Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-31 00:00:00

THE SPITAL-ROAD ENCROACHMENT.

The Steward : gentlemen, then there is the
great Spital encroachment. On this subject I was re-
quested by the jury to confer with the trus,e,s of the
road, and I have this morning received a communica-
tion. It was, I. believe, in consequence of some con-
versation which took place with the Reeve of this Court.
The communication is as follows :
Chester, 29th July, 1857.
SIR,—We beg to eneose a copy of a minute made by the
Trustees of the Chester, Neston, and Woodside Ferry Turn-
pike-road, at their meeting, yesterday, on the subject of your
letter of the 23rd June last. We are, sir, yours very
obediently, BARBER. ND HIGNETr.
Robert Grace, Esq., Lower Tranmere.

"At a meeting of the Trustees of the Chester, Neston, and
Woodside Ferry Turnpike-road, held at the Woodside Hotel,
in the township of Birkenhead, in the county of Chester, on
Tuesdey, the 28.11 day of July, 1857, at half-past eleven
o'clock in the forenoon, pursuant to the last adjournment,
the Clerk having submitted to the Trustees a letter from Mr.
Grace, dated 23rd June, 1857, on the subject of an alleged
encroachment made by Mr. Green on the side of the turnpike-
road leading from Bebington to Clatterbridge, the Trustees
have this day directed their Surveyor to survey the same, and
to make a report to them upon the subject,"
The Steward: And there the matter rcs,s. Now, we
have no wish to interfere with the trustess, but if they do
not proceed in the matter, we must not blink it. We
must know that they really mean to proceed, and if not,
why, of course, this court, having begun in the matter,
must not let it drop. If they really mean to go on with
it, why then we need not go further; but Mr. Green is a
great man, and we must not allow the matter to drop.
I will see the matter is not thus settled ; but I suppose,
for the present, it may stand over, although you (the
jury) have the power of going on with it now if you like.
After same conversation it was decided that the subject
should be postponed until the next court, when it will be
further considered.

THE BIRKENHEAD GAS AND WATER COMPANY.
The Steward: There is another matter that has been
mentioned to me, and bad it not been for the illness
of the gentleman who mentioned it, he would have
been here present ; but he is not so, or it would
have been ' brought before this court. It is
a complaint against the Birkenhead Gas and Water Cow-
pauy. It has been stated that that company turn a large
quantity of the filthy refuse from their works into a drain
from the premises, from thence it ran into the pool, and
then into the river This caused an intolerable stench.
The Foreman of the Jury : Many of the jurymen present
are in the habit of crossing the wood bridge from 'Fran-
mere, and, as I have, no doubt, seen the same thing,
can speak to its being a great nuisance.
Mr. Coates (a juryman) : It is a disgraceful nuisance,
and all of us know it.
The Steward : From the excrements sent out of those
works there is a very obnoxious Efilloia, from its being
'Aged on the banks of the pool and river.
Mr. Foden : And to bathers it is extremely annoying.
A Juryman : Of that we are all aware, and it ought to be
remedied,
The Steward : You all, as well as myself, have seen it
while crossing over the bridge, but at present we are
without any definite evidence on the subject ; therefore I
would suggest that this jury make a presentment from this
court, and perhaps that may have the effect of having the
nuisance abated ; if not, why this court has full power to
take proceedings, and make them stop it.
The Foreman: All who have seen it while passing over
the bridge, can speak to its being a most abominable
nuisance.
The Steward : I will leave it in your hands.
The jury then consulted together, and directed the court
to caution the company on the point, but referred further
proceeding to be suspended until the next court, when
perhaps there might be some bona fide evidence brought
forward, if the present practices were not stormed.

OTHER NUISANCES WITHIN TIIE HUNDRED.
The Steward then announced that he bad received
information from the Rev. Mr. Ward, and other gentle-
men, complaining of nuisances, but as the parties were ❑ot
present to make the complaints on oath, they would all
stand over until the next court, when he had no doubt
but that the parties complaining would attend, and then
each case would be gone into.
To this the jury assented, and the subject dropped.

MAIJIIIAS SCHOOLS & WORKING MEN

ASSOCIATION.

Last evening this society held-an educational meeting
ands tea-party in the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street
The halt was decorated with flags, many of them hearing
appropriate scriptural mottoes, and evergreens; and, the
re-union seemed to impart to all who took part in it the
greatest satisfaction. The- very excellent choir which.
attended, under the direction of Mr. Steed man, contribut-
ing not a little by the excellence of their singing to the
success of the night's proceedings.. M-. F. M'Cahe
paesided at the piano-forte. The tea was supplied by Mr.
I. Milbourne. The chair was occupied by the Rev. R. V.
Sheldon, B.A , Incumbent of St. Matthias's; and among
the gentlemen on the platform were—the Right Rev, the
Bishop of Kentucky, Mr. P. Curry, coroner;. Rev. J,
R. Cotter, R r. T. Flynn, Rev. W. Newton, Rev
R. C. King, 'ALA , Rev. H. Baugh, Rev. T. Lingley, Rev.
J. R. Pilling,. &e.
After the tea, the choir sane the Anthem—" God is
gone up with a merry voice, and the Lord with the sound
of the trumpet," and then the Right Rev, the Bishop of
Kentucky, at the request of the chairman, delivered the
prizes to the children, who, by their progress and gaod
condu t in St. Matthias's schools during the past half-
year, have earned such distinctions. The prise s comprised
hadsomely bound Bibles, Prayer books, &e.
The CHAMMA.N, in introducing the spakers, took the
opportunity of congratulating the assembly upon what
they themselves had been so largely able to eff, et in the
schools counseled with their church. He for one continu-
ally felt that anyclergyman standir, alone in a lane parish,
and attempting by his own unaided efforts to. do great
things, would find that be was making a lamentable mis-
take, and that it was only by co-operation, and especially
by the co-operation of the laity of his flock, be could hope
to carry on that cord work, which he trusted every clergy-
man in this town of Liverpool, and, indeed, throughout all
England, had at- heart. As to St. Matthias's schoels, their
day schools, were in their usual state ; he would trust
perhaps,in all respects, a little better. In the Sunday Schools
he, like every other clergyman, had to complain of regular,
constant, and earnest minded teachers ; but their adult
evening classes doting the past winter, had been a decided
success. Their `..;eturdsy evening concerts, for some reason,
did not prove as successful as he anticipated they. would.
The lectures were attended with fair success, and so was
the reading-room, but it was in the e-vcniug that they had
found what he considered their crowning success. The
Rev. gentleman entered into details in regard to the adult
night schools, from which it appeared that the average age
of those who attended in the senior classtwas twenty-eight
years and a half, and of those -who attended in the junior
class fifteen years and a half among the males, and sixteen
years and a half among the females. In conclusion, he
defended the attempt now being generally made to elevate
the people by means of concerts, and Contended that it
was necessary to humanise the people as well as to civilise
them. (Applause.)
The Right Rev. the Bishop of Kentucky then addressed
the assembly, and in warm, but not fulsome, language
expressed his gratitude for the kindness • which he had
received during his visit to England. Fie expressed
his joy at finding the Euglish Church so full of
life and activity as existed within it at present, .
and observed that a like activity existed in the American
Episcopal Church, which was yearly extending its
influence, In proof of this, he mentioned that whilee
forty years ago when he «as ordained, there were but 308 .
ministers and five bishops in the 'Crafted States, there wer,
now upwards of 2,000 ministers, and 40 bishops. (Cheers.)7,
The right rev. prelate then gave an elaborate exposition of
the system of national education in Americo, and declared'
that the people of that country would never tolerate the
severance of religious and secular education. Hi' 3
lordship was loudly applauded at the conclusion of If
add ress.

The assembly was addressed by several other el(rgynst

THE CAPTAIN OF THE ANGLO SAXON.

Montreal Ocean Steam-ship Co.'s Screw S tanner,
Anglo-Saxon, off Liverpool, July 2S, ' 1857.
TO CAPTAIN DOIASTER.
Dear Sir,—Though we are aware that comp} im„tary
addresses have become so common as to be of li'
(tle value,
yet, as the line to which the Anglo-Saxm b,
,longs has
been bat recently established, we wish, before separating,
to express our conviction of the advantage, lof the St.
Lawrence route, and our sense of your manag
,ement of the
ship. .
The voyage from land to land has been performed in
less than six days ; and, without seekinr ,to disparage
other lines, by which many of us have sail e'd, it is due to
you and the proprietors of the Canadis n line that we
should state that all the arrangements in regard to table,
attendance, and every other essential, at e, for excellence
and comfort, second to none.
Circumstances warrant a public ai ,t-,,,,vi0at5,...6 a
tnese rams, ana we are sure that the en terprise under such
management must rise steadily in publ is estimation.
We beg to thank you personally, and to request that
you will convey to the officers of : four ship our cordial
acknowledgments for the uniform c ourtesy aed kindness
we have met with during the w ,vage, and with every
good wish for your continued hal Jpiness and prosperity,
believe us to be, dear sir, wit' a much regard, yours
sincerely, (Signed'
John A. Macdonald, Attorney
,General, Canada West;
Henry Black, of the Adze iralty, Quebec '• W. Ren-
wick, Colonel Royal Erif
..4ineers ; G. Okill Stuart,
m.p.P., Quebec; G. Bir ojamin, M.P.P., Belleville,
C. W. ; J. B. Forsyth, J t. N., Leamington, England ;
John Rose, QC., Mont real ; George Beswick, mer-
chant, Quebec; Henry Torrance, merchant, Toronto,
C. W.; F. R. Angus , advocate, Quebec ; Thomas
Glover, merchant, Qtr 3bec ; J. B. Taylor, 9th Regt.,
Kingston ; William..] ienjamin, merchant, Montreal;
Charles H. Lewis, r aerchant, Toronto ; H. Morgan,
merchant, Montreal' ( • W. W. Turnbull, merchant,
Douglas, merchant, Montreal ; M.
Glasgow ; William
Benjamin, merely tnt, Quebec ; G. Stipel ; J. W.
Howes, Manager British and American Express,
Montreal; Edwe :a Berry, merchant, Kingston; J. W.
Lambert, Weyb.
,idge, England; J. Lyons, Toronto;
W. Gordon Ma( 'k, advocate, Montreal ;M. R. Bowker,
Pottias, C.E...; L. C. Bowker, Claremont ; Jonathan
Scott; H. Pr ince, Montreal; R Coulson, George-
town, C.W. ; Wm. Mocdie, Montreal; P. Maloney,
Toronto ; 7 ..tobert Bryson, Glasgow ; H. J. Larkin,
Montreal, ; Frank Macnab, Australia; A. Chisholm,
London,. l C. W. ; Wm. Macnab, Australia; John
Gunn, isa (stralia ; R. Gemmell, Perth, C. W. ; A. H.
Hama; Birmingham ; G. H. Beaulieu, River du
Loup, Q ,tiebee; C. Vincent, Toronto ; J. Macpherson,
Kings ValVal ; E. Leech, New Orleans ; J. Maddison ;
T. C. Millar, GainsbDrongh, England ;R. Burton,
Lonle nn, England ; William Hayard, River du Loup.

LoreD i ;APIE It AT HARVARD.—The British Minister has
availed, himself of the Harvard commencement, to deliver
a aotly r of those gracefnl and pleasant speeches for which
i.se lot ds fair to become famous. There was a certain
appr.opriateness in making Lord Napier a witness to the
trrv;at scholastic and literary event of the year in New
Etigland ; for, himself an author and a member of a family
highly distinguished both in the literary and the scientific
world, he stands here as the representative of the
I country, from which to this day, we borrow one-half our
literature, and three-fourths of our science. He must
have' looked at Harvard something like an agent of the
proprietors watching the distribution of their property
among unlawful possessors. The chief point of his lord-
ship's speech was the closing sentence, in which he " in-
voked the generosity and moderation of those who are
embarked in the enterprise of every day political life ;" and
on behalf of his country, " asked for patience, for incredu-
lity of evil, for confidence in good." To such an appeal
there cannot fail to be a free and satisfactory reply. That
reply is that this country earnestly desires to be "incredu-
lous of evil and confident of good," so far as England is
concernd ; but the incredulity on the one side and confi-
dence on the other sometimes involve severe difficulty.
However, the paths of diplomacy ehange every day ; and,
perhaps, with the Lord Napier race of diplomatist-, a new
race of British statesmen may be springing up who shall
respect their neighbours' rights, and not call every one a
rascal or a blockhead who doesn't want to see Britannia
ruling earth as well as waves.—Herald: The following
is a striking paragraph from the speech :—" The
honourable President has also had the goodness to
wish me an agreeable residence aad a prosperous ad-
ministration of my official duties in the United States.
I need not tell you that I add the warmest
aspiration to his. I am one of those who believe that
the cor4ality of our social and literary relations will very
soon be fully reflected in the correspondence of our country.
(Applause ) Since the close of the howilities between
England and America, little animosities which on various
occasions have sprung up have all been success-
fully settled, with the exception of ore minute difference
which we are at this moment ex irpating, and which I
believe will be the last one. (Applause.) The views of
my government are conciliatory ; their declarations are
sincere, and an equal confi 'ence may be placed in the policy
of the government of the United States. (Applause.)
Our national relations are not only influenced by the
proceedings which are embraced iu the atmospher6 of the
consul chamber ; they are also exposed to the scrutiny and
comment of these active and influential orphans,--tho.
legislature, public bar, and the press."

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ASSIZE INTELLIGENCE.

MIDLAND CIRCUIT.-DERBY, JULY 20.

DAMAGES AGAIN ;T A COUNTESS FOR SLANDER —At the
Nisi Prill3 Court, to-day, the Rev. Mr. Highmore brought
an action for slander against the Earl and Countess of
Harrington. This cause, which created considerable
interest, came on for hearing before Mr. Justice Creswell
and a crowded court. The Earl and Countess were gem-
modated with seats near the judge. Mr. Maneulay, Q.C.,
and Mr. Field appeared for the plaintiff; and Mr. Mellor,
C.,Q and Mr. Bell, for the defendants. Mr. Macaulay
stated the case, giving a history of the circumstances which
led to the plaintiff being appointed by the late Lord Her-
rington to the living of Elvaston. Jn 1831, be was obliged
through ill health to leave home ; he came back in 1834,
when he unhappily mat with such abuse and acandal from
the defendant,which obliged him to come before the jury on
that occasion, rumours, accusations, and charges of all de-
scriptions being made against him, all of which he traced
to the castle. A system of persecution, violence, and slan-
der, was commenced and continued against him for several
years, and the particular offences charged were committed
the first year that a clergyman of the name of Jones
came to assist Mr. Highmore ; this gentleman was fre-
quently invited to the castle and there Lady Herrington
made a slanderous statement contained in the decl ration.
The Rev. Thomas James Jones said : Lady Harrington
began to ask me who was likely to adminster the Sacra •
ment on Sunday. I answered I did not know, but I would
ascertain for her ladyship and let her know during the
week. Her ladyship then went on to say, We never
take the Sacrament from the man Highmore, because he is
so wicked a mast ; whenever I take it I go to Elvaston or
have it administered to me at Gawsworth. I never take
the Sacrament here because of that man Highmore. He
keeps the Sacrament money and never gives anything to
the poor, and took the money which the Duke of Leinster
gave fur repairing the church." Her ladyship also
added "He is such a low and drunken and bad
character that Lord Harrington cannot receive him.
He is always playing at cards and gambling, and en-
couraging the p?ople of the village in all kinds of gam-
bling, card-playing, and debauchery ; he and his wife
are constantly rolling drunk on the floor. He is always
telling lies. He never speaks the truth." Several state-
ments of this kind had been made previously. After
other evidence. Mr. Mellor, for the defendants, censured
with some severity the conduct of Mr Jones, in that,
whilst he was being invited to the Castle, and upon terms
of friendship, with Lord and Lady Harrington, he had
taken opportunities of treasuring up conversations, repeat-
ing them to Mr. Hienmore, and finally detailing them
before a court of justice The learned counsel called—
the Countess of Harrington, who said, Mr. Jones used
often to come to lunch. I remember a conversation with
him about the Sacrament, asking who was to administer
in I told him I should not take it from Mr. Highmore. He
asked me my reasons, I told him I thought Mr. Highmore
was not a good man, and that I took the Sacrament in London
and Gawsworth. I said that he had not accounted for the
Sacrament money ; those were my precise words ; I never
said he bad appropriated it to himself I never said,
speaking of Mr. Highmore, "He and his wife are always
rolling drunk on the floor." By Mr. Macaulay, Q.C. • I
may have said that Mr. Highmore had been a rider at
Astley's, but that is not in the declaration. ( Laughter.)
By his lordship : I said that I should not take the Sacra-
ment from Mr. Highmore because he was ba f man. This
WAS because he had put in two bad drunken curates, and
his wishing to double the tithes, which the Chancellor of
the Diocese branded with the words " exorbitant and
illegal." The learned Judge summed up the case. In
conclusion, he told them that if they believed the evidence
of Mr Jones. they must return a verdict for the plaintiff;
if, on the other hand, they thought Lady Harrington was
correct in her deposition—supposing that other words
used were not actionable—they must find for the defen-
dants. The jury retired, and after an absence of twenty
minutes returned into court with a verdict for the
plaintiff—damages £750.