The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-06-08 00:00:00

ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB.

The first match of the season, for yachts of the club,
will take place on Saturday next, the 12th instant.
First class (above-35 tons), £5O cup.
Tons. Tons.
Aguila
Vision ......
Bacchanti
The Aguila, a Scotch vessel, was built last season. and,
in October, won the Commodore's Cup, given on the
occasion of the Queen's visit to this port.
Queen of the Isles is a new schooner, built here, is a
very beautiful vessel, but ills doubtful if they will be able
to find her trim,as she is scarcely out of the riggers' hands.
The Tartar, winner of thecup last year, it is said, will
show with a longer bow than ever. She sailed so well,
when last amongst us, that it-seems a pity to touch her.
The celebrated Vision has, also, been altered, but only
slightly, and, we hope, to her advantage.
It is to be regretted that neither the Irish Lily, 80 tons,
Sloop-rigged, and sails with horizontal seams, nor the
leverton, 40 tons, just launched at Preston, could be got
ready for the match.
Second Class (under_ S 5 tons), £3O Cup.
Tons

Tons.
Seabird 33 Etanley (new) 17
Fidget
Surprise
*Fidget will try in this match a staysail instead of jib and
foresail. The Constance, a regular clipper, built here by
Cato, will carry also her tore-staysail ; she, however, is
yawl, rigged. The Stanley, 17 tons, built by W. 'Wilson,
of 'Birkenhead, it is expected will revive his renown as a
yacht builder.
The Onda, 20 tons, is a dark craft. She hails from
Scotland, and report speaks of her as a clipper of the first
class.
With such an entry, should the day prove fair, a most
interesting trial may be confidently expected, which we
cannot 'help wishing, for the sake of advancement and
improvement. The new craft may prove victorious. Had
the Dish :Lily and Overton been ready, six new yachts
would have contended against seven.old. Truly the march
of improvement is with the Royal Ytersey Yacht Club.

LIVERPOOL POLICE COURT.
YESTERDAY.

CLAIM IFOTt WAGES,—Thomas Murray, seaman on
board the ship Blenge, summoned Captain Campbell,
master of that vessel, for £8 Os. The complainant stated
that he shipped at this port for a voyage to Vera Cruz,
which place be reached on the 17th February. On the
22nd (five days after) he and another applied for leave to
go on shore, and returned before sunset to the Mole,
where there was no boat to take them on board. At sub-
sequent periods .they presented themselves to be put on
board, but the captain gave them into custody, and they
were locked up for five days without having been pre-
viously brought -before a magistrate. On the ship's
sailing from Vera Cruz to Laguna, they were taken
down in irons, and •put on board. They were not able to
work from sickness, and the captain took them before the
consul there, who committed them to prison for three
months with hard labour. They were confinedtill the ves-
sel was about to sail for England, when they performed the
voyage. On theirarrivai in this country, thecaptain refused
to pay them their wages, assigning, as a reason; that they
were in debt to the ship., as he was under the necessity of
employing men in their stead, and paying prison fees.
Mr. Aspinall (who appeared for the captain) produced the
official log in support of ciis defence; but, as the entries
were not verified according to the Mercantile Marine Act,
nor read over. to the complainant, Mr. Mansfield said,
" You (addressing Mr. Aspinall) are relying on the 7th
section of the act, which directs that the entries should be
read over to the men ; but, as it does not appear that the
captain did so, 1 must order payment. Mr. Aspinall
replied, that according to common law, he could make
the deductions. Mr. Chilton said that these proceedings
were according to the statute, and not common law. Mr.
Mansfield : " I think, Mr. Aspinail, that is a difficulty
you cannot get over." Another case depended upon the
deciFion of this

SMUGGLING

—Peter Greer, a seaman belonging to the
fined 405., or, in default,

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