The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-01-22 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOeL STANI)AkD.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS—MONDAY.
(Sittings in Banco.)

lIILLCOAT V. THE ARCHBISHOPS OF CANTERBURY

This was an action by the Rev. Dr. Hillcoat, incumbent
of St. Matthew's Church, Liverpool, against the defend.
ants, for not properly exercising the discretion vested in
them by act of parliament, to award sufficient compensa-
tion to the plaintiff in respect of his interest in St. Mat-
thew's Church and the adjacent ground and buildings,
which had been taken for the purposes of their act by the
Liverpool and Bury Railway Company. The action was
tried before the Lord Chief Justice, at the sittings after
last term, in London, and the jury returned a verdict for
the plaintiff, on the second count of the declaration, with
£1,541 damages. Sir F. Thessiger, Q.C., now moved,
pursuant to leave reserved at the trial, to enter a verdict
for the defendants, on the plea of not guilty to the second
count of the declaration, or to arrest the judgment, or for
a new trial, on the grounds of the improper reception of
evidence, that the verdict was against the evidence, and
for misdirection. The facts of the case were stated in a
recent notice of the trial. After some deliberation, the
court granted a rule nisi on the ground of misdirection.

In the Court of Common Pleas, the other day, Edward
Garbett, an attorney, was struck off the rolls for a frau-
dulent represesentation as to the amount of his costs.
An application was made to the Vice-Chancellor, on
Friday, for the appointment of a guardian of the infant
daughter of the late Mr. Jermy, Recorder of Norwich...

In the Bail Court leave was asked on behalf of Mr.
William Daggett Ingledew to change the entry of his
name on the roll of attorneys to that of William Dag-
gett—Daggett being the surname of his mother's family.
The Court quoted Lord Tenterden to the effect that
" when there is no fraud, and a man meant bona fide to
change his name, he may do so without royal license"—
" the voluntary assumption of the name of a testator is
a legal assumption." Leave was given.
A LEGAL ABSURDITY.—A person dies, holding shares
in the South Devon Railway—t he York, Newcastle, and
Berwick Railway—the North British Raihvay—and the
Dublin and Kingstown Railway. The first is within the
province of Canterbury, the second within the province of
York, the third within the jurisdiction of the Court at
Edinburgh, and the fourth within that of Dublin. Four
probates must be obtained of the deceased person's will,
and great cost incurred, before these shares can become
the property of others.

RAILWAY

AFFAIRS.

The Fleetwood, Preston, and West Riding Junction
Railway was opened for traffic on Monday last.
A man named Rodder, a smith, in the employ of the
Eastern Counties Railway Company was run over by an
engine near the Bow Station. The deceased was walking
along the line.

On Monday night, a collision occurred at the Liverpool
junction of the Bolton and Preston Railway ; and a stoker
named Alfred Sheffield, aged twenty-one, had one of his
legs severed in the crush. He subsequently died.
The Admiralty and the Holyhead Railway Company
have come to an open rupture. The company,-it is said,
purpose to withdraw their own boats, and discontinue a
passenger train. This will occasion great inconvenience
to passengers.

According to Herapalles Journal forty engines of the
Eastern Counties Railway are " laid up" in consequence
of the reduction of the number of trains on the main
line. It is stated, also, that "an effort will be made to
pay a three-shilling dividend."
The negociations for a proposed amalgamation, which
have been for some time pending between the East Lan-
cashire and the Bolton, Blackburn, Clitheroe, and West
Yorkshire Railway Companies, have been broken off by
the latter c )mpany, and an agreement entered into with
the Lancashire and Yorkshire. Company instead.

In the Bail Court, on Tuesday, a rule was applied for,
calling on two magistrates at Bath, to show cause why they,
should not issue a distress warrant against a railway por-
ter, to enforce a penalty for removing certain trucks on
Sunday, contrary to the Lord's Day Act. Mr. Justice
Erie said the best way of enforcing the penalty was by
action, and refused the rule.
An entertainment was given at Manchester, on Tuesday
se'ennight, within one of the arches of the London and
North-western Railway, to the men employed in the goods
department of the line, by Mr. Samuel Salt, the general
manager. The arch, which is upwards of two hundred
feet in length, and proportionably wide, was lighted with
gas, and decorated with evergreens and artificial flowers.
The number of persons present was nearly seven hundred.
MR. HUDSON AGAIN.—A quondam friend of his late
iron majesty, seeing Mr. Hudson walking up and down
the new station at Leeds, scarcely noticed, a few days ago,
was curious to know the opinion of the fallen man as to
the present state of railways, and screwed up courage to
ask him the question, to which Mr. Hudson replied,—

" Why, it is ill this free-trade, this free-trade i" His
friend was highly tickled with the reply, as he was con-
vinced it was his majesty's free-trade in railways that had
depressed them.—Darlington Times.
MIDLAND RAILWAY.—It appears that the Live"pool
shareholders in this company are endeavouring to bring
about a revision of the terms of the existing leases and
guarantees, which at present amount to an annual charge
on this railway of £224,000. They also intend to enforce
their privilege of electing new directors in the room of
those who retire by rotation, and thus take the first legi-
timate step towards effecting a change in the " policy"
of the board, and an improvement in the management of
the company's affairs. It is believed that a similar course
will be adopted at the ensuing ordinary meetings by
shareholders in the Caledonian and other companies.
RAILWAY AUDIT.—At a meeting of railway directors,
held at the King's Arms Hotel, Palace-yard, on Wednes-
day, the Earl of Lonsdale in the chair, it was resolved to
withdraw the bill prepared in accordance with the resolu-
tions of the directors, passed in November last, in conse-
quence of so few shareholders having expressed an opinion
on the question, and to leave the matter for the considera-
tion of the shareholders of the different companies at the
next half-yearly meetings. A universal opinion was, how-
ever, expressed against the interference of the government
in the matter, and Mr. Glyn, M.P., the chairman of the
London and North-western Railway Company, stated that
a number of the shareholders of that company had formed
themselves into a committee, and were preparing a bill,
which it was hoped, as emanating from railway share-
holders only, irrespective of the interference of any body
of directors, would prove generally acceptable to the
whole body of railway proprietors.

CORRESPONDENCE.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

SlR,—Your admirable exposure of the increase of parish
burthens, of the way in which that increase is expended,
amounting, as it does, to double the sum extracted from
the ratepayers under the old system, or could be under
any system of local management, in which their interests
are regarded, or, in other words, the means of payment
were considered, deserved the thanks of every one, who,
in these hard times, has had the truth of its arithmetical
illustration brought home to his straightened means in a
way that leaves their argument beyond cavil, namely, by
the parish collector, and, as it has been proved, by the
bailiff. Believe me, sir, the question thus considered is
not to be hoodwinked by the plausibilities of such writers,
no doubt reformers, as that in last Monday's Albion, not-
withstanding that paper's finical attempt at endorsement
of the stamp, in very questionable criticism on the taste
and humanity of your talented exposure. Political eco-
nomist and financial reformer ! Save the mark ! as it is—
his and its humanity specialities, regardless of expense to
a community, will go for what they are worth with the
most obtuse amongst its members. Such a spirit, in such
quarters—when local—aggravates, if :t does not exceed,
national taxation, is more severe in the manner of its in-
fliction, and is utterly out of proportion even with the
burthen of the latter, considering the area in which it is
expended, is, to say the least, and not to offend so delicate
a critic, a plain proof of convenient application of princi-
ple to serve clients interests, or a noble instance of self-
oblivion for the sake of one-sided sentiment or philan-
thropy running the gauntlet, in love with taxation, what
you will, anything but consistency. It shows, however,
names are not worth pinning faith to, or are, if anything,
to be taken contrary to their evident and undisguised
meaning : that action alone determines their value, and
that in this light the people's friends are found, on com-
parison or on balance of equivalents, very like enemies to
the people, and are—as examples plentifully furnish—sel-
dom or never obedient to their own principles, or rather
professions, as they turn out when crotchets, hobbies,
commissions and that ilk are to be considered. Had the
ratepayers—the resident people here—not trusted to such
friends, they would not now be saddled with double the
amount of rates levied when they managed without a cen-
tral commission, or determined to attend to their own
business.. They now can see the difference : they have
the consequence at present to deplore : they have the
remedy in their own hands. Whether they will continue
to submit to such an authority, directly at variance with
the good old spirit of local government, they must decide,
when they know and feel their degradation, and how
much they deserve to suffer for having allowed any govern.
ment, under any pretence, to filch from them this their
birthright. A RATEPAYER.
Water-street, Jan. 10, 1850.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SlR,—Can you inform me the reason why the books of
the new rate of fares are not yet delivered to the carmen ?
Having frequently had occasion to take a car since the
new rates were published, I am constantly annoyed by the
drivers standing out for the old rates, on the ground that
the books of the new rates of fare are not delivered to
them. VIATOR.

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THE LATE FATAL ACCIDENT AT MAGHULL

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SIR,-It was not until the evening of the 14th instant
that I saw your paper of the Bth, and was much surprised
to find that, in your report of the proceedings at the late
inquest, I am charged with having been intoxicated.
Now, sir, I beg leave to say such was not the case.
What possible motive the party could have in malting
such an assertion I cannot tell ; but I can truly say, if I
had been in such a condition, I should most assuredly
have shared the same fate as the three unfortunlie
iadti-
viduals. I have been at the Maghull station evet since
the opening of the line; and I can conscientiously say,
no person has seen me the worse for liquor during that
time. By giving this a piece in your valuable:miscellany,
you will oblige . _

Yours truly,
J. GARSIDE.

Has hull, January 18, 100.