The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-12-04 00:00:00

WARUINGTON

Tim HEIR AT LAW.—" Money often makes the man;"
and there never was a better bit of good truth than the maxim
which says—" Prosperity finds friends; Adversity tries
them." No sooner was it known in Warrington that CharleS
Higginsoa, the man who, a few weeks ago, was sent to
Knutsford for trial, on the charge of being "a sham fireman,"

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Vines Iligginson, Esquire. To be sure, be was in mison,
and confined to gaol allowance; but two professional gentle-
men of Warrington flew to his assistance, and there was
quite a race between them as to which should be first in pro-
curing• bail for him; and on Monday, a few minutes.after
Mr. Lyon had taken his scat on the Warrington bench, Mr.
Wright, builder, of Leigh, and Mr. Clayton, cooper, of War-
rington, were presented, and accepted as bail for Mr. Hig-
ginson's appearance- to take his trial at the next Knutsford
sessions. A- few minutes after this another active solicitor
made his appearance, and tendered two other•gentlemen us
bail; but Mr. Lyon having already granted a supersedeas for
the discharge of the prisoner from Knutsford, that step was
unnecessary• • A race to Knutsford followed, to announce to
Mr. Higginson- that the necessary bail for his appearance
had been procured. He was taken before P. Berton, Esq.,
a county magistrate, who happened to be attending a meet-
ing of poor-law guardians, at the George Inn, and having, in
the presence of both his legal friends, entered into his own
recognizance for his appearance at the sessions, he was forth-
with discharged from the custody of the governor of Knuts-
furd gaol. Mutual congratulations followed, and Mr. Hig-
ginson was immediately brought back to Warrington. On
the way, the party had a bit of an upset at Latchford, by coin-
ing in contact with a gig going to High Leigh; but that, all
things considered, was excusable. Next day Mr. Higgingon,
by the aid of the proprietor of a ready-made clothes reposi.•
tory, was attired in a new suit of sable black; and thus fur-
nished, accompanied by Mr. Bayley, he scent in a post chaise
to take possession of his newly-acquired estates at Bedford.
The executors of-the late Mr. Higginson were in attendance,
and gave him formal Imssession. The will of the late Mr.
Iligginson was dated 1822, and his then acquired property
was left amongst his uncles and cousins. Chai!es Higginson,
as the nearest relative of the deceased, comes into th, pro-
perty acquired since the making of the will, in addition to
his share under it. The estate at Bedford consists of a new-
ly-erected mansion, about thirty-five Cheshire acres of land,
and several coal-pits. The whole property to be divided, it
is said, will exceed £40,000.

THE SoLoma's Bu;DE.—Mr. Fletcher, a publican, ap-
peared at Warrington Petty Sessions, on Monday, to show
cause why he refused to deliver up his daughter's clothes.
Miss Flether, it would seem, "had a beau, who for a soldier
would go ;" this coming to the ears of herparents, she eloped
on Monday night with the object of her affections, a corpo-
ral, engaged in the recruiting service at Warrington. On
thelollowing Thursday, just two days after she came of age,
they were lawfully married by licence at Warrington church,
and the husband now sought to recover possession of her
wearing apparel, she having left home with nothing more
than the things she stood upright in. Mrs. Fletcher, in
strong terms, alluded to her daughter's misconduct, and
made no hesitation in asserting that the public house till had
furnished the necessary supplies for obtaining the license,
wedding ring, hoops, &c. Both resolutely refused to give up
a single halfpenny worth of the "soldier's bride's" clothing,
unless compelled to do so by the strong arm of the law. Mr.
Lyon, the chairman, said the complainant had no legal claim
to the clothes of his wife, us she was under age, and not in a
situation to have acquired any property of her own. The
corporal asked whether he was not entitled to a dress which
had been presented before marriage to his wife by her father ?
Mr. Lyon decided that he had no such right, but, even if he
had, the magistrates had not power to decide such a question.
Both parties then left the office.
PUBLIC-110[3SE INFORMATIONS.—OH Monday, two publi-
cans of Warrington Were convicted in the sum of £2 108.6 d.
penalty and costs, for having persons drinking in their
houses during the hours of divine service.

COACH
,ACCIDENT.—On Friday se'nnight, the Star, Lon-
don coach, was overturned at Sankey, near Warrington, and
one of the horses killed. Some of the passengers were
slightly injured, but they were all able to proceed on their
journey to Liverpool.

A legal gentleman, who lately paid his addresses to the
daughter of a tradesman near Holborn, was forbidden the
house, for which he sent in a bill of ninety-one pounds thin.
teen shillings and fourpence, for two hundred and seventy-
live attendances advising on family affairs.
RULES FOR CHOOSING A HORSE—HINTS FOR NOVICES.—
To define a perfect horse is nearly impossible; to tell you
where to buy one so completely so. As a purchaser it is im-
material where you gi.), whether to Hyde Park Corner,
Newmarket, Smithfield, or Newcastle, you will most proba-
bly be taken in wherever you go; however. I shall endeavour
to describe such outward beauties and active qualifications
as are requisite; and if, you meet with such an one keep your
eye on him. The height of a horse is of little consequence
provided he is higher behind than before. Nothing is more
pleasing to a traveller than the idea of continually getting
forward. Let him carry his head low, that he may have an
eve to the ground, and see the better where to set his feet.
The less he shifts his feet the easier he wilt move for his rider,
and (important qualification in a roadster) he will brush all
the stones out of Lis way, which might otherwise throw him
down. If he turns out his toes as well as he should do, he
will then disperse them to the right and left, and avoid the
trouble of kicking the same stone a second time. A bald
face, wall eyes and white legs, (if your horse is not a grey
one,) is to be preferred, as, in the night, although you may
ride against what you please, no one will ride against you.
His nose cannot project too much, for by keeping a constant
tight rein on him, you will sit as firm as if you were held on.