The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-08-07 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGEKC..&

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ARCHES COURT, THCRSDAY, MTG. 7.

RE GORHAM V. THE BISHOP OF EXETER•
udg,
Sir Herbert Jenner Fast delivered an elaborgeioto
meat in this case. In conclusion he said " The, PI hof
be ascertained was, was the doctrine of the Orts or
England that of the baptismal regeneration of inf.'anGer,
not. Another point to be determined was, did 31%clear
ham deny it was ? He (the learned judge) said I,,ol3;tenq
from the passages he had read, and from the sv" oern
of the examination, and of the learned counsel's!!mg al fr;
upon it, that he did oppose this article of baPt,"—eceive"
generation. Children presented no obstacle, anatr oigil
the benefit of baptismal regeneration whatever I words
be. It was a spiritual regeneration according to tbeif this
of the formularies of the Church, and thereforfeb an
-
was the doctrine of the Church of England, ichbloptised
doubtedly it was declared to be, that children molt-
twwi
nhe rgi ec
hale. ewtgueearnleesroi anpt,petodhseand
lt
Mr. Gorham
vhGeedodrihof
ca they died
doctrines
oiefdthwei
maintainedctt ihoullrtecio.c:ioA. pie!
then the question was, had the bishop shown benefice'
reason for not instituting Mr. Gorham to the ''.- toe"
aNdoowc,trhienewtahsaotfwoapsinoipopnotshedattoMtrh.eGdoocrthrainmesboadf
troh.elhcalsoll
of England ; that the bishop had shown sufficteLetice;
why he had not instituted Mr. Gorham to the bed dis'
that, therefore, the appeal must be dismissed, 8"
missed with costs." beggedt°
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rprrmp.
H. J.
jeww.cd
Foloeuuurlsrd,
tt
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immediately
of
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prosecuted
silclient's
Gorham'nceauttxh,tstnpeaedtce cobnit :I
isveur
ssire iondo:_i
tcd thesott
:10 the
decision of the Court. A tlot 11°
appeal would be made against his decision ; for h° of!
wish the burden of finally determining so importanted OP
to remain upon his shoulders. Had be not expect , tile
„tea .
an appeal would be made, he should have ralskiv-,,,,d0ns
cassistance
a3dno
not
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oth
de
giveo Chancellorne s
oh,i
sas assistance
sei of the Bishop of -`4",i-id be
swas
n caew aarse
Judicial Committee of the Privy Council.
The reading of the judgment occupied four 130 401'
was listened to with,the greatest attention by the a"

THE EXPECTANT CHANCELLORS' „isf.'
There are decided symptoms of the Viroolsackloil
about to be filled once more by Baron Brotrzr;rod
Vaux. On Saturday last, on the Noble and l'es pet
Lord giving notice of his intention to introduladi9
Bankruptcy Bill next session, the following ot"'
reported to have lace
because -There
Cthaemsepbareellnotlikelyistonboe
fidanne,:ietripwith referencerelo
sinecure offices to which my Noble and Learned Friendotil
Lord Brougham—My Noble and LearnedduFrriinegnlsbeljdsLo'rt
he were to be eternally in office—(laughter)—an.df„-ot;)
conceive the possibility of the great seal being Pulir„titOt`,t".
hands than those in winch it at present is. (Renewe.,..74,-ocl-.
Lord Campbell—Perhaps my Noble and Learned r""
pects to have the great seal himself. (Loud laughter.), it, OA
Lord Brougham—lt is well known that I have refuse p,iel;
that I will never take it again. My Noble and Learn
thinks everybody is a candidate for the great seat beesorpt:'
one himself. I wish he may get it. (Loud laughter.)
does not suit my habits or my tastes. (Laughter.)
This is conclusive. Those who remember the e—to t'
language in which, a few days before his elevation at vo
Chancellorship, Mr. Henry Brougham declared tbeiir
possible combination of circumstances could ph° t
that position, can hardly suppress the suspicion tb, I% ow
hßirsou,,gNhaomblaecatunadllLyehaardnethdeFrreise•enrdsi,o,n of the great noble
Brougham
inhe hishas to fear
nothing pocket, when haerfrom h
thusro
is disportedhimselfrivalbryy.t o
si notraantir,`!.: tlO/
AND
twoNoof-vthseLmC,AoS
00°
A DOUBLE BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE: C
Taoc afhsfemeasrca,mirvfreoirro,bgt here were
A very extraordinary and amusing case, or, 002
Sessions lately, in which in the first case, Vir:l9l "'
residingpea
Wallace, otherwise Evans, his wife, were dcfenfot the
rom c ees
soi nns
tafctoerodohtt
shehaaritii
wwaaatss
,haen plaintiffß
ca ti if:I:Lot:1
sum of £9, so much loss and damage sustained busifiti;
plaintiff, by reason of the defendant, Elizabeth,' 1101
in spring last agreed to marry him, which induoe'',B
procure a marriage license, (which bore date tt.'ooo
March, 1849,) wedding apparel, and other expense
necessary things, to celebrate the said intended w won
but, notwithstanding said promise, she refused W 0641
him, and, in the month of March aforesaid, intern's re be
with the defendant, James Wallace, and thereto ease'
brings his suit, and so forth." And the seeotwsete.
which was what is termed a cross cause, was " je,
for a like sum of £9, at the suit of the sans,,,erim;
fig.breaches haP ffieet:ge:
Wallace, and the said Elizabeth Wallace, OI
Evans, his wife, against the said Wilson Duni°l 03 the
much money plaintiffs should have and recover 11 hist'
defendant, he having, in the said month of M81.c.,,,01/1
agreed with and promised to marry the plaintiff D''""ee '
she being then sole and unmarried; in consegnieo piA-,.
which she was put to great cost, loss and expense,:ort
curing a wedding dinner, and other necessaries, P',.e;
tory to the solemnization of said intended marri,equess
also, for that she supplied the defendant, at his r
11rf 11n,)
on fourteen several days, in the months of Febrillig by
March last, during the period when he was w°nlrs. in;
paying his addresses to her, with sumptuous din" itb J(
eluding costly wines, ales, and spirits, together 08
dessert of sweatmeats and fruit ; but, notwithston
ref./
which, he, (defendant,) without any just cause 01:,.0.
refused or declined to fulfil his agreement, and mars- 011,,
(the said Elizabeth,) after putting her to such '-forth:e
expense •, and therefore she brings this suit, and sch' Oct
The reading of some letters caused immense laug .411e5
orthography being of the strangest description.
pstt
order had been in some measure restored, the s P:e
came on the table, the first of them examined scna Pet
Wallace, who, on being asked by Mr. B. Arinstr°,;
local crown solicitor, (Dunlop's attorney,) if she ro,rio
guilty of committing a breach of promise t.° )
13,
Wilson Dunlop, she replied, with great emrsh,_",sisma,
a very impassioned tone of voice, that it was "%ill aid
who had committed the breach of promise to ,T,teestet'-he
as she was ready to be married, having the u',",.00,"be
and wedding dinner ready ; but he did not nor"' f0i,,,0.0,
day named, and then she sent for J. Wallaen4r.
married her like a man !—(Loud laughter.) , then AO
Dermott, attorney for Wilson Dunlop • "
if
had two strings to your beau ?"—Barrister: ""tiltb. at' t:
so, and it was very well she had, for it is evittve n'Att•
she depended solely on your client she would oe
disappointed."—Mr. Dermott •• Was it not bTii
Dunlop heard that your former husband was the Info!
that he did not come upon the day appointed foorf
riage, until he should have had an opportunity„Bee: -bet
some inquiries on the subject ?"—Mrs. obc:01:
travelled above three thousand miles to inqu'iiis reloof
he was living or dead ; and I waited so long for
and, %re
that I could not wait any longer—(laughter) at yottest
worship, I think he is dead."—Barrister : "
not certain of that fact ?"—Mrs. Wallace: on 1,:e0
worship ; how can 1, when I never heard from.
he went away ? And Wilson Dunlop should n'",. pap
the ball at the hop."—(Laughter.)—Barristec,,,, tetrafil
I think so, for it appears that you will never ""tbl-
him again."—Wilson Dunlop : " Your worsh'P'hesr
is settled."—Barrister "1 am very hapnY t 0 a ce;sll/
The parties then left the court and adjourned_sell, „re
bouring public-house, where they regaled -he
ap hetvthe
an amicable manner over a social glass. Itret. tb_t lott
well to state, for the information of the read ot),
joint ages of this hopeful trio amounts to hri''`toor"
upwards. The males were widowers, and tn_c, the
,ter•
not the most youthful of the party, and not °Tr
prepossessing aspect or appearance ; but it.
stood that she was possessed of some property'
thwilr "1111
Mr. Cottingham, the magistrate of the Sou oe
carried off in less than 30 hours from the c("l„lttoetie
of the attack. Mr. Cottingham formal)" 11,411.:
lice-court, expired on Tuesday, from cholertioweellpe
Northern Circuit.
DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY BY Fin- V 000 .0
WAY ENGINE.—The following special .inrYti ,lot;t
had excited some interest in the railwaY a" the P.orfo),
world—was tried at the Norwich assizes, > the e,•- O
being Lord W.
any.
The
the defenda tit to
Railway Company. The action was brought
1", ot
compensation for injuries alleged to haveonsistiniedge;
certain farming premises of the plaintiff, c cot t
barn, stables, cattle-houses, a granarY,,tnetfordi
h ;fog
situate at Santon, between Brandon and l';ognse Tte
burning cinders and coke projected by "ins4eridan,lhst ire
along the line, the property of the "„,reeo ,le 1:1;:e
damage was estimated at £7OO, but it witsrt, if tio 01;5
precise amount should be settled out of souses' in Die',
should find for the plaintiff on the issue, ;06e:1.01'34
defendants' plea of not guilty. The ellicYat thc`ty,tb
summing up, told the jury that no matterr
expense, and inconvenience might be t
_a_t".ltiens the,o
were bound to resort to all reasonable nreft, silted,
viat the risk of damaging life and pr"Petih'ey 'OllO ;
line;; and if after due caution and notice and ‘c '1
liable in the event of damage done by tneciefenda,csiol) t,
do so, they would be guilty of negligene,e_!ir engilts Pef
this case it did not appear that thei. the enl,l"leirD4
adopted any expedient whatever to drawn `tiset,e'a
freque
t ention to the fact that the grass had ;toy t for 0,
fire near his bouts and Mrm.yard. verdle jefe
fire, though the tenant of this farm had try beef erfithe
some twenty minutes, and then returned. 3
on that the
plaintiff, expressing it to be their opinion
slants bad been guilty of negligence.

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