The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-03-29 00:00:00

KINNAIRD AND ANOTHER V. FITZMAURICE.

This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, who are
engineers at Manchester, to recover from the defendant,
Captain Fit zmaurice, of London, the sum of .X 56 Us. 10d.
for putting together an engine for the defendant.
Mr. Hill, Q.C., and Mr. Mills, appeared file- tho plain
tiffs ; and Mr. Sergcant Wilkins and Mr. Cowling for the
defendant. _ _

k Mr. Hill, in stating the case, said that the amount now
sought to be recovered from the defendant was incurred
at a time when Mr. Kinnaird (since dead) was a leading
partner in the firm of Ellis and Co., at present engineers
in Manchester, and the action:was therefore obliged to be
brought in his name, although it was in reality brought
for the benefit of Ellis and Co. In October, 1850, a letter
was received from the defendant [letter read], to the
effect that the plaintiffs were to put together an engine
for him. Defendant found the materials, and the plain-
tiffs were only to charge for the workmanship.
Evidence having been tendered on the part of plaintiffs,
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins addressed the jury for the defen-
dant, alleging that the plaintiffs had broken the contract
in several ways. The engine was to be of 10-horse power,
but turned out not to be so. The plaintiffs had also
broken their contract by not completing the engine in the
stipulated time. . .

- the learned counsel called, amongst other witnesses,
Captain Fitzmaurice, who stated, amongst other things,
that the engine, instead of being ten-horse power, had
scarcely a donkey power. (Laughter.)
The jury returned a verdict for the defendant.
CURIOUS BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.-ALEXANDER V.

SYDDALL.

AN USUCCESSFUL TRIP TO GRETNA GREEN.

This was an action brought by the plaintiff against the
defendant for a breach of promise of marriage. The
damages were laid at £3OO.
Mr. Monk appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Sergeant
Wilkins for the defendant.

The opening statement of the learned counsel for the
plaintiff caused considerable amusement in court. It
appeared that the plaintiff was a domestic servant in the
family of the defendant, a young man who resided with
his parents at Manchester. An attachment was formed
between the parties, but in consequence of an objection to
the marriage, on the part of the defendant's family, being
suspected, the plaintiff and defendant eloped, and set out
for Gretna Green for the purpose of having the marriage
ceremony performed by the well-known functionary
in that locality. The ceremony, however, was not per-
formed, for reasons which would appear, and the par-
ties returned, and ultimately came to Liverpool, where
they took lodgings in Commutation-row, at the commer-
cial boarding-house of Mr. O'Connell. They resided
there for six weeks, during which time the defendant
wrote to the plaintiff's mother, telling her that they were
lawfully married, and that she was his lawful wife.
Shortly after this time the plaintiff gave birth to a child,
and since that time the defendant had refused to fulfil his
promise of marriage.
Witnesses were then called in support of the plaintiff's
case, and several of the defendant's letters to plaintiff were
put in and read.
Amongst the witnesses examined was the plaintiff her-
self. She detailed the circumstances connected with the
elopement to Gretna in company with the defendant.
When they set out to Gretna-green it was for the
purpose of getting married there. On their arrival
there they found out the old parson, but they could not find
the chapel, and consequently she (plaintiff) refused to
be married there. The " parson " was pointed out to
them, and they had some talk with him. lie kept the
toll-bar close to. (Laughter.) On telling him their
errand, he told them that lie was the party they wanted,
and then they asked about the chapel; he told them that
there being no chapel was of no consequence, as it did
not matter where he married them. He had married
hundreds at the houses in the neighbourhood. (Laughter.)
On leaving Gretna, witness and the defendant stopped,
on their return, at Carlisle, where they slept together
that night. They afterwards returned to Liverpool, where
they lived together as husband and wife.
Mr. Sergeant Wilkins addressed the jury for the
defendant, which frequently elicited roars of laughter;
after which, his !ordship summed up the evidence.
Ultimately a verdict was returned for the plaintiff,
damages, £5O.
The court rose a few minutes after six o'clock.

THE CAUSE LIST.

The common jury cases in the Salford list were finished
last night, and the West Derby list will commence this
morning. It is not expected that any of the special jury
cases in either list will be taken before Friday or Saturday.
There are six in the Salford iist and nine in the West
Derby list.

A• MAN SUFFOCATED IN FLOUR.—On Saturday, a man
named Beal. employed at the steam flour-mills, Messrs.
White and Ponsford's, in Upper Thames-street, London,
while :shovelling flour through an aperture to a lower
room, was precipitated through the aperture into a heap
of flour, amounting to about 100 sacks, and before he
could he could be got out he was suffocated.

..4DAcRE."— On WednesdayA.T.TNCll OF HR iciAJESTY-- ..--
;S SHIP----;---- "Sr.t'JEAN
ST. or. T
ship was launched from the afternoon this magnificent
John
A. 093manney, Comman-
der-in-Chief dockyard at Davenport, in
rr Smith, the Gommander-
in-Chiefpresence of Admiral Sir
y
der-in-Chief ; General Sir
Harry
iid a
four o'clock, vast concourse of
of the western district, a
other spectators. Shortly before
ready, the shipwrights knocked away all being
the shores, and left
the noble vessel resting securely
on her keel. At the
stem of the ship there hung suspended bottle of wine,
adorned with flowers, and it was with this wine the cere-
mom, of christening was performed byMiss
Ommanney.
As soon as the dog-shores were knocked
glided out of the slip amid the shouts of the spectators.away'she
The length of the vessel from forepart of figureheadac to,
afterpart of taffrail is 273 feet. The burden,
to old measurement, is 3,290 tons ; and,
.rding
according
new meastirereent, 2,0413. The engine is a GOOhoese-.
t°.
i power.

BANKRUPTS.

Tuesday, March 22, 1853

Charles Lane, Hastings. Sussex, plumber.
James Rogerson Hunt, Great Marlow, Bucks, tailor.
Robert Bond, Mitre-court, Hatton-garden, wine merchant.
James Horder, late of Wimborne, Dorset, market gardener.
Thomas Ballard, Southwick-place, Paddington, apothecary.
Thomas Thorne, jun., Hastings, ussex, plasterer.
Henry Butt, Mortimer-street, Cavendish -square, linendfaper.
George Augustus Fades, Portsea, grocer.
John Hogben Rolfe, Faversham, Kent, hosier.
Richard Henry Davie, Wellington,Somerset,money scrivener.
PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED.—J. Brereton and J. T. Eardley,
Manchester, carvers and gilders—Wilson and Harrop, Man-
chester, woollen merchants—Derrington, Museley, and Chad-
wick, Alanchester, patentees of improvements iu cocks as

MARKETS.

MARKETS FOR MANUFACTURES.

MANCHESTER.—The improvement which took place at the
beginning of last week has now almost entirely disappeared.
The demand is only moderate, whilst prices are gradually
relapsing to their former level, wherever any decided advance
was obtained. The advices from America have increased the
declining tendency of prices, inasmuch as though they advise
us of an advance during the week included in the report, in the
value of Cotton, to the extent of about Ic. per lb., yet just pre-
vious to the departure of the steamer, a degree of stringency
began to be experienced in the money market, which was pro-
ducing an unfavourable effect, aided, at the same time, by the
anticipation that the receipts of Cotton at the ports on the
following week would again show an increase. Under these
circumstances, buyers in this market again show a want of
confidence in the maintenance of prices, and only operate to a
limited extent. The demand for India is more moderate; and,
whilst full prices are generally asked, at least one-half of the
advance obtained last week is again lost. For Germany the
inquiry is limited, the continued frosty weather preventing
access to the nearest and cheapest shipping ports, and on that
account the exports are reduced in extent. Yarns for home
use are again in favour of the manufacturers, whose, operations
are not beyond their immediate requirements, a further reduc-
tion being looked for. Goods are far from active. Printers
continue in moderate inquiry, where full prices are not held
for, as is also the case with 36-inch skirtings; 40-inch are deci-
dedly quiet. The late adoption of short time by the domestic
manufacturers has caused a favourable turn, not that prices
are at all advanced, but the position of the producers they feel
to be somewhat improved. _ _ .

liocunALE.—At present the stocks on hand are very light,
which enables the manufacturers to obtain more for their
Pieces. Many refuse to sell at last week's prices, and those
who have purchased have given an advance. Wool continues
to advance. _ _ _ .

LEEDS.—Upon the whole, there has been rather less business
done in the Woollen trade here than last week ; but the manu-
facturers are well employed, and there is no change in either
the price of Cloths or the general tone of the trade noticeable.
BRADFORD.—The Worsted trade has been active during the
week, some extensive purchases of Piece Goods having been
made. More business has been done in both Wools and Yarns,
at rates fully as high as those obtained last week.
HunnEusFiELD.—The market this week has been quiet,
there not having been a very good attendance of either buyers
or sellers. Most of the shippers in town are very busy with
orders both for the continent and America, but cannot get them
fitted up in anything like the usual time, the manufacturers
having so many orders on hand.
HALIFAX.—There has been a little inquiry for goods of low
quality ; but the sales have not been very extensive. The spin-
ners are asking, and in some instances obtaining, advanced
rates for most descriptions of Yarn, and there is pretty fair
demand for home consumption. Another rise has taken place
in Wool.

OTTINGIIAM.—There is so little difference in the condition
of the two staple businesses of the town since our last, that
comment upon them is unnecessary; each of them being in a
fair state, and all hands tolerably well occupied, with the pros-
pect of a good spring and summer trade, in both Lace and
Hosiery.

LIVERPOOL CORN MARKET,
TUESDAY, MARCH 22.

The trade ruled firm for Wheat, with a steady consumptive
demand, at the full rates of this day week ; and we had more
inquiry for American Flour, though the demand was somewhat
interfered with by auction sales advertised for after market.
French Flour sold scarcely so well as of late. In Barley, Malt,
and Pease, no alteration. Egyptian Beans Is lower on the
week, and a very retail sale. Oats were in fair request at un-
changed value, and Oatmeal recovered the partial decline of
last week, with an improved demand. Indian Corn sold slowly
at the decline of Friday; there were few Mediterranean cargoes
offering, and no business reported therein to-day. Owing to
the recurrence of Good Friday, there was no second market
held last week.

FOREIGN.

BRITISH.
Wheat, 70tb., s. d. s. d.
English red.. old 6 to 7 1
1)o. do. new 6 3.. 6 9
Do. white old 7 0.. 7 61
Do. do. new 6 10.. 7 4
Irish red.... old 6 3.. 6 7
Do. do. new 6 0.. 6 4

Wheat,* 701, s. d. 8. d.
Canadian
United States
Danzig, &c.
Pomeranean,&c. 6 8.. 7 0
Danish, &c 6 6.. 7 0
French, &c 6 6.. 6 11
Odessa, Polish 5 8.. 6 1
Danübe

Do. white.. old 6 3.. 6 8
Do. do. . new 6 6.. 610
Barley,imr.,Cliev.33 0..35 0
v.6otb.Sc.&lrish 3 9.. 4 0
Malt, v. qr. Eng... 58 0..63 0

Russiant&c.hard 5 0.. 5 5
Egyptian
lßarley,l4 6oth
,Oats, 45th
Beans,gr. Eurp 37 0..38 0
:e4Bolb Egyptian 31 0..31 6
Peas, qr. white. 39 0.. 40 0
Intl. Corn, la 450%,
Amer. yellow 3O 6..31 0
Do. white 3l 0.. 32 0
French, yellow 3O 0.. N 6
Do. white 3O 0..31 C
Ibrail& Galatz 30 0.. 31 0
Flour, 2t,brl. 196th,
Canadian, sweet 23 9.. 24 3
U. States, do. 23 6.. 24 0
Do. &Can. sour 20 6,.21 9
Frnch,sk 280th 35 0..37 0

Do. Irish - 52 0..55 0
Oats, 1.4 451 b.,
Eng.&Sctch, old 3 0.. 3 I
Do. Irish, old 2 7k.. 2 9
Do. Do. new 2 8.. 2 9}
Beans, qr. Eng 36 0..38 0
4, 48016. Sc. &Ir 33 0..35 0
Peas,r qr. Eng 42 0..44 0
Flour, 2801 b,
Seconds 0 0.. 0 0
Fine 30 0..32 0
Superfine 33 0..35 0
Extra 3" 0.. 38 0
Oatmeal, at) 2401 b ,
Irish 2O 0..20 9

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET,
MONDAY, MARCH 28.
The supply of stock at market today was moderate ; demand
languid, and a considerable number turned out unsold. Prime
Beef fid, and in a few cases 64d ; second quality, 53d ; Cows,
4.id to 5d ; Mutton, 8d to Bid; Lamb (tbe first this season), is
per lb., sinking the offal.

BEASTS