Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-08-20 00:00:00

NORTITERN DAILY TIMES.

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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itev. fir. Howson to lecture in Liverpool on the Geo-

C3cleaL,
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday, a man on board
the American ship William, now lying in the river, and
outward bound, fell from the fore topsail yard to tho

deck, and cl

lerwards,

An inquest

THE FISH VENDORS OUTSIDE ST. J OHN'S
We understand a rule exists among fish-dealers outside
St. John's Market, that parties coming to purchase
herrings, &c., must pay the money to the vendors before
they get the worth of it. Whether that be a regulation
of the Markets' Committee or not, I am not aware.
Yesterday, an honest hard-struggling woman came to
purchase a quantity of herrings, and, after paying the
money, objected to seven mutilated ones. The vendor
would neither take them back nor give her seven in
exchange ; and upon the poor woman insisting upon
her rights, the vendor said she would call in a police-
officer. Poor honest struggling creatures should be
supported in a case of this kind ; and, in future, when
such barefaced swindling is enacted, I should advise
the purchaser to call in a police-officer, or seek redress
through the inspector.—Correspondent.
A SINGULAR OCCURRENCE.—Yesterday morning, an
old man, 52 years of age, named John Harrison, who
had been in the employ of his worship the mayor as
porter, died at his residence. On Monday night he went
home, and was scarcely able to walk. He stated to his
daughter that some person had struck him, and she
found a lump on the side of his head as big as a larg2-
sized egg. He got into a confused state of mind, and
then he stated that be fell down. During the night he
was ill, but got sufficiently well to be able to resume his
work the next morning in Vernon-street. While there
he fell down in a fit, and was taken home in a cab. He
was attended by Dr. Bickerton up till the time of his
death. An inquest will be held on the body to-day.
COUNTY COURT, YESTERDAY.—(Before W. A. Hul-
ton, Esq.)—VERBAL GUARANTEE PERSONAL ARREST.
ALLEN V. LANE.—His Honour said : The short facts of
this case are, that a man of the name of Hanlon was in
custody, under a warrant of commitment, issued by the
plaintiff from this court, and the defendant promised the
plaintiff that if he would let the matter stand over
for a couple of months be (the defendant) would pay
him the debt and costs. In consequence of that promise
the plaintiff permitted Hanlon to be discharged from
that commitment. The question is, whether this promise
was within that branch of the statute of frauds which
relates to promises to answer for the debt of another.
Thc law on this section of the Statute is discussed in the
notes to Sanders' Reports, vol. 1, page 211, and it is
slimmed up there. Whether each particular case comes
lyithin the clause of the statute depends not on the con-
sideration for the promise, but on the fact of the original
party remaining liable, coupled with the absence of any
liability on the part of the defendant or his property,
except such as arises from his express promise. Now, in
this case, the defendant's liability only arose from this
express promise. The judgment against Hanlon still re-
mains unsatisfied. Hanlon still is liable on it. And this
distinguishes the case from those in which it has been
held that a promise to pay a debt for which a person
had been taken in execution under a case was not within
the statute, on the ground that the original debt
was gone by the discharge of the debtor out of custody.
The case in question is rather to be determined by the
principles laid down in the old cases of " Fish v. Hut-
chison," 2 Wilson 94, " King v. Wilson," Strange 873,
where it was held that a mere stipulation for an indul-
gence to the debtor, such as forbearance, or that an
action commenced should be stayed was within the statute.
I direct, therefore, that a nonsuit must be entered.

ARKET

THE LATEST NEWS

THE AUSTRIAN MINISTRY

• VIENNA, Friday, Aug. 19.
Count Leo Thun has declined to accept the
post of Minister of the Interior. There is a
report that Austrian corps d'armee are to be
concentrated near Rovigo, on the road to the
Legations and to Modena. The Minister of the
Interior, Baron Bach, is named as Ambassador
to Rome. Other changes in the Cabinet are
still expected.

THE ZURICH CONFERENCE.
ZURICH, Aug. 19.
Yesterday a conference took place between the
plenipotentiaries of France and Austria.

The mails

leave for London at 10 oar

Malta for Southampton at noon on the MI:
arrived at Suez on the 11th, at midnight.

Ailed on the 15th at 2 p.m

FRANCE

THE EMPEROR AND EMPRESS AT TARBES.
PARIS, Friday.—The Jfoniteur announces that their

iesties arrived .yestere

)roceeded to the vi

They were receive(

with great enthusiasm by the population

NEGOTIATION OF FOREIGN SHARES
IN FRANCE.

PARIS, Friday. The ifoniteur of this morning
contains a decree to the effect that, foreign shares and
securities may be negotiated at the Bourse after two-
fifths of their value has been paid up. Previously it
was necessary that seven-tenths should be paid up.