The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-02 00:00:00

FALSE TrEIGRTS AND MEASURES.

The follawirg persons were summoned before the
magistrates for hat. ing in their possession weights and
measures not of the proper standard, and for such an offence
were fined in the un'lermentioned penalties :—Thomas
Wilson, butcher, St. James's Market, a light weight
unetamped, fined is and is costs. John Taylor, grocer,
13, Scotland road, false scales for weighing butter, 2s 6d
and costs. Lydia Parkington, pork dealer, St. Martin's
Mark,A, false weight, Es and costs. Ellen Gallsghan, nut
dealer, Whitechapel, false measure, 2164 and costs. Robert
Scott, grocer, 108, Pitt street, false weighinr, butter machine,
ease adjourned. James Edmondson, provision dealer, 14,
Suff)lk street, 54 and costs. James Weollister, green
grocer, Norton street, Windsor, all Nee weights for
we'ghintr potatoes, is and costs. Henry Wiley, general
broker, North John street, false weights for selling wool.
It was alle;ed that the weights had not been used, 23 6.1
and costs. Thomas Taylor, green grocer, Queen's square,
a false pair of scales, 10s and costs.

SUCCESSOR- TO THE LATE Mn. PARKINSON.—We under-
stand that there will be a special meeting of the Watch
Committee held this day, in order to appoint a successor to
the late Mr. Parkinson, chief. governor of the Borough
bridewells.

A HOLIDAY FOR TIIE HORSES.—Yesterday the horses
belonging to some of the large houses in town got a holi.
day, and were dressed out in great style, and were paraded
through many of the leading streets, with much apparent
satisfaction on the part of the drivers. The animals were
very fine, and elicited the praise of all who saw them.
LIST OF PASSENGERS, PER ATLANTIC, FROM NEW YORE.
r. John Kane, Mr. J. Smith, Miss Smith and servant,
Mr. Weddles, Ants E. Loren; Mr. Lorenz, Mr. K. Millar,
Mr. G. H. E'tins, Mr. C. H. Kroft, Mr. Lapsley, Mrs.
8.,” ley, Mils M. Rourk, Mr. Jams Rourk, Mr. H. Nels.m,
Mr. M'etea, Mr. A. Wright, Mr. E. Reidegar, Mr. Eagle-
hart, Mr. A. Ilozers, Mr. John K. Brattell, Mr. Heatley.
Ho FAIAN'S ENTERTAINMENT.—The house was crowded
on Wednesday and last night. The letter which appeared
in our paper of Wednesday seems to have had, at least,
part of the effect desired, for we find that on two of the
most important evenings of the week, namely, Saturdays
and Mondays, Mr. Hoffman will give the artizan and
million classes the benefit of cheap fares. This will, no
doubt, prove of mutual advantage both to the public and
the proprietor of this beautiful entertainment.

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE ATLANTIC.

The United States mail steam-ship Atlantic
Capt. Eldridge, which sailed from New York on the
20th nit, entered the Hersey yesterday about noon.
Sae brings 22 passengers, the usual mails, and
specie on freight amounting to 68,369 dots. The
Atlantic's news is three days later than that previ-
easly received. Among the more prominent topics
which engaged the attention of the citizens of
Washington, was the slavery case which was being
tried at the supreme courts. A correspondent says :
The argument was concluded by the counsel for
the Plaintiff, Mr. M. Blair and Mr. Curtis, of
b
'l°Bt°ll. Before the close of the present term, the
Court will make up their opinion, or rather opinions,
for I have no idea that they will agree upon the
main points in controversy, as to the constitutional
questions presented. Bat it is yet to be understood
whether the Court will meet those questions at all.
The arguments of Mr. Blair and of Mr. R. Johnson,
the former for, and the latter against the constitu-
tional power of Congress to prohibit slavery in
the territories, were very interesting, and, without
disparagement to the many able speeches on the
subject in Congress at various times, put the ques-
tion in a stronger light than it has ever before been
viewed, 'whether upon one side or the other. In
the great debate on the Missouri question, in the
Senate, in 1820, the arguments of Mr. King, Mr.
Pinkrity, Mr. Burrill, and others, were upon the
question of the power of Congress to inhibit
slavery in States ; and upon the compromise—
that is, the division of territory between slavery
and no slavery, by the line of 36 deg. 30 min., there
Was little or no discussion. It was thought at the
time that the territory north of 38 deg. 30 min
l'yould, by the " ordinance of God," as Mr. Webster
hal termed it—that is, climate—inhibit slavery
north of that line; and so it may turn out yet.
tat, though the terms of the act prohibit slavery
for ever in the territories north of that line, yet it
tray not be considered as the sense of Congress,
evert at that time, that they would, by this compact,
Control the State governments. This point was
tonsidered by President Munroe and his Cabinet,
As it appears from an autograph letter of Mr.
Monroe to General Jackson at the time, informing
Jilin that he had submitted the question to the
Cabinet, and that they had coincided with him in
Vie opinion that the restriction would only affect
the territories while under the supervision of Con-
gress, but not the States that might be created out
of those territories, and that, therefore, they had
assented to the act. But it is forcibly argued by
Mr. Johnson, that if the power exists at all, it must
exist as well in regard to states as to territories ;
and that a power to prohibit slavery in either would
tieeessarily involve a power to establish slavery in
either.
The question, so far as Kansas and Ne-
braska are concerned, is likely to settle itself, with-
out legislative or judicial or executive interference.
and be settled, too, by the laws of climate and
e°ranaerce against the toleration of slavery.
The ease to which we refer is, perhaps, not
Properly understood by our readers
ease of Dred Scott v. Sanford, is the case referred to.
It was argued at the last term of the supreme court, and a
decision Was deferred, and the case ordered to be re-argued
at this term. This case was generally considered at the
t term as a made up case—and made up by politicians
with a view to obtain a decision on prominent political
questions. This may not, however, be the fact. When
the case was first made in Missouri, and there argued and
decided adversely to the claim of the parties for freedom,
the point now brought up relative to the constitutionality
of the 8,11 section of the act admitting Missouri, prohibi-
ting slavery north of the line of 36 deg 30m., was not
Made. It was brought by the defendant's counsel here.
Ts, ha facts of the case can be better understood by the
,_'°ll"ving,
yesterday than by .
the imper
Dr. Eme rsofect sof thetatemeUnited in
~1' letter n,States
'Pay, took with him from Missouri, a slave named Dred
4"e°tt, as a body servant, to a military post at Rock Island,
the State of Illinois. After remaining there two years,
be removed to Fort Snelling, which post is north of the line
• of 36 deg. 30 min. At this last post a slave woman, brought
there;by-Major Taliaferro, and owned by him, was married
to Bred Scott, and they had two children, one of whom was
born at this post, and another after the parties had returned
t° Missouri. Neither of these slaves were ever manumitted
by their owners. But, under the Constitution of
iasvery is prohibited, and Dred Scott could have asserted
( right to freedom in that State. The other post where
Scott and his wife resided was in a territory from which
bravery is sxcluded by the Missouri act of 1820. Scott and
wife were sold by their owners to Sanford, against whom
tlr he suit was brought for their freedom. Scott claimed that
L
0 oeen voluntarily carried by his owner into a Free
col and having been there domiciled, he was, upon his
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untary return with his master, to Missouri, a free man
ere,
in virtue of his temporary residence in free territory.
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a,)'e.same claim was made in behalf of his wife. The Mis-
ti,mt !,1
th Court decided adversely to the claim, on the ground
thene temporary residence in a Free State did not make
? free in the State of Missouri, unless their owners had
Italr.aed by some act an intention to manumit them by
be'l,n2; them lute free territory,—which did not appear to
St the fact in this case. Dred Scott appeals to the United
otat.
h -8 Supreme Court. One of the points now made is,
la
;'erY was not constitutionally prohibited north of 36
• 3o ruin., and that therefore the residence at Fort Seel-
log made neither of the slaves free.
,titiAi correspondent writing from Washington,
•/,` er the date of the 19th December, says : • :Isere is a growing disposition, on the part of both
Zn es to proceed to business. The Senate, itl will be
The' bill already despatched some important bills.
alai extending the time for the presentation of
i'hur
the ms of Texas creditors, passed to-day. The bill
their re PaYtuent of claims of revolutionary officers and
C eeresentatives, will, in a few days, be a law. It
the C_the House last session, and is now about to pass
than
two
Millions to pay this debt, which every one
be over ed.ges to be due. The debt of gratitude can never
letter Pald, but we can comply at least with the strict
for
snonai
eottitl.. obligations. The House will now be ready
reported at the
beside filibustering. The ,Tariff bill,
order for th the last session, has been made the special
doubt i that this
e fire,. Tuesday of January, and there is no
sgbect will then be considered.
aun Y advises,, both official and private, from
s.nas, show that, as in California, so in
the in habitants, Kansas,
whether from slave holding or
States, will find it their interest to exclude
slavery, and determine that question for themselves
ReCOrdin a'
beforelraeg Congress should pass—and it will probably
at this or the next session—one route, and
that the most important and the first one to be
KTPloYed, will be the Northern route through
nsas• This will be a better aid to the introduc-
tion of free labour into Kansas, than could be done
I,)y legislation or by the Emigration Aid Associa-
tions Both Houses resumed to-day the discussion
of t the President's Message. The debate will, it
is 'understood) be continued at intervals, till
y(aflter the Holidays : when the Tariff, the Pacific
Asid bill, the bill for increasing the
efficiency of the
r
the River and Harbour bills, and the appro-
PrTation bills, are to be taken up.
.n he correspondent of the Herald, in his Wash-
-1 gton letter of the 19th tilt , says :
EeAnother interesting day in Congress, and but little busi-
tras: done. The petition of E. K. Collins and associates
y presented to the Senate and referred. The petitioners
(er that there are no American ocean steamers which can
u__,LUpete with their ships, but that their original contract
not enable them to keep up a successful competition
„nwl,th the British line, sustained by Government support.
oica.o,3' ask Congress to terminate their contract and dispose
Tlet ships, so that they may be relieved without cost.
etitiOepinion is
generally expressed by members that the
commiasiwoill be granted, and Commander Vanderbilt put in
sn.
en The
not
do _ ; aliscellanous advices from the States
Neuta n much of importance. A fire in the city of
• in
ic h
of I
wv York had resulted in a loss of 90,000 dollars,
, 53,000 dollars were insured, mostly, if not
United States insurance companies. The
• 'vs Irons th
is of e other portions of the United States
"" irapo
give the rtance, and we therefore proceed to

BREADSTUFF'S.

THE NORTHERN TIMES.---LIVERPOOL, FRIDAY.