Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-09 00:00:00

BANKRUPTS.

John Augustus Josolyne and Thomas Taylor, milliners,
High Holborn.
Heerjeebhoy Rustomjee, merchant, Bishopsgate-street,
Within.
James Greig, baker, Holloway.
John Chamberlin, wheelwright, Rupert-street, Market-

street.
James Aylett, baker, East Horndon, Essex.
David Simpson, goldsmith, Hatton-garden, Middlesex.
Henry Cottrell, glue manufacturer, Bristol.
Henry Moss, draper, Leeds.
George James Reid, late of Sydney, merchant, now of
Manchester.

It is important to English tradesmen to be made
aware that the number of persons who avail themselves
of the Scotch Sequestration Courts to evade their credi-
tors in this country appears to be on the increase. Any
amendment of the bankruptcy laws here will in the
worst class of cases, be without avail so long as the
Legislature permit these facilities to continue.
A PLOUGHMAN'S FRUGALITY.—An old man, eighty-
six years of age has just • died at the Moor of Durche, in
the Carse of Gowrie, leaving a sum of money to the
amount, as we hear, of £6OO or £7OO. For forty years
he was a common ploughman, and during that period,
contrived, by his frugality, to save this very considerable
sum.

FREEDOM OF THE CITY OF GLASGOW TO SIR JOHN
LAWRENCE.—At a meeting of the Town Council of
Glasgow on Thursday, it was agreed, on the motion of
the Lord Provost, to present Sir John Lawrence with
the freedom of the city. His lordship stated that he
had reason to believe that Sir John would accept the
honour proposed to be conferred on him.—Scotsman.
DEFECTIVE IRON IN SHIP'S CABLES.—Mr. John
Trotman, the inventor of the famous anchor which
chain cables ~used in the merchant service :—" For
and silver plate an official stamp attests
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the quality of the material. There is a standard proof
for. firearms, &c., aad every cable or • anchor, before it
can be issued for service to any of her Majesty's
ships, must, by Admiralty regulation, undergo prelimi-
nary proof of strength. But in the mercantile marine,
if the anchors weigh so much, and a certain number of
fathoms of chain of a certain diameter of link is placed
on board a ship, in proportion to her tonnage, it is
taken for granted that the ship is adequately supplied
with ground tickling, though both cables and anchors
too often prove, in the hour of need, but fragile, clumsy,
and heayy counterfeits. Having daily intercourse with
the leading merchants,' shipowners, and underwriters, I
am enabled to say confidently it is the wish of all
parties that a standard-proof should be established for
anchors and cables; also public testing machines erected
at all the principaljoutports, and duly-qualified inspec-
tors appointed." •
INGENIOUS FRAUD.—A woman, named Ann Sadler,
was charged, on Thursday, at the Salford Police Court,
with having, on the 17th of December, obtained cer-
tain sums of money, under false pretences, from Ralph
Crook, beerhouse-keeper, Salford. She had repre-
, presented to him that she was in search of her husband,
who had deserted her, but that she had money in the
savings' bank. She showed the bank book, and on the
strength of this he gave her credit to the amount of
seven guiheas. When pressed for payment, the prisoner
pretended to go to the bank to give a week's notice. The
week'over, however, she departed, and was not again
heard of until taken into custody on a charge of stealing
scrip, for which she has been committed for trial. Mr.
J. H. Owen, the cashier of the bank, stated that the
prisoner had deposited Is. in the bank. The figures
representing £l3 were forged, The prisoner was com-
mitted for trial, .