Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-11 00:00:00

carried on the Ct. teen's Theatre since the failure of
the late lessee, Mr. Black, the latter acting under On
as the director. The pursuer was engaged under him
as a prompter, and held that he was entitled to £l2 at
least, an action for which amount he brought in the
Smell Debt Court. The Sheriff-substitute, after hear.
ing evidence, said, that although he should have liked
more testimony, especially with regard to the practice
in theatrical concerns of other cities and towns, yet he
had no difficulty in giving judsement for the pursuer for
the sum of £l2, us claimed, with the exOenses, which he
fixed at 30'. This decision will have interest to all the
theatrical profession, as henceforth, unless a judgenaen
by a superior judge should on another case of a similar
character be unfavourable to a panner making a like
claim, actors may consider themselves, when engaged
for "the season," to have their bread baked and their
toast buttered always during an engagement, for such
a period as the usual theatrical summer or winter season
of any city or town lasts, which they can easily ascertain
before engaging at all.

CORONER'S INQUEST.—SUICIDE —Yesterday, the corolla
held an iruest on the body of Mary Oliver, forty-six yawl
of age, the wife of a painter residing in 9, Norman-street'
She had been drunk two days last week. On Friday last'
in the evening, the deceased went up stairs, and cut het
throat with a knife. Both deceased and her husband wet!
habitual drunkards, and used to quarrel whilst in that
state. She made an attempt to cut her throat about $
month since. The jury found a verdict of "Temporal
insanity."
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday evening, a fatal acci'
dent happened to Mr. Parrirg`on, aged sixty years, the
keeper of the Blue Bell public house, and who was also 0,
master carter. Toe deceased was engaged with amen named
Farrell, at a yard in Crown-street, loading some cases on
cart, when he fell back on the ground, coming on WI
head and hack. There was a large cut on his head, an
his spine was broken. He was taken home, where ever,'
attention was paid to him, but he died yesterday at twelve
o'clock.
WAVERTREE LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH —The usual
monthly meeting of the Commissioners connected with this
Board was held at the Pahlic OtEc?s, Wavertree, last
evening. In the absence of the chairman, Mr. Chaffers
occupied the chair. The other commissioners present were
Messrs. Rishton, Gore. Parkin, Bradburn, Geddis, Ander'
ton, Picton, and Dr. Swinton. The minutes of the WI
meeting were read. A somewhat long, and anything 11
interes ing conversation then ensiled, on the subject o
naming all the streets, lanes, &c., in the township, for the
purpose of having them properly labeled with metal plates'
This constituted the whole of the business of the Board.
PASSENGERS PER ROYAL MAIL STEAMER AMERICA, rig—
BOSTON TO HALIFAX AND LIVERPOOL.—Mrs. Elliott, lorci
J. W. Birch, Mr. W. J. Birch, two Misses Birch, Mr. $ll
Mrs. Cramer, Miss R. A. Cushing, Miss A. S C. Blake'
Miss B. C. Blake, Mr. G. W. Wales, Mrs. Wale'
Miss L. A Dow, Messrs. Oscar Bartlett, A. Klein, gr5A.
H. M. May end daughter, Messrs. William Moult, V.
Hoffell, Paul Holden, W. B. It ,gers, D. Pierce, W.
Emmons, Edward II 3bart, Rev. J thu Walsh, slt.
John H. Pearson aid lady, Mr. S. Ferlongt
Mr. H. Ferlong, Mr. Seth Padleford and lady, ttc°
Misses Padleford, Mr. Seml. Neil, Mr. G. B. Blake, r.
Stanton Blake, Dr. G. B. Le Batard, Miss J. Griffin, Miss
Hart, Miss C. A. Brewer, Mr. Ball and son, Colon°
Beaumont, Mr. Raymond, Mr. Francis Scbuchman, lad9'
and two children, Miss Williams, Mr. C. Culleoo
Mr. Crabbie, lady, and infant, Mrs. Myers, Miss MYe,r,is'
Mi=s Anne Hepworth, Mr. S. Cameron, lady, and chi"'
Mr. Robert Davidson, Miss A. Jane Patten, Messrs. Joh°
Boham, Patrick Mailer, L. Neil, Enoch Turuert
George Harrison, Mrs. J. W. Howard, J. DelbodP
Mr. Bagnali, Miss Trimmiagham, Mr. Gillis, Miss Gillift
child, and female servant, Mr. Winslow and son, Messrs'
B. Davies, T. L. Gardner, A. Scott, Major Pynd, ,
M'Keen and lady, Miss Louisa Allen, Messrs: R. WO
mack, Thomson, M•Rae, J. Hughes.

"'We learn from good authority," says a letter fr
Vienna in the Cologne Gazette," that the Empress is figa,
in an interesting situation, and that that circumstance ist7o
only reason why she will not accompany the Emperor
his visit to Hungary."
ISLE OF Wesarr.—The first stone of the new lightb°ll
for the Needles, has just been laid near the south-oe
edge of the Lower Cliff, Isle of Wieht, and is expected;
when completed, to be of great advantage to the mete
service, as it will be visible thirty miles from land.
fails
It appears that the cheques of the speculator who
in the Stock Exchange on Friday were inadvertenttie
cashed by his bankers (the Commercisi Dank) to the
extent of £2,700. He has absconded, and they will hsl„,
to bear the loss unless they can trace and seize any Pr'
perty he may have secreted.
Th e total expenses of the court of ingniry into,_t;ll;
cases of Major-General Beatson was £4,423, of I'7o
:So the ovronoos of the officers SlllDnine,, the
witnesses, and those constituting the court, and £ll°'''',:,,,js
expenses of government steamers employed for io
conveyance. A return moved for by Colonel French, the
published this morning, contains the particulars of
items of expense.
DESERTION OF SWISS TROOPS FROM NAPLES.---„e
lndependente of Turin states that five Swiss soldiers isavl;
deserted from Naples, arrived at Tortoli a few days ag,°,(l
a state of great exhaustion from want of food. They P;.,
made their escape in a small boat with but a scanty sera'
ply of water, had been several days at sea, and encounteree,r
dangers. They had been sent to prison until fort
orders.
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DISASTERS ON THE COAST OF YORICsiIIRE.—The es ;of
north-east wind which c)mmenced blowing on Thurs,s
morning has not been unattended, says the Manekit
Guardian, by disasters on the Yorkshire coast. Sca",;
rough has suffered very severely. The drains becel-sa
choked, and burst in several places, and the itroneno
volume of water then carried devastation into every hetl,o,
on its route. At Filey the storm has also been produotll
of serious damage. Other places on the Yorkshire et'
have suffered more or less severely.
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ACCIDENTAL POISONING OF A LADY.—An occurrence
•re
a very painful character has taken place iu Somersetsble
by the accidental poisoning of Mrs. B. Eseott, a jav,
of large fortune. Mrs. Eseott was the widow o' ;..„e
Escott, Esq., a gentleman of ancient family, who, 013,114
his life time, was very popular on account of the leau'is,
part he took in political and other public matters etot
fleeted with the county, and Mrs. Eseott herself was grea j.
respected by all the residents of her neighbourhe°
She had latterly been confined to her bed-room bilis
severe attack of low fever, for which she was under 4,
professional care of Mr. Henry, a surgeon of considers
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repute, residing at the neighbouring town of Stogo'l'ae
I the course of her illness Mrs. Escott had been i 3 ".3
habit of taking occasional doses of acetate of naorpn;
and a preparation of that powerful drug was unfortunato
kept on the mantel-shelf of her bed-room, where also
placed another phial containing some medicine °fee
different description, which Me IFnry had prescribed "it
her. The doses were usually administered to Mrs. EsC°4
by her lady's maid, who was in constant attendance -a
her, but that from which her death so unhappily resalte.j
was administered by her own hand. The lady's malo
had occasion to leave the room for a few minutes, amid °I
her return her mistress called to her and said, ``
have taken the wrong medicine." Tae servant itoTnes
diately called to Mr. Henry, who happened to be in
house conversing with Miss Eseott, who immedietelY Purer
ceeded to bedside of the unhappy lady. He found Pe,
with the pnial labelled " Solution of acetate of morploitoti
he asked her what she had taken, and she replied, cs
am afraid that I am poisoned—for God's sake do
me." He administered emetics, and tried to use h'i•
stomach pump, but the spasms in her throat preveutett
doing so. She died et about six o'clock.
INDIAN DISCONTENT —On Moaday mooning was Prlti a
a return to an order of the House of Co.nmons thatia'a
Appendix to the report of the select committee 02 1117:00
territories, in session, 1853, p. 429, be re-printed."
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appendix consists of a petition from. the Hiadoe ino,`n,n
tants of Bengal, Behar, and Orissa, setting forth at cello
derable length the grievances which have arisen tf°4lior'
Hindoos from au act of the legislative council of Inew
passed in 1831, the object of which is to extend throOlis
oat the provinces of the East India Company, the prig e'
of a regulation established in 1832 for Bengal. Tries ruts
lation as the petitioners believe, was intended mere
protect from loss or forfeiture of property, persons "toll
should conscientiously change their religion, especially se)e
natives of India as should embrace the Christian religion
Objectionable as this measure was to the petitioners',lsto
act in question is still more so, inasmuch as it exten'
other objects not contemplated by the regulation. 13Y,eff
'Enloe law all property descends, in ease of intest'ot
from. the ancestor to the heirs, subject to the condition 't!
the latter shell, during their lives, perform certain rite„Sool
ceremonies, upon the religious and faithful fulfiinieP,al
which the Hindoo founds his hopes of happines3 0
future state of existence. Other laws which deprive,,d
caste, persons guilty of various kinds of immorality, "500,
entitle a Hinder) in certain cases to disinherit an en-lt tl4
and to adopt another, are abrogated by this act, whic°,so',
petitioners consider to be subversive of the interea'sole
morality and religion as upheld in the social relatle,%
the Hindoos. Tney also consider it to be a violet°,
their established rights, and of a long course of policio
legislation pursued in good faith by the British Of,ooo
and coneiude by praying the house to repeal the aCt,
regulcition complained Of,