The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-04 00:00:00

CORONER'S COURT.

Yesterday the coroner held the following inquests :
On the body of John Bryan, of Snowden street, aged 41
years, who was a plater at the London and North Western
Railway station, Wapping. About three m )nths ago, his
foot was crushed at the works, and about a fortnight since,
he was taken to the hospital, where he died of lock-jaw on
Monday. Verdict in accordance with the fact.
On the body of James Tattersall, beerhouse keeper, 30,
Tarleton street, who died suddenly yesterday morning.
Verdict, " died of natural causes by the visitation of God."
On the body of an unfortunate female (name unknown),
who died of excessive drinking, in a house of ill fame in
Preston street. Verdict accordingly.
Oa the body of Mary 11. Brim:it-lea 1, aged 63 years, who
died suddenly on Monday, at Heath street. Verdict,
" Died from natural causes."

On the body of Elin Wainrig,ht, aged GO years, who was
found on the steps of a house in Athol street, on Monday
night; and when taken to the s'ation, she was quite dead.
Verdict, " aed from natural causes by the visitation of
God."

COUNTY COURT.—Yesterday,

(BEFORE 703EPTI POLLOCK, ESQ, JUDGE

The following is the business proposed to be transacted
during this, the first February court. Wednesday, 4th :70
cases at ten o'clock. Thursday :90 cases at ten, and 62
cases at twelve o'clock. Friday : 90 cases at ten o'clock.
Monday : 103 adjourned cases. Tuesday : 90 cases at ten,
and 60 at twelve. Wednesday :97 eases at ten, and 53 at
twelve. Thursday :32 cases where the claims arc for £lO
and upwards. Friday : Adjourned cases, 103 at
twelve o'clock, Total number of cases to be heard at the
court, 917. _ _

FRAUD SIIMMONSES.—A number of persons were sum-
moned for not complying with the orders of the court, and
in some cases the parties were ordered to be committed for
various terms of imprisonment.
INSOLvENCIE s.—Evan Jones, James Power, and Edward
O'Neil passed their final order without opposition from any
creditor. Robert Thomas came up for his final order. He
was supported by Mr. Gray, and opposed by Peter Wil-
liams, a creditor. The case was adjourned for a month,
for the insolvent to amend his schedule, he having omitted
to give any account of some furniture he had disposed of
prior to filing his schedule. Edward Travers also came up
for his final order. He was supported by Mr. Hime, and the
order was granted without opposition. Thomas Goodwin,
a grocer, formerly carrying on business in Vauxhall road
and Scotland road, came up to apply for his discharge. He
was opposed by Mr. Hime, for the detaining creditor, and
was supported by Mr. Chilton. His debts, which amounted
to £1063, had been principally contracted in the year 1856,
and his assets were nil. In this case it was proved that the
insolvent had been guilty of disposing of his property, and
giving a fraudulent preference to some creditors, and, in
order to prevent a recurrence of such cases, he was ordered
to be imprisoned for nine months from the date of his
vesting order.
JUGDMENTS—TURNER, V. OREORD.—III this case the
plaintiff sought to recover the sum of twenty guineas, the
value of a case of samples or patterns, which, as a passenger
on board the Isle of Man steamer, he had taken with him
as luggage, which in the coarse of being landed were
allowed to fall into the sea, and were destroyed. The
defence was, that the Steam Packet Comport.), were not
responsible for any luggage unless it had been registered as
such, and paid for accordingly. His Honour was of opinion
that judgment must be for the defendant, as the defence
was sufficient to entitle him to a verdict. Another ground
of defence was, that the samples were not luggage in the
ordinary sense of that term. This, as at presmt advised,
he was inclined to look upon as a go Al defence also. It
was true that the samples were not for sale, but they were
used for the purpose of effecting sales, certainly not in any
way to be used as luggage. Jadgment for the defendant,
FAIRCLOUGH ♦. CHARLES.—The plaintiff and defendant
in this case were co-sureties in a promissory note, drawn by
a party who subsequently became a bankrupt. The
plaintiff had, on issuing of the fiat of bankruptcy, began to
pay the note to the loan society which had advanced the
money on it, and continued to do so until the money was
paid up, and he now sought to recover the sum of £26 7s
9d, the half of the sum he had paid from the defendant as
co•surety for the common debtor. It appeared that the loan
society had claimed on the note on the bankrupt's estate,
and had received a dividend of 2s lld in the pound. For
the defence, it was urged, that under the bankruptcy laws,
a co-surety could not be held liable for money advanced for
the common debtor, on a contingency which had not fully
arisen at the time the payments were made, and when the
bankruptcy of the common debtor had occurre I. No decision
had been recorded on the point. His Honour said, as at present
advised, he was inclined to give judgment in favour of the
defendant, although he did not feel very confident in the
matter ; but the sum involved was large enough to
entitle the plaintiff to appeal, if he thought proper. Judg-
ment for the defendant with costs.

THE PERSIAN WAR.--Why are we at war with Persia?
For what good purpose have we taken a city, and disabled
or slain three thousand of its inhabitants ? Why have
no ministerial explanations been made ? Why have no
diplomatic despatches been published ? Has the Cabinet
become despotic? HAS- the Parliament ceased to be.
responsible ? Is the British public only a tax payer and a
slave ? What in the name of a Christian Queen, make
war against a nation without its own knowledge 2 What
in the name of a God of Justice despatch a hypocritical
representative to betray a city into the hands of a secret
expedition ? Why ? How is Persia the enemy of England ?
And if she be our enemy, why not fight her °pertly and
honestly like men? Why strike her down in the dark like
cowardly assassins? These are questions for the House
of Commons this week to take care shall be put and
answered, and if the House of Commons fail to do its duty,
let it know for once that the country is right. This
terrible work of desolation and death has been carried a
few steps too far lately, and had we printed the records
which the last overland mail has brought to hand in'the
reddest ink, with the names of our cabinet councillors at
the top, we are persuaded that we should only thereby
have intimated the deep seated opinion of the British
people, that the proceedings at Canton and Bushire are not
so much deeds of civilised and recognised warfare, as they
are deeds of Machiavelian diplomacy and premeditated
massacre.—London paper.
THE THIEVES OP ST. PETERSBERG.—A letter from St.
Petersburg, of the 20th ult., in the Cinstitutionned, says
The police have just arrested 15 individuals charged
with attacks on and robbery of isvotehiks, or drivers of
sledges. The plan adopted by these men was as follows:
At a late hour in the evening two of them took their seats
in a sledge and ordered the driver to proceed to some
distant part of the city, or to the extremity of some fau-
bourg, where at that hour the streets are completely
deserted. At a given moment one of the robbers threw
over the head of the driver a net, with a cord having a
running knot to come tightly round his neck, so that in
order to avoid strangulation he gave to his assailants all
the money he had received throughout the day. During
the last fortnight upwards of one hundred drivers have
been victimised by this trick. There is now in the prison
of St. Petersburg a skilful rogue who has directed his
attention to higher game. Having heard that the Arch-
bishop of St. Petersburg had left his pastoral cross at a
jeweller's to undergo repairs, he went to the shop and said,
I come from Monseigneur the Archbishop, who requests
that you will immediately give me the cross which he
has left with you to repair. He has been sent for to
the palace, and he cannot present himself before the
Emperor without the insignia of his dignity.' That is
very true, replied the jeweller, but as I have not the
honour of knowing you, and as nothing more resembles an
honest man than a rogue, we will go together and deliver
to Monseigneur the cross he has confided to me.' • That is
just what I wish,' said the thief, and if you will ,:allow
me, I will give you a seat in my carriage iii order the
sooner to reach the palace of his Eminence, who must be
with the Emperor precisely at 12.' Five minutes after, the
jeweller and his companion arrived at the Archbishop's,
and entered the waiting room, which is open to every ono.
The messenger requested him to wait a moment, and be
would inform his Eminence of his arrival. In about true
three minutes he returned with his head uncovered or
without his cloak, and said, . and
'Monseigneur the Aro/
is at this moment engaged with the Archbishop
ibishop
and therefore cannot come to you, and begs yo• of Kieff,
to me the cross.' The jeweller, finding himserlr ato deliver
and with, as he believed, one of the serve .in the palace
hesitated, but gave the cross and reter
About a week after the Archbishop or nevi to his shop.
cross. The police being then infora• ,me himself for the
work, and succeeded in arresting ' ed of the trick, set to
in the hands of justice, but vsle the thief. He remains
which he took is, remains ere the valuable article
•,' ystery."