Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-05 00:00:00

THE LITERARY GAZETTE.

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In re WILLI AM Fin LIN la Ji RD Ali.--A.t the An-- Ih i
Debtors court, London, ou Tharsda this insolvent, lb,;°Dito
formerly been proprietor of the Literary Gatede, a1iP.,,1100,
he elis.charged under the act from Whi(ecross-street rriitio
There was no opnoeition to the disch age. The sr°llo4l' if
exhibited a numbers of debts on ac;ount of the ..,t.,,014
Gazette, which he had disposed of so,n after ha Puc-tht
had
same, a' a loss, and his oroc,eedings showed that
ad been struggling wi:h diftioultits si,..ce beerehaietdoriftro
connected with the publication. Among the
Strand,
schedule was the assignee of Strahan, the b 111°r' Ifellt'
who had advanced slim moue to the ins.,er to
On the cause being called, Mr. Jordany said in 311- 1116
tohfae..eofficer of the court, that he had no counse"d tbt;
'r informed the court that no creditor ePt)e.scoeceo
application. Mr. Commissioner Phalli's :114100
the schedule, but did not put any question !a thie,,lina-:ea.s
After he was sworn to the schecl,l he Wag ge'•-• tr
titled to the heuefit of the act, and ordered"' to be °is°
forthwith.

FICTITIOUS BILL TRADING'
I °I
A in Co°A
In re SADGROVE AND RAGG.—At the Loth , ad triall
Ha' kruptey, on Tuasday, Mr. Commissioner O•
P;
judgement on the application of these bankruPt4,,;
certificates. His Honour said the course of ulluirjaat.
l—*
they had persued was, both reckless and Jo
case within his experience had exhibited a alrego trade
abuse of the facilities giYA) fur the oeratioes o' iota'
bills of exchange ; or, as regarded Ragg, a pOf hie P° 1111:i
dereliction fron the duty he owed to those
fargettiug altogether the relation of master an,",r ed
This conduct as a trader was certainly not tri,'; t eft
culpable by the effrontery with which, when an;":
ination, he had admitted the charges against illioke,:;
two years and a halt's trading, they sought t.,4°
arrangement with their cieditors, anl atter,7o7l
bankrupt on their own petition. They then owe,li, eanr„s
exclusive 0`£6,546 liabilities on customers' u'..cateti
About £12,600 of the £22,670 were debt; cO3ll-101.ar
fictitious bills. The assets would pay about 93-fir est IA
the pound. After recipitul,ting the circtia3s"ther.
Honour refused the certificate of Ragg ait'4B,l; t 4116-
suspended that of Sadgrove for two years frool ""-e
hearing; when granted to be of the third class

A "SUBJECT" FOR MATRIMONY" -„ Cl
001111,61 i
At the last weekly meeting of the Comrauua 6
London, the following amusing incident occurred tod,.
ing to the bye-laws of the Corporation no i 111,121: i
WIC of the city almshouses is permitted to marry ''^-11 illi
leav
Me. gaotkmon
Mr. W. Connell presented the following 0-n4-
reading of the latter portion of which caused 55- Aot
of merriment : n ill,
"TO THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD MAYOR, AL- ,r C°
COMMONS OF THE CITY OF LONDON, IN COMA'''.
ASSEMBLED.
.., g, Cilr
" The humble petition of John James BOviurflettio
and felt-maker, an inmate of the London Atra'faholibi
" Showeth—That your petitioner has been an "fa 7
of the City of Lon on Almshouses at Brprt°ll„d O.
years, daring which time he has lost his wife, fis' oft.
1
ness of 26 years' duration, and that within 5,13,i e ,nllO
previously to her decease he was attacked w" ii '
fits, in consequence of which he has been con2l3° toe
constantly attended by a competent nurse. tll° 00/1
" Your petitioner, therefore, humbly pray
honourable Court will permit him to marry ilia 00-01
a ho has also undertaken the duty of housekearili Ile
has now been with him some years, and to viii° If
been known for a very long period. in efe!li,
" Aud your petitioner, as in duty bound, vr2,o,
&c.. " Jolts Dugs l'" to
" City Almshouses, Brixton, Oct. 24, 1857." 60
Mr. Connell mot ed that the prayer of the F 00
complied with.
°- 490
The petitioner (a well-dressed goc)(3-` and
iotii
gentleman, wish snow-white locks and whiskers, tocl
only infirmity se-med a alight deafness) irj3"'
00
A to
appeared at the bar.
Mr. Abraham—What is the age of the 194
you propose to unite yourself ?
Petitioner —Six,y nine (laighter).
Mr. Abraham—And what is your age ? „) A 0
Petitioner— Serf nty- eight (increased laughte'i;. miry
The motion was put and carried nnaninagaf3,`,;ii!e4.lo
petitioner, who seemed in no small measure de"to ftv"
the result of his application, left the court with
amid much laughter. _

THE MONEY
,„„os. lote
TO THE EDITOR OP TIIS NORTHEiti ,
Sir,—ln the midst of our present tit°l3;' tb'e
bles, I observe, with regret, that one 0-„ose 1,4 S
observed by gentlemen, who, from ar1Y,,.1001,-0
been unfortunate, is now uablushinglY 1 alga
that in the most brazen-faced manner. sins. er
the custom, formerly observed, of Pe,;cl)oegiji•
were in difficulties not appearing upon- Agit crdgb
until •` they had either urranaed~bru
tors," or, if unrortunately they had to Pass 7;e15
the Gazette, they obtained their oertiaca",.;tit /,,jo , g
feel for miebrutne as mu.-311 as any ono; bell'
I tia
tsee men in the position I descridescribedfiirtrneit
themselves in the most unconcerned ad `l,OO
manner, I question whether they unders-00 1-0;0
position, or have any feeling for thns° 014
they have entailed heavy losses; and, f %,1 Peg
such proceedings being tolerated, shoW6,WI/4
that feeling of commercial morality vatic- 'g,B*-60
characterised the Liverpool merchant' fair.
they possess not ordinary ' decency the et
least, preserve its outward appear.aneo. 500V‘
Liverpool, 4'li Nov , 1837. A I\l°

4p,
I. R. JEFFERY AND MR. CBE°. 4,
fldiav
Reform Association, 6, York 13,11,;.' 60'
Dale-street, 4th icov 1-S-';.ll),°_V
Dear Sir,—Ai2n.e,t7aly with your re.cill,tbev,V
state, that M. Crellin stands registered' -11
of this Association thus : 4' Crellin' JaT31.,e91
hb
Derby-road—shop, 16 Lime-street," alia -3
p yd
voted for Sir George Bonham.
I should state, that the Tor votes fire,r•ect?ott
in red ink, and the Liberal votesY in stri°l:o
fore, the vote fMr James Crellin, of S°.:)'&e):01
cannot be mistaken for that of lkir.'JaDV:' ear-
me-street, as the latter is recorded- r
g
the former in black: tfieti
I pledge my reputation upon the c°l.l.-pc
tit"
this register.—l am, dear sir, yours rest,Peß6fotirt
Bumitil•
To J. It Jeffery, Esq.

Pr
lit ad

Barnum is again on his legs. lie buss" ho
ova 6-41)1",4"
claims against himself for from five to et"„Yn dolip,per,
the dollar, with the exception of about 15,0" he
he will have to pay in full. The whole of to, settie
assigned to his creditors is acmin in his 13,3;11, pers3
refurnishing and refitting IP
lranistaa for oft'
residence.se d 0
of

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of a
.princip.ll town, so as to furnish to etc,,cl gea 118„A
gratis, the most comprehensive, complete and
t!,
useful Alas hitherto published' in Great 13r„le`ge
size of the engravings will be that of eac„relr, `c"01071
newspaper,. six maps and two plans, in eac" Jdivarloor
of double the size-17 inches by 25. The °rely trope
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rich
in blu., and the plans will be printed is at fitte°l
The double. maps will be the object of gre!leos mooli
the flesire to main them beautiful al3eGierees/04
colouring. It is hoped, in the course of 1.10 awill
protracted time, that the Dispatch Atlas other
.11' es Pro
more names and positions of places than all, be $11;004
publication of the kind. The counties vin 00, ss 'oat
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ill be
The maps will be as full as clearness an",,„ oivcBio t"
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ttiP"-•
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