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

ECOLESIASnCAL INTELLIG_EZWIL

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.
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Rev. W. Cooke, of St. Stephen's, HammersmithJtc,..the- ,
of Gazeley, with the• Rectory of Kentford, Suffolk.
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Rev. D. Craven, BO:, , to the Curacy of St. Thomas,.'—
green.
of Rev. T. Drought to the Living of Dysart, diocese of Lis of 0
Rev. E. M. Dombleton, 8.A., to the Perpetual Car°
Vobstr, Somerset.
Rev. W. L. Fielderi, to the Perpetual Curacy of 10°5 o
Lancashire. t
Rev. H. Gough,,M.A., Fellow of Queen's College, ao°
the Rectory of Charlton- upon-Otmoor, Oxfordshire. naeefi
Rev. G. C. Hiogston, to the Benefice of Cionmeli or 41
town, diocese of Cbiyne.
Rev. W. Jones, to the Incumbency of St. Thomas's
Penbnvawr, Pennant Montgomeryshire.
Rev. S. Kingsford, M., A., to the Perpetual Curacy of C.
ton, Somerset.
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Rev. E. G. Pym, to the Perpetual Curacy of FY— ef
Yorkshiß.re. • oar°
Rev. J. Rice, M.A., to the Vicarage of Sutton
with Appleford, Berks.
soßmeevrset. W., M. Smith to the Perpetual Cbtracy of Tiairt:os
Rev. L.F. Thomas, to the Perpetual Curacy of St..- 11,
Church, Toxteth Park. tioVe
Rev. C. H. Whitehead, to the Assistant Curacy of
Sherborne, Dorset.
DIOCESE OF CHESTER,
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LICENSES.—WIDNES Dock, FARNWORTR, IN TUE -oispo
OF PRESCOT, IN TRE COUNTY OP LANCASTER.— rhe ie
has granted a license for the performance of Divine sexy,,, OP
the newly-erected church, for three years, in the elr",l PP,,
that, before the expiration of that time, the necestodh6
LEmNi flea eusi tconc consecration rNaat iLoAnNI'
INSTlTUTlONhavebeenco,mLpilve
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Bishop has granted a license for the performance of Ply't
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vice in a room in the above institution exclusively se 01,0
for that purpose.—The Bishop has granted a license ofli°o Lo
deuce to the Rev. W. H. G. Mann, vicar of Bowdoll'he i
county of Chester, on the ground of ill health, until
104
Dec., 1857.
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PREFERMENTS.—The Rev. Lewis Frederick Til°,l3C
been licensed to the perpetual curacy of St. James'!„, robeToxteth-park, in the county of Lancaster, void by of
nation of the Rev. Henry Hampton, on the nominatile 41;
Rev. T. G. Leigh, rector of Walton-on the-Hill, ill 11
county, patron thereof in right of his rectory.—The
Leyland Feilden has been licensed to the perpetual c„,siqiie,
Knowsley, in the county of Lancaster, void by the c' .049
the Rev. F. G. Hopwood. Patron, the Earl of Derby nor Ytili
£3OO, with a house.—The Rev. Wm. Anderson O'C°ll, ~
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been licensed by the Bishop to the stipendiary curll,c'
united parishes of St. Michael and St. Olave, in tnicell,er,
Chester.—The Rev.'Paulus Amilius Singer has beer' Ileslie
to the stipendiary curacyof Tattenhall, in the countyof r
on the nomination of the Rev. Fielding Odd, the recto'
Rev. John Thomas ,has been licensed to the cur3'Yoors
newly-erected church at Widnes Dock,in the parochial of Kce,
of Farnworth, in the parish of Prescot, in the count/ 000
caster, which has been temporarily licensed for Divirie tlie;co
VACANCY.—The rectory of St. Mary-on-the-Hill, ill flitt
of Chester, by the death of the Rev. W. H. Massie e,
the Marquis of Westminster—value, £322, with a 110

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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

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of SURGEONS.—At a meeting of the
add on Friday, Mr. John Atcherley, of Liverpool, a
zesi. oate of the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons, of Glas-
' Nvas admitted, ad eundem, member of the college.
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144 jIIT NEEDHAM PHILLIPPS, Esq., of the Park, near
of 11,ter, has been selected by her Majesty to fill the office
aer,sa-sheriff of the county of Lancaster for the current
lae,„nAustralian mail clipper (" Black Ball" line) Oliver
t'ele'er'r.,aPtain Mondell, sailed, on Tuesday, at half-past twelve
tia?,°a for Melbourne, with a heavy mail, 130 passengers, and
Crag of 1,200 tons of general cargo. ,
loaert4EZILX-LANE MUTtAL IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.—This
tat'celebrated its fifth anniversary on
the`ednesday evening
taiepra roirle, which took place in large room of the
rea Y: in Limekiln-lane. The attendance was numerous and
'ectable
laapOF 1,..5.RE1T STEA.MEE.—On Thursday, there was
taks:Jed from the shipbuilding yard of Mr. John Laird, at
the'nll3lead, a splendid iron screw steamer of 1,000 tons t
alit for a Spanish company. She is a sister ship to
towl,,areelona and the Cadiz, lately built by Mr. Laird, and
lu le in the Sandon Dock. Her dimensions are 260 feet
Coand 36 feet in width. She is to be supplied with
Co 'es of 300-horse Dower by Messrs. Fawcett, Preston, and
T'',o!tlaie town. '
tete' MasoNic BALL.—Upwards of five hundred persons
the TPresent at the annual masonic ball, which took place at
11,41va-hall, on Tuesday night. Mr. G. A,. W. Phillips's
liee-1,4e band occupied the orchestra, and Ma. Lawton, of the
411 4°tel, provided the refreshments. The proceeds of the
ihir:r.o to be applied in aid of the funds of the West Lance-
ofe,„arasonic Institution, for the education and advancement
'adren of distressed Freemasons.
aahllEjitoposen COUNTY REFORMATORY FOR LA NCA SHIRE.
liej,:,alenday, at Salford hundred quarter sessions, Mr. James
tleaeed, M.P., called the attention of the magistrates assem-
der, a motion of which notice had been given by Mr. San-
et,Var the adjourned annual county session in April, to the
thstlG that a committee be appointed to inquire and report as
Neue.restablishment of a county reformatory. The chairman
it iv ". P. Foster) said he felt that the matter deserved, and
afild no doubt receive, the fullest consideration.
iacitiZlDE BY A MASTER 'CARTER.—On Wednesday, an
coq Was held 'on the body of Thomas Booth, of Bank-
telfe: near Bootle, who committed suicide by hanging him-
low Aloe deceased's wife stated that her husband had been 'very
tel;sPlrited for about six weeks, on account of his horses being
New
out of work. He had attempted to hang himself
Year's-day, at the back of the kitchen door, btit 'he
L rerented by his wife. •On Wednesday morning he deft
tigr, b
abyoutilve o'clock, went into the stable, and hanged
his neckcloth, to a peg in the wall. A verdict of
AelaPorary insanity" was'returned.
the htar Donny UNlcee.—At the meeting on Wednesday,
aerev- William Baduallin the chair, the following-cheques
J le, aTawn for out-door relief: S. Potts, £170; G. Olney, £2B ;
of triagoe, £lB. SamuerSmith, Esq., was appointed treasurer
the ,e Union, at a salary of £5O per annual, in the place of
Pa 'ate Joseph Langton, Esq., deceased. The number of
fitel)ere relieved in the Workhouse and Hospital during the
week was : in-door, 818; out-door, :3.614; 'total, 4,432.
137 Wing an increase of 26 in-door, and 471; out-door ; total,
When compared with the correspondingweek'inlast year.
la I'P LAVNCH.—on Friday, a splendid merchantvessel, the
latest'oak ship ever built at this port, was launched from the
le :4m.g-yard of Messrs. Thomas Royden and Co., Raffin.street.
beamnnensions are as follows :—Length over, all, 206 feet ;
old
00 feet ; and depth of hold, 28 feet ; tonnage, 1,360 tons
li
aleasurement, -and 1,176 tons new measurement. She is
ed the Anne. Boyden, the ceremony of naming being per-
oW7 by Mrs. Boyden, the lady of the builder. 'The vessel is
pt Wed by Royden and Mr. Tyrer, and *is to be ein-
thii':' in the Calcutta trade. She is classed at Lloyd's for
een Years,lind is in every respect a very supeflor vessel.
at„ Itrrie.aa Hospioax,.—W. Brown, Esq., M.P., presided
teTe annual meeting on Tuesday, when the report was pre-
liete,Led. It showed that during the past year 3i422 cases had
eke". admitted, of which 2,541 were accidents, 303 medical
of
Whemel', 472 surgical ca
dischses, and 106 ..on recommendations, 2,526
had been arged,,ss3 reliev ed, 84 irregular, 11
teiZrable,alletl, 115 out-patients, f 0 remaining in the hospital;
1- I, 3,422. The total number 'of patients, consisted of
26i12 labourers, 913 sailors, 259 mechanics, .447 women, and
beir,ehilde; of whom 1,107 were natives of :Liverpool, 413
iO 'eging to different parts of England, 1,082 to Ireland, 88
keteetlandaP3 to Wales, and .63a were foreigners. The state-
Of of accounts showed that the receipts had -been upwards
a,OOO, and that there was -still a small • balance in the
l ndet the treasurer. The dfficers of the institution were
them unanimously re-elected, and a vote of thanks was accorded
for the care and attention they had bestowed on the
-'agament of the institution.
ke„ Lut COMMUNICATION wsair AMERICA.—In and after
keLlltext, 15 gigantic mail steam packets wiEt. leave Europe
fiee."43' for the American continent, namely,' seven English
aee'Lete, four United States, three Belgian, .airid one
ta;"Portia-
Fourteen of these will start from or touch at England,
thA'' f-ortuguese packet being the single exception ; eight of
teen steamers will start from Southampton, and the
th'maiiiing six from Liverpool. These mail packets will cross
AtAantic by three different-routes, which terminate
1.;,4 the American side at the Brazils, Central America, and the
llitcd States. Rio de Janeircarill be the most southern point
ached at by them, and Halifax, in Nova Scotia, the most
nthern point. In connection with these Atlantic packet
1.04 ea, there will be nearly 20' tributary ones, some of them as
11,11 g as the Atlantic lines the
wn mselves. By these the whole of
es:e American continent, do so far south as the River Plate
f;':itlae eastern side of the great continent, and from Peru to
Ciffernia :in the Pacific, also the whole of the adjacent islands,
t,-r,‘iding those of the West Indies, will be supplied with
opean,correspondence.
laDiE TRADE.—From-:the published ret-arns of the
40,(ma leading branches of trade during the past :year, that in
at' seems to have been the most prosperous of our native raw
qtiZtlucts, ,and that in coal to have been the , .text. Large
Iltities have been consumed for home purposes, and the
totpt has been proportionately:large. The annual return of
ellaorted from the various anorts has not yetabeen made
aV th
e that e amount sent out o tpf
the country during the
cannot be stated with any degree of certainty. That it
~,ast have 'been very great will be obvious from the following
zenaent of exports during the month of Novemberia,s taken
111
~ the ,monthly export list of Messrs. W. and -H. Laird.
this-source we learn that during the month of. Novem-
er therewere 312,771 tons of coal sent from Great tßritain,
a„Which 29,977 were shipped at Liveroool; 6,562 from Hull,
eesby, and Goole; 177,504 from Newcastle, Shields, Blyth,
aalble, Sunderland, Seaham, Hartlepool, Stockton, and Mid-
it,eeboro' ; '69,395 from Bristol, Cardiff, Swansea, Newport,
W'ftelly,--piart Talbot, Neath ; while the Scotch ports of,Glas-
t„?, Fort. Glasgow, Greenock, Grangemouth, Alloa, Borrows-
et'esa, Troon, Ardressan, and Inverkeithing give a :total.
IWert of 29333 tons. Liverpool, itwill thus be seen, export-
-644 tons more than all the Scotch ports put together, in
coarse of the month. From Liverpool it also appears ,the
eerZest expertA:as been to America; .12,979 tons having been
to North America, and 4,176 to South America. The
I;`ogest absolute amount of export has, been from the northern
48,, of what, may be called the Tynebasin, which in Novem-
Went 53,058 tons to France ; the next largest amount being
ja0438 tons from the same rts to Turkey. To Ausralia,
tons weredespatched,po and these mere all sent t
from
erPool.
e,„,T.,112 PLEA OP aNFANCY.—In the County Court, on Wed-
Clan Y, Mr. George Bumby, a car proprietor, brought an ac.
n against Mr. Henry Hornby, of Kirkdale, to recover da-
C4ges for injury done to a " whitechapel;":Which the defendant
alq hired of the plaintiff. The defendant pleaded" infalicy."
.1.1-1 defendant -(who, although proved to be a minor), is an
L'Aletic young fellow, in appearance about :30 years of age,
e time ago hired a whitechapel and horse from the plaintiff,
Jo to -Waterloo races. The horse, which :had received in-
was brought back in the evening by a man, who stated
fat the whitechapel was at Walton. The plaintiff's man, the
ell day called for the whitechapel, which he found so seri-
dainaged as to incur the sum of between se: and £8 for
Cire. The defendant now, in answer to the,claini, pleaded,
5v,,,-:uagli his attorney, " infancy," which was established by the
aZence of his mother, who showed that her son .was only 19
a'a's of age. His Honour, in adjudicating, said the action
trpa one really founded upon contract. The defendant pro-
-I,:sed that, if he hired the whitechapel at a reasonable Con.
D2lSatiOn, he would take care of and return it in good and
OPer condition ; but, instead of that, the plaintiff by his
tie defendant's) negligence, had incurred damage to between
£B. On the action being brought against hint, the de-
la'anfrot roves that he is under twenty-one, and, therefore, re-
lijed presponsib
ility to which otherwise he would be
eaZe: Here there was a great hardship imposed upon a man
lug on a car business; for any one, looking at the defend-
of would take him to be at least twenty-one. In the,case
ennings v. Rundell," 8 T. R., 330, it was distinctly held,
th,e,re a man had damaged a mare by improperly riding her,
tw:b the defendant was not liable, he being under the age of
110',,4t3r-one. In the case of a minor, where damage was
roc
through negligence, however gross that might be, if it
mould not be shown that such damage had been caused by a
ia..,.-411 act, he was not liable. There must, therefore, be a
pct for the defendant.
Sra
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createdo A SOLICITOR AT KENDAL.—
ne A painful Sell-
-I°ll was in Kendal, on Wedsday, in consequence
"ayrePort that Mr. Eldred Harrison, of the firm of T. and
LLoaarrison, solicitors, had committed suicide by hanging
Zeelf that morning, at the Commercial Hotel. The de-
Ned, with several friends, had been attending a ball the
'.°lls evening, at Abbot Hall, the residence of Henry
Iya-trison, Esq., one of the newly-appointed magistrates of
eheatmoreland. The deceased left the hall, near Kendal
twi ell.* and about a minute from the Oommercial Hotel, be-
geien two and three o'clock in the morning, and, instead of
CeZt to his own house, on the Beast Bank, he went to the
De'utn, ercial Hotel, where he subsequently retired, as was sup-
ilea, to bed ; nothing peculiar either in his conversation or
manner being observed. Not making his appearance at
e: o'clock in the afternoon of Wednesday, some little un-
delneas was experienced, and a female servant was sent to the
ased's bedroom. On entering the apartment, she was
a:tt.ified in finding the deceased suspended by the neck to a
No lon of the top of a bedstead by a rope. Her screams
laltai,ght to the room some assistance, when he was cut down,
mot
lj ea which e was quite extinct. Rumours are various as to the
the induced the deceased to terminate his existence ;
thaitle which has gained the most extensive circulation being,
tlece,n'e had experienced disappointment in the ball-room, The
hod• was in the prime of life, with excellent prospects, and
ed, and a native of Penrith; and his family connec-
aaa re of high repute in that town. He was a temperate
sfenlittstrions man, and much esteemed. An inquest was
Te °nWednesday, when the jury returned a verdict of
enlPorary insanity."
,teerNranazirs.—" No law (says the old adage) was ever
, but there as immediately made a way to evade it ;" and
blltia.Y be added w
hat no article of value was ever yet produced,
he immediately counterfeited,
.and the
.base imitation.
e n,„ 1.1 the public as real. The spirited proprietors of one of
isc'st indispensable articles of the toilet, have suffered so much
the ai3 121'6, irom this species of fraud, that they have called in
r some o perceiveost eminent engravers on steel, pros
ittlueer
adei_ris. will by Cur advert sing columns, have
so perfect, yet so minute, for thp protection of
ameiQn'salacassaaoin as to stall counterfeits effectually 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 Dulie of
Lancaster's Own militia regiment, now stationed at Malta.
THE HISTORIC SOCIETY.—A 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 low 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 colt found
among the Maoris. Mr. Bloxham exhibited a copy of the
transiation 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 century 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 dissuasion the meeting broke

up.
Doct COMMITTEE.—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, Gregson, Chaloner, Holme, Rounthwaite, Barber,
Monde', Holden, Anderson, Hubback, W. Rathbone, inn.,
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 subcom-
mittee submitted the annual returns of the marine surveyor
as to the casualties to life-ships and buoys, the ecnsumption
of oil and wick, the number of vessels passing through the
channel in and ost, and the services rendered by the life-
boats. From the returns, it appeared that the number of ves-
sels that passed through the Reck 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 -channels was 1'8,756; outwards,
20,601, making the total intercourse to and from the port,
through the northern channels, 40,356 ; in 1854 the number
was 37,143. The number of vessels assisted by life-boats in
1855 was 14,-; the number of lives saved, 2L; in 1854 the num-
ber of vessels assisted was 26; 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 Pornft lighthouse, 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. Confirmed.—The usual advertisements were
ordered to be insetted, soliciting tenders for supplying 'the
usual ..elotbing to the dock-gatemen and others.—Mr. 'W.
Rathbone; jun., was appointed a meaner of the master porters,
and works committee, in the place of Mr. Steele.—Mr. Mondel
gave notice that, an Thursday next,Ale would bring forwardtii
motion to the effect that the electric telegraph communication
with Holyhead be carried out. A.-short conversation followed
on the subject of the notice, andAhe general business voVthe
comsnittee•coneltded. _ _

fleaefst Commtrren.—The 'weekly meeting was !held on
Thursday. 'Present—Messrs. Dover (in the chair), M'Guille,
Beckwith, Crosthwaite, Shell, slitimson, Tinne, Halheadsilay-
doola Godfrey. The borough 'engineer, building surveyor,
and inspector of nuisances 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 14772 apartments and 221 cellars, had been put
under examination, with the view of improving their-sraiitary
condition.—The medical officer reported that the returns for
the week ending Saturday last showed a decrease of 26 in the
mortality of the borough, the deaths having been 218 against
244 in enolsof the two mouths preceding, while theseerrected
average of the same week etthe previous eight years was 250.
Of the deaths last week, 155 were in the parish, anch63 in the
out-townships. The deaths from disease of the lungs, in the
last four weeks, have been respectively 107, D 2, 86, and last
week-74. Correspondingivith the decrease, there has been an
increase-of temperature ; the mean, which in the two previous
weeks -averaged more than eight degrees below that of the
same period of former years, was last week more than two
degrees above it, having been 43 degrees ; 70 deaths were re-
corded Of the zymotic class, and of these 24 were'from hoop-
ing cough, the largest weakly mortality yet recorded of that
disease ; scarlatina, 21; typhus, 6 ; measles, 57,' less than in
anysweek of the previous four months; small-pox, 2. The
deaths- above 60 years. of age were 21, the number in the
previous week having been 32.—The law-clerk -read a report
of a special committee on the subject of the removal of the
Cornwallis-street offices. The report embodied .a resolution
to the-effect that the surveyor and borough engineer report on
the probable cost of the new buildings to be •erected in Dale-
streetiand the amount to be obtained for the site and mate-
rials in Cornwallis-street.—A resolution was . read from the
Watch Committee, -stating that Mr. Latham shad attended
that body, and submitted specimens of stained 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 Committee chose to try any experiment such as
that proposed, they were at liberty to do so. :This being the
whole, of the business, the committee separated.
Sr. MA.TTITEW'S CETTRCII, SCOTLAND ROAD.—At the
County Court, on Friday, a cause was tried in which Mr. Geo.
Philips, stationer, South 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 a former-curate of this
church. The plaintiff appeared in person, and Mr. Tindal At-
kinson appeared for the Rev. Dr. Hillcoat, who -was also in
attendance. The plaintiff stated that the action was to re-
cover £l5 for books, InapS, &c., supplied to the eehools 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 no_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. Hillcoat, which was granted. -Plaintiff: You
are quite -.satisfied that tthese goods were supplied to the
schools ? Dr. Hillooat : Certainly. Plaintiff: Do you not
hold yourself responsible cfor any orders the Rev. •Mr. Cooke
gave at the time ? Dr. Hillcoat : Certainly net. Plain-
tiff: Dr. Hillcoat told me that during the timeofthe Rev.
Mr. Cooke's curacy, Mr. *Cooke received several :amounts
of money illaich he did not account for, and Dr.:Hillcoat
thinks that before any debts are paid these amounts should be
accounted for, therefore, under these circumstances, I-should
like to have this case adjourned to a future day, when, by
making Mr. Cooke the defendant, he might be compelled to
account for these amounts. Mr. Atkinson : To making Mr.
Cooke the defendant, we have no objection at all. His Hon-
our explained that as he oolihi not show a distinct -authority
from the incumbent to Mr. Cooke or himself for the supply of
the goods, the present 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. Hilleoatt. He had been given to understand
that in one of the former actions in that court he hadea-
pressed an opinion which might seem to refer to future cases.
He begged to intimate that any-opinion he had expressed re-
fereed solely to the circumstances of the case then before hint,
to which it was his duty to confine himself. Dr. Hillcoat
stated that the Rev. Mr. Cooke held money in his hands, for
which he gave no account. He understood the Rev. Mr-
Cookefreceived upwards-of £3OO, ormearly £4OO, of which, up
to that hour, he (Dr. Hillcoat) had been unable to receive any-
thing Wm 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 lad a great respect, and whom he considered had
been 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 come 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 Eon PERSONAL INITIRT.—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-street, 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 had 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 the defendants, contended that there was no negli-
gence, and that the accident was attributable to circumstances
over which the defendants bad 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 samo polish , A man
named Hardie, formerly a police-officer, said, when on duty,
he 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
plaintiff, with aso damages.