The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-07-22 00:00:00

ALLEGED DAMAGE TO PROPERTY BY A RAILWAY
COMPANY.—An action, King v. Birkenhead, Lancashire
and Cheshire Railway Company, was tried on Monday
last week, before Mr. Hostage, under sheriff of Cheshire,
at the Monk's Ferry Hotel ; Mr. Brandt appearing for
defendants, and Mr. Montague Chambers, Q.C., for
plaintiff. It appeared that Mr. King advanced £20,000
on mortgage of lands adjacent to the Birkenhead and
Cheshire Junction Railway, and he sued to recover £7,000
as compensation for damage done to his land by the line
being formed so as to destroy the frontage, and otherwise
depreciate the value of his property. Mr. Picton, Mr.
Culshaw, and other architects of this town and neigh-
bourhood, and several other witnesses were called for the
plaintiff. Mr. Brandt addressed the jury for the defendants,
mainly resting his defenceon the fact that compensation had
already been paid by the company. He then called several
witnesses, amongst whom were Mr. S. Holme, who deposed
to the value of the land ; Mr. Bancroft, the chairman of the
Board of Directors, Mr. Lloyd, the secretary, and Mr.
Lister the engineer of the company, and Mr. William
Cole, of Birkenhead, who detailed to the circumstances in
connexion with the previous purchase of the land. Mr.
Blair, who acted as assessor, having summed up, the jury
at half-past ten o'clock returned a verdict for the defen-
dants. The inquiry lasted nearly ten hours.

FREEMASONRY.:—The brethren of the Cestrian Lodge,
615, enjoyed, on Tuesday last, a most delightful treat
from their worthy and hospitable master, Sir W. W.
Wynn, M.P., the so-called " Prince of Wales," a descen-
dant of one of the kings of Cambria, known as the Prince
of Snowdon. The members of the above lodge, according
to the, invitation from the worthy baronet, met at the
Chester station at a quarter to eleven o'clock, a.m., to be
in readiness for the eleven o'clock train for Ruabon.
Having arrived there, the brethren were escorted to in-
spect the contents of the princely residence in all the
diversified departments, the unanimous and sincere excla-
mation of the guests being, " Well may Sir William
Watkin Wynne be named the Prince of Wales." Having
seen all that is to be seen in the majestic and gorgeous
hall, the carriages were again ordered, and the brethren
were driven off to enjoy from different points of view the
matchless Vale of Llangollen. About two o'clock, p.m.,
they met for luncheon at a magnificent mansion, bearing
the modest name of " Cottage," from whence they pro-
ceeded to the " Tower of Waterloo," called thus because
it was erected in commemoration of the battle of Water-
ioo. Having done with sight-seeing, the brethren once
more returned to Wynnstay-hall, and after spending an
hour in the drawing-room, admiring several beautiful
paintings, about seven o'clock dinner was announced.
The brethren then proceeded to the large dining-ball, and
took their seats. The chaplain having said grace, the
operative part of the masonic entertainment commenced,
which was sumptuous in every sense of the word. The
brethren separated about two o'clock the following morn-
ing. highly delighted with Sir W. W. Wynne as worship-
ful master of the Cestrian Lodge.

The Queen has granted a license to the Rev. Peter
Browne, late curate of Christ Church, in this town, and
at present incumbent of Blackrod, near Bolton, to take
the name of William before his surname of Browne, in
compliance with the will of his father, who devised to him
extensive landed property.
DARING BURGLARIES..—Between Saturday night and
yesterday morning no less than a dozen offices in Rumford-
place were entered by thieves; but owing to the practice
so common in this town of sending cash of any serious
amount to a place of security during the night, the rogues
were, to'some extent, disappointed. They, however, suc-
ceeded in carrying off a sum of money slightly exceeding
£2O.

Mr. Maskell, who lately passed from the side of the
Bishop of Exeter and went to Rome, is said to be labour-
ing under the same difficulties which embarrassed the
Rev. Mr. Sibthorp when the latter seceded to Popery.
It is said that the poor gentleman does not take kindly to
Mariolatry. Rome lost Mr. Sibthorp by insisting upon
the worship ; but experience has rendered her wise in her
generation, and it is reported that Mr Maskell has a dis-
pensation to relieve his conscience, permitting him to ab-
stain for the present from yielding all the belief and
practices which Rome demands upon this point.

REPRESENTATION OF SCARBOROUGH.—The contest at
Scarborough, on Saturday, between Lord Mulgrave and
Mr. G. F. Young, has been a very animated one, and
resulted in the return of the latter gentleman. Up to 12
o'clock Lord Mulgrave took the lead. At half-past 11
his Lordship was 26 a-head of his opponent, but half-an-
hour later found him only 17 in advance. Mr. Young, at
3 o'clock, was 19 in advance, and at 4 the numbers stood
thus—Mr. G. F. Young, 314 ; Lord Mulgrave, 281 ;
majority for Mr. Young, 33. Mr. G. F. Young is member
for Scarborough. A greater triumph for the cause which
that indefatigable gentlemen has so long and so ably
maintained by his stedfastness and zeal we shall look for
in vain, until the cause itself becomes hallowed by the
verdict hereafter to be pronounced in its favour by the
great body of the people.