The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-06-19 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

The Lord Chancellor continues much the same ; it is
highly improbable that he will ever resume his seat on
the Woolsack. Lord Campbell is said to have got the
promise, but in the mean time remains in an awful state
of suspense.
Sentence was passed, on Thursday, in the Court of
Queen's Bench, in the case of the Queen v. Kendall and
others. The defendants were convicted of having con-
spired to negotiate the sale of a cadetship. Mr. Justice
Patteson ordered Kendall to be imprisoned in the Queen's
Prison for one year, to pay a fine of £lOOO, and to be fur-
ther imprisoned till the fine is paid. Mrs. Binks and
Mrs. Lindley to be imprisoned in the Queen's Prison for
six calendar months each ; and Mr. Bicisley to be impri-
soned for one year.
BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE AGAINST A
MARRIED MAN.—In the Common Pleas at London on
Tuesday, counsel moved for a rule absolute in a case—
Wild v. Harris—in which the plaintiff, who carries on
business as a gimlet maker, at Birmingham, and is a
widow, about 30 years of age, brought an action against
the defendant, who is a machine-maker, and a married
man with four children, for breach of promise of marriage.
The action was tried before Mr. Justice IVlaule, on the
19th April ; and it appeared that the defendant contracted
with the London and Birmingham Railway Company to
erect the telegraph posts on their lines ; and that in the
month of January, 1848, he went to Birmingham to
superintend the workmen employed for that purpose.
He took lodgings at the plaintiff's house, and becoming
intimate with her, in a short time offered her marriage.
The plaintiff, not knowing him to be a married man,
accepted his offer. Her sister deposed that she was pre-
sent at frequent conversations between the plaintiff and
the defendant on the subject, and that the defendant
asked her to be bridesmaid, which she agreed to be ; and
that he said he would take them to London after the
marriage, and intended taking a house in Ashley-grove or
Vauxhall-corner. In the month of February he left
Birmingham, saying he had been sent for on business,
and as he did not return, or communicate with her, the
plaintiff made inquiries after him, and discovered that he

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was married man with a family.
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verdict for the plaintiff, with £lO damages' moves
ston, the defendant's counsel, subsequently use
rule calling upon the plaintiff to show cauttatbrd
judgment should not be arrested, on the Sena, 004
defendant was not in a situation to enter 1451 tosk
a contract, but the court did not allow this, an"
rule
UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL
The Bishop of Chester was engaged nritige,•
consecration of St. Paul's Church. at Dane IL 1.04
wich. The sermon was preached by the rig"' •neorl)
The Rev. G. A. Denison, who took sop rinleSsz,
in the discussion at the recent meeting 0 the
ifeiV
Society, has been appointed a Prebendal"' °
thedral. A 'ell',
The Hon. and Rev. Gerald Wellesley, I‘.•-•
College, Cambridge, and Rector of Strathfie
sch,e,
pointed resident Domestic Chaplain to her 3lniecoutil
room of the Hon. and Rev. Charles Les
who has resigned and taken a Crown living' ndli•eletwo
enter into the holy state of matrimony. 01 aro
son of the late Lord Cowley, and nephew
Duke of Wellington. 1'01:0.0
Holic
TESTIMONIAL TO THE VICAR O.
HULL.—The numerous admirers of the worichose 0
Holy Trinity, Hull, the Rev. J. H. HornhY',. of 111.4
virtues have long gained him the r0Pee"..,100.4,
parishioners, will be glad to learn that a woo
more affluent residents in Hull have preen
_ll,lOO
beautiful silver inkstand, with the addition
fire
of three hundred guineas, " as a commentewT„,3oolcior
fiftieth year of his incumbency, and in rLi 0,40
love and veneration with which they regal'''. for'
ester of religion, and of their unfeigned e,steeno
a Christian, a scholar, and a gentleman. , There!
ChNrVonnoiclAeßtEelLHEthCelitUolloCwHinlgNNstCrVanAgreOfta
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credibly informed, that at the ordinasttio°n6.
Bishop of the diocese, held at Cuddesdlii:lhjti:er?;
Sunday, a candidate was ordained deacon', for ,e 404
previously rejected by the Bishop of El,„oleaed
Catholic tendencies, and who, though re°°— barb
Dr. Pusey, had also been refused ordination h%e tor)
of Exeter." We have no knowledge whaitoeietroll
fact, and give it, therefore, merely as the dg,,ir
this Oxford paper. But, clearly, the mate vl. re'
some inquiry. On the other hand, we are P,:st,
formed, and that on excellent authority. dig'
cently, the Examining Chaplain of the'l3i4t,.
cester refused to examine a candidate for OrilelOrn
by a few preliminary questions, that be held 111"
views on the efficacy of baptism. We belief:oo4oo
this moment,
tohmeebnits,htohpesr.eorartehemirocrheatphlaani
chaplains,
earoern:ifoeca,...°l.ool
cause with the Bishop of Exeter. Mean w 004
observed last week, the head of one province' iplia';ilo
of England. lays it down with the greatest ate the
ex cathedra that the views of Mr. Gorham nre9ooo,
Exeter
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The answer, however, is obvious. The disro",
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course, and endeavouring to lay new traps I°' •tore,";e
the Evangelical clergy. Ten years ago he instlqtl
Gorhr na to the living of St. Just. One / P
fused to institute him to Bram ford Sp eke. Ai
Gorham had in no resect cbangePd.—the chan'e6
bt lyt eh
is viewspr
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mn n practiceary
questions,o f thei
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way To ref
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the Bishop of Gloucester's chaplain raised n°,,ndiditt‘e)
Mr. Gorham's views. The change is in hirs'ideL4
candidates. Thus the contention is caused se
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endeavour to introduc,e Popery into the Church' d
of SP
THE ETON FESTIVAL. AND THE ARC ,
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A very pleasing scene occurred at the Jo-- sire/
held on Wednesday evening, the Earl of Elie," ire/
Bishops,"t propo
the chair. Amongst the toasts, the noble eloo1;51
The. The report Church, p
r oacnede thed s —Etontulated the meeting upon the fact that both tl7 biol
were old Etonians. (Cheers.) It offorde Ras lob
greatest possible satisfaction that his old tutor be,
bishop of Canterbury.—(Hear. hear.) W11°,101;4
pened to speak in the House of Lords he ge-coot
opposite the Lord Primate, and sometimes liTe tioDt
help fancying that he was again practising a rill
before his old tutor.—(Laughter and cheer`.' the ~r
lieved he had also seen a most rev. prelate 10 o°,o
situation.—(Renewed cheers and laughter.) optiond
sion the noble earl said, " Long may Eton ch, foc;,
send men to that house to represent the elit,ari.cOniall;
I am that no men can do so better than 01(1 'lf, in
The school appears to have been as fort! ...40
talent as in theological attainments and relie;e° 009
In proposing " the Eton Judges," the n°l4 o°,l°,
remarked, that "he was more fortunate it expo
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toast on his list, for there was one present to r
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it. The toast he had to propose was, •‘ the Bt°,' the 'OO
(Cheers.) They had among them his frienao
Chancellor of England, who, he believed, sts 13'°,11
Etonian, as every one knew he an awe fie!,
was , to•
(Cheers.) He regretted the absence of Ina °hoped'
schoolfellow, Mr. Justice Pattison, but ho ' „ifL
him among ;hem on the next anniversarY•
The Vice-Chancellor of England, in ack,,n°.
compliment, said he was not only an Don;),,(v
himself, but he had sent eight sons to Eton,.
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CHESTEREuxac.l2uds
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ParcelsAtorrinl
from H£oLi YslllhBrsEe.A:n RAILWAY.--"Ze ', al '/'
awinoedde.kp;aesynintdoeaednm9th of June, 1849.—Coaching WI,- il''
t fßoroactosavXely7asoc4ess.ob72mrdoy.adiisalanta.odntacdl
hCeXastit?..legeoo6osr.et. :
sido‘i
The grades on the Panama railroad it is asceirti; ell •
be comparatively easy. By the discovery n'
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level thirty feet lower than had ever been ai i
before, it is found that, on the whole routeo ;
Atlantic to the Pacific, the highest grade need tot i'-
fifty feet to the mile, and may be reduced to f°reotf'f,
the greater part of the distance will be under twood d
NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.--A g cce3)
and gala were given on Friday, in a field on the tbeo4.
of the Dane viaduct, to celebrate, the opening eAl.rectet
line of the above undertaking, establishing a "I;;erri
munication between the London and North-Wei/00r?
at Macclesfield and to the Trent Valley. Ablol°,o4
took of a splendid collation, under a spaciolleivey
and 1,000 navvies had served up to them the Pride
roasted whole. Among those present were the ale.);
Liverpool, Macclesfield, Congleton, and Newt., 0'0,1.1
EASTERN COUNTIES RAILWAY.—OG Frw-oe,or
journed half-yearly meeting of this con:VT.I,4V,
and was crowded. The proceedings were of a Itb-e be
character, and the place presented, during ' of ',-
portion of the time, much more the appearall'"e; to (eU
garden than an assemblage of business men 'Pt thcp.,
duct their affairs in a business-like way. l''' or br
uP •of pt
commencement, the greatest confusion and cf i °old
vailed as to who should occupy thiendici chair, i renf
I,
ie
s..tae;ehouoi,
tee:of ripj:A:,
manner the meeting ought to be constituted.
~„ber °or.,
was fat last settled, and Mr. Anderson, a Ine,„'" 0:04
old board of direction, was allowed to preside as
followed understanding
w aa othatheve
ry shouldresignaauv
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the proceedings had terminated. The dISCUTr Pi Os;
.
spenkers appearing to labour under great Oc!,,¢s",,r,
there being a perfect chorus of voices beseeeht",-,oec;llo,V
when an opportunity for taking part in the debin"ce!', to;
In such cases all claimed precedence, and wer,e tebolo-ig,h;
stinate in asserting their right to be heard; and plc f tt°
noise and uproar which ensued, half a dozen Pearls° °,,eri
be seen mounted on the benches in different 13erePnr
room, gesticulating one moment till their face sub' ;g,
with the efforts they made, and in the pelt is;,itb, or
very amusing affectation of calmness combine(' ,outliot
lution. At one and the same time a legal fo'c'ecyr
stated his doubts as to the regularity of the P[0,01305,
a shareholder rose to propose some pet of 11_,„'5 ore 4r,
_member of the direction, and one or two Lag ":,(103
holders denounced or smoothed over the mien,- let2tti,l.
old board. The meeting was from first to Ise'',o, '"),'
creditable exhibition of violence and confue,'`',olP;tr
ended without having arrived at a single praeL‘lejler"
It rejected equally the lists of directors pron: of 44
majority and by the minority of the conimitte'oy, ' btu
tion appointed by the proprietary. The comp 9 0101
fore, still remains in effect without an executive es 00
shareholders showing a jealousy and suspicieusll
"ili„oti the
choice of their directors as extreme as the fed
carelessness which they have hitherto display di)
same subject. , (to' 011101
THE BRITANNIA BRIDGE.—The 19th ine"jobeese;l,4'
fixed for mooring the first of the stupendous '- Apo oir.,
will form the Britannia bridge to the piers Peuor Or
their reception. The work of mooring these Asa'
structures will be much more arduous thseb WV
mue
of placing the Conway tubes, as they are 051 le fro td
and the difficulties to be overcome are cf.& ome,
greater. The Carnarvon Herald, in a l'°;',lo 011'li,hr,
forthcoming event, says "The tubes are eigth' be 'f'' or
four of which, smaller than the rest, are rest stte,,of
course of construction, on scaffolding of gand Sts
occupying the spaces between the land towers•tber ' erf
land abutments, which are 230 feet apart, at ellicl teig>,
mity of the bridge ; two tubes being placed Psr7our rieA''
other, forming the roadway to and fro. Ti!c,.o tile„;11!i
ones are placed together on stages reaching in ,rvo!'if
and covering a long distance along the Card 0,1.1.00'
shore, each measuring 472 feet in length, a1,,05614
1800 tons. Three piers of masonry of stupenevrofs to I,
sions, the highest of which rises on the Bri,t.,°, sb_,°,,tichi
in the middle of the straits some 230 feet, he'" rec`qPf
feet higher than the arch hollowed out for tlio,oer7o6
of the tubes, stand lowering over the foaming tore °o ill
traveller is also attracted by the colossal sculp ce t /re:
monster lions, which distinguish the entrforietio/cd
tubes, two at each end couched at the sunain etc( cti
destals. They contain about 8,000 cubic 'coo erocooo
stone. Near to the stage on which the tubes .... of V
are eight pontoons, two of iron and the othe'" plsceS'y
ready for floating the first tube to its reetilifeted'aocli,
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tween the pillars. This has just been eomProd, "e 0
Piles on which it was built have been rent?
eithert
now rests on two walls of masonry, erected et.,,ope,°,ctojr
affording sufficient room for placing the imul,c',otie' gulp
beneath. Its strength has been tested 'it'sed t° 04.
results. Coils of rope cable, which will he ostanssprk;
the tube when afloat, by means of strong farod co VI,
on the shore, have been brought to the sP3'', 04i° Tro
ments are being daily made by the parties °uccese:, to ilo
responsibility of removal rests to ensure silo tub of tr,
ponderous hydraulic machinery for raising t bo, re c°
proper elevation is being placed in the afmc cot svide
towers, and the preparations in every doPal.`of the 1
rind on with great earnestness. The lengtil,4lo.
when completed, will exceed a quarter of a ""

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