The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-08-14 00:00:00

A memorial, me

numerously and respectably signed, was
It-had reference to the land of the Old Borough Gaol,

propriety of considering what

t :st could be done with i

the council having dwindled

away before it could

put to the vote.
I. from Mr. James M‘Donnell was ordered to Ite

on the table

This concluded tt

WEST DERI3Y GUARDIANS

The usual weekly meeting of the members of this board
was held yesterday at the workhouse. The Rev. Mr. Wm.
Badnall, the chairman of the board, presided. The other
guardians present, were—Messrs. Edwards, Siddeley, Wilson,
Baynes, Medcalf, Craig, Roscoe, Lunt, Abrahams, Shaw,
Watkinson, Collis, Pitts, Richtnond, and Batten.—The Clerk
reported that he had examined all the books kept by the
several officials connected with the establishment, all of which
were correctly made an. He also reported that the balance in
the hands of the treasurer was £B67.—The Board voted
cheques to the amount of £202, for the • relief of
the'out-door poor within the several districts connected with
the union. It was also agreed that the hoard should advertise
the present stock of stone they had in the yard, at prices
varying from six shillings to seven shillings per stone, accord-
ing to qttality.—Mr. Charles Batten gave notice, that ho
should on a future day move an increase in the salaries of the
following relieVing officers, namely : Messrs. Allen, Latham,
Olney, Lithgoe, and Barnett.—After some routine business
the board adjourned.

COUNTY COURT.-

-YESTERDAY,

(BEFORE 3. POLLOCK, ESQ., JUDGE.)

IMPORTANT TO TRAVELLERS TO THE ISLE OF MAN.—
Couxir. mr. V. ORFORD.—This was an action brought by the
plaintiff, Mr. ThomasCorkhill, upholsterer, Brunsick-road,
to recover from the defendant, Mr. Thomas Orford, the agent
to the Douglas Isle of Man= Steam Packet Company, the
sum of 13s. The defendant did not appear : but, when the
case was called on, his clerk stepped into the box and said
he had received instructions to appear for Mr. Orford. The
nlaintiffaaid, my claim is for I3s. On the 26th June, 1856,
I applied to Mr. Orford, on board- the Isle of Man packet,
for three return tickets, Bs., £1 4s.—and three half-fare
return tickets at-4s. 12s.—total, £1 163. I gave him two
sovereigns, and he returned me Is. I handed the whole of
the tickets to my wife, and also the change, and she dis-
covered that in place of three full return tickets he only
gave me two: At sea the captain, when collecting the

tickets, said they were not return tickets, so be kept them.
These tNo tickets would have been worth only 4s. each, 8s ;
and three return half-fare, or childrens, 12i.—total,
Hence the action for the 13s. of an overcharge.
When I received a letter from my daughter, stating what
had occurred, I went to Mr. Orford, who told me I must
see the captain when he returned. I did see the captain,
who then referied me tb Mr. Orford, to whom I again went,
when he admitted that there had been an error, and be
could not interfere in it, as the money had been paid to the
company; This was all the redress I could get there, there-
fore it was that I was obliged to apply to the court. This
is not the only time the company has been guilty of acts of
extortion towards myself; and it is my firm belief they are
daily guilty of imposing upon females and unprotected
children, when they get them on board their boats. His
Honour (to the clerk) : Now, I wish to hear what you
have to say.' The Clerk : I came to say that. Mr. Orford
has nothing to do with the transaction, as he is only the

agent to the Isle of Man Steam Company. His Honour :
Yen hear that he pleads that he is not responsible, as he is
only the agent, and I think he is right, as he only received
the money for the company. But why is not Mr.
Orford here to-day ? The Clerk : He is very busy,
and conld not appear. His Honour : What is he doing ?
The Clerk : He is after his business. His Honour : What
are the names of some of the proprietors living in Liver-
pool ? The-Clerk :.I do not know. The names can be
got at the office. His Honour : Can you not find me some
of the names ? The Witness : Indeed I cannot. His
Honour : I really cannot understand this case. Here is a
gentleman whom the agent admits has had a wrong done to
him, but the agent pleads that he is not liable, and does not
offer to give any information as to who the party is to give
redress. Sir, you surely must know the names of some of
the company ? The Clerk : I really do not. The principal
office is at Douglas, where all the business of the company is
transacted. Mr. Corkhill : Sir, this is nothing new to me,
I have fl equently had complaints to notice of this company,
in having had money extorted from me for packages, and I
do believe that it is their usual practice to extort and impose
upon females and unprotected children when they get them
on board their boats. ' His Honour : That is a subject wa
cannot go into to-day. Thera is no party here to defend
it. It is somewhat strange that there should not be any
means of obtaining information as to who are the real
respons:ble parties for the great traffic which takes place
between Liverpool and the Isle of Man. Why is not Mr.
Orford present to-day ? The Clerk : He cannot spare the
time to come here. His Honour : Ido not quite understand
this matter yet. Here is a large company carrying on an
extensive traffic between Liverpool and the Isle of Man,
and when a wrong has been committed by the company, the
agent declines to come to the court to explain the matter.
I think this is far from the treatment persons have a right
to expect. Here is a gentleman who sends his wife and
family by the boat, and throne' the neglect of the officers
they are put to much inconvenience. Their protector goes
to make a complaint—he is referred to the captain, then be
is referred to the agent, -who makes some excuse, and when
he is summoned to the court he refuses to attend and give
what information he can on the matter. Mr. Corkhill:
Would it do for me to summon the secretary ? His Honour :
I should not advise you to adopt such a course,as the company
is not formed under any statute as the railway companies are.
I think it is quite right, however, that you should get back
the money you have paid. The course I should recommend
you to pursue would be, to apply at the office and get the
name of some of the shareholders living in Liverpool, and,
if that information is refused you, then supmea Mr. Orford,
and I will see that he :veneers here I shall do ell I Call
to facilitate you in recovering the money doe to you, and
will grant you a new summots, free of any expense, beyond
that which you have already incurred. Mr. Corkhill :It
is not for the value of the money that I take these steps,
but on a point of principle, believing that the public are
infamously imposed upon by the company. Mr. Corkhill
thanked the judge for his suggestion, and, promising to act
on it, withdrew. z

CHARGE AGAINST A CLERGYMAN,

The Rev. George Wilkins, the incumbent of Wig, Essex,
appeared before the Bishop of Rochester, on Friday, to
answer a complaint of improper conduct in the church of
'lr. Rischen intimated that the appointment wouldthat parish on Sunday, May 4th. The charge consisted in
ace before the next council, taker stopping, after the second lesson, to adminis'er a rebuke to
Mr. Alderman Cooper trusted that such a person would be what he considered to be the immoral conduct of a Mr.
aPpointe Eagle, a parishioner, who rose and in profane language
d as would not be objectionable to any party.
between them
accused Mr. .Wilkins of falsehood, when an altercation
~ch,to_o lURKENnEArt DOCKS COMMITTEE.
ensued which " would have disgraced the
tins to p urehl ,:;
vc ed rigs of this committee included a recommends_ lowest public-house," as the accusing parishioner present
41,000,1 a a e from Sir Joseph Bliley, for, the sum of
confirmation of b the south g cy
land on II I Pool, for f
side of Wa a. , erred
e,. it. Mr. Wilkins did not deny the charge pre-
Mr. Aideri t e Present authorised line of railway. by the parishioner, but threw himself 'on the indul-
gence of the bishop. nail
his sorrow for
reco S. Rolm°, in movin the confirmation of the the posi ion in The bishop expressed
with '
1:4
obfe ali"sa'whichd Mr. Wilkins stood. It was pain
tiasfaLeoneneral proceedings, observed. that it that he had to
chaarmodnish a venerable brother, who had never
to the councl to know that before been
selves intio difficulties which hadpresented them- reprimand bins, htewevwith any such offence. He must
been removed,theway of the* excavation Pr
1 had he would return to hi er; and be (the bishop) hoped that
Mr II of the pool . s parish and again enjoy that respect
to appi tM. artley w,i, preparing his
preparing plans which he had by this unfort '
. Y 0 contractors for tenders a cunate circumstance lost for a
that in the course nd he (Mr Holm) hoped •
time It is understood that of a few week ' * nst t Mr.E crl
s—probably a month from this agams a, e. proceedings are to be taken