Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-20 00:00:00

After that Drysdale fell into diffizulties, and an apPlira'
tion was made to the present defendant for payment, on
the grounds that at the time of the repairs, he was a part-
owner of the vessel, and was at that time the sole owner.
Payment was refused, and this ac!ion was brought W
ascertain whether the defendant was, or was not liable.
The jury returr‘ed a verdict for the plaintiff—Damage°
£2.60 181.

ELMS V. M RTIN AND AN TII .—This was an action
for goods sold and delivered and for the use and occupation
of certain premises. Mr. James, Q C., with Mr. Blair*
appeared 13r the plaintiff, and Mr. 31illward for the defen-
dants. The plaintiff is a timilter merchant, and the defen-
dants are shipwrights, all of Liverpool. In December,
1851, they took a smithy from the plaintiff in Waterloo-
road, which was afterwards exchanged for other premise
belonging to the plaintiff They also obtained goods Irons
the plaintiff in the way of their business, and it
was for the value of those goods, and for the
rent, for the use and occupation of the pre:
miser, that the present action was brought',
William Martin allowed judgment to go by default, and
the other defendant, Henry Martin, denied his
The defendants are father and son, William being the
father, and the sole question involved in the case vie
whether they carried on the business at the smithy in
partnership. The plaintiff alleged that they took the
premises, and that the goods were supplied to them
partners. On the other hand, Henry Martin denied that
such was the case. After a lengthened trial, a verdict
was taken for the plaintiff, subject to a reference.

In the case of Cecil v. Taylor the jury were discharged►
as they could not agree to a verdict.

The court rose at six o'clock.

SECOND GRAND ASCENT
OF THE
ROYAL CREUORNE BALLOON,
AT THE
ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS,
ON MONDAY NEXT.

SEA. RlSKS.—Complaints have lately been male that tin
steamers trading to and from the northern ports of
Enland and the Baltic are accustomed to take deck loads,
to the manifest prejudice of the underwriters and the
danger of both passengers and vessel. In many instance
this practice is most dangerous, in the event of severe
weather taking place during the passage, and it is therefore
necessary that both shippers and passengers should be
acquainted with the practice and i s dangs re.
CLERGYMEN EXPELLED IN CANADA. —The Wesleyan
Methodist Conference, lately is session at Toronto, CAC.'
has expelled two of its members for irnmo-al conduct—the
Rev. Mr. Hough, of Hamilton, because he carried a re:
volver in his pocket for several days, intending to shoot
a young gallant who had eloped and married his daughter
contrary to his will ; and a young clergyman named &weer
of Toronto, because he corresponded with a young lady i.e
England, with a view to matrimony, and afterward 4
changed his mini as to the propriety of forming an alliance
with her becausad he loved another bitter.
PETERHEAD.—INTEEESTING FAMILY MEETING.--Se
have just been told that there took placa at a respectable
residents in this neighboarhaod, some days ago, a ineetni
of forty-eight parsons, all membars. of one family, and
some of whom had been separated from the others and the
parental home for long years in foreign service. The
company included the -grandfather (a hale, liarty 011
man), and twenty-five gran ichil Iren. The feelings 0'
such a party must, we think, have be--n peculiarly of that
kind with which strangers er.nnot intermeddl. It was the
first meeting of the kind to that family, and will, there i 5
lade doubt, be the last.--2fberdeen Free Press.
DISCOVERY or A " POSE."—An eccentric family is resi-
dent a, Cowrie. So singular, indeed, were their doings,
tiat some time ago they were deemed unfit to conduct
their oin affairs, and a manager was apoointad by the
Court of Session for that purpose. The f ,mily, who lead
been in the farming line, vv,,ro seemingly in poverty, but
their intimate acquaintances always suipeeled they were
not so destitute as appcaronee3 indicated. Acting upon
this suspicion, the maisger and others have been making
diligent search about the premises for the supposed hidden
pose. On Monday last their ex,rtions were rewarded bf
the discovery of the treasure, contained in a batt,:r can,
and concealed under ground. The amount is somewhere,
about £BOO, comp-ised of bank 1)11, pound notes, anu
silver. The money will ultimately he disposed of in the
hest possible manner for the advantage of the family:-
Perthshire Courier.

SINGULAR FATAL ACCID RN r.—About half-past six o'clock
on Monday evening, William Seed, weaver, residing 10
Richmond Row, Ee to; met with an accident which re-
sulted in his death a short time afterwards, lie was at
the Birley'a Arms Inn, in New Hall-lane, on the evening
in question, and a countryman having stopped with an
empty cart opposite the house, Seed, from some motive or
other, got into the cart, when some persons who had been
drinking with him at the inn, drew the cart hinges, the
effect of which was to tilt the chest of the cart. The
deceased was pitched to the gro Ind, and on rising to his
feet he complained of his back being injured. He was
conveyed to his home by his wife, who was present, 105
was put to bed and left a'ive ; and in about half an hour
afterwards, on his wife going upstairs, she discovered that
her husband was dead.

MILITARY FLOGOIVG AT MAIDSTAII.-0.1 Saturday ISt
by virtue of the sentence of a district court-martial, at the
cavalry depot, Maids one (p-eaid_nt, Colonel Balders),
Private Jamrs M‘Loughlan, of the 12t,h Lancers, under-
went the infliction of fifty lashes. His (AT nces were being
out of barracks when room guard, and stealing a gold
pencil-case and watch key, the property of Private Harper,
belonging to the same regiment. Being found guilty of
all the charges, he was sentenced to receive fifty lashes, to
be imprisoned wi;h hard labour for six months, and to
be dismissed the service with ignominy. The apparent
harshness of this sentence was causal by the fact that he
had been fifteen years in the service, and during that time
he had been before about a dozen courts-martial, and
been fire times flogged. While in the Crimea he was
flogged one morning for being drunk, and was s..!en drunk
again about the camp the same evening. The sentence
was executed at Maidstone before all the troops of the
Forty-Ax lashes had been inflicted when Colonel
Griffiths, commandant of the depot, ordered him to be
taken down.

SEAMEN'S SAVINGS BANKS.—The amount received for
d-pwitois between October and November, 1856, was
£1,638. The object of the bank is thus explained:—"With
a view of inducing provident habits in tho seamen and
their families, and for providing for the safe easterly and
increase of their saviogs, the Legislature has empowered
the Board of Trade to establish savings banks at such
places in the United Kingdom us may appear to be exPe'
client for the benefit of seamen heonging to Her Majesty's
navy, the mercantile multi-, or any other sea service, ag
well as for their wives and families, the management and
control of these banks being vested in the Board of Trade.
Under the provisions of the Merchant Shipping and Sea-
men's Savings Bun& Acts, a department has ken estab-
lished in London, at the Board of Trade, as the Central
Savings Bank, where all accounts of the depositors will be
kept. The shipping masters at the several ports are to act
as its agents to receive and to pay deposits.. The shipping
master is to take every precaution to confine the benefits
of the Seamen's Savings Bank to seamen, their wiveSt
widows, and children; be is, therefore, not to receive de-
posits from any person who does not belong to the class
described, and should he discover that deposits have been
inadvertantly received from persons of any oilier class, he
is to communicate the particulats to the Board of Trade
immediately, and to wait instruc:ioas as to the course he 0
to pursue."

BRIST L AND THE INDIAN CRISII.-01 Mon'lay evening
about 4,000 of the inhabitants of Bristol and Clifton,
inclu.ling Christians of all denominations, assemblad
Ve Victoria Rooms, Clifton, to pray for and express
sympathy with British India. A large number of clergy
acrd gentry were on the platform. Mr. Ch :rtes Pinney',
an extensive nprchint, presided. The Chairman,
opening the meeting, said he had great Peasure in pre-
siding over so large a meeting of Christian peiple of all
denomination, met together for united supplication to
Almighty God on belielf cf Brills") India, which was now'
fraught with such momentous consequence to millions of
our fellowi, brings. The mutiny in India had over-
whelmed society with gloom, and filled every heart with
terror. He sincerely hoped that the subtlety of the sepoY
would be overreached, and that, by the grace of God, those
horrible cruelties daily chronicled in our newspapers would
soon be at an end. It was a most momentous crisis.
Thousands of our countrymen and countrywomen, wits
their innocent babes, had fallen victims to wicked men
and he cordially agreed with that good man, the Bishop of
London, that we ought all to offer up our earnest prayer&
to God for the preservation and comfort of our poor
unfortunate countrymen (sensation). When Goirs judg-
inews were abroad in the earth we ought to implorehis nactcy. Dark and ominous clouds were over
use
the Lord was our defender and strength, ant would, If
we offered up prayers to the Throne of Grace, hear thew;
Whether in the mountain or in the desert, in the field
of battle or in the enemy's camp, be prayed that our,
soldiers would be victoriouP, arid restore the authority of
our Queen, which for a time bad been overthrown by
the deceit and tr..achery of the sepoy. (Applause.) other
speakers then addressed the meeting, and impressive
prayers were offered up by clergymen and others. r"
meeting then separated,