The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-08 00:00:00

WEST COAST OF AFRICA.

PLYMOUTH, WEDNESDAY.
The African Steam Navigation Company's
pleltet, Candace, Commander Hawkesly, arrived
tills morning (Wednesday)•
ejler homeward dates are : Fernando Po, Nov.
<ith ; Bonny, Dec 3rd ; Lagos, 7th ; Accra, 10th ;
(,)'4l)e Coast, 11th ; Liberia 15th; Sierra Leone,
Zu'rl; Bathurst, 23rd ; Gorce, 24th ; Teneriffe,
9th and Madeira, 31st.
ebrings about 1,500 ounces of gold dust.
Affairs are more quiet in all the rivers.
KThe Consul at Lagos continues anxious about
's(iko, the steamer Mina havinci been withdrawn,
„ -,c,Ll to the dissatisfaction of the merchants.
10 Bishop of Sierra Leone has visited Lagos.
,T,';
ne
Mzeander was under repairs at Sierra Leone.
~,`',(lo Hecht was cruizing off the Pongas River.
I,u`!-113 Medina is waiting at Bathurst to lay down
The Merlin was at Clarence when the Candace
Coi"cl, having just returned from conveying the
4111 Hutchinson to Bonny, New Calabar, and
Brass River.
• b, Two French war steamers were at Teneriffe,
b^lj~
to the East Indies.
The steam troop ship Vulcan, with the German
-'‘,,?--Tjori for the Cane, called for coal at Sierra Leone,
"ere two of the soldiers' wives (Englishwomen)
deserted.
I/ The Candace brings Captain John Absolom and
• le crew of the brig Lord Nelson, which foundered
the Bay of Biscay on the 13th of December,
Theyo were picked up by the ship Angela Burdett
l'ulittß, Captain Wilson, bound for Calcutta, which
Rude(' them at Madeira.
The Candace, spoke Dee. 3, off Bonny. the
; and Dec. 13, lat. 7 13 N., lon. 4 10 W.,
the schooner Sultana.

COURT OF PASSAGE.

This court commenced its usual quarterly sitting in
the Nisi Prius Court, St. George's Hall, before Edward
aatnes, Esq., Q.C., the assessor.
There were 75 causes entered for trial, upwards of 30
^F which were struck out, having been settled between
the parties before the opening of the court, as was also
one special argument, and one demurrer.
ELLISON V. GRIEN—This was an action brought by
the plaintiff to recover the sum of .£5 las., for work done
in making a sewer. There was no dispute as to the
actual work having been completed in a satisfactory
11-tanner but there was a difference as to the charge.
'everal witnesses were called for the purpose of proving
that there had been no over charge made by the plaintiff,
but one, the town surveyor, stated that he had measured
the work done, and he considered the charges both
1"; lust and unfair, as it had no right to be more than
"-*. Upon this, a sum of money having been paid into
"!)", the jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
PILIA7 7. FOLLENAIL—This was an undefended action,
`,..).r1 a bill of exchange for £lB, and interest thereon.
a
he hand writing of the defendant having been proved,
diet for £l9 was recorded.
13LUNDRLL V. EASTTY. —This was also an undefended
action, The amount claimed was £2O, on a promissory
s`)itE:3 and also to receive a further sum due for coals
;;(I:`' and delivered. Mr. 11. Blundell, coal merchant, of
iruthport and Liverpool, was the plaintiff, and Mr.
• Eastty, auctioneer, of Mersey court, Liverpool,
att t.,110 defendant. It was proved that the signature
lei*the promissory note
aened to
was that of the de
11,0 drit, and the witness also stated that the defendant
i:t admitted that he was indebted in the amount
tf'linied• As the witness could not state exactly what
e defendant had said, the assessor ruled that there was
i'l,l3l.°of of the admission, as that was a point for the
..eto decide. He also added that witnesses frequently
that mistake, and supposed that it was their pro-
(plea debt •
ante
to judge as to what was or was not an admission
but such was not legal evidence. Conse-
iwentlY, there was a verdict given for the £2O and
es t, and the other claim was abandoned.
aft°.nle other cases of minor consideration were
.artig disposed of.