Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-14 00:00:00

COUNT Y COURT.

Mr. CoNwLY presided is -this court yesterday.
TaomsoN v. liteMtm,AN.:.—ln this case, which was tried
on MOnday, the kith in .t. His Honour delivered judgment.
It will be remembered th ►t the action arose out of some
transactions in respect to a ship called the "
emit" in which the plain tiff acted as solicitor for Messrs.
Lamant, M‘Larty, and Co., and for which the costs of the
defendant were sought to be made responsible, as a co-
owner of thevessel. His Honour held that the responsi-
bility of the defendant 'tray established, and accordingly
gave judgment for the ploeintiff.
Several cases of no public importance were disposed of

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.-YESTERDAY

ENTORE MR. COMMISSIONER PERRY.

In, re BLIKDESAG AND SARAN. —The bankrupts were
commission merchants of Liverpool. They applied this
day for their certificates. There was no opposition ; and
his Honour granted an immediate certificate of the first
class in each case.

lit re W. ..10N-Es.—The bankrupt was a slate merchant,
of Carnarvon. This day was fixed f)r the certificate
meeting, but it was adjourned for a math, pending a
dispute in regard to assets.

CORONER'S COURT.

The coroner held the! follo,:ing inquests yesterday:—
On the body of Charles O-vens, 22 years of age. The
deceased went to bathe in a nit, off Lodge-lane, when he
was accidentally drowned. • Verdict, " Acc'dental death."
On the body cf Margaret Wilson, whose body was found
in the canal. There was no evidence .except as to the
finding of the body, and the jury found a verdict of
" Found drowned."

On the body of_John Forsyth Geary, aged 3 years, who,
it was alleged, met his death by the hands of a woman
named Jones. The full details of this case appeared in our
paper, The jury found that death was the result of
injuries, but how received there was no evidence.
On the body of Taeodore Hoflit9adt, who was found
dead in the hold of the ship Monarch of the Seas." It was
supposed he fell into the hold of the ship, and was killed.
Verdict, " Di :d from injuries, but how received there was
no evidence."

YORK ASSIZ ES.-SAT URDAY.

SLANDER AFT/{a AV ELECTION.—MARTIN t'. HODGSON.—
Mr. Edwin James, Q C., and Mr. Seymour, were counsel
for the plaintiff; Mr. Hill, Q C , and Mr. Cleasby for the
defendant. This was an action for slander. The plaintiff,
Mr, Richard Martin, is the editor of the Sun newspaper,
and the defendant resides at Beverley. Mr. Martin, it
appeared, assisted Mr. Wells, one of the candidates at the
Beverley election, and at a meeting in the town, about
two months afterwards, of the supporters of Mr. S. Glover,
who was elected one of the members, and whose return has
been petitioned against by Mr. Wells, the defeated candi-
date, on the ground of non qualification, the defendant made
a speech, in the course of which he said of Mr. Martin
that if he had his deserts he would have been sent beyond
the seas long ago. He also applied the epithet to him,
"contemptible wretch," and said, " I could compare him
to nothing but a prisoner in the dock upon whom sentence
of death was being passed." This was the slander com-
plained of. For the defence it was contended that the
words were not actionable, because they did not impute to
the plaintiff any offence which was indictable. The judge
coincided in the latter view of the case, and the jury found
a verdict for the defendant.
LIBEL.— MARTIN V. KEMP AND ANOTHER.—This was an
action brought by the plaintiff in the last case against the
proprietors of a newspaper at Beverley, who, in addition
to having published ;he speech of Mr. Hodgson, had made
some comments reflecting, as it was said, on the character
of Mr. Martin. Bat it was submitted for the defendants
that if, in the present state of the law, the jury would be
obliged to come to the conclusion that this was a libel, the
smallest coin, as damages, would meet the justice of the
case. Verdict for the plaintiff of one farthing.

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.-.TurLy 11.