The Express.
London, England, 1853-03-11 00:00:00

CONSISTORY COURT OF WORCESTER.
Y Ea TEItDAT.

Dr. Philhntore, the Chancellor of the diocese Woregs-
ter, hdd a court )otertlay at Doetore-commons.
RICILMOS (CLERK) C. ruts NCRWAIIDENS AND I\R!•

BITAXTS OF MANCETTEIt.

This was a busiuess of granting a faculty to the Rev.
Benjamin 'Gelling., vicar of Maneetter, Warwickshire, for
taking down the north gallery in the parish chutes, for
selling the same, and appropriating the proceeds to the re-
ptile of the arches in that church, and for allotting seats
to the holders of the pews in the said gallery. The
faculty was opposed by the churchwardens on behalf of the
parish.
It appeared that so far hack as 1817, the church being
then crowded, Mr. Richings hail obtained a faculty for the
erection of the gallery, to stake way fur which he had re-
moved certain of the Gothic arches. Since then the town-
ships of Atherstone and ilartshill had been separated from
Mancetter, quoad sacra, and had had new churches built in
I them, by which the number of attendants at the parish
'church had been considerably diminished. Mr. niehings
now wished to pull down the gallery, and restoro the
arches with the proceeds, basing been recommend to do
so by the archdeacon. Considerable ill feeling, however,
had sprung up between the vicar and his parithirmers, who
insisted that their gallery, which had formerly rejoiced in
the whole of the 39 articles done in gilt letters, was orna-
mental, and that they could not spare the accommodation
far 100 persons,which it was capable of affording. Ott the other
linnet it was asserted that the gallery was of incongruous
architecture and unsightly ; and that while the number of
inhabitants left in Maneetter proper was 372, and in the
township of Oldbury, the only one not provided with a die.
trict church, 14,5, the pariah church would already seat on
the floor 750 persons, and might be made to hold 1,000.
The population of the other two townships of Atherstone
and Itartehill, which were at some distance from Mancetter,
were respectively 3,819 and 1,100, and the accommodation
1,250 and 500.
Dn. Addams and Hayford appeared fur the vicar and the
parishioners.
Dr. Phillimore, in giving judgment, said that be could
not grant the faculty in opposition to the declared wishes of
the great majority of the parishioners. The question of
costs in this ease was one of great difficulty. Mr. Itichings
had conducted himself in a singularly undignified manner,
and though he could not go the length of ordering him to
pay the whole of the costs, he should refuse the faculty, and
order him to pay 301. namine expensuruin.

SHERIFFS' COURT.

Jo' V. COCIITLAND.—Ax ACTION FOR COST 4.

This was an action continued for costs in this cue.
Defendant pleaded non-liability.
Mr. Towne, plaintiff 's solicitor, stated the case, from
which it appeared that defendant, who is the captain of •
vessel, purchased a chronometer fur 201., for which Mr.
Oreenhow, a merchant in the City (and owner of the vessel
of which defendant was muter), gave his guarantee. The
amount not having been paid, an action was brought against
Mr. Graenhew on his guarantee, and also against defendant.
Mr. Courtland paid the 20/. and the cuts of the writ
against himself, but refused to pay the other costs. The
action was therefore continued for the costs.
Mr. Needham, for the defence, caked the defendant, who
proved that he had previously hired the chronometer of
Charles George Joe, plaintiff's son, and paid him, but he
could not now bo found. Ile knew nothing of plaintiff.
Mr. °nephew stated that he knew Ch tries George Joe,
who had been master of a vessel, and supposed he was deal-
ing with him, but he paid the amount on a writ issu.d by
plaintiff, William Joe. De did not notice it at the time, as
the guarantee was given to Mr. Joe. Witness stopped the
money from defendant's wages to meet the guarantee.
Mr. Needham addressed the jury, and commented on the
injustice of the whole proceeding,and urged that theidouble
action was brought solely for coats.
The jury, after a short consultation, gave a verdict for
plaintiff for is. damages, and coats as to be taxed.