The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-15 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

Stn,—ln your publication of Tuesday last, you have an
article entitled "Australian Emigration from Liverpool," in
which you are strangely wrong in some of your statements.
For instance, you say the " Red Jacket" made the quickest
passage on record from Liverpool to Aostralia. Such is
not the fact—the quickeit passage- on record having been
accomplished by. our ship " James- Baines," in 63i days, or one
week less time- than the above vessel. Our clipper ship
" Lightning" made the passage home from. Melbourne in 63
days, being six. days less than any other ship afloat ; and the
quickest voyage- on record to and. from. Australia, was also
made by the "Lightning," in five months and eight days.
The largest and most valuable cargo ever conveyed to Aus-
tralia in one ship, was by the-" Sovereign of the Seas," when
she sailed under the " Black Ball" flag, on the 7th September,
1853.

The greatest number of passengers ever carried in one ship,
to and from. Australia, has been by our famous " Marco Polo"
—four thousand seven hundred and eighty souls in three
years.—The Emigration Statistics for 1256, will show that out
of 15,333 passengers who sailed from Liverpool, the " Black
Ball" Line conveyed 9,3..4, being considerably more than one-
half the. entire emigration from Liverpool, and nearly three
times as:many as any other Line in England.
We write this in justice to our ships and their commanders,.
and.the-facts will speak for themselaes.—We are, Sir, yours,.
respectfully, JAMES BAINES AND CO.

Liaerpool, Jan. 10.1858.

ZYPORTANT TO THE MERCANTILE'
AND SHIPPING: INTEREST.

DROITS OF ADMIRALTY.

CORRESPONDENCE BETWEEN XESSES. J. BRAMLEY.M.NiRE
AND CO. AND Tag. BOARD OF TRADE.
DECISION aF THE BOARD.

Liverpool, December 10,..18.55.
MY Loan,—We.beg to call the attention of Her Majesty's
Government to the following case:—
The ship "Tied-nee arrived in the Mersey on tho.4th inst.,
and let go her anchor, about 7 p.m., and, on checking the run,
the chain parted.
The master had on board, at the time, boatman from the
shore, and agreed with them to lift and restore the chain and
cable for the sum of £l6.

The ehain was lifted in due course, when the men went to
inform, the master that they were not permitted to deliver the
same without an order from the receiver of droits ; and, to ob-
tain this order, the master was compelled to pay a deposit of
£lO,. and 30s. fees.
Being anxious for the ship not to incur any penalties, by a
refusal to comply with the demand of the receiver of droits,
we paid the money on behalf of the vessel. At the same time,
we cannot find, in 17 and 18 Vic., cap. 104, any warrant for
such a demand.

This otticois becoming such a nuisance, and the exactions on
shipping so heavy, that we deem it our duty to bring this
under the notice of Her Majesty's Government, and ask if the
claim be a legal one ; and, if not, to claim protection from such
impositions by the interference of your Honourable Board.—
We are, your Lordship's very obedient humble servants,
( Signed) J. BRAMLEY-MOORE AND Co.
The Right Hon. Lord Stanley of Alderley,
President of the Board of Trade, &c.

Office of Committee of Privy Council for Trade,
Marine Department, 17th December, 1855.
GENTLEMEN,—I am directed by the Lords of the Committee
of Privy Council for Trade to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 10th instant, relative to an anchor and chain cable
slipped from the ship " Pied-nez," and the conduct of the
receiver of wreck with regard to its delivery to the owners ;
and in transmitting to you the accompanying copy of a letter
from Mr. H. C. Chapman, in reply to your complaint, I am to
observe that the case appears to my Lords to assume a different
complexion under the circumstances, as stated by the receiver ;
and they are desirous, before coining to any decision, to be
favoured with any further observations you may wish to offer
on the receiver's statements.

I am, Gentlemen, your obedient servant,
T. H. FARBER,
Messrs. Bramley-Moore and Co., Liverpool.

(Copy.) Liverpool, Dec. 13, 1855.
Sts,—l have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your
letter of the 12th (9439), requesting me to report on the case
stated in the enclosed copy of letter from Messrs. Bramley-
Moore and Co.
The facts are as follows :
On the Bth inst., William Christian, of Kitchen-street, " re-
ported an anchor, 21 cwt., and 7 or 8 fathoms chain, picked
up near the Rock, now lying in Prince's Basin."
In the afternoon, a person representing himself to be the
Master of the "Pied-nez" appeared to claim the property, and

was informed that he would be required to identify it, and
fill up the printed form, one of which was given to him, and
when he presented the Salvor's receipt for salvage, an order
would be given for the delivery of the property.
It then transpired, that the boatmen were not willing to
deliver it on board the ship in the river without being paid,
or a deposit made at this office ; the master said he had no
money, and would neither pay.the salvors nor make a deposit
until the property was put on board his vessel.
It subsequently appeared that the master had made an im-
provident bargain with the boatmen, by having promised £lO
to whoever recovered the property, being under the im-
pression that 30 or 40 fathoms of chain were attached to the
anchor.

I explained to the master, that the act was intended in the
first place to protect the owners of property, and prevent
boatmen from concealing property and selling it to marine-
store dealers. While, however, inflicting heavy penalties on
wreckers, it equally protected them and insured them the
payment of such fair remuneration as the magistrates might
award, in case a mutual arrangement could not be made, and
that the law required that I should either hold the property
or a deposit.
I recommended the master to make a deposit, in order to
save the expenses of carting and labour at the depot.
This was done ; and on the delivery of the anchor and
chain, my clerk paid, by order of the master, £l6 to the sal-
vors, receipt enclosed.
The report was forwarded to Lloyd's, being above the value
of £2O.

I have not had any remonstrance from Messrs. Brumley-
Moore and Co., or been asked for any explanation ; and have
.no doubt that, had the master paid the salvors, they would
never have reported the anchor and chain, but have delivered
it at once, without troubling themselves to ascertain whether
or not he was the lawful owner: The quantity of chain at-
tached to the anchor does not correspond with the master's
impression of the quantity on which he founded his calcula-
tion of salvage, nor was the anchor buoyed; nevertheless he
claims it, but he does not produce any marks ; and an anchor
of 21 cwt. is rather light for a ship of 521 tons. According
to scale it should be 26 cwt.

Messrs. B. Moore and Co. evidently write under misappre-
hension of the facts of the case, so far as this office is con-
cerned ; they evidently confound the exactions of the boatmen
and the ignorance of the master with the Merchant Shipping
Aet, which, if properly understood, is intended to repress the
one and remedy the other.—l remain, &c.,

HENRY C. CRA.PMAN.
J. H. Farrer, Esq., &c., &c., Board of Trade, London.

Liverpool, 18th December, 1855.
MY LORD,—We have the honour to acknowledge the re-
ceipt of your Lordship's letter of yesterday, accompanied by
copy of a letter from the Receiver of Droits, in explanation of
our complaint under• date of 10th instant.
It is difficult to deal with the special pleading contained in
Mr. Chapman's letter, but we are in a position to substantiate
our case by a simple reference to dates, and Mr. Chapman's
own documents.

We submit the case. is not correctly stated by the Receiver
of Droits, and this will be pretty clear when the statement is
stripped of its garnish and reduced to points of fact.
It would appear from Mr. Chapman's statement as if the
boatmen had accidentally found and picked up the chain and
anchor, as though they belonged to some wreck, and then
reported the fact at his office.
We submit there is no foundation for such a supposition.
The boatmen who lifted the anchor and chain were employed
on board the vessel at the time the chain parted, and a bargain
was then entered into between the master and the boatmen
for its recovery and restoration. . . .

The chain and anchor were never lost in the sense and
meaning of a wreck.

We have had the master of the " Pied-nez" before us to--
day, and read to him our letter to your Lordship under date•
of 10th instant, and he confirms the accuracy of that state-
ment.

In answer to the statement respecting the payment of the
deposit, we refer your Lordship to enclosure No. 1, receipt for
£l6 deposit, and £1 10s. commission, under•date Bth Dee.
Now with reference to the charge for reporting at the Cus-
tom-house, we have made inquiry at the Custom-house, and
cannot learn that any such report was ever made there.
We call your Lordship's attention to the following facts :
___

The chai; and anchor were delivered on board on the 9th
instant.

Enclosure No. 2, the. document to clahn the chain and
anchor, was sent here for the master's signature, and returned
to the receiver on the lOth, subsequent to their delivery on
board.
On the 14th this document was sent back toas to have the
description filled up, and- in this state we sent it for your
Lordship's inspection, without-date, description,mr declaration.
The fees were paid, so these were minor points, until we
addressed your Lordship on the-subject.
We pass over the nonsense and dust about the boatmen,
and fictitious claimants.

The documents herewith, we submit, prove the conduct of.
this office to be a nuisance, obstructive,. and meddling with
matters not authorized by the Act of Parliament.
We are contending for a great principle; to• put a stop to
unjustifiable interference and unjust demands upon shipping,
and we trust your Lordship will point out to the Receiver of
Droits the difference between a cable and chain dropped in
the manner the ship " Pied-nezte7was, and a chairrand cable
belonging to a wreck, within the meaning of thalith and
18th of Victoria. •

We:submit our case to your Lordship's decision, and hope
you will order the 30s. fees to be refunded.--We have the
honour•to be, your Lordship's most obedient humble servants,
(Signed) J. BEAMLET-MOOSE aid CO.
The Right Hon. Lord Stanley,. of Alderley,
President of the Board of Trade; London.

Office of Committee of Privy Council fm Trade,
Marine Department, 24th December; 1855.
GEZWYLEMEN.—My lords have(rarefully ,onsidered the state-
ments forwarded by yourselves and by the receiver, and beg
to call your attention to the following observations.
The facts appear to be as follows
-

The ship " Pied-nez" arrived in:the Mersey on the 4Th De-
cember,und on letting go the anchor, at 7 p.m. on that day,
the cable parted, and the arichori.with some fathoms of-ebain,
was slipped.
There were boatmen on board from the shore, and the
master-of the vessel made a bargain with them to lift the
anchor and chain for £l6. The-anchor was not buoyed,.
It is-stated by the receiver that there was a dispute. after-
wards about the salvage; and that the boatmen, suspecting
that the master would not keep to his bargain, refusedlo de-
liver the anchor on board without payment or a deposit for
£l6 with the receiver. Upon this. part of the case the evidence
is not clear; but upon Mr. Chapman's statement, that on the
Sth, (four days after the anchor-was lost) Mr. William Chris-
tian reported to Mr. Chapman, the receiver, " an anchor and
seven or eight fathoms of chain,_ lying in Prince's Basini.and
pickedimp near the Rock ;" and that he then claimed Sl6 for
salvaz.TA.,
On the afternoon of the sama.day, (Bth) the master of the
"Pied.nez" appeared to claim the property, and was tad that
he must identify it and fill up, a. form, (which was given to
him) and that when he presented the salvor's receipt the pro-
perty-would be delivered to hit.m.
To•save cartage and labouri.. Mr. Chapman recommended
the master to deposit the I:l6;with him, to be paid by him to
the salvors when the property was delivered on board,. This
was-done ; and the anchor mulchain were put on board on
the 11th.

You do not appear to dispute-the bargain made for the £l6
salvage, but argue that the anchor, &c., were not wreek.within
the-meaning of the act, and, protest against the interference
of the receiver as not warranted, by which you hare been
compelled to pay £l. 10s. for charges, which you request may
be-refunded.

If the above facts are nit accurately stated, my lerds will be
glhd to be corrected; but assuming them to be correct, they
desire to observe:

•
1. That it. is the reeeiver'r; duty to detain property even
though not "wreck" where there is a disputed claim for sal-
vage, until the dispute is-settled or security given, (sec. 468.)
This power is given him• for the purpose of preunting the,
indefinite detention of-the property which might take place
were the salvors to exercise. the rights which they have at
common law of keeping:it as security for payment, of what is
due to them. In the- present case the salvors,. it appears,
applied to the receiver to interfere, and he could. not lawfully
refuse. Had the salvage been paid at once, the receiver's
interference might never have been called for.

2. It is by no means clear that the receiver was not justified
in treating the property as " wreck." If the anchor was
really all the time so buoyed, marked, or otherwise dis-
tinguished, as to be in the custody of the owners, or of persons
employed by them, and if these facts were. brought to his
notice, it would.not be within his province to. take possession
of it, unless. for the purpose above-mentioned, of settling
salvage disputes. If it was not, or if any mistake or dispute
could have arisen. as.to the ownership, the- receiver would be
justified in treating. it as "wreck," and in: requiring it to be
strictly identified.
If the anchor was "wreck," it was right to report it at
Lloyds, and it should also have been reported at the Custom
House, wider section 452, and the fee orlOs. would be payable.
If there, was a dispute with salvors,. the receiver would,' as,
above statekbe obliged to detain the. anchor, under section.
468, and would be entitled to charge M.
My lords have gone fully into this ease, as they are satisfied
that your object in bringing it forward must be to 'see the
receiver's position and duties placed on a proper footing.
They desire me also to enclose a copy of the instructions
issued by them to receivers, and to call attention to para-
graphs 3; 33 to 44, 52, and 63.
My lords delay their final communication to the receiver
till you have had an opportunity of replying to this letter.
The papers inclosed in your letter are returned, and I am
to request that the form of claim may be duly declared to and
delivered to the receiver, as a voucher for his protection.—l
am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
Messrs. Bfamley Moore and Co., T.. H. FARBER.
Liverpool.

(Copy.) Liverpool, 20th December, 1855.
M LORD,—We have the honour to acknowledge receipt of
your letter of 24th instant, and beg to thank your lordship for
the care and attention given to our complaint in connection
with the case of the " Pied-nez."

We are of opinion that some misapprehension exists on the
mind of your lordship, and shall now endeavour to explain the
points in doubt.
We have had the master of the "Pied-nez " before us to-day,
and have read to him your lordship's letter ; and, with
reference to any dispute between him and the boatmen, he
most emphatically denies that there ever was any dispute
between them. He says there could be no dispute, they
having mutually entered into an agreement when the chain
was slipped. Whether the bargain was an improvident one
or not is beside the question ; the master never disputed or
tried to upset the arrangement. We here enclose the agree-
ment for your lordship's perusal, signed by W. Christian, on
the 4th December. (Enclosure No. 3.) This document is also
and anchor,
No. 4.) as if they had
an answer to Mr. Chapman's statement about "some boatmen"
been reporting
found
accidentally
Iva
re chainek .
With reference, also, to Mr. Chapman's recommendation to
the master to deposit the £lB to save cartage and labour, &c.
the master affirms there was no recommendation in the case,, but that it was authoritatively demanded.

It is difficult to fix the receiver to any point; his state-
ments are so uncertain and change from day to day.
We enclose copy of a letter (enclosure No. 4) received from
him, dated the 17th inst., from which we embody the following
extract :—"I have doubts as to the articles being what he
(the 'master) supposed, from circumstances which have since
come to my knowledge." Now there never was a doubt
about the property, and if there had been any doubt, it was
too late to raise such a question on the 17th inst., when the
chain was delivered on board on the 9th inst.
There never was a shadow of a doubt about the identity
of the property, and such doubt was never raised till it suited

[JANUARY 15, 185 G.

the Receiver to embody such a gratuitous notion in his le°
referred to above.
We think we have answered the points to which your
l°lll'
ship specially directed notice. f cotir
We are advised, and submit to the consideration o ;th,
lordship, that this was not a case for the interferenee,°l/0
;
Receiver of Droits within the meaning of the 17th and ",
Vic. There Was no dispute with the boatmen, or doubt Tic'ez
the identity of the property; and we feel confident, with tlit
additional facts and explanations, your lordship will order,
£1 10s. to be refunded, and which we are advised 105
improperly received.
The 30s. is-not worth the letters we have written ancl4tk,
trouble we have imposed upon your lordship, but Vtl3?
principle is involved. And it is necessary to pert
avaricious and grasping manner in which the Bece,tl
duties are discharged' and made subservient to the 133 J"
of fees without reference to the public good. t°t/'
Again thanking your lordship, we have the honour o;
&c.,
&c., &c., (Signed) J. BRAMLEY-MOORE, an'
To the Right Hon. Lord Stanley, of Alderley,
President of the Board of Trade, London.

GENTLEMEN,—I shall feelLiovbelrigprdl,
form of claim filled up by the Master of the " Pied-rid _.OO
anchor and six fathoms of chain, reported by some boa
and claimed by him.
I have doubts as to the articles being what he suPP°sedge.
circumstances which have since come to my knosvl
am inclined to think that he would never have agreeciiite
any salvors £l6 to procure property worth only, ace% tbeil
his statement, £2O; he was under the impressi°lloo
was frGm 30 to 40 fathoms of chain, and wanted to reu
ttv
agreement he had made. bDyecyeomurberer
sad. .#
Now, the chain at six fathoms must have gone a',1,09
windlass ; if so, the broken link and size of the am
enable him to identify the property.
If he had any doubts, he should have satisfied h' lx
thoroughly on the point, instead of which he gave the
men an order to pay them £l6 out of the deposit. tify
It was impossible for the boatmen to know or ideo,d of
property, and while searching they might have got 1,°,1,0j0a
anchor and supposed it to belong to the Pied-nez, and '404
as they got it claimed and received £l6, they would Dv
whether or not the right owner had claimed it. btiD
It is not at all an unusual occurrence for boatmen heirsP
• fictitious claimants, in order that they may get paid thi4
vage, which, when no agreement is made, is usually 00e-1
When, however, a specific agreement is entered into
not interfere.
ig 10,
The Marco Polo's anchor and chain, valued at XITO4IO'
recovered for £lB, but it was buoyed, and never left
„s'",ge,
The " Pied-nez's " was not buoyed, therefore it' was Ale,
work on the part of the boatmen.—l remain, 0111—
y iur obedient servant,
HENRY C. CHIPMAN, Receiver of 04'
Messrs. J. Bramley-Moore and Co.

Tr°
Office of Committee of Privy Council for
Marine Department, Jan. 19,•1010
GENTLEMEN,—With reference to the question sv.": 0.0
arisen between yourselves and Mr. Chapman concernO,t4tY
anchor of the " Pied-nez," I am directed by the Lords ti
Committee of Privy Council for. Trade to inform Ysll' or,
after considering the report of Commander Robertsli
the evidence taken by him, my Lords have determia Deo
the fees paid by you to Mr. hapman ought not to bare 011
charged, and they have accordingly directed him ter'
them.—l am, gentlemen, your obedient servant,
.N.iessrs.• Brantley-Igo:ore and Co., T.. a Fs
Liverpool.
Mr LORD,—We have the Liverpool,hono jaacnkunaorywedgthe'rith;P
ceipt of your lordship's letter of the 12th instant, ini()doe
us that, in the dispute between the receiver of droitsanj
selves, my lords of the Committee of Privy Council for
had determined that the fees levied by the receiver O.
w
ought not to have been charged; and that their lords]'
accordingly directed him to return them. ;(0
We beg to thank your lordship for the attention r--04
this ease, and to assure you that the decision is in 10„000
with the universal feeling of all shipowners and reel)
i
amongst whom it has been freely canvassed and discaste
The conduct of this office has long required the P',lll,
fork of reform striking into it, and, on the conservaticieV
ciple of removing all proved abuses, we- hope this may lott'
a furthar and more searching investigation of its manage vita
Instead, of the receiver being the dignified judicial
betweer,,parties, the office is almost redue.sd-to a mere
of fees.
It is matter of notoriety, that a systematic plan of Pl odes
ing ships,is carried on in the Mersey which this .office tt
to put dow-n and suppress: it was the intention of tzle„
chant Shipping Act to protect the shipowner alike fr°lottf
exactions of boatmen or the receiver of droits,. but, WI
to 'lately, their-interests run in the same channel. Aoll 3
It is no umoramon occurrence for the buoys of al' d
be cut away, and the anchors afterwards picked up 801
passed through the sweating process of boatmen's salvia'
receiver's fees.• Dot

We will noiv state a case in which we had. some iterest';d
which only came to onr knowledge on Saturday lest, otbe,ol
we sh3uld have brought it under the notica•of your 101
sooner. ft°

-
The master, of the Raritan, on his outward voyage v pDicll
Liverpool to Quebec, in August last, picked ap a boat, !A
lie found floating on the high seas. .The master. repurt'..",o
circumstance on Ins arrival at Quebec, and advertised beV
no one interfered, and he returned to Liverpool with theio
The master and the mate were not on good., terrns,2l_l ion
mate, by way,. as he supposed, of getting the master
trouble, reported the circumstance of the flotsam t4ici
Chapman, who. immediately summoned the-master an bOOl
mantled the boat. The master refused to deliver up th,ebeY,
unless freight were paid to and from Quebeq and, as
mend for freightexceeded the value of the boat, the
cnid, " Wall, :lever mind : keep the boot, Fes}' the fec.l,
there's an end ofit.." Thirty-five shillings fees were pa,'
here the matter-dropped.
This is the statement of the master of the 'Raritan"
to us this day. tbC
If --- .---mture to , - it)
• °souk

we may venture to suggest a beneficiaL reforn.
department which would be universally approved,. it 0)1
be to relieve tha-present Receiver of Droits from his doLlfo
transfer them to some independent person in the Casten,
the fees no longer to go for private benefit, but into the
ci
chant seamen'slancL
ngig4
The proneness of the public to find fault with the
governments compels us, in justice to my Lords of thecop
Council for Trade, and for the satisfaction of the reef
community, to publish this correspondence...
We have the-lionour to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient and humble serv2it'co.'
J. 1313A.31LEy-Moog an'
iep
To the Right-Honourable the Lord Stanley, of
.Aldec
President of the Board of Trade, Jr..e,,,&c., ,

In reference, to the above case, the• Times 53,V,:,
"A dispute is. pending in Liverpool,_ of some i'r
ance to the shipping interest. The lawful exercise' o
powers of Receivers of the .Droits of the. Admiralty
many occasions been doubted, and a question. has an'3e."-rei
that functionary at Liverpool, under' the. following c_lopel
stances, the point to be solved being the perplexing co'
what is a wreck within the meaning of the 17th and l'ef
Victoria in the Merchant Marine Act vessel noe3 jolt
Pied-nez was-dropping her anchor, to wait• the tide le` $1,05
ing, when thu chain parted. Boatmen from shore veered et,
ing at the time on board, and the master contraetc, yl
them to lift and restore the chain, and anchor
~,,fe,reerl
Upon their being raised and brought alongside, the
of Droits prohibited their delivery except upon an
signed by him and a deposit of £l6, with .-X1 1r„
cry
The deposit- and fees were paid, and the chainti
restored, lint no order, it is said, was ever sig'ocli
the receives_ The ownership was- never disputed,` to
' '„5
questions contested are,—was this. a wreck, and
l";/,
receiver entitled to any fees ? Mr: ivi'Culloch says a s
usually understood to mean any ship -or goods driven ,111
or found floating at saa in an unmanageable conditild,,i
that, according to the legal sense of the word in
is assumed a ' wreck' must bave•cometo land, since foti4
sea it is. distinguished by the bazbarous appellations of P.,001,,
jetsam, and lagan In the present case it is insisted 'in
these terms are applicable, as the cable parted in the foti
and net at sea or in a roadstead; and may be said neveeffifi
moment to have been out of cognizance.. The Board of
have considered the matter of sufficient consequence t0i.40
ffi down:an officer to inquire speCially into the circuit°
and the decision is looked for with, interest both by inel.;ji;
and underwriters. Many complaints are made of the. A;))
AcLin consequence of the vexatious. exactions for whiciro
used, as a pretext. The government, however, are 0
to have shown every disposition to investigate and
these evils.

ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGEIO

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS' 'CO° .
Rev. W. Cooke. of St. Stephen's. Hammers:lli th,lto the
of Gazeley, with the Rectory of Kentforil Suffolk. ftello
Rev. D. Craven, 11. A. , to the Curacy of St. Thomas,'"
grR een.
ev. T. Drought, to the Living of Dysart, diocese 0f,,11.109ft
Rev. E. M. Dumbleton, 8.A., to the Perpetual t,‘"
Vobster, Somerset.
'C'
Rev. W. L. Fielden, to the Perpetual Curacy o•$ - goo
Lancash
H.
(AO"
Rev. . Gough, M.A., Fellow of Queen's College,
the Rectory of Cliarlton•upon-Ottnoor, Oxfordshire. ar
et
Rev. G. C. Hingston, to the Benefice of Clonmel, or p,
town, diocese of Cl9yne. CP-
Rev. W. Jones, to the Incumbency of St. Thai:rle-
Penyhonvawr, Pennant, Montgomeryshire.
Rev. S. Kingsford, M.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of 0.
ton, Somerset.
Rev. E. G. Pym, to the Perpetual Curacy of Filit
Yorkshire. cottry
Rev. It. J. Rice, M.A., to the Vicarago of Sutton
with Appleford, Berks. tifi
Rev. W. M. Smith to the Perpetual Curacy of Tia
Somerset.
Rev. 1.. F. Thomas, to the Perpetual Curacy of St. ei4
Church, Toxteth Park.
Rev. C. H. Whitehead, to the Assistant Curacy of
Sherborne, Dorset. 140
DIOCESE OF CHESTER.
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LICENSES.--WIDNES Docec, FAIINIVORTII, IN Tff- OP ill
OF PRESCOT, IN TUB COUNTY OF LANCASTER.-- rl(,,firiCei3O
has granted a license for the performance of Divine sve'etlAirr
the newly-erected church, for three years, in the esP„ry
that, before the expiration of that time, the neceOlco,6lllo
liminaries to consecration will have been completed. Of/dr
LEN CIIIIRCII OF ENGLAND INSTITUTION, LIVEFI!,(,),:,,joe,YI
Bishop has granted a license for the performance of,n'et
vice in a room in the above institution, exclusivel3;;iort,
for that purpose.—The Bishop has granted a license '1;1% illso'
deuce to the Rev. W. H. G. Mann, vicar of Bowd°llbe
county of Chester, on the ground of ill health, until 110
Dec., 1857.
,ThorP/''flijj
PREFERMENTS.--The Rev. Lewis Frederick
been licensed to the perpetual curacy of St. Jame° the rettte
Toxteth-park, in the county of Laneaster, void by.' o
fd
nation of the Rev. Henry Hampton, on the nominr4lotliejA
Rev. T. G. Leigh, rector of Walton-on the-Hill, liver, dof
county, patron thereof in right of his rectory.—The i collo °'
Leyland Feilden has been licensed to the perpetue
Knowsley, in the county of Lancaster, void by the Q 1040
the Rev; F. G. Hopwood. Patron, the Earl of Der,ill,,Y;4 t 1),
£3OO, with a house.—The Rev. Wm. Anderson OLuttefo:ti
been licensed by the Bishop to the stipendiary eertoe,c,V,
united parishes of St. Michael and St. Olave, , retP;
Chester.—The Rev. Paulus Amilius Singer has bee/7(0 fil;
to the stipendiary curacyof Tattenhall,in the count,' "NV( the
on the nomination of the Rev. Fielding Ould, the ree_,,, 0 Art
Rev. John Thomas has been licensed to the care:'o)oLp'
newly-erected church at Widnes Dock,in the parochi,e,; of sift
of Farnworth, in the parish of Prescot, in the cotill,l,, set est 9
caster, which has been temporarily licensed for P.,iv,'',otlntori'
VACANCY.—The rectory of St. Mary-on-the-11w';
of Chester, by the death of the Rev. W. H. 14111005e'
the Marquis of Westminster—value, £322, with

SiNtAitY 15, 18.56.]

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

lori& QUEEN has been pleased to approve of Mr. John Nay-
"' consul at this port for the republic of Peru.
th Tuesday, Mr. John Cropper was elected a member of
iteth-park Burial-board.
AT the Salford quarter sessions, on Monday, John Hickin-
tookam Chambers Esq., and Bertie Matthew Roberts, Esq.,
taw the oaths and qualified as deputy-lieutenants of Lan-
ROT
to,in_ciL COLLEGE OF SUEGEONS.—At a meeting of the
liee,`;illeld on Friday, Mr. John Atcherley, of Liverpool, a
tols,,jate of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, of Glas-
,s) "113 admitted, ad eundem, member of the college.
ttot
JTIT NEEDHAM PHILLIPPS, Esq., of the Park, near
of lilluester, has been selected by her Majesty to fill the office
yeatlgh-sheriff of the county of Lancaster for the current

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Captain
mail clipper (" Black Ball" line) Oliver
t'ele°,o-;„aPtain Mondell, sailed, on Tuesday, at half-past twelve
for Melbourne, with a heavy mail, 130 passengers, and
srde
of 1,200 tons of general cargo.
six)?
So(, 'ICILN-LINE MUTUAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.—This
lkst,l celebrated its fifth anniversary on Wednesday evening
504:1 a soiree, which took place in the large room of the
?s• '3', in Limekiln-lane. The attendance was numerous and
Retable
1 Lir
14114,-_,ell OF A. SCREW STuAaxEE.—On Thursday, there was
liictn, from the shipbuilding yard of Mr. John Laird, at
thes:anead, a splendid iron screw steamer of 1,000 tons bur-
the'', built for a Spanish company. She is a sister ship to
ee,,ilareelona and the Cadiz, lately built by Mr. Laird, and
le 51ng in the Sandou Dock. Her dimensions are 260 feet
le and 36 feet in width. She is to be supplied with
Co 'es of 300-horse power, by Messrs. Fawcett, Preston, and
"fth' t
ls own.
Were NiasoNre ALL
B.—Upwards five hundred persons
the TPresent at the annual masonic ball, which took place at
qa °wll-ball, on Tuesday night. Mr. G. A. W. Phillipi's
ille baud occupied the orchestra, and Mr. Lawton, of the
baiel Rotel, provided the refreshments. The proceeds of the
lbirSr,e,to be apolied in aid of the funds of the West Lama-
Vele,Alasonic Institution, for' the education and advancement
"'Ten -of distressed Freemasons.
pR.,
oPOSED COUNTY Rt'2ORMATORY FOR LAN CAS
Mondayly, at Salford hundred quarter sessions, Mr.-James
4t.d,.°°cl, M.P., called the attention of the magistratesassem-
dh a motion of which notice had been given by Mr. San-
t°l' the adjourned annual county session in April, to the
t that a committee be appointed to inquire and report as
(line establishment of a-county reformatory. TheThairman
tti 4 ; P. Foster) said he felt that the matter deserved, and
scald no doubt receive, the fullest consideration.
finest
was
By A .11.1KATER CARTER.—On Wednesday, an
tCs-s-s' was held on the body of Thomas Booth, of Bank-
serfNe, near Bootle, who committed suicide by hanging him-
-1,,w The deceased's wife stated that her husband:hid been very
se,i'ssillirited for about ax weeks, on account of his horses being
to \talltly out of woilr. He had attempted to hang himself
he"ew Year's-day. at the back of the kitchen door, but he
tiel3revented by his wife. On Wednesday morning he left
Myself about five *leek, went into the stable, and hanged
I, by his neckcloth, to a peg in .the wall. A verdict of
Rev
insanity" was returned.
the :sn DERBY ,ITNION.—At the meeting on Wednesday,
Jere William Badnall in the chair, the'following cheques
l, drown for out-door relief: S. Potts, scalfo; G. Olney, £2B ;
of tilLagoe, £lB. Samuel Smith, Esq., was appointed treasurer
the ,e Union, at-n salary of £5O per annum, in the place of
pe„ late Joseph • Langton, Esq., deceased. The number of
14ers relievedin the Workhouse and Hospital during the
t Week was: in-door, 818; out-door,-3.614; total, 4,432.
teing an increase of 26 in-door, and'4:7l out-door; total,
' when compared with the corresponding week in last.yeay.
la,Sti LA:varea.—On Friday, a splendidmerchant vessel,the
Oest oak ship -ever built at this port, was launched from the
Ire!,lng•-,eard of Messrs. Thomas Royden and Co., Bl
n-stmet.
tea'uhnensions are as followsl—Lengfn over all, 206 feet ;
ole' 36 feet; and depth of h01d,428 feet; tonnage, 1,360t0ns
measurement, and 1,176 tons new, measurement. She is
41,1 the Anne Royden, the ceremony-of naming beingsper-
fah, by Mrs. Royden, the ladyof theibuilder. The vessel is
• 1•
.35' -Mr. T. Royden and Mr. J.qyrer, and is to be. em-
tlZeu in the Calcutta trade. She is -classed at Lloyd's for
teen years, and is in every respects. -very superior vear3l.
at the
HOSPITAL.—W. Brown, Esq., M.P., presided.
44;e annual meeting on Tuesday, when the report seas pre-
bee,,led- It showed that during the past year 3,422 caves had
ks'i admitted, of which 2,541 were accidents, 303 medical
,e5?4,72 surgical cases, and 106 on recommendations, 2,526
In "am had been discharged, 553 relieved, 84 irregitlar, 11
teett:rable, dial, 115 out-patients, 30 remaining in the hospital ;
Wl,' 3,422. The total number of patients, 3,422, consisted of
2
f` ,abonrors, 913 sailors, 259 mechanics, 417 womat, and
Leiochildrcir; of whom 1,107 were natives of Liverpool, 413
t 0 eging,f to different parts of England, 1,052 to Ireland, 88
aotland;.-0.3 to Wales, and 639 re foreigners. The state-
of of accounts showed that the receipts had beensepwards
lia„,o6A, and that there was still a small balance in the
ali's's'of the treasurer. The officers of the instittition were
thegnanireausly re-elected, and a vote of thanks was accorded
them for the care and attention they had bestowed on the
-'agcruent•of the institution.
ST
asa z 43.1 COMMUNICATION errru .AMERICA.—In and after
03' next :A.5 gigantic mail steam-packets will leave Europe
r 1,1111- for the American continent, namely, soven English
eet3, four United States, three Belgian, and -one Portu-
Fourteen of these will start from or touch at England,
the
ertuguese packet being the -single exception; eight of
rfourteen steamers will start from Southampton, and the
tC4ining six from Liverpool. These mail packets will cross
0,.e Atlantic by three different routes, which will terminate
the Anaerican side at the Brazils, Central America, and the
vUnited States. Rio de Janeiro will be the most sodthern point
?ached at 7oy them, and Halifax, in Nova Scotia, the most ,
ilartb.ern„,point. In connection With these Atlantic packet
iolles, there-will be nearly 20 tributary ones, some of them as
thtg as theistlantie lines themselves. By these tlae whole of
Ameritan continent, down solar south as the River Plate
eathe eastern side of the great -continent;ontinent, and from Peru to
e 14411,fornia in the Pacific, also the whole of the adjacent islands,
et4ling • those of the West Indies, will be supplied with
r°Pean correspondence.
vaTirg Coen TaADE.—From the published returns of the
leo'ons kading branches of trade-during the past year, that in
prs.,ll seems to have been the most pnosperous of our native raw
"Lattets, and that in coal to have been the snext. Large
entities have been consumed for - home purposes, and the
7rt-has been proportionately large. The annual return of
tiy7eknortectfrom the various outputs has not yet been made
yolso that the.amount sent out of ,the country during the
107., Cannot be stated with any degree of certainty. That it
have been very great will be obvious from the following
co"ftent of-exports during the month of November,-as taken
ra the monthly export list of Messrs. W. and IL Laird.
b:cal this source we learn that during the month of Novem-
ber there were. 312,771 tons of coal seat from Great Britain,
qzhich 29,977 were shipped at Liverecol ; 6,562 from Hull,
.01,„,,abY, and.
Goole ; 177,504 from Neweastle, Shields, Blyth,
41.1.4 e, Sunderland, Seaham, Hartlepool, Stockton,. and Mid-
-IPhoro'.
69,305 from Bristol, Cardiff., Swansea, 'Newport,
i4nelly, Port Talbot, Neath ; while the Scotch ports-of Glas-
:lv, Port Glasgow, Greenock, Grangemouth, Alloa, Borrows-
exiles; Troon, sardressan, and Inverkeithing give total
kl)ort of 29,33340.0.
Liverpool, it Will thus be seen,-export-
es!,, 644 tons morehan all the Scotch ports put together, in
of the month. From Liverpool it also appears the
te'ost export has'been to America; 12;972 tons hating been
lellt to North America, and 4,176 to South America. The
:gest absolute amount of export has been from the northern
Os, of what may-,he called the Tyne basin, which insNevem-
-7 sent 53,058 tons to France ; the next largest amounaeing
47'238
tons from the same ports to Turkey. To Australia,
tons were despatched, and these were all sent from
11erPool.
,
-Pn PLEA. KO INRANCY.—In the CountyCo4 art, on -Wed-
tinluaar, Mr. George Bumby, a car proprietor,
towbroght an ac-
IC' against Itir. Henry Hornby, of Kirkdale, recovers:le-
i, ages for injury done to a" whitechapel," which the defendant
Ad hired of the plaintiff. The defendant pleaded " infancy."
4.,e defendant ( who, although proved to be a minor), is,an
athletic young fellow, in appearance about 30 years of age,
totae time ago hired a whitechapel and horse from the plaintiff,
10 go to Waterloo races. The horse, which had receivedin-
th?, was brought back in'tbe; evening by a man, who stated
t the whitechapel wasat Walton. The plaintiff's man, the
pest day, called for the whitechapel, which he found so seri-
-I.- damaged as to incur the sum of between £7 said £8 for
-gaits. The defendant nowAn answer to the claim, pleaded,
ev',,,°llgh his attorney, " infancy," which was established by the
2•„.,_"-(ence of his mother, who showed that her son was only 19
~,,""vs of' age. His Honour, in -adjudicating, said the action
411.18 one really founded upon contract. The defendant pro-
2ed that, if he hired the whitechapel at a reasonable com•
iZsation, he would take care of and return it in good and
Veet' condition ; but, instead of :that, the plaintiff, by his
tl defendant's) negligence, had incurred damage to between
fess4nd £B. On the action being brought against him, the de-
proves that he is under twenty-ene, and, therefore, re-
heed from the responsibility to which-otherwise he would be
eb.,le; Here there was a great hardship imposed upon a man
atenig on a car business; for any one, 'looking at the defend-
Of 61.rwould take him to be at least twenty-one. In the case
orb, uennings v. Rundell," 8 T. R., 330, it was distinctly held,
:re a man had damaged a mare by improperly riding her,
t the defendant was not liable, he being under the age of
tti:437-one. In the case of a minor, where damage was occa-
-1%(I through negligence, however gross that might be, if it
couldirr not be shown that such damage had been caused by a
ess.gi act, he was not liable. There must, therefore, be a
"Ilet for the defendant..
Sni„
kti slim OF A SOLICITOR AT KENDAL.—A painful m-
et ,°ll Was created in Kendal, on Wednesday, in consequence
k's.report that Mr. Eldred Harrison, of the firm of T. and
bitarrison, solicitors, had committed suicide by hanging
eZseelf that morning, at the Commercial Hotel. The de-
Dr,„.(l, with several friends, had been attending a ball the
tfa',,,,,"l°tta evening, at Abbot Hall, the residence of Henry
V"s°ll, Esq.; one of the newly-appointed magistrates of
thestmoreland. The deceased left the hall, near Kendal
and about a minute from the Commercial Hotel, be-
tiVl two and three o'clock in the morning, and, instead of
e-g to his own house, on the Beast Bank, he went to the
ketTercial Hotel, where he subsequently r4ired, as wa,s sup
, to bed; nothing peculiar either in his conversation or
thlaanner being. observed. Not making bis appearance at
easie'clock in the afternoon of Wednesday, some little unto
deg egg was experienced, and a female servant was sent to the
hon'r,ri. wed's bedroom. On entering the apartment, she was
Port-ued in finding the deceased suspended by the neck to a
s ion
rongivyt the top of a bedstead by a rope. Her screams
to the room some assistance, when he was cut down,
motive was quite extinct. Rumours are various as to the
the o' es which induced the deceased to terminate his existence ;
that te which has gained the most extensive circulation being,
dece e had experienced disappointment in the ball-room. The
Illtriat,9 was in the prime of life, with excellent prospects, and
10011-s-'; 'ed, and a native of Peurith ; and bis family connec-
Itad Ore of high repute in that town. He was a temperate
Sid gustrious man, and much esteemed. An inquest was
Te " Wednesda when the jury returned a verdict of
1111)or • Y'
ari insanity."
piildueuiTßllPElTs.—" No law (says the old adage) was ever
4,1..? at there was immediately made a way to evade it; "' and
oath' oe added that no article of value was ever yet pro .urFd,
Dal Was
luedimmediately counterfeited. and the base imitation
t:& tnosr. tile public is reaL
oft spirited proprietors of one of
tit
ipidispensahle articles he toilet, have suffered so much
p;',o aid or from this speces of fraud, that they have call, din
readerrlnp of our most eminent engravers on steel, who, as
lead a 1:1 Wilt
perceive by our advertising columns, have pro-
ki -LAN ,)el ea perfect, yet to minute, fr:r the protection of
e4soce, AIARAss4 r. OIL as to set all etAlaerfeits 0-ectp.ally at

LOCAL WAR ITEMS. The steam transport Cleopatra
sailed from the Mersey on Thursday, with detachments of the
34th and 27th regiments. After calling at Cork, she proceeds
direct to Malta. The steam-ship Cambria, which has been
engaged in the Government service as a transport since April
last, arrived here on Wednesday, after calling at Plymouth,
on her return from the Crimea. During her employment by
Government, the Cambria has steamed upwards of 22,000
miles. Amongst the passengers was Captain Brett, of the 15th
Hussars. The Cambria brought home two horses belonging
to Colonel Wilson Patten, M. P.,in command of the Duke of
Lancaster's Own militia regiment, now stationed at Malta.
THE HISTORIC SOCIETY.—tai meeting of the literary sec-
tion of this society was held on Thursday, at St. George's-hall.
The chair was occupied by Mr. H. Danson. Mr. Percy M.
Dove exhibited (partly in illustration of his own paper) two
manuscript volumes, containing autograph letters from dis-
tinguished persons during the last 60 or 70 years. Amongst
them were several original letters from Dr. Franklin, one of
which anticipated the modern discoveries in magnetism and
geology. There were other letters from Bloomfield, Rogers,
Miss Edgeworth, &c. Mr. Sansome exhibited, on behalf of
Mr. J. P. G. Smith, a series of twenty-eight photographs of
the interior of Sebastopol, executed by Robertson, of Constan-
tinople. The most remarkable were a large view of the
church of St. Peter and St. Paul, the salient angle of the
Redan, the interior of the Malakoff and the Redan, the docks,
barracks, &c. Dr. Bell exhibited, through Mr. Mayer, an
original edition of "Reynard the Fox," printed in 1660, writ-
' ten in the tow German dialect. The work is illustrated with
curious woodcuts, so applicable to the text, that they have
served as types for most of the modern editions of that most
renowned poem. Mr. Marsh exhibited a rude celt found
among the Maiiris. Mr. Bloxham exhibited a copy of the
translation of Cicero's De Senectute, printed and published in
Philadelphia, in 1745, by Benjamin Franklin, interesting as
a specimen of printing in the United States a centxtry ago,
and as being the first translation of a classic made in America.
It contained a characteristic preface of Franklin himself "to
the reader." Mr. Jacob exhibited a large ring, taken off the
finger of a Russian soldier who fell in the Redan ; also a
helmet from the same !place. The Rev. Dr. Hume read the
remainder of Mr. Percy M. Dove's paper on the unpublished
letters of Franklin. 'After a brief discussion the meeting broke

up.
Dom ComitirtnE.—On Thursday, the weekly meeting of
this committee was held, Mr. Charles Turner in the chair.
The other members present were,—Messrs. Shand, Robinson,
Palmer, Gregscrn, Chaloner, Holme, Rounthwaite, Barber,
Mondel, Holden, Anderson, Hubback, W. Rathbone, jun.,
Rankin, Smith, Littledale, and Gladstone. —The sub-com-
mittee of works recommended that a. portion of the Harrington
estate, to the eastward of Mr. Miller's shipbuilding yard, be
let to him at the rate of 9d. per square yard, subject to the
usual conditions.—The Stanley Dock warehouse sub-committee
submitted'a plan of a residence for the superintendent : the
estimated 'cost was £BOO. Adopted.—The marine sub-com-
mittee submitted the annual returns of the marine surveyor
as to the casualties to life-ships and buoys, the consumption
of oil -and wick, the number of '.vessels passing through the
channel in and out, and the services rendered by theelife-
boats. From the returns, it appeared that the number of ves-
sels that passed through the Rock Channel, inwards and out-
wards, in 1855, was 13,351; the total number in 1854, 14,513,
showing a decrease in the .past year of 1,162 vessels. The
number of vessels which had passed inwards through the Vic-
toria and other northern •thannels was 19,756; outwards,
20601, making the total intercourse to and from the port,
through the northern channels, 40,356; in 1854 the number
was 37,143. The numberrof vessels assisted by life-boats in
1855 was 10 ; the number of lives saved, 21; in 1854 the num-
ber of vessels assisted was -3 ; number of lives saved, 175. The
returns were ordered to lie on the tables, for the inspection of
the members.—Thomas Abernethy was appointed keeper of
the Formby lightbouse;in the place of Thomas Lloyd, recently
dead.—The harbour-masters' sub-committee recommended the
appointment of James.-Steel, as assistant at the 'timber quays,
Huskisson Dock. Confimed.—The usual advertisements were
ordered to be inserted, soliciting tenders for supplying the
usual clothing to the dock-gatemen and others.—Mr. W.
Rathboue, jun., was-appointed a member of tkmaster porters,
and works committee, in the place or Mr. Steele.—Mr. Mondel
•gave notice that, on Thursday next, he would-bring forward a
motion to the effeet that the electric telegraplrcommunication
with Holyhead be carried out. A short conversation followed
on the subject of the notice, and the general business of the

committee concluded.
HEALTH COMM/I-TER.—The weekly meeting was held on
Thursday. Present—Messrs. Dover (in the'chair), M`Guffie,
Beckwith, Crosthevaite, Shell, Johnson, Tinne, Flathead, Hay-
dock, Godfrey. The borough engineer, building surveyor,
and inspector of-mlisances reported various particulars of the
operations in their several departments during the week, from
which it appeared.that 543 houses in the unhealthiest districts,
containing 1,772. apartments and 221 cellars, had been put
under examination, with the view of improving their sanitary
condition.—Theemedical officer reported that the returns for
the week ending .Saturday last showed sedeerease'of 26 in the
mortality of the borough, the deaths having been 218 against
244 in each of :thetwo months preeeding,.while the corrected
average of the-same week of the previous eight years was 250.
Of the deaths last week, 155 were in the parish, and 63 in the
out-townships. The deaths from disease.of the lungs, in the
last four weeks,' have been respectivelylo7., 92, 86, and last
week-14. ,Corresponding with the decrease, there has been an
increase of temperature ; the mean, which in the two previous
weeks averaged raore than eight degrees below that of the
same period Of-former years, was last. meek more than two
degrees above it, having been 43 degrees.; 70 deaths were re-
corded of theezymotic class, and of these 21 were from hoop-
ineecaughetheeleergest weekly mortality•yet recorded of that
disease; scarlatina, 21; typhus, 6; medeles, 57, less than in
any week of the previous four months.; stnall-poir, 2. The
deaths above -60 years of age were 21, the number in the
previous week having been 32.—The laweelerk read a report
of a epecial committee on the subject of the removal of the
Cornwallis-street offices. The report-embodied a resolution
to theeffecttleatithe surveyor and borough engineer report on
the probable cost of the new buildings to be erected in Dale-
street, and thearsunint to be obtained for the site and mate-
rials in Cornwallis-street.—A resolution was read from the
Watch •ComMittee, stating that Mr. Latham had attended
that body, andesiihrnitted specimens astsined glass lamps on
which the names of the streets were to be inscribed. The
feeling of the-committee was, that they-could not, under pre-
sent circumstances, incur any expense in the matter, but if
the Watch 'Cominittee chose to try any experiment such as
that proposedellev were at liberty to de so.—This being the
whole :of the business, the committee separated.
ST. MATTREVs CHURCII, SCOTLAND ROAD.—At the
County Court, on Friday, a cause was tried in which Mr. Geo.
PhilipsestationereSouth Castle-street, 'was plaintiff, and the
Rev. Dr. Hillcoat,incumbent of St. Matthew's Church, Scot-
land-road, the defendant. The action arose out of the late
disputes between the incumbent and aeformer curate of this
church. The plaintiff appeared in personeand Mr. Tindal At-
kinson appeared far the Rev. Dr. Hillcoat, who was also in
attendance. The plaintiff stated that the action was to re-
cover trelsfortooke, maps, &c., supplied to the schools of St.
Matthew's Church, Scotland-road, upon the order of the Rev.
Mr. Cooke, lately a curate of that church,- in 1854. Mr. At-
kinson :here contended, that there was nu ground of action
whatever, as there was nothing to show any, -responsibility on
the part-of Dr: Hillcoat. The plaintiff requested permission
to examine Dr.. Hilleoat, which was granted. Plaintiff: You
are quite satisfied that these goods were . supplied to the
schools ? 'Dr. Hillcoat : Certainly. Plaintiff: Do you not
hold yourself responsible for any orders the -Rev. Mr. Cooke
gave at 'the time ? _Dr. Hillcoat : Certainly not. Plain-
tiff: Dr. Hillcoat told me that during the time of the Rev.
Mr. Cooke's . curacy, lir. Cooke received several amounts
3f money which he did not account for, and Dr. Hillcoat
thinks that before any debts are paid these amounts should be
accounted for, therefore, eander these circumstances, I should
like to have this case adjourned to a future nay, when, by
making Mr.,Cooke the defendant, he might be,-compelled to
account for these amounts. Mr. Atkinson : To ;ranking Mr.
Cooke the defendant, we • have no objection at all. His Hon-
our explained that as he: ould not show a distinct authority
from the incumbent to Mr.-Cooke or himself for the supply of
the goods, the isresent action must fail to reach the Rev. Dr.
Hillcoat. His Honour observed that he was informed some
other actions were to come before the court, between Mr.
Cooke and Dr. Hillcoatt. He had been given to understand
that in one of the former. actions in that court hehad ex-
pressed an opinion• which might seem to refer to future eases.
He begged to intimate that.any opinion he had expressed re-
ferred solely to thecircumstances of the case then before him,
to which it was his duty to confine himself. Dr. Hillcoat
stated that the Rev. Mr. Cooke held money in his henris, for
which he gave no account. He understood the Rev.. Mr.
Cooke received upwards of £3OO, or nearly £4OO, of which, up
to that hour, he (Dr. Hillcoat) had been unable to receive any-
thing like a regular .or consistent account, except that ;the
money had been received. The plaintiff said he had brought
the present action partly out of kindness to Dr. Hillcoat, for
whom he had a great respect, and .whom he considered had
teen very basely used by the Rev. Mr. Cooke, in order that he
might have an opportunity of clearing himself from the
charges of that,gentleman. His Honour said Dr. Hillcoat's
character was not in any way impugned in the present action,
and therefore he could not allow any reference to be made to
what occurred in other actions. The plaintiff was then non-
suited, with costs out of pocket.—His Honour then expressed
a hope that no action between the Rev. Mr. Cooke and the
Rev. Dr. Hillcoat would again some before that court. He
could not but think that between two brother clergymen
there must be another and a better tribunal for settling dis-
putes than an appeal to a court of that kind.
COMPENSATION FOR PERSONAL IN,,TURT.—In the Court
of Passage, on Tuesday, an action was brought in behalf of
a boy, named Green, nine years of age, the son of a labourer,
against Messrs. Robinson and Co., St. James's-etrcet, to
recover compensation for serious injuries, the result of negli-
gence on the 'defendants' part. Mr. Aspinall, for the plaintiff,
gave a description of the premises occupied by the defendants,
elucidating it by a reference to the plan. There were three
doors to the premises, which doors projected beyond the
windows, in front of which was an iron railing enclosing a
small area, formed by the projection of doors beyond the
windows. The defendants bad been for some time in the
habit of making use of this small space between the wall and
the railings for the storing of barrels, one end of which
touched the wall, and the other projected over the railing
into the street. On the night of the 2nd of October, the
plaintiff was going along the street, when one of the barrels
tumbled over, and, falling against him, broke his leg, which
had to be amputated, and several operations performed, occa-
sioning much pain and suffering. The damages were laid at
£5OO. Several witnesses were called to establish the danger-
ous way in which the barrels had been piled, and to the
cause occasioning the injury to the boy ; also surgical testi-
mony to the great suffering occasioned to the plaintiff, and to
the fact of amputation having been rendered necessary. Mr.
Brett, for tbe defendants, contended that there was no negli-
gence, and that the accident was attributable to circumstances
over which the defendants had no control, and for which they
were not responsible. Mr. Wainwright, one of the firm of
Messrs. Robinson and Co., deposed to the manner of piling
the casks, and to the fact that; although they had been so
piled for a number of years, they had. never before given
way, neither had any accident ever previously occured. Se-
veral other witnesses were called to the same point. A man
named Hardie, formerly a police-officer, said, when on duty,
lie had observed•the barrels, and did not consider them in a
dangerous position_; had he thought to the contrary, it would
have been his duty to have laid an information. He had
seen some boys that morning swing upon the barrels. In
case of publicans or tradesmen placing articles to project
over the street, it was his duty to lay informations. These
barrels did project over the street, but he had not laid an
information in the case. Other witnesses were called to
establish that the barrels were not placed in a dangerous
position. One witness, named Rogers, deposed that he saw
some boys on the day. of the accident swinging on the rails,
but not at the place where it occurred ; but he did see a boy
,• (assumed to be the plaintiff) swinging from a barrel where
the accident did occur. The jury ultimately found for the
plaintiA eyjtje £250 damages,