Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-24 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY AFFILIATION CASE

.On Saturday, at South•vark
,Police-eaurt, a cmart•
looking young Intl. named William Cook, a ,vaiter at an
hotel at the West End, was swam-mad before Mr Coombe,.
to show cruse why he refused and neglected to support as
illegitims e child, of which he wls stated to hs iha reputed
father. Lathe ins Ga-rett, a pretty laiiking female, about
18 years of age, stttei that atom: tav,lve month; ago she
became ocq uaintod with 'he pH:fluor wli'le stayiug wi=hau
aunt in the neighbourhood of Olford-street. Tney cast
each other frequently, and on his s lemn promise-to marry
her, she unfortunately acceded to his w;sher, and the result
was the birth of a fine little boy. The defendant was the
father, and no other person. Coombe asked her
whether he had lad n'tted anything, or paid hor any money
towards her support? She replied that he had never paid
her any money, but he tol i her aun'4, before the baby was
born, that he supposed he must do bomething for her after
the birth. At the time of h cotlihem-nt she w4s at home,
in Essex. She received v:v..!ral letters from him at that
time, one of which she la Aided to his Worship, anl was as
follows :

"Dear Kate—These few lines come from me, hoping
as how you are as well as it leaves me at present. I have
had a very bad cough. I hope you are well, and the
darling baby that, is, yours and m'ne. Take care of your-
salf, asa when you time to London wA.; ace about it.—
Yours, W. COOK."
M. Combo aekel her whether she knew that to be his
hani.vriting Witness exhibited sever letters re3zived
from the defendant, and they all seemed in the same
haaderiting. Defendant: I don't ad nit writing that
letter. 'Tie not likely I should be such a fool. As for
marrying her, why. I sho-ild hard been a madman, as she
carried on games with other meo as wet as me Com-
plainant: Oh, William, how can yen say so ? You know
where you ruined me, and you promised t) marry me in a
wick. Dsfenclalt: f know a!l .13 vat that, and I can tell
you the place. •Mr Comb? : 'Then you admit having
intercourse with her ? vat : Oh yes that's all
right ; bat I don't see why T. should be the father of that
'ere kid. (Laughter ) Mr. C mho: Bat I do. You
must pay half a-crown a week and tho costs (Lauchter.)
Perhaps you had batter marry tie girl after that. Defen-
dant: No; I'd sooner pay the half-a-crown a week.
(Laugh'er.)

THE DVSENTERS AT THE BOTTOM OF IT. —A lleol c )tent-
porary, well k town as an Of2Wl of the ultra-Protestant
clergy of lb 0-turc'a of al, in ill rile headed
Church and S'ate," gray2ly a ks, " Wota!,l. the terrible
outb•eak have cacuried in In la if the Governineot had
not lyeu ;waged by oar D ssentincz brethren to disre-
gird the precepts of ieligion is iti poltictl acts ?" Next
wiek we shall probably read that General H tvdoek, being
a B trtist, btu., ided.bv his " D'sl?WinT, brethren" at home,.
got u?, this -'ishindy" mer&v for tie salu,.. of 'obtaining
e ployrn-n t. —SuffoZle and Essex Free Press. .

WAGES OF AGR.7CULTURAL SERVANTS.—The annual "sta-
tutes for tbo hiring of servants in husbandry are now
being held in various parts of Yorkshir. Owing to the
depression of prices of swicultural produca which has
prevailed for some time past krtners have offired low
wage., particularly for men and boys, which have not been
very willingly or very generally accepted, ,and many firm
servants are out of work There is, Inwever, ample
employment for the greater part of them, and they will,
doub leis, find places as soon ai they accede to the terms
offered The wages of agricultural labourers have all been
reduced Daring the range of high prices they were in
receipt of half a crown a day, or 15.. per wefk, wheat
being 80i per quarter. They are now receiving 31 a day,
and in some instances 61. a day less, the average price of
wheat being about Ms. per quarter.
On Saturday, orders ware is.ued fro-n the War Office,
directing the commandants of the depot battalions at
Chatham and Colche,ter to hold in readiness detachments
of the undermentioned corps, the whole of whom are to
embark at Gravesend, on December the 4th, for India, for
the purpose of reinforcing the British regiments serving in
the Bengal, Bombay, and Madras Presidencies, viz.:-201
non-commission ed officers and men selected from the Bth
((he King's),lol, 19 h 20th, 231 (Royal Welsh Fusiliers),
24th, 29(b, 32nd, 35 h. 37. h, 75-h 82nd. 841 h, and 90th
(Light Infantry) Regiments, together with six officers, the
whole of whom will embark for Calcutta ; 161 non com-
missioned officers and men, and five officers from the 18th
(Royal Irish),
51st (Light Infantry) 64th, 83rd, and 86th
(Royal County Down)
Regiments to join the head quarters
of their respective regiments serving in the Bombay Presi-
dency ; 181 non-commissioned officers and privates of the
7th (Royal Fusiliers), 27th (Enniskillen), 52nd (Light
Infantry), 53rd, 61st, 70th, 87th (Royal Irish Fusiliers),
94-h, and 98th Regiments, to embark for Kurrachee,
together with reinforcements for the 43rd Light Infantry,
who are under orders to proceed to Madras. The total
number of reinforcements ordered }o leave Chatham garri-
son for India is 536 men of all ranks, together with 20
officers.