The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-04-06 00:00:00

DISTRICT NEWS.

ORMSKIRK.

STEALING YOUNG OAK TREES.—On Tuesday night
last some evil-disposed person or persons pulled up and
carried away several young oak trees belonging to E.
Stanley, Esq., which were growing in a field forming part
of Cross-hall farm, in Lathom, occupied by John Or-
mesher.

TEMPERANCE MEETING.—The first monthly meeting
of the Ormskirk Total Abstinence Society was held in the
Town-hall, on Wednesday evening last, when the chair
was occupied by James Culshaw, Esq., J.P., and the
cause of total abstinence was ably and eloquently advo-
cated by the Rev. Mr. Bishop and A. Gibson, Esq., of
Liverpool.

SINGULAR PRODIGY.—On Tuesday evening last, a

mare, belonging to Mr. W. Moorcroft, farmer. near
Spout-house, Scarisbrick, Ormskirk, foaled a fine colt,
having no shoulder blades or fore-legs. The head and
hinder parts are perfect and well proportioned ; the ribs
are also perfect, and commence at the extremity of the
neck, there being not the slightest appearance of shoulders.
The colt is now in the possession of Mr. R. Sharpies, of
Church-street, Ormskirk, veterinary surgeon.
BIRTHS AND DEATHS.—The number of births and
deaths registered in Ormskirk during the quarter ending
31st March, 1852, is as follows :—Births—Males, 32 ;
Females, 34: total, 66. Deaths—Males, 24 ; Females,
33 ; total, 57. The deaths are above the average, but
cannot he attributed to any particular cause. The fol-
lowing is a summary of causes :—Typhus fever, 4 ; diarr-
hoea, 4 ; consumption, 9 ; scarlatina, 6; pneumonia, 8 ;
marasmus, 4 ; convulsions, 4 ; old age, 4 ; other
causes, 14.

LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.--During the past week
the town of Ormskirk has had to endure all the bustle
and excitement of a contested election for members of the
Local Board of Health. The struggle, which has been a
hot one, has been between Sanitarians and Antisani-
tarians, alias " Water-larks" and "Mud-larks." The
outgoing members of the board were Messrs. Leak,
Marsden. and Goss. The following is a list of the per-
sons nominated, and the numbers polled by each candi-
date :—Mr. Leak, 280; Mr. Marsden, 298 ; Mr. Sharpies,
288; Mr. Stoner, 272; Mr. J. Edge, 272; Mr. J. Brom-
ley, 266 ; Mr. Woods, 29 ; Mr. J. Wareing. 10. Con.
sequently, Messrs. Marsden, Sharpies, and Leak are the
successful candidates, all of whom are favourable to the
Health of Towns Act being applied to Ormskirk, and
carried out to its fullest extent.

ance of a house, free of rent and taxes, and £5O per annum
for a horse. The proceedings of the Health Committee,
comprising, recommendation to accept the Earl of Derby's
offer of land for the purpose of widening and improving
Bootle-lane and Walton-road, on c-mdition of the land so
given being paved at the expense of the Council, the cost
of which work is estimated, in the case of Bootle-lane, at
£236 55., and in the case of Walton-road, at £ll5 16a.
9d. ; and recommendation to accept Mr. M`Gregoi's
offer of land for tne purpose of widening and improving
St. Domingo-lane, on condition of the land being paved,
and a stone boundary-wall rebuilt, at the expense of the
Council, the estimated cost of which work is £404 148.
The proceedings of the Church Expenditure Committee,
comprising, recommendation to convert a portion of the
pews in St. George's Church into free seats for the poor.
Report of the special committee appointed to consider and
eport as to the salary of the Assessor of the Borough Court.
SELECT VESTRY.—The Rev. Rector Campbell presided
at the usual meeting cn Tuesday. The Workhouse sta-
tistics showed that there were 2253 inmates in the house,
and 678 sick cases. There had been above a thousand
admissions to the vagrant sheds during the past week.
Mr. Browne, Government inspector, bad been examining
the Workhouse Schools, and reported tnat the children
were making fair progress. Two assistant school-mis-
tresses to the Industrial School had resigned, and the
committee were instructed to fill up the vacancies. Fre-
derick Cornett, one of the officers in Mr. Gray's depart-
ment, having certified vaccination cases to be correct
which he knew to be fictitious, the Medical Relief Cora-
-1 mittee recommended his summary dismissal. Fees had
been paid and allowed for vaccination cases which had
never been performed. A letter from Mr. Cornett was
also read, admitting the truth of the allegation, but plead-
ing that he had so much business to perform that he had
found it impossible to visit all the cases in the short time
which he was allowed to be from the office. Considerable
discussion resulted as to whether Mr. Cornett should be
suspended merely, or absolutely dismissed; but, even-
tually, the committee's recommendation was confirmed,
subject to the decision of the Poor-law Board. The re-
mainder of the business comprised the announcing of cer-
tain grants from the Committee of the Privy Council on
Education to schoolmasters and schoolmistresses in the
employ of the parish, the reception of a return showing
the attendance of members during the year, and other
formal matters.

HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE
AND CHESHIRE.

The sixth ordinary meeting of this Society was held in
the Board-room of the Collegiate Institution, on Thurs-
day evening last. The Rev. Dr. Thom, Vice-President,
in the chair. Among the candidates for membership was
Wm. Ewart, Esq., M.P., and the following were duly
elected :—Mr. John G. Jacob, of 56, Church-street; the
Rev. Thos. Faulkner Lee, M.A., of the Grammar School,
Lancaster; and Mr. Thomas Symes Warry, of Hamilton-
square, Birkenhead.
The donations embraced a document on the regulation
of time, by Thomas Moore, sen., Esq.; fragments of
primaeval pottery, found at Eddisbury-hill, by Dr. Thom ;
and fragments of bones, from the same neighbourhood,
by the same gentleman.

The Rev. John W. Hill, of Waverton, near Chester,
exhibited some beautiful impressions of seals connected
with Fountains Abbey, accompanied by a description of
the founding of the abbey. Mr. Joseph Boult forwarded
for exhibition 12 specimens of a work upon church monu-
ments, by Mr. Gibbs, of Wigan ; he also drew the atten-
tion of the meeting to a contemplated architectural con-
gress at Northampton, fixed for the 16th instant. Mr.
J. G. Woodhouse exhibited an agreement for 500 pipes
of Bronte wine, between Lord Nelson and the Messrs.
Woodhouse, dated 1800, a considerable portion of which
was in the autograph of his lordship, who signed " Bronte
and Nelson." Mr. Brackstone, of London, exhibited,
through Mr. Mayer, a beautiful collection of celts and
bronze swords, found in various parts of Ireland. Dr.
Hume exhibited specimens of bones which are found in
large quantities near the caves of Cefn, beside St. Asaph.
They are so abundant in quantity, that they are used for
manure ; these were found o❑ the surface, in the debris
that had rolled down the face of a cliff.

Mr. Dorning Hibbert drew the attention of the meet-
ing to a large collection of letters, and other MSS.,
mostly of the time of Charles 11., which had come into
his possession in a direct line from the original possessors.
Several of the letters were read, and portions of others.
It appeared that one Mr. John Sorrowcold, a gentleman
of the Guards, whose grandfather bad been steward to
Sir Peter Legh, of Lyme, had been hurt in a quarrel
with some poulterers in Holborn, in May, 1661, and that
he died in consequence. There was a letter from himself
during his illness, one from his servant after his death,
and various other documents, which afforded much cu-
rious information respecting the manners of the time.
The collection also included various letters from the
family of Bradshaw, " the regicide." The chairman re-
gretted that the great amount of business before the
meeting would not allow them to dwell on such inte-
resting topics; but Mr. Hibbert consented, at the request
of the meeting, to embody some of the most interesting
in a separate c ,rnmunication, to be printed in the Trans.
actions of the Society.
The Secretary announced that the day-meeting of the
Society, which had been arranged for the convenience of
the non-resident members, would be held on the 15th
instant, at half-past one. The use of the Royal Institu-
tion Rooms had been secured for the purpose. The
Council have arranged that ladies be admitted, and that
invitations be sent to the members of council of similar
societies in town, and to certain other gentlemen inte-
rested in the progress of literature.

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The resolutions respecting the contemplated soiree
were read, when the Society expressed its warm approval
of the principle of union among the learned societies of
the town, and confirmed the arrangements which had
been made by their council.

A communication was read from Warrington, inviting
the Historic Society to a meeting there on the 7th of
May, where it is arranged to have a reunion of certain
literary and scientific gentlemen from Chester, Liverpool,
and Manchester. It was moved by Mr. Lamb, seconded
by Mr. Poole, and resolved, that the secretary express to
the gentlemen at Warrington the Society's grateful ac-
ceptance of their kind invitation, and assure them of their
readiness to make all the necessary arrangements. It
was arranged that the names of those intending to join
the party be received up to the Ist of May.
Dr. Hume announced that a special general meeting
will be held on the 13th instant, half an hour before the
ordinary one, to adopt some modifications of the laws
before reprinting them. These, as suggested by the
council, were read to the meeting. They do not affect
any principle, but relate in general to details which have
become obsolete.

Dr. Thom then read a short paper, entitled, " Two
Pacts relating to Cheshire ;" and in the absence of the
writer, Dr. Fiume read a long and interesting paper on
" Traces of the Britons, Saxons, and Danes in the Fore-
land of the Fylde " by the Rev. William Thornber, of
Blackpool. Though the reading of this paper extended
till nearly 10 o'clock, the gentlemen present exhibited no
signs of impatience, as it indicated much valuable re-
search and curious learning.

The thanks of the Society
were voted to donors, ex-
hibitors, and authors of papers.

DIOCESAN CHURCH BUILDING AND
ENLARGEMENT SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of this Society was held on Wed-
nesday, at the Savings' Bank, Bold-street, the Lord
Bishop of Chester in the chair.

Amongst the clergy and laity present were the Rev.
Chancellor Raikes, Archdeacon Wood, Archdeacon
Brooks, Canon Thurlow, Hon. D. Anson, Dean of
Chester, Revs. H. H. Hampton, Prescott, James, Law-
rence, Pollock, and Messrs, Adam Hodgson, Harmood
Banner, &c.

From the report, which was read by the Rev. Chan-
cellor Raikes, it appeared that during the past year a
grant of £5O had been voted towards the restoration of the
church of Preston Patrick, Cumberland ; £25 to the
church at Lymm ; £250 for a new church at Halton ;
£5O towards the repair of the church at Wargreave,
which had been further augmented by £25 ; £5O for the
rebuilding of the church at Maple; £lOO for a church
building in Bury-lane, Winwick ; £2OO for a church at
Wavertree. The grants in all had amounted to the sum
of £l,OOO ; and although as yet there could not be any
marked result from these operations, yet, in all proba-
bility, the building of these respective churches would
have been suspended, it not indefinitely deferred, had it
not been for the impulse afforded by the Society. Ten
churches had been built during the last ten years within
the limits of the borough of Liverpool, but a population
of nearly 10,000 must be assigned to each, in order that
all might be religiously cared for. Thirty additional
churches would not be too large a number to meet the
existing requirements. The report concluded by making
a fresh appeal to the bounty of the public, and to the zeal
and good offices of the clergy.
The Treasurer's report showed an available surplus of
£438 Bs. fid.

The Venerable Archdeacon BROOKS moved the adop-
tion of the report and accounts, expressing his pleasure
that the Society was going on in its usual quiet, un-
assuming, and yet effectual way. They were now sepa-
rated from the manufacturing districts, and he urged that
they should localize their exertions, and spiritedly pro-
mote the objects of the Society within their now narrower
diocese. Within the last twenty years, though not less
than £150,000 had been expended in the erection of
churches within the range of the present diocese of
Chester, not less than the same sum was required now to
meet increased requirements. His own parish was very
deficient in the number of churches, particularly in those
places where it was most essential that they should be

Mr. ADAM HODGSON seconded the resolution. Every
year had deepened his sense of the importance of the
Society's operations. The resolution was carried una-
nimously.

The Rev. H. H. HAMPTON moved the appointment of
a committee to carry on the operations of the Society
during the ensuing year. The motion was seconded and
carried.

The Venerable Archdeacon WOOD moved a resolution
enforcing the necessity of exertions to provide church
accommoJation in proportion to the increasing wants of
the diocese, and expressing thankfulness for the support
hitherto accorded to the Society.

The Rev. J. JONES, rural dean, seconded the reso-
lution, particularly calling attention to the moral desti-
tution of the north part of the town. Unhappily,
churches were built in parts of the town where parties
could take seats and pay for them, while the poorer dis-
tricts were too generally overlooked. The resolution was
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THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, APRIL 6, 1802:

ANOTHER ASSAULT AND ROUDERY.—James Wake-
field, (23,) and Ann Wakefield, (21,) were found guilty
of assaulting and robbing William Gilbert, at Manchester.
The male prisoner was sentenced to ten years' transpor-
tation, and Ann.Wukefield to six months' imprisonment,
with hard labour.

BURGLARY AT LElGH.—Alexander Croston and Jeseie
Brown were found guilty of a burglary in the house of
John Hutchinson, at Abraham, near Leigh, on the 25th
August last, and stealing a forester's horn and some wear-
ing apparel. Brown was sentenced to ten years' transpor-
tation, and Croston to eighteen months' imprisonment
with hard labour.

MANSLAUGHTF.P.4—EXPLOSION OF FIREDAMP IN A
COLLIERY.— Thomas Atherton (aged about 40), was found'
guilty of having, by gross negligence, caused the death of
his nephew, Henry Beeseley, by an explosion of firedamp
at a colliery at Ashton-in-Mackerfield. The prisoner
was himself suffering severely from the explosion; and
having ascertained that it would be six weeks before he
could resume his work, his lordship sentenced -him to be
imprisoned for that period in the infirmary.
MAKING A FALSE DECLARATION.— Th 017248 Bannon
(aged 26), was charged with having in Liverpool, unlaw-
fully made e false declaration of having lost a pawn ticket.
Prosecutor did not appear, and his recognizances were
ordered to he forfeited.

ROBBERY AT NEWTON.—Edward Connor was indicted
for having at Newton, on the Bth of March, stolen 25
sovereigns, the property of Thomas Monaghan ;-. and
Michael Connor (son of Edward Connor) was charged
with receiving the same. Prisoner had taken the money
from the prosecutor's pocket whilst sleeping in the same
room with him at Newton. He was subsequently appre-
hended with his son in Dublin. Edward Connor was
found guilty and sentenced to a year's imprisonment.
Michael Connor was acquitted.
INCENDIARISM. NEAR WARRINGTON.-771022243 Ken-
wright (aged about 45), labourer, was found guilty of
maliciously and feloniously setting on tire the barn of his
master, Henry Baker, a farmer, residing at Bold, near
Warrington, on the evening of the 24th March.—Sen-
tence : to be transported for 15 years.
MANSLAVGHTER AT MANCHESTER.—Patriek 111`Der-
molt (aged 20), previously convicted of the manslaughter
of James Hughes, was brought up and sentenced to be
imprisoned for two years with hard labour.
HOUSEBREAKING NEAR ST. HELENS.—Edwd. Hughes
and Jamas. Hughes, two Irish youths, were found guilty
of having broken into the house of Thomas Driskell, of
Bold, near St. Helens, and stealing a quantity of wearing
apparel—to be imprisoned 18 months with hard labour.
The court rose at two minutes past six o'clock.

FRIDAY.—CHARGE OF STEALING SOAP, &C.—Ben-
jamin Gee and Ralph Metcalfe were charged, the former
with stealing, and the latter with receiving, a quantity of
soap and tobacco, the property of John Sutliffe, Heaton
Norris, Stockport.--The prosecutor kept a retail grocery
shop at Heaton Norris ; and the prisoner Gee, his porter,
was charged with having, on the night of the 19th March,
stolen 12 lbs. of soap and a quantity of tobacco, which he
subsequently took to the other prisoner, who had a small
shop in the village, and sold the whole parcel for Is. 6d.,
whereas the soap alone, at the wholesale price, was worth
ss.—Guilty ; each eighteen months' imprisonment, with
hard labour. There was a second case against Gee, but
it was not pressed.
PERJURY.—Thomas Kinsey pleaded guilty to having
committed wilful and corrupt perjury. The prisoner's
father kept a public-house at Salford, and was recently
proceeded against for allowing gambling in his house,
when the prisoner, acting in obedience to his father, swore
that, on the occasion stated, there was no gambling in
the house. One year's imprisonment, with hard labour.
This concluded the criminal business, and Mr. Baron
Alderson proceeded to try causes.
WALL V. PENLINGTON AND lIUGHES.—.An action to
recover damages for false imprisonment. The plaintiff,
Fanny Wall, was formerly an assistant at the railway re-
freshment-rooms, and the defendant, Penlington, is a
watchmaker, carrying on business in St. George's-crescent,
Liverpool, the defendant Hughes, being his shopman.
On the evening of the 9th December the plaintiff accom-
panied a young man of respectability, named Andrew,
who was paying his addresses to her, to the defendant's
shop, for the purpose of buying a watch ; and the defend-
ant, Hughes, thinking he had concealed one in his coat
sleeve, and then passed it to the plaintiff, caused them to
be given into custody. It afterwards appeared that he
had been more hasty than wise, there being no ground for
such a suspicion, the young man, having, in fact, pur-
chased of another shopman a gold watch, for £l9, and a
gold guard. When taken before the late Mr. Rushton,
they were, of course, immediately acquitted. Verdict in
favour of the defendant Penlington, he being away from
the shop at the time. Hughes suffered by default, and the
jury assessed damages to the extent of £25.
BRADBURY V. THE MANCHESTER, SHEFFIELD, AND
LINCOLNSHIRE RAILWAY.—When called on, only ten
special jurymen answered to their names, and the case
was therefore adjourned.

PRICE V. WOOD.—A formal case, an issue from the
Chancery Court. A verdict was directed to be given for
defendant.

SLANDER.—HENSMAN v. THOMAS.—The plaintiff in
this case is a tradesmen in Liverpool, carrying on business
as a grocer, in Pitt-street, and having also two or three
other shops for the sale of groceries and provisions in
various parts of the town. The defendant is a flour
dealer, also residing in this town, and the action was
brought to recover compensation in damages for slan-
derous words spoken by the defendant of and concerning
the plaintiff. The defendant Thomas one morning met
the traveller for a wholesale grocer in the shop of a mutual
friend, and jocularly said, " You've made a pretty mess
of it: you've been serving Hensman, I hear; I wish you
may get your money." The traveller replied that Hens-
mann had always paid very punctually, and he had no
fear of him. To this the defendant rejoined, " Oh, you
haven't heard that he's going through the court, then ?"
These were the slanderous words complained of; the
"court" being charged in the legal inuendoes to mean
Insolvent Court; while the defendant's counsel main-
tained that the whole conversation was what is termed
" chaffing," uttered without the least improper or mali-
cious motive. The jury seemed inclined to take this view
of the case, for, without hearing witnesses for the defence,
they returned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages one
farthing.