The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-10 00:00:00

CHESHIRE ASSIZES.

NISI PRIUS COURT —WEDNESDAY.
(From the Chester Gazette.)
MONK'S FERRY CASE.—PIM AND OTHERS V. CARRAL AND
OTHERS.
This was an action brought by the plaintiffs against the de-
fendants, (a company which has recently established a new
ferry at Birkenhead,) to try the right of the said company as
to their conveying passengers, &c., from the said ferry to
Liverpool.
Counsel for the plaintiffs, Mr. C: Temple, Mr. Evans, Mr.
Jervis, and Mr. Welsby; for the defendants, Mr. Cresswell,
Mr. Crompton, and Mr. J. V. Williams.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs, Messrs. Potts and Johnson;
for the defendants, Mr. Harvey, of Liverpool.
A special jury were called, but only six gentlemen who
were on the flannel could be found, therefore six of the jury
were added.
Mr. C. TEMPLE opened the pleadings, and stated that in
1166 the ferry was the property of the crown ; the land
had changed hands several times, but in Henry IV. it was
seized from the Earl of Derby and granted to his Majesty's
second son, in 1296; it was then described as land between
the Ribble and Mersey. In the time of Edward 11. the monks
complained that they were saddled with the expense of main-
taining travellers. This king granted them this ferry for the
purpose of affording them the means of entertaining travellers.
Edward 111. confirmed it to the priory. By this grant they
were to provide vessels. This grant was made in 4th Edward
111., and was described as a passage from Liverpool to the
Priory and Convent of Birkenhead. The grant says, "the
said priory has been hitherto put to a great expense in enter-
taining travellers—that they might erect houses and put in
individuals who might sell victuals, the prior &c. to receive
fees for the passage of men and horses, they and their horses
for ever." At that period the King was Earl of Chester, and
had a peculiar right to grant lands, &c. Here then was a
title as clear, as simple, and as authoritative as it could be.
The King, as lord of the county palatine, had a right to clothe
the priory of Birkenhead by letters patent with the right and
property in this ferry; and this grant was as good as ever it
was, He was satisfied that his client enjoyed the same legal
possession of the ferry which had existed for centuries. He
did not know whether it would be necessary for him to refer
to the ancient record alluding to the passage over Dover to
Calais, made in the 4th Edward 111. chap. 8, which included
all other ferries, which said " that the keepers of all ferries in
the kingdom should not charge any more than was appoint-
ed." In the year 1324, there was a proceeding by quo war-
ranto in the Court of the Earl of Chester, wherein the
Attorney-General of that day called upon the prior of Bir-
kenhead to show by what authority he exercised the right of
carrying persons fiom Birkenhead; and the law officer, on
record, admits by the documents of the court the establish.
ment of the right in the Priory. In the second of Richard
111., 1131, the Liverpool ferry was granted by the King to
Richard Cooke; this grant was given under the seal of the
Duchy of Lancaster. The priory of Birkenhead was dissolved
in the 27th Henry VIII. in the 1538, and its possessions fell
into the hands of the crown; the King's officers collected the
rents, and among other things entered was the profits of the
boat and ferry-house of Birkenhead, £4. Os. Bd.
In 1585 the King granted it to Ralph Worsley, on con-
sideration of his paying £568. This Ralph Worsley was
predecessor of Mr. Price's; he was to pay the twentieth of
a knight's fee for holding for ever the houses, right of ferry
&c.; a lease of Liverpool ferry was also granted to Sir Win.
Mollineux. Notwithstanding Mr. Price's peculiar grant, he
gives all the world a right to go over ; but the legal division
from the time of Charles the Ist, will go to show that each
ferry had only a right to carry, from its own side of the water;
and-they were obliged actually to pay over to each other the
amount of money for any passengers they took from each
other's shore; proceedings commenced between Molineux,
the lessee of Liverpool ferry in 1626, 2d Charles Ist to 1630,
and a man named Powell, •who had married a daughter of
Worsley, and obtained Birkenhead ferry as a marriage por-
tion. By the decision of this issue it was shown, that each
party if they took passengers from the opposite shore were
bound to remunerate each other for such passengers; thus at
once establishing the right of the Birkenhead ferry in Powell
and his ancestors. He had such an overwhelming mass of
evidence on his side, that he considered there would be no
doubt but, if the legal evidence was admitted, his case would
be carried triumphantly. He should show that the ferry de-
scended from Powell to Mr. Price, the present plaintiff; he
should produce a succession of leases from that period to the
present time—the reserved rent paid to the various monarchs
as long as this right remained in the crown. When he had
shown this uninterrupted documentary possession for a period
of five centuries, without a blot in it, could any man prove
that Mr. Price was to have a rightof ferry, and not a right of
protection. He would show also, by parole and living evi-
dence, that when the rights of Birkenhead Ferry have been
infringed upon, parties so offending have been punished,
especially if boats from Liverpool carried passengers front the
Cheshire shore. If he established a right for forty years he
should gain his point; for in the case of "Parker v. Harrison,"
a right,of possession for thirty five years was held to be good.
Mt. Price was bound to keep the ferry in proper condition,
to pay men, &c. and if he does so he is protected by law from
all aggression. The jury would first have to try whether Mr.
Price, as lessee, had performed his duty. While the Corpora-
tion of Liverpool had not interfered with Mr. Price, a joint
stock company had bought a bit of land, per charged by Mr.
Humble, from Mr. Price, and here they had established a
ferry. Now he would shew that this company, nor even the
Queen herself, had a right to establish a ferry and carry pas-
sengers from the Birkenhead side. Now from a point only
about four hundred yards from the original ferry, at a place
called Monk's Ferry, the defendants were engaged in carry-
ing passengers. 1 he moment the defendants commenced
this ferry, they gave them notice to desist, but they continued
to proceed, and the plaintiff had come before the jury to seek
for protection.
J. S. Grimaldi, Esq.—He had examined and compared
records of grants of 11th Edward 2nd and Edward 4th, of
the ferry to the priory of Birkenhead, with those in the Tower.
Also a document from the ministers' accounts of the 36th of
Henry the Bth, in the year 1544; showing the amount of re-
ceipts for the ferry lands, &c. from Robert Worslev; and
another grant in the following year, which reiterates the sub-
stance of the previous grants to Worsley, including the
priory; and its lands and appendages. He also produced
another minister's accounts of the 4th of Edward sth; show-
ing the amount paid for the Manor and Priory of Birken-
head, £2 19s. sd. was annualy paid at the feast of St. Mi-
chael the Archangel, from the priory to the king for bolding
the ferry. &c. Also an inqusition taken at Chester, in the
15th of Elizabeth, in the year 1572, proved that the priory
and lands to be in posession of Ralph Worsles, ane
passage" ever the ferry :'and lie els,' pr,iuee,t the miJk
accounts of 23rd of Elizabeth, which showed a return under
the head Birkenhead, of the payment of the same £2 19s.
5d., by Worslev, (a 20th part of a knight's fee); also another
of the 13th of James let, rendered by the king's ministers
for four years arrears of this fee due to the clown, amounting
to £ll 17s. Bd. Mr. Grimaldi also produced an extract from
the. doomsday survey of the time of William the Conqueror,
from the records preserved in Chester, proving the holding
of certain lands by the king between the Ribble and the
Mersey; also a grant of the 38th of Henry 3rd, from the re-
cords in the Tower, proving the grant to Edward, his eldest
son. 15 marks of laud in the duchy; also another of the 31st
of Henry Ist, which was an account of lands in West Derby,
and of Liverpool for rent of mills, ferries, &c.; and also a
grant of Henry the 3rd, in the year 1265, to Edmond, his
son, granting him the castle and lands formerly in the pos-
session of the Earl of Derby, and also an inquisition taken in
the 25th of Edward Ist, taken at West Derby, on lands late
in the holding of Lord Edmond, showing the rent of the
passage over the Mersey 265. Bd. Mr. Grimaldi also pro-
duced the minister's account of the 22nd of Edward 3rd,
showing the sum paid for the passage of a boat, tolls, wind-
mills, &c. £26. He also produced a lease granted in the
2nd of Richard 3rd, under the seal of the Duchy of Lan-
caster, granting the passage of the Mersey to Richard Cooke,
between the town of Liverpool and Chester: also another
similar lease of the 20th of Henry 7th, granting the town
and royalty, butchers' shambles, and ferry for 21 years to
David and H. Griffiths; and another lease granrine the same
to Alice Gruff and Heury Ackers ; also another duchy case
of the 37th of Henry Bth, showing the letting to farm to
Thomas Holcroft, the town and royalty of Liverpool, one
boat of the Mersey, two mills, tolls, &c. for £l4 6s. Bd., and
other farms, &c. on certain rents; also another lease granting
the same property to William and Richard Molineux; also
another lease of the Ist and 2nd of William and Mary, gran-
ting the same premises; and a similar one of the '2Bth of
Elizabeth to the same purport, demising the same property
to Sir Richard Molineux.
Mr. Evar now put in a record of proceedings in the
Duchy of Lancaster.
Mr. CRESSWELL opposed the putting in of this document;
the parties in this case could not be bound by that decision,
as they were not parties to that suit; the evidence then given,
and the decision could not be received now.
Mr. TEMPLE contended that the record of a Court at any
time could lie put in and received, it was better to receive the
decision of a Court, as was the case in Labels v. Crisp, as to
the right of delivering oysters in London, and the decision
of same in 1700 was put. in and received; and another case
of Melbourne decided in 1770, in the Court of Exchequer,
was also put in, and received as evidence. An objection was
taken against these decisions being put in, but all the judges
were of opinion that they were receivable, all concurring that
decrees of the Courts of Equity ought to be received in evi-
dence. He called upon his learned friend to prove whether
this course should be deviated from in the present case • and
he thought what passed before a competent Court of case;
in relation to the filing information on the question of this
ferry by the King's Attorney-General, in the Duchy of Lan-
caster, against the people of Cheshire, for encroaching on
the rights of the Liverpool ferry, were certainly admissible.
This was certainly established by four Judges in the case he
bad alluded to recently in the Court of Exhequer.
Mr. JERVIS said, there must be a mistake in the report of
Labe?' v. Crisp, quoted by his learned friend. The plaintiff
there represented a private right of usage, and could not be
a parallel one with the present case; the plaintiffs now ap-
plying for redress bad nothing to do wih the question brought
forward by the Attorney-General on the part of the Duchy
of Lancaster.
Mr. CRESSWELL followed on the same side.
The JUDGE said it would be for the plaintiffs to consider
whether the evidence ought to be produced; he thought the
case cited in the Court of Exchectuer, by Mr. Temple, was
very strong ; and.he was of opinion, that in an important
case like the present, the evidence out to be received.
The record of the case brought forward by the Attorney-
General on the part of the Liverpool ferry was then put in.
His LORDSHIP said if no decretal order had been made on
the case produced, the evidence would go for nothing.
Mr. CRESSWELL asked Mr. Grimaldi was the decree the
last proceedings in the suit he was producing?
He answered, no.
Mr. CRESSWELL now pressed upon the court the necessity
of finding a determination of the cause,—without a judg-
ment, it could not be admissible.
The JUDGE.-1 must give credit to the learned counsel
that they have a decree.
'Mr. TEMPLE contended, that it was admissible—a decree
was obtained; an order for a writ of injunction; if a writ for
dissolving the injunction had been obtained, the decree
would not have been admissible.
The JUDGE.—If there is a decretal order I shall receive
it; if not shall give the jury instructions not to receive it as
evidence.
Mr. Grimaldi read the document; also, an order for stay-
ing the injunction ; and au order of the 24th May, second of
Charles L for staving another injunction to stay proceedings
in the Court of Requests, relating to the ferry at Liverpool,
opposite Birkenhead, which showed that the possessors of
the Liverpool ferry bad paid over to 'Win. Powell, then pos-
sessing Birkenhead, certain sums for taking over passengers
from that side.
A minister's account of the 7th Charles I. was put in,
which proved the rent paid to the crown for the ferry and
lands at Birkenhead, in that year; also of the 11th of
Charles 1., an Exquisitio post mortetn on Thomas Powell,
held at the Castle of Chester, proving he died seized of the
ferry of Birkenhead; also the King's Receiver's account of
the 24th Charles 11. proving the payment of the usual sum
for rental.
Mr. EVANS.—By 22nd Charles 11., commissioners were
empowered to dispose of the crown lands.
A conveyance was pat in, showing that the rent due from
the prior of Birkenhead priory, ferry, &c., was bestowed upon
certain iudividuals by the crown as trustees, in consideration
of their paying into the Exchequer the sum of £1,137.
Mr. Samuel Pyman, clerk to Mr. Bell, receiver for the
Rev. Mr. Poyerty, produced a conveyance dated the 16th of
October, 1806, of the priory lands, &c. of Birkenhead. He
received on account of Mr. Poyerty, from Mr. Price's agent,
the sum of £2 19s. sd. on the 16th of January last; the same
amount bad been received since 1754. Leases were then,
the first dated 16th October, 1644, granting the ferry-house,
&c.
Mr. CRESSWELL said they should prove the receipt of the
money sent under it.
Mr. TestreE.—The law does'not call upon any person to
do impossibilities.
ass. lease of the 13th of Fobrultry, 1679, between Thomas

Powell and Ain Williams, was then produced, demising the
boat-house and ferry-boats, profits, &c. for 21 years, at a
rent of £23 per annum; also another of the 6th of June,
1752, from Alice Price to William Wood of the ferry, "with
liberty to take all passengers and other goods from Birken-
head to Liverpool, as hath been accustomed to be done."
Attached to this was "a covenant to pay the Hon. Thomas
Molineux the sum of 40s. for liberty of taking off passengers
from Liverpool town side." The will of Mrs. Alice Price
was put in, dated 29th of November, 1765, by which she de-
vised her estates, including Birkenhead, to Richard Parry
Price for his lfe, and the remainder to Francis Parry Price.
The next document was a settlement on the marriage of Mr.
Parry Price to Miss Wright in 1784; Mr. Price, the present
lessor of the plaintiff, is the oldest issue of that marriage.
The lease of the present plaintiffs was produced, dated the
31st of August, 1835. The "a3mission of the defendants
having conveyed passengers from Birkenhead to Liverpool,
for hire, was put in and read.
[This was the whole of the case up to the time of our going
to press.]

THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—On Wednesday evening
last a Grand Gala was held at these Gardens, which was
patronized by his Worship the Mayor, and a large party of
friends. The gala was twice put off, owing to the weather;
but at length the heavens were propitious, and Wednesday
evening was as beautiful as could be desired. In addition to
the Grand Spectacle of the Eruption of Vesuvius, there was
a magnificent display of fire-works by Monsieur D'Ernst,
the celebrated pyrotechnist. Some of them were splendid.
The rockets were especially beautiful. The garden was also
brilliantly illuminated with lamps, hung in various devices.
The effect of the beautiful scene was not a little heightened
by the harvest moon, nearly at full, slowly rising from.
behind Mount Vesuvius, in silent solitary grandeur• and ma-
jesty, shedding its pale and silvery lustre around, while not
a cloud veiled the lovely canopy of heaven. The crowd of
highly respectable people congregated in the Gardens, was
immense. We are informed that there were between seven
and eight thousand persons there. There will be another
gala, we understand, on Wednesday evening.
THE THIATRE•ROYAL.—Mr. Vandenboff has been en-
gaged for a limited period, and played last evening as Cato,
and on Wednesday as Coriolanus, at this theatre. Dowton
has not yet left, but takes his departure in a day or two.
Vanden hoff and Dowton ought to draw good houses.

SHORT-HAND FOR THE BLIND.—Our-readers will remem-
ber that we a short time ago noticed an ingenious method of
teaching the blind to read with ease and rapidity by means of
short-hand embossed printing, which enabled the 'blind, by a
touch, to apprehend a word, which was introduced to the
committee of the School for the Blind by Mr. W. H. Frere,
its inventor. We are glad to find that the committee are
highly pleased with the advantages which this ingenious
method of reading rapidly by touch holds out to the blind,
and with the progress those who have tried the experiment
have made; and that they have resolved on introducing this
method of reading into the institution and appointing a
master to teach it. The philanthropic exertions of Mr.
Frere, in thus endeavouring to obviate in part the sad be-
reavement of these poor people are truly creditable to him.
NEWLY DISCOVERED EARLY WHEAT.—Mr. Fullard com-
menced reaping on Monday last, his newly discovered four
squared Britannia Red Prize Wheat. Samples were shown
in the Liverpool corn market on Tuesday, when many sales
were effected. We have seen a specimen in the straw, which
fully bears out all that has been said in favOur of this beauti-
ful grain. It produces from 90 to 100 fold.

PICTURES IN BOLD.STERT.—This exhibition still con-
tinues open. As the proprietor is about leaving the town
very shortly, we earnestly recommend every person to pay it
a visit. The pictures are exceedingly fine, and well worthy
of more than passing notice.
JONATHAN OUTDONE.—Our Translantic bretheren are
famous for their ingenuity. But we thtnk that we can cope
with them in anything, only. we don't trumpet forth our
abilities as they do. There is of present at Cockerham a
tailor who is so quick at his trade that he has constantly be-
side him a bowl of water to cool his needle.

We are gratified at finding the names of Lieutenant C. G.
Robinson and Mr. E. J. Bedford, who assisted Capt. Den-
ham in his Admiralty survey of this port, amongst the recent
naval promotions, the former to the rank of Commander,
and the latter to that of Lieutenant.

NEW FUEL FOR STEAM NAV IGATION.—We understand
Mr. Williams, the chief director of the Dublin Steam Com-
pany, has discovered a new description of fuel applicable to
the uses of steam navigation, and particularly for vessels in-
tended for a long voyage, as it considerably diminishes the
weight to be carried. It is stated that experiment has proved
one ton of new fuel to be equal in effect to four tons of the
best coal. Mr. Williams has already secured the benefit of
this important discovery by a patent, and the public are likely
soon to be put in possession of the nature of this kind of fuel.
A desideratum of this kind was alone wanted to remove the
last remaining obstacle to transatlantic steam navigation,
namely, the enormous dead weight of coal required for en-
gines of great power by large vessels on long voyages. This
new fuel, a specimen of which we have seen, we bear, is
manufactured from a description of peat or turf found in
Ireland, called stone turf, from its weight and solidity, and
which produces a most intense heat. This stone peat when
mixed with tar, and subjected to a very high pressure, has
all the appearance of the best cannel coal.
THE WEATHER.—The cheerless, unseasonable weather
which has so long retarded the operations of the agriculturist
still prevails, without any tendency to solid improvement.
Several fields of hay in this neighbourhood remain uncut;
in others the crop is down, but it is found impossible to get
it in. The usual period of wheat harvest is fast approaching,
but as yet the crops present no signs of ripening. The re-
port of the potatoes, both early and late, is likewise very
unfa7ourable ; and fruit is both backward and scanty. Mean-
while, the excitement in the corn-market shows the general
opinion, amongst those who ought to be best informed, as to
the scarcity of the ensuing harvest. We understand that
wheat changed hands on Tuesday to a larger amount than
was ever before known in one day; and our corn circular
notes a rise in price, as compared with the previous Tues-
day's quotations, of about 3s. per Abs.

STEAM INTERCOURSE WITH THE ISLE OF MAN.—On Sa-
turday last, a public meeting of the principal inhabitants of
Ramsey and the neighbourhood was held in the National
School-room, the High Bailiff in the chair, for the purpose
of taking into consideration the propriety of establishing a
steam-packet company, to trade between the ports of Liver-
n9ol and Ramsey. The proposed undertaking having met
In s hat approval of the meeting, several resolutions
passed for carrying it into execution, and
sub ,:l.tiuns t ...multi of .£l,OOO entered into by the
se
gen I tenon preseL t to which, it is understood, a considerable
addition has been since obtained.
Noma TO COUNTY ELECTORS.-011 the two first Sundays
in August, the overseers will affix on or near the doors of all
the churches and chapels in their parishes, an alphabetical
list of those voters already registered, and a list of those
claiming to be so; and a copy is to be kept by the overseers
for inspection by any person without fee, on application
during the first_two weeks in August. It is highly important
that every claimant should see this list, that, in case of his
name being omitted, he may attend before the revising bar-
rister; and, on proving his qualification, and that he duly
sent his notice of claim to the overseer, and paid one shilling,
he will be inserted on the register. If the elector, having
been on the previous register, should find himself omitted,
it will be necessary for him to attend before the barristers to
get his name reinserted. It is also incumbent on every
eleetor to see this list, to ascertain if his flame is marked
" objected to ;" that, if objected to by the overseers, he may
appear before the revising barrister to establish his qualifica-
tion • for if he neglect to attend, or to get some one to attend
for him, who is fully capable of speaking to his qualification,
&c.,
his name will 6e struck out, and be will be thus deprived
of his vote.

WIGAN.—Mr. John Smith's Lectures on Geographical
Science have been delivered for a second time in Wigan
during the past week, and the great room of the Commercial
Hall has been crowded to excess throughout the course. So
much interest has been excited in the public mind, by the
lectures and their illustrations, that a number of respectable
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on Tuesday evening last.
ACGIDENT.—OD Wednesday afternoon, as a number of
workmen were employed at the site of the old Custom-house
in piling the old bricks against a wall, their great weight
made the wall gradually give way, and it fell over with a
heavy crash, followed by a large quantity of bricks. Several
workmen were employed under the wall at the time, who all
fortunately escaped save one man, who seeing the wall falling
run as fast as he could from it, but was caught by one end of
it, and a large quantity of bricks fell on him. 13e was got
out of the rubbish as fast as possible, and though very seri-
ously bruised no bones were broken, and unless internally
injured it is hoped the man will speedily recover. The wall
has long been in a dangerous state, and evidently unable to
bear up against the pressure of such a weight of bricks.
ADDITIONAL FREEMEN IN CHESTER.—We understand
that in consequence of the abolition of the usual stamp duty
for admission to this right, about two hundred young men in
this city have taken up their freedom during the last fort-
night.—Chester Gazette.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—As a lad was driving one of the wag-
gons, along the embankment at Tranmere, on the railroad
now forming between Chester and Birkenhead, last week,
the waggon got off the rails, was upset, and falling on the
boy, killed him instantaneously. We understand that the
accident is solely attributed to the carelessness of the unfor-
tunate sufferer.

The Lord Bishop of St. Asaph has been pleased to collate
the Rev. John Dawson, late curate of Disertb, to the Rectory
of Llangar, vacant by the death of the Rev. Frederick
Griffith.—North. Wales Chronicle.
OnniNArtoN.—At a general ordination held in Bangor
Cathedral on Sunday last., the following gentlemen were
admitted to the holy order of priesthood:—Thomas Jones
Williams, M.A., Jesus College, Oxford ; John Williams
Roberts, 8.A., Jesus College, Oxford ; *Stephen Roose
Hughes, M.A., Jesus College, Oxford ; Richard Lloyd,
8.A., Jesus College, Oxford ; John Owen Jones, 8.A.,
Trinity College, Dublin.
* On the 6th instant the Rev. S. R. Highes was licensed
to the perpetual curacy of Bodewryd, in the county of Angle-
sey, vacant by the cession of the Rev. John Owen, clerk,
upon the nomination of Sir J. T. Stanley, Bart.—North
Wales Chronicle.

THE Ray. R. MONTGOMERY.—Our readers will be happy
to learn that the Rev. Robert Montgomery, (author of "The
Omnipresence of the Deity," "The Messiah," and other well
known poems,) will preach once again in Liverpool, previous
to his return to Glasgow, at St. Michael's Church, on Sunday
afternoon next, at three o'clock.
TOTAL ABSTINENCE AND MODERATION.—We are directed
to call attention to an advertisement in another column, an-
nouncing a public discussion on these subjects for Tuesday
evening next, at the Amphitheatre. We shall be curious to
see the arguments advanced on either side. It appears that
Mr. Acland is the champion of the moderate drinkers, and
that Mr. Grubb is the advocate of the tee-totalists.

ARRIVALS AT RHYL.—The Lord Bishop—ciWinchester
and family; Lord and Lady Delamere and family; the Dean
of St. Asaph and family; the Miss Luxmoor's; Mrs. Tarle-
ton and family; John Holden, Esq. and family; John
Winne, Esq. and family; Dr. Cameron and family; Dr.
Wood and family; Dr:P. Cain; Georga Adams, Ffsq. and
family; Mrs. Col. Peers and family; the Miss Beevers;
Dudgeon, Esq. and family; —Williamson, Esii. and family;
Jenning, Esq. and family; Mrs. Fletcher and family; Mr.
and Mrs. John Walker, &c., &c.
NOBLE BEQUESTS.—The late Rev. William Richardson,
for 53 years the respected Vicar of St. John's parish, in the
city of Chester, has left the sum of £2,000 to the Society for
Promoting Christian Knowledge; £2,000 to the Society for
the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts ; and £2,000
to the Incorporated Society for promoting the enlargement,
building, and repairing of 'Churches and Chapels. He also
bequeathed the sum IMO for the erection of an organ to the
venerable Church belonging to the parish, over which he had
been for so long a period the worthy Vicar.—John Bull.

DAT MAIL TO CHESTER.—The city of Chester is likely
very soon to have the advantage of a day mail to and from
Liverpool. The only reason why it cannot be immediately
carried into effect is the difficulty of making an arrangement
likely to be final. as also of extending its utility to other
places as well as Chester, as its arrival and departure must be
regulated by the arrival and despatching of the London and
Birmingham Railway mails. The subject has occupied the
attention of the authorities of the Post-office, and will be car-
ried into effect as soon as it is possible to make anything like
a permanent arrangement at to its time of leaving Liverpool
for Chester. The London mail is expected soon to arrive in
Liverpool at eight a.m., and at Chester about the same time,
—Chester Gasette.

JUDAS' SOLILOQUY.

What have I done?—Oh doubly, trebly curst,
Polluted, filthy ore.! 'Twas thou the first,
The primal cause of this;—destre of thee
Allured my soul to this sad treachery.
Then thus I cast thee to thy mother earth,
Curst from the time when first she gave thee birth.
I have betrayed the innocent—have giv'n
To bonds and death th' incarnate Son of Heaen.
I madden at the dreadful thought, that I
Should be the cause of all his agony;
For they will slay him—him betray'd by me !
That sight these wretched eyes shall never see.
Nly life is odious—my distracted brain
Is mad—l see him. writhing in his pain:
I see him still—he dies !—and I will die,
And with my life will end my misery.
Ah no, I cannot : there 's a hell in store
—F6rtraftletiS-Tittraii=barTt the roar
Of scorching flames ! I come with you to dwell,
Ye sons of guilt! Earth, light, heav'n, all—farewell!
Bootle, August 1838. J. A. P—E.