The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-06 00:00:00

BEFORE MR: COMMISSIONER STEVENSON.

IN RE He LsBY AND Co.—The bankrupts, builders, at
Garston and Warrington, applied this day far their certificates.
There was no opposition. The court granted an immediate
second class certificate to Robert Helsby, and a second class
certificate, with three months' suspension, to Joseph Helsby.

IN RE Jolts ALLTREE. —This was a last examination
meeting. It was adjourned.

COUNTY COURT.—Yesterday.

BEFORE J. POLLOCK, ESQ., THE JUDGE.

YEOMANS v. THORNTON.—In this case the plaintiff is
an artist. residing in Liverpool, and the defendant is a
publican, living in Vauxhall road. The claim was
for £3 13s 6d. The plaintiff stated, that in the
month of October last he was employed by the
defendant to take the likeness of his children and
dog, in Crayons, that he went to the defendant's house
and "grouped the family, and arranged about the price,"
sixteen guineas. After that he received a letter from
the defendant, to the effect, that he would not have the
picture taken, but prior to that, he had exercised his
imagination in drawing an outline of the design, which
was producA, and was really a well executed piece of
workmanship. The amount claimed was for the time
occupied in making the desi7n, and for the attendance
in arranging the grouping. For the defence, for which
Mr. Gray appeared, it was contended that no agreement
had been entered into with the plaintiff, and that if such
agreement had been made, the defendant was not liable
for the work done, as he did not know about it. After
hearing evidence on both sides, his Honour gave a
verdict for the amount claimed, at the same time
expressing it as his opinion, that the plaintiff had dis-
played considerable talent in making the design, which
was the most difficult part in a family picture, and for
which he had a right to be paid.

IRON SHIP BUILDING.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES.

SlR,—ltecently, in your Journal, appeared the
certificate of Mr. John Jordan on the s.s. " Vigo,"
wherein he stated the feed cock to the donkey
enginewas the cause of that vessel making water.

the " Cadiz," sister ship to the " Vigo," is now
in dry dock at Birkenhead in some kind of disgrace,
she being compelled to bear up on her intended
voyage from Havre to New York, having sailed from
the former port on the Bth January, or one month
alter the "Vigo" did.
Surely the engine drivers or tenters could
not have turned the feed cock again the
wrong way, to let water into the hold.
Presuming this frail craft is constructed the same
as the Vigo, the interference of the government is
demanded, to investigate such ship. torturing ; i.e.,
if the public are to be protected from watery graves
and leaky ships. JOHN CLARE, jun.
21, Exchange Buildings. T iverpool,
4th February, 1857.

THE TREATY WITH THE UNITED STATES.—A New York
newspaper correspondent writes from Washington, January
20 : " I am assured this morLiog that the new treaty with
England has been favourably reported on, and is likely to
be ratified by the senate."
VISIT OP Tilt REV. MR• SPLTRGEON TO BELFAST.—It
is stated that, in the course of the ensuing summer, the
Rev. Charles H. Spurgeon, of London, who has already
obtained the most signal fame as a preacher, will visit
Belfast, and deliver a course of lectures or sermons in
connection with the Young Men's Intellectual Improve-
ment Avociati..m.

THE CRIMEAN' Commissiox.----Commissary General
F. iltler writes to say that " Col ,nel Tulloch having pub-
lished a pamphlet entitled, The Crimean Commission and
the Chelsea Board,' in which my conduct is again incul-
pated, I hope the public will be good enough to suspend its
judgment on the statement of Colonel Tulloch until I shall
have had time to answer thorn so I.lr as they regard my
administration of the Commissariat Department with the
army in the East."
WAGES IN CANADA,—As some attention has recently been
directed to the comparative remuneration for labour in this
country and the colonies, we subjoin the following table of
the daily rate of wages which were being paid in Canada
previous to the commencement of the present season. An
addition of one fifth will give the rates in currency, in
which, it must be remembered, they are paid in Canada :
Bricklayers, 7s to 9s; carpenters, 6s to 7s ; coopers, 33 to 43 ;
dressmakers (with board), is 3d to 2s ; hatters 5s to 7s ;
joiners, 53 to 7s ; neodlewornen (with board), is to 23;
labourers, farm (with board) 23 to 33 ; day ditto, 2s to 43 ;
boys and girls ditto, 10d to is 31; railway ditto, 4s to 5s ;
masons, 7s to 8s 6d ; painters, 5s to 63 ; printers (com-
positors), 6s to 7s ; ditto (town pressmen), 63 to 6s 6d ;
servant maids (per month), 20s to 283 ; ditto boys (per
month), 16s to 283 ; ditto men (per month), 40s to 55s ;
stone cutters, 53 to 7s ; smiths, 53 to 6s ; shoemakers, 4s
to 53 ; upholsterers, 53 to 65,--Canadian News,