The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-10 00:00:00

INTERESTING TO SHIP CAPTAINS.

Yesterday, the captain of the steam ship Prince Arthur, was
summoned before Messrs. Maxwell and Rathbone, at the
police court, for a violation of the 212 sect, of the Merchant
Shipping Act. Mr. Tyndall appeared for the Board of Trade,
and Mr. Almond for the :defence. The facts of the case, as
appeared from the opening statement, by Mr. Tyndall, and
the evidence of a sailor named Charles Ryan, were these :
The latter named person went out as a sailor, in a shiip named
the Arlington, to Constantinople, where he was discharged.
lie could not get a ship there, and becoming distressed, he
applied to the English Consul for assistance, and to be sent
home. This was on the 9W December, and the Consul gate
him an order, and sent him on board the Prince Arthur, with
the view of having him conveyed home. The captain said
•he had enough of men, and would not take him. He went
back to the Consul and informed him, and a second time he
was sent to the ship, but the captain still refused to take
him, and put him on shore. Ho was subsequently brought
home in another sh.p, and these proceedings were taken
under the act. Tho line of defence taken by Mr. Almond,
was that the defendant's ship was not coming direct to England,
having to call at Smyrna and other places, and there were
ships at Constantinople bound direct for England, and the
the Consul might have sent the man home by one of such
ships. Mr. Maxwell said the complaint clearly came
within the meaning of the act. The magistrates had nothing
whatever to do with more direct ships for England than that
of the defendant. It was a decided violation of the act for
the captain to refuse taking the man, and therefore the bench
would lay a small fine of £5 and costs on the captain. The
fine was at once paid. _

GROSS OUTRAGE BY THE MILITARY. AT THE
CHATHAM POST OFFICE.

A considerable amount of excitement has been occasioned in
Chatham, in consequence of a violent attack which was made
at an early hoar on Sunday morning, on Mr. Dadd, the post-
master, by a party of soldiers, tho affair taking place inside the
post office premises. Mr. Dadd, who is much injured, states
that he hoard a noise of several men in the post office pas•
sige, between twelve and one o'clock on Saturday morning.
The Sheerness mail cart was standing at the door, which
was wide open. He hastened to see what was the cause of
the distnrbance, when he saw a large party of soldiers
ill using a sailor of the Iris, 26, and nearly murdering him.
Mr. Dadd interfered to rescue the man, and whilst doing
so received a tremendous blow on the head with a heavy stick,
which laid his head open to the extent of three inches.
The soldiers then forced open the door with the intention
of getting into the office where the mail bags were, but Mr.
Dadd shouted for assistance, and kept them back with a sword,
threatening to kill any man who advanced. His cries brought
down his family in their night clothes, but the instant they
appeared they were received with several stones. Mr. Randall,
of the Mitre Hotel, next door, hearing the uproar, also came
in, together with several other persons, and the soldiers then
made good their retreat. Long, the mail driver, in endeavour-
ing to render assistance, received a severe blow on the face
with a soldier's waist belt. As soon as the men
had left, Mr. Dadd went at once to Colonel Eden,
the commandant of the garrison, who ordered all the
troops to be aroused and the roll called, to ascertain
who were absent. A court of inquiry, presided over by Major
Robertson, R.N., assembled yesterday afternoon at the Mitre
to investigate the circumstances and to examine witnesses.
Five soldiers were identified belonging to the 87th Regiment
and the Medical Staff Corps, but the civilians who were en-
gaged in the outrage could not be identified. The report of
the court will be forwarded to the War-office. The postmaster,
Mr. Dadd, is confined to his bed under medical treatment, in
consequence of the injuries he had received, but he was suffi-
ciently recovered to-day to be able to make a report to the
Postmaster General, who will older a prosecution.

SIR MOSES AND LADY MONTEPIORE.—WO learn that
these philanthropists will, in abou► ten days, set out on
another journey to the Holy Land. They will be ac-
companied by Mr. Gersham Kursheed, of New Orleans,
executor of the will of the late Judah Touro.—Jewish
Chronicle.

THE BATH PANTOMIME AND THE BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
—The guardians of the Bath Union have resolved, by a
majority of one, to decline an offer made by Mr. J. H.
Chute, lessee of the theatre of that city, to admit the
children of the workhouse gratuitously to a day performance
of the pantomime of " Jeck and the Bean Stalk." The offer
had been accepted by the ohairman, Mr. J. W. Bush, subject
to the approval of the board, and the children were ac wally
on their way to the theatre on Wednesday last. The subject
was hastily debated at the meeting of the guardians on that
day with the above result ; and the unfortunate children on
arriving within a short distance of the theatre had the
mortification of being ordered back to the union workhouse.
Some lines referring to the ungracious refusal of the guar-
diars have since been introduced into the pantomime, and
are nightly hailed with vociferous applause,
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TOWN COUNCIL.

The adjourned meeting of the council was held in the
Town hall, yesterday, at eleven o'clock, the Mayor,
Francis Shand, Esq., in the chair: