Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-01-27 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE DERI3Y A.Rms.—This well established hotel was
offered for sale yesterday, at, the Clarendon-rooms,
South John-streeti No bids being made, the lot was
withdrawn.
SALE of CATTLE.—A sale of Alderney and Guernsey
cows and heifers took place yesterday, at Mr. Brether-
ton's Repository, Woo&street. The animals, number-
ing in all nineteen, were among, the finest specimens of
the Channel Islands breed which have been seen in
Liverpool for some time. The, prices they brought,
consequently, were high, varying from £l5 to £25 per
head.
TONTETII GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of this
board was held yesterday, at the public offices, Park-
road, Mr. II . S. Alpass occupied the chair ; and the
other members present were—Messrs. Baines, W. Lay-
land, A. Grindrod, Joseph Wilson, Harrison, Carter,
John Wilson, Hunter, Brundret, Siddley, Miller, Moss,
Hughes, and H. Leyland. The number of paupers in
the workhouse last week was 344; admitted since, 40 ;
discharged, 15 ; number in at present, 369; number of
sick, 64. It was announced that the contract for wines
and spirits for the new house had been given to Mr.
Maples, There was no public business of any import-
ance, beyond the auditing of the parish accounts, which
was continued during the day.
MARINE DISASTERS.—There are fewer reports to-day
of disasters to shipping along our coasts. We have
again to refer to the Amicitzia, which in yesterday's
paper we announced to be lying on the Hanlon Bar,
near Wexford. According to ' the latest intelligence
then received, it was contemplated' to cut away her
mast, in order to save the hull. On the 24th, however,
she fell over on her beam ends, and went to.pieces.. It
is not anticipated much of the cargo will be saved.—The
scbodner Dart, belonging to this port, on her passage to
Shields, encountered a severe storm on the sth instant,
'and sustained considerable damage to her sails and bul-
warks.: When being towed into Shields she struck on
the bar, and is now making much water.—The Robert
Mills from this port to Galveston, has .been obliged to
put back from Holyhead for repairs, having been on the
breakwater. •

' ST. PAUL'S AND EXCHANGE WARD READING-ROOMS
'AND PENNY SAYINGS' Birtic.--,-On Wednesday evening,
Thomas Cooke, Esq., of this town, delivered, in the
School-room,. Edmund:street. a very able and entertain-
ing lecture on " Witchcraft, as exhibited in ancient
times, during the middle ages, and in the present day."
The attendance was rather more numerous than on
previous occasions. Sekeral friends from the neighbour-
hood were present on the platform, including Captain' De
Bentley, who, on being called upon, expressed his hearty
interest in associations •of this kind ; and at the con-
clusion of the proceedings, promised to deliver a lecture,
on "Mount Sinai," to,this association, in the month of
March._ A vote of thanks to the lecturer was passed
amidst protracted applause. The chair•was occupied by
the vice-president, Mr. William Anderton. • ,
THE PARK THEATRE.—Among the numerous excel-
lent entertainments which have been provided this
season for the amusement of the public, probably none
have had greater or more deserved success than the Pan-
tomime at the above-named theatre. As the season,
however, draws to a close the principal artistes naturally
look ,forward to some substantial recognition of their
exertions in the shape of a good benefit. This evening
has been fixed, for the benefit of Miss Maria Ribbon
(Columbine), and the entertainment announced is of
itself quite sufficient to attract a crowded audience. In
addition to the grand Pantomime there will be produced'
on this occasion two powerful dramas, in which the
favourite actors, Messrs. Hawkins and Lawler, will
appear;; supported by the whole strength of the com- -
pany. Such an entertainment will, no doubt, produce a
correspondingly great house, and thus render the even-
sng agreeable to to those behind as well as those before
the curtain.
TELEGRAPHING IN AMERlCA.—Merchants who are in
the habit of telegraphing to their correspondents in
America, are aware that for some time past despatches
sent vid Halifax have been subjected to vexatious delays
on account of a dispute between the Nova Scotia Tele-
graph Comyany and the New York Associated
,Press.
The following extract from the New York journals, re-
ceived per-Kangaroo, shows that the vexed question has
been set at rest, and that telegraphing vi(2 Halifax will
for the future be placed on its old and legitimate basis :
—" Triumph of Justice.—At the annual meeting of the
Nova Scotia Telegraph Company, at Halifax, onThurs-
day last, the shareholders disapproved of the conduct of
the Board as regards the New York Associated Press,
by a decided majority, and placed new men in the `man-
agement. The latter promptly ordered the abrogation
of the, contract between the Company and Messrs. John-
son and Zabriskie, and also instructed the operators at
the,Halifazand all other stations 'to transmit all mes-
sages in the. exact order of their delivery—thus re-es-
tablishing the old and just rule upon the Nova Scotia
lines of "first come first served," at which the press and
the whole public are or should be perfectly satisfied.
The first , steamer's report under, the new arrangement
Came through from Halifax direct last evening, and we
presume all future European news reports will come
through without unnecessary delay."
' COUNTY COURT, YESTERDAY. (Before W. A.
Hulton, Esq., Judge.) Robertson and Another v.
Whyte .and. Another. The plaintiffs in this case
were Messrs. Robertson and Ewing, shipowners, ' Old-
hall-street, and the defendants Messrs. Whyte and Son,
c4opers, Bridgewater-street. The action was brought
to recover the sum of £25, the value of 25 water casks
alleged to have been wrongfully converted -by the de-
fendants to their own use. Mr. Hime appeared to
support the claim, and Mr. Deighton, barrister, in-
structed by Mr. Dawson, for the defence.. It ap-
peared that, in December last, ' the Recruit, a ship
belonging to the • plaintiffs, arrived at this pert
with a number of water casks-. on board belong-
ing to the plaintiffs, and these, at the plaintiffs'
request, were removed •by the defendants to their
own yard. The total number of casks was not
known, but, as the ship had been engaged to carry
soldiers to India, it was calculated, fromtat
therethe
would
amount
of water required for that purpose, h
be about seventy casks. Thirty-six had been sold to
a Mr. M'Pherson, and sixteen had been sent back to
the ship,. but there was no, evidence to show what
had become of the remainder, except an admission
which several witnesses said had been made by Mr.
Whyte, jun., tliat he had sold twenty-five of the _casks.
The defen!:,e was that only fifty casks had been received,
and tat these were accounted for by the thirty-six casks
sold to Mr. McPherson and the sixteen returned to the
ship. After hearing evidenoe on each side and the
arguments of the respective advocates, his honour re,
served his judgment till to-day,