Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-10-25 00:00:00

cowmry TERDA Y.

(Bef're ESC!, Jude.)
SMITH I'..Wdi.soN-.---The plaintiff, Mr. Stmthr.surgeen,,
St. James's...terraee,raiSed this action against Mr:Wilson,.
South pastit-streeti. to recover the sum of £8,185...6d.,,
for medic4l attendance' on Lascars on board the ship.
British Empire.. The plaintiff' stated that he helievedi
the defendintr to be secretary •to the company: who,
owned thiS,ship, and that it was from him ho received.
orders to attend! th men. The defence set upmas, that•
defendantnvas not the secretary, and never had, been,;:
that ever, since: the formation of the company, Mr: John:
Shimmini.Whten.street, had acted in that capacityl„, he
therefern• was, the proper- person to sue for payment.
The company-MS established on the prineiplenf limited
liability;. and! therefore Mr.. Wilson, who was. a, partner,
if he was liab at all, was so only in proportion ta the
amount- of shares he held. —His Honour; however;.ruled
that;_as.Wiabon had given Mr. Smith thoorders, he was
lialele•for payment. A verdict was tharefore• given for
the. plaintiff.
111AW.T1SORNE V. COGAN.—This action was raised to
recover the sum of ,E 1 103. 44d., theprice of two kegs
of - soft soap. The plaintiff, Mr. Hawthorne, is a soap
manufacturer in Liverpool, and the defendant, Mr.
tilogan, a grocer, at Old Swan. Mr:, Gray eonducted the
ease for the latter. The circumstances under which
the claim was made, as stated by plaintiff and his
traveller, were, that the latter: called at the shop
of the plaintiff, and got an order from him for
two kegs of soap, which were duly despatched,
When the account was due, -3U, Hawthorne called for
payment, which plaintiff refused, on the ground that the
soap was bad, and unfit for sale.—Mr. Cogan and his
wife were called, who admitted that the order was given,
but on the distinct understanding that it might be re-
turned, if found to be unsaleable. When Mr. Hawthorne
called for payment of his bill, they represented" to him
that it was useless to attempt to sell it, as nobody would
have it. . He (Mr. Hawthorne) rejoined that they might
distribute it to their customers gratis.—The defence was
sustained by other evidence.—His Honour consequently
gave a verdict in favour of the defendant.

It is a well-known maxim that " time is money "-the terms
are relative; so to save one is to save the other.. We save
both time, and economise patience, and present good tempers,
when we have a good Ping—a bad one upsets patience and
temper. Preserve all, then, by purchasing your steel pens and
other st4tirinery at E. T. Narehcl74.,
23, South John-street. John Thordas Lowe's G. W.
Hughes, and other maker's, cn sale at is. per grov-i'..
Pen Holders, 2d. per dozen,

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.--YEsTEuDAy

(Before Mr. MANSFIELD.)
A SINGELMit CASE.—James M'Cauley and John
O'Reilly were charged with being drunk and assau4ing
officers, Williams, 566, and Shallcross, 37.—Mr. Cobb
appeared for the prisoners.—Officer Williams said :
About three o'clock on Sunday morning, he was on duty
in Fontenoy-street. In coming round his beat, he
found the prisoners back-door open. He went in and
asked if they were not going to shut it. O'Reilly said, "I
• know you--you are 'Black Charlie' - the man you have
at the sessions is my brother, and I have a good mind
"to take your life." M'Cauley then, without any pro-
vocation, came behind him and struck him on
the back of the neck. He went for the assistance
of another officer, and then went back to the
house and took him into custody. O'Reilly went
into the street, and be,gau to kick the other officer,
and immediately afterwards the other prisoner came out
and hem assaulting them.—Cross-examined by Mr.
Cobb : I did not sit by the prisoners' fireside and smoke.
I saw the dead body of a child on the table in the house.
I did not take it and throw it on the ground. did
not stop one minute in the house. M'Cauley went out,,
but he did not bring the Inspector in. I know O'Reilly
to be a very disorderly man. O'Reilly and his wife•
were in bed at tie time.—Mr. Cobb : Had you;
had anything to drink that night ? Officer :
I bad not.—Mr. Mansfield: Did the rann say any-
thing before he struck you ? No, sir.—Was it dark ?
No,. sir; it was not so dark,. but that he mill see me.—
Officer 37 (Shallcross) corroborated the statement of the
last witness. Mr. Cobb called witnesses to prove that
the policeman 566 was drunk, at the time and sat in
the prisoner's house for an hour and a quarter smoking.
Mt. Mansfield said he should dismiss the case—not that
the- prisoners were not guilty, but that it was not proven.
Ike°should like it mentioned to, the 'Watch Committee
thathe thought the officer should' not lose his situation,
inasmuch that- he frankly admitted having taken drink
while. on duty,. which was certainly a wrong thirg ;
but the coldnes..s of the night had Very- likely tempt d.
him to,dbso. 1

- STEALING' ,E4------Gharles Miller, PlinteWilliam-streerf,
was charnel by William Murray, joiner: and -ouilder,-
Wellington,-streer, Wavertree, with haying stolen four'
sovereigns- from' him. Mr. Worship' defended the
prisOner.:---The prosecutor stated that he had occasion to
go to Hunter'S-public-rhotse in Mill-street; on Saturday
night, to pay some money. The prisoner,: waa in the
house at the-tiine.• Ife(protiecuter) had to nay a person
£5. He put his hand, into his pocket any;pullet' four
sovereigns out;-which-ire' laid on the tabte. until 313 got
another. he istas looking for the other, the
prisoner picked; the four' sovereigns 'Up arA shortly
afterwards left' the • bouse:,----Mr. IVership : 'Wren- you
sober ? Witness: Nor I vas not. -----Wasnq the
prisoner in yout,' employment? Yes, he was for tlivo
days, but I paid hithoff•en, Saturday. Officer 2PB' said
the prisoner was selrehed -at the Bridewell laWnight,
but there was nothing found. on' biro. A person,, wiry
was, present soon after the occurrence, stated that ha
had traced' the pristiier to • scr.,tral rahlic-bouses yds ter,-
day;- in one of7which, he 'said that if' Mr. Murray wpuld
not, pmnaish him, he 'was • willing: to work it up.----ae-
minded till to-day:

ELL-VSING A Wrx}::,--Jarnes. Pure I, Hygeia-st;.
vms•ehar-,7ed with ill-using his-wife.- It appeared that:
theprisorier had only-been married, about six months:
o.irSiiturday night, while in drink; lie•liad come into the'
house in a very violent manne4 knocked his wife (who,
was- in a gate of premnancyy clinoni. and afterwara.
jumped' ou her.—Orders'x't '• to pay P... 5 -and costs, or thres-
moxiths'' inF,wisonment.
(Ilbfore Messrs. Toun and. CAsmitr...tts-n.)
IticAtsig.Er-lfootan-&--Co., C Ti 10,11.&.%
HUGHES -
Tk~is• was art action brought to recover the sum of
65.-rthe• amount of damage done •t'3,the• ship Comma,-
ddre,. through the negligence of Mr: Thomas. Ilughes,
mastev-•of the ship Theoilre.. It apptars, that on the
:28th4:e September, the Theodore was-being towed into
'the Oiriada•Drock. IVhen:iin the gat;:' the cock-master
gave ordkrs,fer her to stoic; • and ser_il;c-mt ropes,. for the
putipOg, dtlek-gate man: gcrino• • oni board._
did not- choose' to obey the- -ord'ers,, and' the Theodore
drifted alwn on the Commockire, doing he 'damage coin-
pkined Worships,decided:teperuaworing the
Stal'of

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CiiIIVIVB • CA-ss.—Police-effieer • Williams- EMI sum-
moned one 'James Webster- for assaititing-:hiiii,_ From
the evidence- of the cornplaistent, it .would ;appear that on
aattirday•nif.,,,lit- weak, he war.,- on duty, in' Dover-street,
when he heard a great noise, -. He rait4o,the •spot, and
dlicaverce some five or siacraert .figliting;:. When they
saw,hitn ((he-officer), they all ran off; hat the' Ififendant
Webster;-whoa it was allcmtVre-fue,,Kte go, away, and
eomrnitttiarr aesnult upon Ofticer P6rftho• defence,
Mir Cobb told a very differcntstory inaed...llle,said, that
ou_the night in, question, the, Ileifeiulant, .who. very
respeetableman,. a boiler-maker. by --tradeii• Woe,. wide his
wiki,-proceeding along Doiner-stfeet towardi,homei. when
three or: four drunken. blackguards, came up;. and '
dernaltde& money- for drink.- On this,-being- refused,
one- of," them struck defenthict on! tie, ribs,
and • knocked, Mm down,,, The wife, called: out
"politer,''" and on Police-ciidsr 8S makinglam. appear-
-...was• told of the affair.,-. }1 -repliedi that it
was ricalecitse ; that the row-,rms made by:
Wibster ;. and. caught h.th. •by ;the- wrist; and nwaly
turned the-aver out of the eoekot....l\rth§ter being; within
three •or -four doors of his4orn houaa,- refused= to- go to
Brißwell;. and the officer,.pulled out his. baton,. end
struoki= five different4imes, airout the- hem! and
-shoiddOrs:,---The magistr:tes summer..s ;
and ME.- Chh.b, said he watibl advise • the,clitfendatit -to
bring .-,fhe :officer before tie:Watch Commit:. •