then spoke to the engineer. The
engineer was called, and he denied having seen Mr.
Wignall there.-,--Fined 20s. anti costs.
Edward Walmsley, brewer and innkeeper, Bruhswick-
road, was fined 20s. and costs fora similai4ence.
Henry. Jobling, whose address was inaudible to the
Reporters, was also fined 20s. and. costs for having a
similar offence committed on his premises, on the 12th
September, from 9.18 to 9.31.
Messrs. Willoughby, of Birkenhead, were like Wise
fined 20s. and costs,,for allowing a similar offence on
board the steamer Mersey.

•
ST. ANNE'S WARD. j
A public meeting of the electors of 'St. Anne's Ward;
favourable to the return of Mr. Clarke Aspinall to
represent the ward in the Town Council, was held last
night, in. the 0(1(161lows' Hall, St. Anne-street 'Among'
other gentlemen present, we observed Messrs: P.
Cameron, Henry Midelleburst, Charles Bean, Dr.
Cooper, W. P.' Sim,' J. Chesney, Jabez Jones, john •
Walker, H. McAlpine, and J. Lancaster. Mr. Simon
FraSer presided.
In bringin,-;. the busineSs of the evening before the.
meeting, the Chairman remarked that he was glad to
see so many present, despite the inclemency of the
weather. He had been, he said, all day engaged in
returning Verdicts, and was happy to be able to lay
befOre the nieetiag, the verdict of the Canvass ; it was ;
possible he might be mistaken, biat so far as appearances
went, their candidate would not stand at
.the bottom of
'the,poll on the Ist of November. He would not occupy
the time of the Meeting, but would- at once introduce
their respected candidate. .
Mr. AspiNA.I.L., Who Was, received' with immense
applause, said that he was extreme ly glad to be able to
meet them again to-night, as lie was nearly being kept
on the other side of the river Mersey, 'and' he -Was told
by 'a good authority, that if that tide was taken tit the
flood, it might lead on to•misfOrtune. He did pici4-::he
-said, sympathise with any fears of the possibility': of
being det'eated ; and although it had been said on the
other side thero was
.not the least likelihood of the
opposition raised' to Mr. Nixon, in St. Anne's Ward, by
Mr. C. Aspinall, being persevered in, he would say
there was the greatest likelihood of it being 'persevered-
inrand that successfully. llcedeprecated anyone bluing
forward as'a candidate solely for ambitious purposes, or
to gain a position for himself. It was not With these views
he
,came forward,' but solely with a desire to serve them,
although they might 'have got a far better man. He
wished to:refer to alsubject which deeply interested
them all, and, himself, toe, as a ratepayer—that •was
the. rating of .the docks: If he was sent, into 'the
Council,, he would do his endeavours to have 'them
`rated in the same. manner ' as all - the Other .-pro='
petty in the kingdom.' Having remarked at consider-
able length upon several local matters of interest,
among others tho establishment of an arsenal and de-
fences for the port of Liverpool, ,Mr. Aspinall con-
cluded a humorous speech; ,by saying that if beaten on
the Ist, he could not appear in the Mayor's ball-room
on the 3rd ; at least he could only do so in three ways—
he must either appear as Mr. Town Councillor Aspinall,
or the young man who should have known better, or he
must send an apology for .non-attendance. e He had,
however, no doubt of the result ; and was in the hope
that he would have to:appear before them at the end of
three years, and meet with a 'reception still-heartier than,
he had received to-night. (Cheers.)
_

Mr. JAMES FAIRYITIRST. then moved, " That. this
meeting pledge itself, to use every legitimate effort to
procure the triumph and election of Clarke Aspinall,
Esq., at the ensuing Municipal Election for St. Anne's
Ward." The motion was seconded by Mr. Watts, and
supported at: some length by several other gentlemen ;
and, being put to the meeting, was carried by a large
majority.
A vote of thanks to the Chairman concluded the
proceedings.

GEORGE STEPHENSON.—Sir Joseph Paxton writes to
The Times, urging the propriety of disinterring the
body of George Stephenson from the hultnble grave at
Chesterfield, and finding a more suitable resting-place
beside that of his son in Westminster Abbey.
Ittisn.PßlSONS.—The Government have notified their
intention of relieving the 'county rates from the support
of convicted prisoners, and placing the Irish prisons on
the same footing with the English as to the subsistence
of sentenced prisoners; and, from the Ist of January
next, the expense of supporting all prisoners convicted
by a jury will be defrayed from the Consolidated Fund.
---4.,anietnagA reporter.
ROBBERY QF A M1N117103 ArrAim4.—On Sunday
.„4
evening, while the Rev. William M Caw Was preac..,
in the Presbyterian Chapel, New Bridge-street, Man-
chester, a thief made his way into the vestry, and carried
off his vest, containing a gold pencil-case; his coat, with
three pairs of gloves, and an umbrella. At half-past
seven o'clock, Policeman Anderson took a man into
custody at the. Victoria Railway Station, probably noti7
cing his suddenly improved attire, and on examining the
pencil-case, found a name upon it which led him to go
to Mr. M'Caw's church, and there he learnt that a
robbery had been committed. The prisoner, who gave
his name as Robert'Foster, was on Monday placed before
the city magistrates. Mr. M'Caw identified his recovered
property, and Foster was committed to the sessions for
trial.
THE _IRISH REVENUE.--A parliamentary return issued
on Tuesday, shows the following to be the net produce
of the revenue of Ireland' paid into the Exchequer in
the.year ended the 31st of December, 1858 :—Customs,
£2,341,999; excise, £2,899,000; stamps, £543,342;
property and income tax, £556,187 • small branch of
the hereditary revenue, £3OO ; miscd:aneous, including
repayment of advances, £336,800. Total, .Z 6,677,691.
Tho actual public income of Ireland for the same
peZne6r 611w,t shatt, l
yeara however,voifngloa
0457,, fi
balanceo76, 67 8; and the expenditure,
Thein t he
amount Exchequerreceived a tf r theom
rents and other sources of land revenue in Ireland in
1858 was £48,712 ss. 101, after deducting income tax.
SINGULAR AND FATAL. ACCIDENT.—A number of
children were lately amusing themselves on the beach
beyond Greenan Castle, digging up the spent bullets
which had become lodged in the sand during the rifle
practice of the military. In doing so they scooped out
a large quantity of sand from underneath a huge
boulder; `and one of the boys, named M'Bride, about
14 years of age, son of the ploughman on the adjoining
farm Greenan, unthinkingly crept into the aperture
which had been made: Some of his little companions
cried to him to come out, as they saw the stone moving ;
words were, rightly .uttered, the stone had,
fallenbu er t
overy
el eo
n him, crushing him instantaneouslydeath to ,
It required the efforts of several persons to lift the stone,
and recover the body of the poor little fellow,---Alyr
Advertiser.

COUNTY COURT.--YESTERDAY.

(Before W. A. liurroN, Esq., Judge.)

INSOLVENCY CASES.—William Hughes, a debtor, at
?resent in Walton jail, lately joiner and builder, came
up on oxamivation for his discharge. Mr. Husband
appeared for the insolvent, and Mr. Gray opposed, on
behalf of Mr. Edward Elias, builder, Netherfield.-road,
It appeared that. the .insolvent had been engaged since
1857 _in very extensive building speculations The
grounds on which Mr. G:ay founded his oppGsiti were,
that the balance-sheet did not give a .fair
insolvent's property, and that it was -ar
no test of accuracy could be applied la it. :1,
coincided with Mr. G:ay's opinion, C1:1,: i•
sheet leas imperfect. lie. consequently
ellaiii31;111 till the Novehiber, taat
baki'. might.
,rmerly of C ; . •
:..rdorted); •: -•
by 3f:. lianilitOn the plea I;.
solvent obtained goods re hi
in the full knowledge of the .1 ;
allftir6, and with the intention Ili:.', r • •:
1113 Uonour pei-Aponed the • 2
till Nov.'2:3rd. •

Antoine Louis Dupont, teacher of i'rench in 1;,.d.'0r,1-street,
street, suported by Mr.. M'Oubley, was opposed by'r:
Roby, on .behalf. of Messrs. Carmichael and Co. The
chief point on which opposition was raised, .was that the
insolvent had granted- a, bill of sale on his furniture for
£5OO to a friend of his own, residing in France,,imme-
diately -after a commitmeat summons had been issued
against him by Messrs. Carmichael and Co. His Honour,
however held there was no proof that the insolvent had•
taken this course to defraud his other creditors.—The
insolvent will be again examined on tho 6th of January.
James Coggins, stevedore, was supported by Mr.
lime, and opposed for several, creditors by Mr.
M'Oahley, instructed by Mr. Grocott.—The examina-
tion was adjourned for one month, to all©w time for a
farther investigation into the affairs of the insolvent.
James, William Acard, attorney's clerk, residing -at
The,
_Lodge," Fairfield-road, had his final order
granted.
Richard Fletcher,, lamp, maker, Tithebarn-street,
came up on his first hearing. He was :supported lay
Mr. Hime, and unopposed.—Vinal 'order fixed for the
23rd of November.

COURT OF PASSAGE.--YzaTERDAy.

[Before EDWARD JAMES, Esq., 41.C.,_Assessor.]
Yesterday, the October sitting of the Court of Passage
commenced at St. George's Hall. In the forenoon, a
.number of unimportant cases were disposed ef.
LEATHER, V. WEBBER.—This was an action brought
to recover the sum of £25 19s. 6d., under the following
circumstances :—Mr. Peter William Leather, the plain-
tiff, is a surgeon ; and Ed ward, Matthew Webber, the
defendant, a tradesman in this town..—Messrs. Temple
and Deighton appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Brett
for the defendant.—From the statement of Mr. Temple,
it would appear that the plaintiff had attended the wife
of. Mr. Webber professionally, from the 27th of
March, 1857, to the 16th of April, 1858. At'
this time the defendant' and his wife were separated,
but the plaintiff was. not aware of the fact he, how=
ever, knew that'there were some family quarrels about
the middle of April, 1858. Mr. 'Webber called upon
Mr. Leather, and it was then only that Mr. Leather
came to know the" defendant. Some conversation took
place,. and` Mr. Webber acknowledged that he was liable
for the doctor's bill; and promised to see Mr, Leather
paid.' Mr. Leather sent in an account to Mr. Webber
for £ll 9s. 6d. He continued to 'attend the wife of
Webber until the end of November, when the amount'
due reached to £25 19s. 6d. The defendant had paid'
£9 into court, and admitted that- he was liable, but he
disputed the accuracy of the accounts of Dr. Leather,
and the further hearing of the case was postponed for
the purpose of the doctor's day-book being produced.
About an hour after, on it being brought into court,
Mr. Leather was examined at great length on the
various items. He denied that a number of the entries
in the book 'were made at the same time; they were
each entered on the day on which he had paid the visit.
His charges were reasonable and moderate. In cross-
examination he said that no account for £25 19s. 6d.
had been• sent 'into Mr. Webber previous to the writ
being issued.—Mr. Brett then addressed the jury on
behalf of the defendant. He said that the claim
made by Mr. Leather was a false claim. He would
bring forward evidence to show that: Mrs. Webber was
not ill from April to November, and that Dr. Leather had
forced himself upon Mr. Webber to give his adVice
about a divorce case then going on. The learned advo-
cate contended that for the purpose of making out the
slam of £25 19s. 6d., the plaintiff had made false
entries in the book to substantiate his claim.. He had
previously sent in an account amounting to £lO 9s. 6d.,
but now he wanted £25 19s. 6d. He would call a
,number of witnesses to show that Dr. Leather did
not •pay - any professional visits to Mrs. Webber
from April to November.—Mrs. Webber was then
called. She positively declared that the plaintiff attended
her professionally during the months of June, July,
August, October, and November. He had called upon
her several times, but not professionally. He took a
great interest in her, and professed great dislike to her
husband. On one occasion he examined her clothes, to
see if. they could be pledged to raise money to defend
her in the Divorce Court. He threatened, before her-
self and her mother, speaking of Mr. Webber, to make
the scoundrel pay, for his insulting conduct. In cross-
examination, she stated that Mr. Dreaper put her into
Bridewell for obtaining , a piano-forte from him on
false pretences, and that on this occurrence she wrote
to Mr. Leather to send a certificate in order that she
might be released. Her husband had previously been
sued for accounts which she had contracted. He had
charged her with adultery before the case was settled in
the Divorce Court.—Samuel Oaks, the father of Mrs.'
Webber, said that. Mrs. Webber was not ill from June
to November.--Mrs. Oakes corroborated the above
evidence, and also stated that on one occasion she met
Mr. Leather in the street, when he said, "I'll make
that scoundrel Webber pay for his insolence, but I'll
divide with Mrs. Webber, for when I asked him for pay-
ment of my account he threatened to sent for a police-
man."—The learned Assessor, in summing up, said that
if the verdict of the jury was against Dr. Leather, he
would leave the court under imputations of no very light
character, because it was stated that he had brought this
action for his own wicked intentions, as it was alleged
that' the entries made were false, and that the plaintiff
had systernaticallytampered with his books. The learned
Assessor then proceeded to give his views on the entries in
the day-book of Dr. Leather, He said thttt the entries
of Mrs. Webber's name were generally towards the '
bottom of the page, and that they were almost invariably
in different coloured ink from the other entries. In
conclusion, he told the jury that it teas for them to
consider the evidence; if they thought that the entries
were not genuine, they would give a verdict for the de-
fendant; if, on the other hand, they believed the
evidence of'Dr. Leather, then the plaintiff was entitled
to a verdict.—The jury then retired to consider their
verdict. They" were absent about half an hour, and on
their return said they found a verdict for the plaintiff of
£ll 9s. 6d.—The Assessor : Then, gentlemen, you
think that the entries in the book, from June to
November, were fabricated.—The Foreman : We do.
—The Assessor : And I perfectly agree with you.—The
books were then impounded, with the view of ulterior
proceedings against Dr. Leather.
ACTION AGAINST AN ATTORNEY.--BROWN V. GOD-
FREY.—Richard Rhodes Brown, the plaintiff, is a
plumber in this town, and John Godfrey, the defendant,
is an attorney. Some time ago. Brown brought an action
against one Mr. Schwabbe, and obtained damns to the
extent of £35. Mr. Godfrey was' his attorney and re-
ceived the money, and he had not yet settled with him.
Plaintiff claimed altogether from Mr. Godfrey £4l ss. 6d.,
but acknowledged payment of £32 55. 6d. The defence
was, that the plaintiff had received all the money that
he was entitled to ; that the defendant had been doing,
some other business for the plaintiff, and that the plain-
tiff gave the defendant a' 'receipt in full. This receipt,
was produiced, and the words "balance of" were found .
inserted above one of the lines. The plaintiff swore that
the words were not in the receipt when he signed it, but
Mr. Godfrey and his clerk swore that the words were
written before the signature being put to the receipt.
—The jury considered for a few minutes, and gave a
verdict for the defendant.

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NORTHERN DAILY TITS.

TOWN couxaL.

A Meeting of the Council will be held 6-morrow, at
'eleven o'clock in the forencon, in the council-chamber,
,Town Hall, as a special Council, to take inbo Considera-
tion and determine upon the following subjects :
The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the
Finance. Committee, comprisini :--1. Recommendation
to appoint Peter Barber, Henry iiarher, and John. Gleave,
as singers at St. Michael's Cheaeli, at the salaries of their
-cdr'—`o.- • Recommendation to pay to tir. Hutton,
thief c.,ek in the tre,astiri•r's departnieef, the snm of
and to Mr. Owens a Mr. Brown, Illior,elerks in
the sane depr,rtiaent, the of .-C•3O •
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1. Ttecommendatiou to ado-' the Sale cii G.,s Act 135 ,
iii acerdance with the noitee ordered to be given by the
Council in September last.. 2. Recommendation to
accept the following tenders for supplying police cloth-
li :—Mr. E.. P. ,Jones, for great coats and capes ;
Messrs. Wren and Co., for coats, trousers, scarlet vests,
and stocks; Messrs. Conway and Co., for coats and.
• trousers; Mr. J. W. Bell, for great coats ; Mr. C. Red-
fern, for hats ; Mr. Win.. Edwards, for capes; Messrs..
Moses, LeNyi and •Co., for gloves; James Baker, for
boots.
• The proceedings, resolutions, anti reports of the Health
Committee, comprising—Recommendation that the salary
of Mr. John Evans, one of the anrveyors in the engi-
neer's department, be increased-from £l2O to £l4O per
annum; that Mr. T. J. Hughes be appointed collector
of rates, in place of Mr. Peter Bradshaw, resigned, at
the lowest-scale ,of salary, viz., £l5O per annum ; and
that Mr. Edward Fitzgerald, jun., be appointed collector
of 'accounts' in the place of Mr. T. J., Eaghes, promoted
as above,•at the salary of £lO5 per annum ; the conside-
ration.of which several matters was postponed at the last
monthly Council; pursuant to the standing orders.
The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Law-
courts' COmmittee. ,
The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Mar-
ketS' Committee, comprising-1. Recommendation to
sanction the removal of the bars used in Cleveland-square
on market -"ea)* and that the thormighfare through the'
square be kept open. 2. Recommendation that all ne-
cessary notices be given of An application in the next
session of Parliament for a bill to provide better accem=
medation for the sale of farm and other produce,' and
for any provisions which may be necessary for the more
efficient regulation' and: management of the existing
markets. 3. Recommendation to accept the tender of
Mr. Richard Bromley, for painting and papering at the
-north baymarket. 4. Recommendation that Mr. Hutch-
, Inson be paid the sum of £lO, for additional services
performed by him at St. John's Market.
The proceedings, ;resolutions,' and reports of the
Education Committee, cemprisins,—Lnecommendation to
• appoint a teacher at the North School, in the place of
William Lyons, atthe salary of £3O per annum.
The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Gaol
• and,House of Correction Committee, of the Town-hall
Establishment Committee, and of the Gardens, Library,
and Museum Committee, comprising-1. Recoinuieuda-
tion to increase the salary of Mr. James Rigby, librarian
to the, ortlaibrary, from £75 to £B5 per annum; and of
Mr. Peter Cowell, librarian at the South Library, from
'£s6 16s. to £7O per annum, the consideration of which
was postponed, at the laSt 'Monthly Council, pursuant to
the stanuiag orders. -2. Recommendation td appoint the
• Rev. H. H. Higgins a member of this. committee.
The proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Water
Committee, comprising-1: Recommendation that the
charge for water for trading and manufacturing pur-
poses should be at the rate of
,10c1. per 1,000 gallons,
from the Ist of January. next. 2. Recommendation to
authorise the necessary steps for complying with the
standing orders of parliament for powers to construct an
additional reservior on the river Roddlesworth.
The proceedings, resolutions' and reports of the Baths
Committee, and of the Special Improvement ComMittee..
Report of the special committee for framing proper
by-laws for the government of persons employed in
driving cattle in the borough.
The Coroner's account, amounting. to £3B 45., and the
. Mayor's communications.

PRESENTATION OF OF MEDALS FOR BRAVE SERVICES
IN SAVING LIFE.—SOUTIIIVOLD, OCT. 24.—A public
meeting was held here to-day in the Town7hall, Colonel
Bence Bence in the chair, for the purpose of presenting
the silver medal of the Royal National Lifeboat
Institution to John Cragie, coxswain of the South-
wold lifeboat, and the .second service clasp to B. Her-
rineton 7 who had on a former occasion received the
society's medal, accompanied by copies of the institution's
vote' inscribed on parchment, in testimony of their
highly meritorious and gallant services, with others,
in rescuing, in the Southwold lifeboat, which belongs to
the National Institution, ten men and the master's wife
_from the Prussian brig lueinde, of Memel, during the
night of the 17th ult. It was at the time blowing a
strong gale, and a heavy sea was running., This noble
service was performed under very difficult circumstances,
between ten and eleven o'clock at night. The lifeboat
.was several times buried in the surf, and once so com-
pletely so that it was feared she had gone altogether.
Her crew had also incurred considerable risk in performing
the service, and it was the opinion of all that had it not
been for the prompt arrival of the lifeboat at the scene
of the wreck the poor creatures on board mast have in-
evitably perished. Indeed, the poor woman was nearly
exhausted when she was taken into the lifeboat. The
Town-hall was well filled on this occasion by- ladies
and gentlemen. A procession had previously been
formed by the lifeboat's crew from the boat house to
the hall, it being headed by_Lieutenant Simmons, R.N.,
hon. secretary of the Southwold branch of the Institution,
who carried a beautiful silk flag, on which'were inscribed
the name of the Southwold lifeboat, and the South-
, wold Arms worked in it. The flag was some years ago
presented to the lifeboat by Miss Sheriffe. The chair-
man having made some appropriate remarks suitable to
the occasion, Miss Sheriffe presented, arnidst.the applause
'of the spectators, to each of the above-named men his
medal. The crew of the lifeboat, consisting of fifteen
men, had previously been awarded £2 each for their
gallant services ; but each man was, on _this occasion
:presented in addition with a well bound demy. Bible,
inside which was written his name, and a suitable in-
scription stating the cause of its presentation.
GALLANT ()AMER OF ONE RISEN FROM THE
RANKS.---Intelligence was received by the last mail
from India of the death of Captain Lawson, of the 42nd
Highlanders, resulting from a wound on the knee
received during the suppression of the mutiny. The
career of this gallant soldier is worthy of note.. Captain
Lawson, who was a native of Lanark, entered the army
in 1837, having before that time been employed as a
ploughboy. He served as a non-commissioned officer for
nearly 16 years, during which period he gained for him-
self the confidence and respect of his superiors, and the
affection and esteem of his fellow-soldiers. . In 1854
he embarked with the regiment for the Crimea, was
present at the Alma, and passed unscathed through all
the,hardships and perils of that memorable campaign.
After 4nkerman, along with a number of deserving
non-commissioned officers serving in other regiments,
he received.: his ' commission as ensign. In March,
1855, he was promoted to the rank of lieutenant,
and for some time previous to the conclusion. of the
war acted as captain in the late Land Transport
Corps. On his return to England, in 1856, he rejoined
the 42nd, and shortly after received the appointment of
instructor of musketry to the 'regiment. At this
time, also, the magistrates and council of. Lanark ' (his
native town), in consideration of his distinguished con-
duct, agreed to present him with the freedom of that an-
cient burgh ; this, honour, however, the gallant gentleman
never had an opportunity of personally receiving. The
outbreak of the Indian mutiny-called him again to the
field, and in August, 1857; he left. England with the head-
quarters of the regiment for Calcutta. In 1858 he ob-
tained jiis commission as captain, and shortly after received
the, wound which, on the 18th of August last,,ended his
honourable career. Captain Lawson commanded the
piquet of the.42nd,•B7 in number, which was engaged
in the terrible fight on the banks of the Suarda, on the;
morning ,of the Asth of January, with upwards of 2,000
rebels. The little band of HighlandeM defended them- ,
selves with, extraordinary courage from sunrise to sunset,
until
:relief arrived from General Walpele. , Captain
Lawson was honourably mentioned in 'the general's dis-
patches, for the manner in which he acquitted himself
on that day.--Scotsman,