Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-10-29 00:00:00

TWO DRAGOON OFFICERS IN TROUBLE.

At the Marlborough-street Police-court, London, on
Tuesday, Mejor Robert Manley, 6th Dragoons, and Lieut.
Colman, Royal D:agoons, both of the Army and Navy
Club, and Kite Brinkley, a loose woman, were put to the
bar on the following charge :
Polict-constable C 97, said about half past four that
noorn'ng, he found the fermle defendant drunk and
disorderly. The woman said she was determined to have
revenge on some other woman who had assaulted her.
As the defendant. Brinkley continued to conduct herself
in an outrageous tnann.r, he took her into on3tody. The
two male defendants came up and said it was a shame
that the d— police should interfere with these girls ;
they would be - if the police should take the girl to
the station. The defendants then laid hold of the woman,
and tried to rescue her from the custody of the police.

The woman Brinkley, in defence, said she asked the
police-constable to take charge of another woman who
had assault 4 d hcr, but he refused to do se.

Lieut. Colman : I wish to say that what the police-
sonstable has stated is a lie; a lie.
Mr. Bingham : What is that I hear ? Pray what
station of life are you in ?

Lieut. Colman: -I
am an officer.
Mr. Bingham : Is that the langulge used in your regi.
swat ?

Lieut. Colman : Certainly.
Major Manley, in defence, said he was arm-in-arm with
his friend, and it was impossible he could have attempted
to rescue the woman from custody. He denied the
charge altogether.
Police-constable C 185 heard the cry of " police ;"
went to the place and found the defendant Colman had
hold of the girl Brinkley 'a arm. He was told to take
charge of the defendant Colman for rescuing the girl.
Heard the other defendant Manley say the parties in
custody were going to the station for nothing at all, and
threatened him with his umbrella, at the same thou
closing with him and his fellow-constable. Several con-
stables came up, and the defendant was moved from the
girl and taken into custody.

- Mr. BinOlam, addressing the woman Brinkley, told
her the next time she was assaulted in the street not to
apply to a police-constable, unless he witnessed the
assault, to take the charge, but to come to that court for
a summons and he would certainly grant one. The
charge against her not being sufficiently proved, he
should discharge her. With regard to the other two, he
could not but express his astonishment and regret that
they should have acted as described, and that one of
them holding a commission in hit- Majesty's army
should have used such offensive expressions, and that,
too, in a court of justice. He had always been taught to
think that officers holding her Majesty's commission were
accustomed to use the language of gentlemen ; and sorry,
indeed, he was to find that an officer should so forgot
himself in the choice of his expressions. If, however,
the defendants thought they could, when they pleased, in
the public streets, constitute themselves into inspectors
of police, they must be taught differently. He hoped the
present proceedings would be a warning to them not to
appear in such a situation again. They must each pay
a fine of 40s.

BOYS' CLOTHING MADE WITH GREAT TASTE, at LEWIS and

COMPANY'S, Ranelagh-street.

There is an on cut to the effect that it is A 'mica'
Berkeley's determination, as the eldest surviving imembrr
of the family, to trf over st4aia the great case, which
involves the question of his legitimacy and that of other
numb re of bts family—namely, as to whether or not the
late Countess, his moaner. and Earl Berkeley, his father,
were privately married in 1785.—C0u.e Journal.
A RAILWAY TRUCK orr Flns.—An accident, which might
have been a tended with se-i Ui cow-et:perces, occurred on
Thursday evening, on the Kells branch of the Dublin and
Drogheda Rail-coy. It appems that, from some unex.
plained cause, a bale of tow on one of the goods waggons
caught fire, shortly after the departure of the five p.m
down train from Beaupare station, on its way to Navan
Owing to the highly inflammable nature of the material,
and the stimulus to c ;mbustion effoided by the rapid motion
of the train, the whole contents of the waggon were soon
in a bl: ze, illuminating the co entry for many miles around.
When the train arrived at 'Cavan the engine driver, actuated
by a desire to Extinguish the fl Imes as speedily as possible,
stopped the train in such a manner as to bring the blaz'ng
waggon exactly abreast of the iron t.-tk used for supplying
tie engines with weer. S Inc; other ireilvidu , forgetful
of cpnicquences, seised the end of the canvas hose of the
tcnk, and fluqg it into h 3 burning mass, thereby destroy-
ing all chance of its being turned to any useful purpose
Meantime, an active youth, who had mounted to the summit
-of the tank, endeavoured to ladle out the water with a tin
porringer; and whilst engaged in this laudable, though
tut very servicable occupation, he lost big balance, and tell
jab the tank. Fortunately, he was extricated without
undergoing any greatr damage than a thorough wetting.
At length the burning waggon was detached front the train,
its contents being totally consulnei% Bat we• are happy
to learn that no injury was sustained by any of the nassen-
gers or employes of the railway, Providentially the wag-
gin was situated -in the afterpart of- the train. If it had
been placed in front of the carriages a great loss of pro-
perty, if not life, would probably have been the result.

At LEWIS & CO 4IPANY'S, Ranelagh-street.
DOTS arr CLOTIBED from the Ages of Six to Twenty Year

COURT OF PASSAGB.-YESTERDAY.

BEFORE EDWARD JAMES, ESQ., QC , ASSESSOR.

FOSTER ti CAItNALL —This was an action to recover
£l6 9s 7L, for goods sold and delivered. The plaintiff is
a dealer in plate glass. and he was employed by the
defendant publican, of Birkenhead, to ptc a plate-glass
front into his shop. The joiners who were engaged put-
ting on the beading, but who were not in the employment
of the plaintiff, broke one of the panes, and the qu stion
involved was whether the defendant was liable for this
breakage. the work not having at the time been completed
by the plaintiff. It appeared, however, that there was a
special contract, and a verdict was accordingly given fir
the plaintiff for the ann unt claimed.
SHAW v Thompsos.—This was an action brought by
the plaintiff who carries on the business of a shoemaker,
in St. Jsmes's..treet, to recover damages from the defen-
dant, boarding-house keeper, of Jordan street, for s'ander
spoken by hina The alleged slander was comprised in the
expression, " You are a old thief." Ater the case
had been partially entered into, it was agreed to withdraw
a juror.

HUGHeS V. GIBBON.—This was an action to recover
damages for breach of contract. The plaintiff is cashier
in the employ of Messrs. Stock and Co., cotton brokers, of
this town, and a quantity of cotton belonging to this firm,
sto-ed in Felten-stree, having bean some time since
damaged by fire, he sold it to the defendant, a cotton dealer
in this to we, at 41. per lb. The sale was effected on the
4'll of July last, and on the lith the defendant took away
28 bags, which at the selling price amounted to
£64 9s. Bd. Subsequently the defendant refused to
take the 21 remaining bags, value £6O 4s. 4d ,
which were accordingly sold by the plaintiff for £24,
and he now bran' t the p-eseit action to recover the
difference between that sum and the price of cotton at 41.
per lb. Verdict for the plaintiff
LLOYD V HOODY.—This also was one to recover
damages for bra 12h of -ag-eement. The plaintiff is a
fireman, and on the 9th of last Jute, he entered into an
agreement with thedefen taut, ship mister and owner. of
Liverpo )1, to proced to Waterford, and th nee sail in a
steamer as fireman to Alexandria, for £l2 for t-1 • run, and
£1 good conduct money. In pursuance of this agreement,
the defendant gave him an advance note for £4, but when
he reached Waterford for which place he started that
evening the captain refuted to receive him, on the ground
that he had already his fall complement of men ou board.
For the defence it was alleged that there were eeveral
desertions from the ship while in Wa-erford, in consequence
of the alleged r.nseaworthiness, and that though in the
absence of the captain it could not be positively proved,
yet the: all the circumstances j ietified the supposition that
the plairriff was one of those men. The jury returned a
verdict for the plaintiff -damages £l2.
SIATIR V. RAEBURN —This was an action to recover
damages forillegal seizing The plaintiff is a ship carpen
ter, and he lodged for some time with the defen 'ant. On
leaving, he owed 4s for rent, and though the defendant
agreed to take a kitchen dresser in lieu of it, he subse-
quently seized and carried away the rest of the furniture,
amounting in value to £5. The jury returned a verdict
for the plaintiff; damages, £8
MSENNEDT U COULTRARD, Jun.—The plaintiff is a draper,
in Islington, and he brought ,he present action to recover
the value of certain goods supplied t ) the wife of the de-
fendant, who is also a draper. In 1553, the defendant
loft his w.fe and preceeded to America, and it was daring
his absence that the goods were supplied to his wife For
the defence it was shown by the wife's own testimony,
that while her husband was away she lived in aiultry
with another man, end the plaintiff was in consequence
non-suited.

WtLLIAMS V. Moat rGOMERY.—This was an action brought
by the plaintiff for the recovery of wages earned as a see-
man on a voyage :nom Callao to Liverpool. The plain-
tiff is an able seaman, ar d last year shipped on board the
British ship " A. A Soulard ', of which the defendant is
master, at Callao, for the voyage home at 30 dollars a
month. The agreement was not denied, but it was alleged
for the defence that the plaintiff had forfeited his wages in
this voyage : —On the voyage home a man in the name of
Leonard became mu tin MIS and stabbed the captain and mate.
The captain asked the c ew to put him in irons, bat tney de-
clined, and it was not until fatrteel days afterwards when
the crew were all aloft that the captain, mate, and boat-
swain succeeded in putting him in irons. It was now con-
tended that for every day the plaintiff failed to obey the
order to pat Leonard in irons he forfeited six days' pay,
and that the deft ndant was entitled to make the amount
of that forfeited as a set-off against the present claim for
wages. All the parties are now at sea, but when the case
was before Mr. Mansfield he ordered six days' pay to be
deducted from the wages of each of the crew for disobedi-
ence of the order in question. The Jury, under the direc-
tion of the Court, found a verdict for the plaintiff for
£l3 124.; but the learned Asset-sm. aided that he regretted
the defendant had net drawn his pleas in a different man
ner, as the plaintiff and crew had been unqueeionably
guilty of mutinous conduct, and did net deserve their
wages.

At LEWIS & OMPANY'S, Raneagh-street.
BOYS are C.t..0 FLIED from the Ages of Sis to Twaitv Years.

THE APPALLING MONENT.—I young naval officer, when
asked what p rt of the battle was most appalling, replied,
" The few hushed moments when they sprinkle the deck
with sand, to drink the human blood as yet noshed.
AN ATLAS GakTIS WITH THE -Diseercie."—On and after
Sunday, October 4th, 1857, each copy of the Dispatch
will be accompanied with a map, a chart, or the plan of
of a principal town, so as to furnish to each subscriber,
gratis, the most c unprehensive' cram' lete and generally
useful Atlas hitherto puhliehei in Great Britain. The
size of the engravings will be that of one page of the
newspaper, slx maps and tee) plans, in each ye ir, will be
of double the size— 17 inches by 25. The ordinary maps
will be correctly tinted, the charts will be properly relieved
in blue, and the plans will be printed in a rich colour.
The double maps will be the object of great attention in
the resire to make them beautiful specimens of map
colouring. It is hoped, in the course of no unreasonably
protracted time, that the Dispatch Atlas will contain
more names and positions of places than any other English
publication of the kind, The counties will be given se-
parately, and where they are large and populous, as in the
case of Lancashire, each division of the count will occupy
a pace; again, the Sta'ee of Italy will be the subject of
six distinct na-ips. The names of the draughtsmen and
engravers will be the best guarantee for perfect accuracy.
The maps will be as full as clearness and reference will
Corrections and discoveries will be given from
the best authorities. The engravings will be in the
highest style of art, many thousands of pounds being
devoted to their cost, and they will be taken from original
drawings expressly prepared for the series. Directors o'
mechanics' institutes, the conductors of all educational
eslablishmeets, the proprietors of hotels, reading-room.,
and coffee-houses, will, iu possessing the Dispatch Atlas
be supplied with a daily want. The money value of the
completed work may be best ascertained by inquiring the
selling price of any large and trustworthy collection of
maps. The Dispatch Atlas will he forwarded with the
numbers of the paper at the usual price, 51. per co?y, or
6d. stamped. On the first issue some hints wi Ihe given
for reserving, indexing, and binding the Atlas Orders
received by every news-agent and b.,oksellee in the king-
dom, and at the Dispatch (,flice, 139, Fleet-street. The
Friday evening edition may be received in the most distant
p rt of the kingdom on Saturday morning.
A Nsw. AND POWERFUL STIMULANT TO EZUCATIONAL
Imenoveenter.—About a month ago, a happy young couple
were united in the silken bonds of matrimony, at the
Registrar's office, in Fallymena. The blushing bride,
either from nervoasnees or inabilty, was obliged to sign
the register ho.:k with "her mark." She then reques-
ted her bridesmaid to act es one of tie subscribing wit-
nesses, but, we regret to say, that the person applied to, a
fine looking young woman, apparently abut nineteen,
could only make " her mark" in a similar manner. An
old farmer-'ike gentleman, of the bridal party, then quietly
observed that such signatures might pass for the pet sent
year, but the new Act of Parliament would presently
abolish the seeeqem which admitted of marriage signatures
by the substitution of marks. Then, pulling a newspaper
from his pocket, he mounted his spectacle', and, under
pretence of readieg, deliberately repeated what purported
to be an extract from a statute passed in the la'e session of
the legislature, prohibiting all clergy and registrars of the
United Kingdom from sol.etunizing, after the Ist of January
next, the marriage of auy female who was nnabla to write
her name, et full length, in the official record of the cere-
mony Censteination irnmeediately fell on the entire
assemblage. S ,rne of the young women turned pale,
while some turned red, and thie pretty bridesmaid—
exclaiming, " My gracious tn=. !"—'urned down her veil
in hope to hide her very evideet confusion. After a mean-
ing glance at the registrar, the old gentleman put up his
spectacles, and, without the slightest suspicion of a hoax,
the parry retired, under the conviction taat some of them
were likely to become the victims of a harsh and most.
tyrannical enactment. Bat what has been the result ?
The news spread like wildfire among the female population
of the country locality wherein the partira reside; a night
school, for instruction in the art of writing, was established
within the n-it ten days; and it is at present attended by
sese n teen blooming young damsels—of whom it is said that
they never labou.ed so earnestly to learn their catechism
as they are now labouring to learn how they should write
their name I—Ballymena Observer.

MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL.

LivErtroor., Wednesday Evening.
Monetary r Mars were rather more satisfactory
to--lay, the news from America beir.g considered of a.
much more favourable character than could have
been expected. In Liverpool, hlwever there was
a silly run upon some of the banks, but we hope
it will not be repeated.

The Cottoo Market was very steady to-day, with
moderate business doing. P. ices of all kinds
remain u 'changed, and the sales reached 1,500
bales.

The Liverpool Share Market showed signs of
improvement during the day, but it does not close
at its best. Bath Midlands and Lancashire and
Yorkshire Stock seemed rather scarce for cash, but
for middle of November most stocks were freely
offered at the closing prices. The following were
the day's transactions :—Birkenhead, Lancashire,
and Cheshire, 63 ; Blackburn, 81; Caledonian,
884, 381 ; Lancashira and Ylrkshire. 921, 921, 921,
92t; London and North Western, 951„ 951, 951-;
Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 373 ;
Midland, 8li; North British, 12 ; Dovers, 181,
18 13-16, 181; Dutch Rhenish, 48, 15-16; Grand
Trunk of Canada, 91 The business for the next
account was :—Chester and Birkenhead, 63; Cale-
donian,
.39 1-16, 391 ; East Lancashire, 90;

Ganef: shire and Yorkshire, 921, 93 923. 925 ; Lon-
don and North Western, 98 ; Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire, 371; Midland, 815, 82 825 ;
DoverF, 185 ; Dutch Rhenish, 451; Grand
• Trunk of Canada, 9 9-16. The following were
the closing pliers :-Blackburn, 85 81 ; Ches-
ter and Birkenhead, 63, 635, 63 ; Caledoniar, 38,-1
385, 39 1-16, 39i; Chester and Holyhead, 15, 151- ;
Eastern Counties, 10-a, 101; East Lancashire, 90,2
901, 90 ; Do 9/. shares, I, 5 p; Great Northern, 23*
24 ; Do. A., 101, 101; Great Western, 51, 511 ; Lan-
cashire and Yorkshire Stock, 925, 023, 92k, 921 923 ;
Do. 9/. 3 shares, , p ; Liverpool, Crosby, and South
port,lB3, 18a; 'L mdon and North Western Stock,
95, 96, 951, 955, 96 ; Manchester, Sheffi-...dd, and
Lincolnshire, 371, 373, 373, 373 ; Midland Stock,
811, €313, 813, 82, 821 ; North British, 11 13-16,
11 15-16 ; North Staffordshirat .4.1, 45 d ; North
Eastern -Berwick, 225, 221 ; York and North Mid-
land, 383, 385; Leeds Capital Stock, 2-15, 248; South
Eastern, 1135, 18 15-16, 185, 185 ; Scottish North
Eastern, 11, 12 ; Buffalo and Lake Huron, 51 55 d
do., new Shares, sg-, 55 d ; Dutch Rhenish, 5, 41,
45 d ; Great Western of Canada, 18, 181 ; do. new
shares, 21, d ; Great Luxembourg, 6, 65 ; Grand
Trunk of 2Canada, 9 9-18, 9 11-16, 9 9-16. The fol-
lowing were the continuations paid :-Caledonian,
3s. 6d.; Eastern Counties, 1-1.6 ; Lancash re and
Yorkshire, 3-16, 1 ; London and North Western
Stock, 5-16 • ManehostQr, Sheffield, and Lincoln,
1, 5-16 ; Midland Stock, 5, 5-16; South Eastern, 2.s ;
Great Luxernh:Jurg, 7d.

The Funds, this morning, opened with more
firmness, and attained a rise of 1 per cent, owing
chiefly to the American news, upon whi:h there is
a disposition to put a favourable interpretation.
Consols for Money closed at 881, and for the
Account at 81- After official hours, they were
quoted at 88g. to 89. Exchequer Bills 15 to 10 dis.
The London Railway Share Market wan generally
better this morning, and an advance took place in
the leading stocks and shares. The following
were the closing prices :-Ambergate, Nottingham,
and East Junction, 51, ; Caledonian, 771, 78 ;
Edinburgh and Glasgow, 51t, 521 ; Eastern
Counties, 53, 54 ; East Lancashire, 89, 91 ;
Great Northern, 931, 041; do. A shires, 85, 87;
Great Western, 501, 511; Lancashire and York-
shire, 921 ; Leeds Northern, 48, 49 ; London
and North Western, 951, 90 ; Londcri and South
Western, 871, 881 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and
Lincolnshire, 379, 38i ; Midland Stock, 811, 82 ;
North British, 47, 48; South Eastern and Dover,
621, 631; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 901. 911;
York and North Midland, 77, 78 ; Grand Trunk
of Canadtl, ;18, 39 ; Great Wostern of Canada,
181, 181 ; ditto, new, 21, 21, After official
hours the following were the nominal prices :-
Caledonian, 77a, 781; Eastern Counties, 10a, 101 ;
East Lancashire, 88, 90 ; Great Northern, 931, 941 ;
Ditto A shares, 84, 86; Great Western, 501, Si;
London and Nor.h-Western, 951, 901; Manches
ter, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 371. 381; Mid-
land Stock, 81k, 84; South Eastern and Dover, 621,
63; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 90k, 911 ; York
and North Midland, 77, 78.

The arrangements for the resumption of Pay-
ment by the Borough Bank hare not yet been
completed, and to-clay notice was issued to that
effect, and intimating that the Bank would be
closed until further notice.

The general Produce Markets are very dull, and
lower prices have bath: accepted for Sugar, Cotne
and Rice. Tes, however, is in better request, owing
to the defficiency in shipments from China to
Great Britain this year.
As the financial position of the East India Com-
pany has long excited considerable discussion, it
will be learnt with interest that the Company have
succeeded in raising another large loan upon the
securities held by then. The amount of the loan
is, we understand, one million sterling, of which a
leading London joint stock bank is alleged to have
consented to furnish oue-half. It is understood
that the Bank of England has had nothing to do
with the present transaction. Some curiosity will
be evinced to learn the terms upon which the
accommodation is granted. , Considering the state
of the Money Market, owing to which sales of India
Bonds could not be effected yesterday to an impor-
tant extent even at a discount of 40a, or two
per cent., it is suspected in some quarters that
the East India Company pay a high rate for the
loan. Probably one of their principal objects at
present is to maintain a position of financial hide
pendence as regards the British government.
Meanwhile, as the two loans of a million each which
have been obtained within the last few weeks
must ultimately be repaid to the lenders, the com-
pany appear to be in the position of having already
forestalled to this extent the expected large
public loan which by these expedients they
hope to postpone until a period when the
money market will have become easier,
and when their credit will have improved. It is
believed that the million now obtained will be
despatched to India exclusively in silver. A quar-
ter of a million, as we have before stated, has
already been purchased for transmiss'on by the
Ripon on the 4 h of November. Another supply
of similar amount is now'on the point of being
bought f.ir the packet of the 20th of November,
and it is probable that a quarter of a million
will be sent by each of the succeeding steamers
The deficit occasioned in the treasury of India
by the war is now being met by large arid direct
withdrawals of treasure from the English market.
As these supplies, moreover, are taken in the shape
of silver, the effect produced here must be the more
important, for it would scarcely be an Qtag..eration
to say that the million in silver which the East
India Company are employing agents to secure
from the Continent will involve the exportation of
a million in gold. The reassuring feature is that
the operation will be effected gradu at the
rate, according to present appearances, of about
half a million per month.

At Harnburgh, Messrs. Windhof and Pieper, a
house connected with the American and Russian
trades, have stoppe I .payment but their liabilities
are not expected to prove very considerable.
The ship Avon has now been 82 days at sea from
Melbourne, with £206,600 in gold on freight.
It is stated that a quantity of specie is en route
to the Bank of France from Constantinople.
Advices from Melbourne state that the steamer
Emu arrived at that port from Liverpool' on the
llith of August, after a passage of 58 days, being
the quickest on record, although she was detained
four days at St. Vincent's, coaling. The Etna was
expected to leave Melbourne for Suez, with mails
and passengers, on the 13th of September.

BOYS' CLOTHING 11ADE WITH GREAT TASTE, at:LE WlS.:as,4
COMPANY'S, BanelaglA stmt.

(TOYS' CLOTHING MA)E WI ra GREAT TAITE AT LEWIS and
.1 eANY'S. Ranelagh street.

SALE or Portions —A blue book has been published by
order of the House of Commons, containing the evidence
taken before the select committee of the House of Lords,
on the (late) Bate of Peiaons Bill.

Exclusively fur CLOTHING BOYS fr.m Six to Twenty Years
LEWIS & COMPANY, Raselagh-street.

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1857,

LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. —OcT. 28.
The Cotton Market continues extremely quiet, and
prim are very irregular. The sales—including 500
Yernambuco 9,1 to 10/d ; 20 Bahia. 811 ; 60 Maranham,
91d; 100 Egyptian 11 to ]2il ; 500 Surats-40 to 7—are
reported 1,500 bales, of which 300 are on speculation
and for export.