The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-25 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES,

Sir,—Allow me to suggest what would be felt upon the
completion of the landing stage as a most valuable acquisition,
and what would greatly tend to facilitate the immense passen-
ger traffic of your great port. I mean the erection of a really
first-class hotel where the present baths now stand, something
'after the fashion and working of the Great Western Hotel
at the Paddington terminus. I have been informed that the
sweeping away of the baths, and a dock extension, have been
talked over by the authorities, but to me it appears that with
every power to extend the docks both on the Liverpool and
Birkenhead sides, it would be a monstrous pity not to
have at least one point dedicated and made entirely
subservient to the passenger traffic of tlte port of
Liverpool. As a speculation the hotel would prove eminently
successful, and baths might easily be made an adjunct upon a
scale equal in size to those now in use; in fact, in skilful hands
the present building could be made to form a portion of the
basement of the hotel. The effect of such a building from the
river would also be magnificent, and would servo to break the
somewhat monotonous line of sheds and warehouses, which
have no pretensions whatever beyond their utility. Allow me,
in conclusion, to express a hope that some scheme for connect-
ing the two great landing stages may be devised, so that the
promenade may be continuous, except at the time when vessels
are passing into dock, by means of trussed bridges made to
lower, and meet in the centre. Such, I fancy, might be easily
accomplished, otherwise passengers arriving by a seagoing
steamer, and having to cross over to Birkenhead, will be
compelled to pass all round the basin, and subjected to all
sorts of annoyances. I would also suggest that the landing
stages should be conducted as railway platforms, having a staff
of porters and trucks, for the removal of luggage from one
steamer to another, and to ba under strict supervision. Such,
if carried out, would make Liverpool a model pert for the
embarkation and debarcation of passengers, and without which
the present system of plunder and annoyance (particularly to
strangers) will inevitably continue,—l am, sir, yours,
Adelphi Hotel, July 24, 1856. A TRAVELLBR.

COUNTY COURT.-YESTERDAY

(BEFORE J. POLLOCK, ESQ., JUDGE.)

There were twenty cases to be heard in this court
yesterday, all of which were undefended, with the excep-
tion of
GILL V. THE PROPRIETORS OE THE ST. MARY CEMETERY,
KIRRDALE.—This claim was made for the value of a
tombstone. In the year 1854 Gill had a little girl
bnried in the cemetery, one of the restrictions being
that if a tombstone is not placed over the grave in less
than twelve months, the grave is forfeited. It appeared
that some arrangements had been made with one Jones
about the gravestone, to whom £l7 2s 2d had been paid,
but he had not completed the stone. The claim was for
£22 16s 2d. For the defence it was urged that the man
Jones bad no right to receive money for the proprietors,
the proper persons to apply to being the Mr. Tunsdale,
the chaplain, and manager. The court gave a verdict for
the plaintiff.
APPLICATION FOR A NEW TRIAL.—LITHEGOE V. SHARPE.
—ln this case Mr. Hinie moved for a new trial, on the
grounds that there had not been sufficient evidence
adduced on the trial to warrant the judgment that had
been given ; and, also, that a document had been pro
duced which had not before been seen by the plaintiff.
Mr. Almond opposed the motion. His Honour could
not entertain the application on the grounds of deficient
evidence, but with regard to surprise on the production
of a document, the application might be tenable. He
would consult with Mr. Raffles, who heard the case, and
give his decision on Monday next.

PRESENTATION or COLOURS.—New colours were pre-
sented to the 25th Regiment, or King's Own Borderers,
on Wednesday, at the Salford Barracks, by Lieutenant•
General Sir Harry Smith.

ARCHDEACON bENISON'S CAGE.—On Wednesday the case
againt Archdeacon Denison was resumed at the Guildhall,
Bath, before the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the asses-
sors, Dr. Lushington, Dr. Heurtley, and the Rev. G H.
S. Johnson, the Dean of Wells. The evidence tendered
was chiefly confined to proof cf the printing and publishing
of the sermons under investigation, the next question for
the consideration of the court being whether these sermons
contained doctrine contrary to the articles of the Church
of England. Dr. Phillimore, for the defence, said the
latter point was one which he should leave the court
to decide, without offering any opinion of his
own. His Grace and the assessors having retired, and
remained in consultation about an hour, on their return,
Dr. Lashington said it was the unanimous opinion of
the court that the printing of the sermen preached on
the 7th of August, 1853, and the publishing of the same
within the diocese, had been proven; that the publishing
of the second sermon, preached on the 6th of November,
1853, had been proved, but not the printing; and that
there was no sufficient proof of the printing and pub-
lishing of the third sermon, dated the 14th of May,
1854. The case, therefore, was now confined to the
substantive charge, so far as it referred to the contents of
the two sermons. Some conversation ensued as to what
course the proceedings should then take, and the court
adjourned.