The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-05 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENC.E.

PARISH CLERKS.—By an act of the last session (7 &
8 Victoria, c. 69.) persons in holy orders can be appointed
to the office of church clerk, chapel clerk, or parish
clerk, and may be required to act as assistant curates
whilst holding the offices mentioned,
DANIEL O'CONNELL'S WRIT .OF ERROR.—On the
decision of the three Whig Peers in the above case Lord
Brougham observed—" It would go forth, without au-
thority, and return without respect." A ca.e the week be
fore la-t, at the Cornwall Ses-ions, which we find
reported in a local paper, will confirm the accuracy
of his lordship's prophecy. "An arrest of judg-
ment in behalf of the defendant Ann Hughey, on
the ground that she was not hound to provide for the
maintenance of her grandchildren during the existence of
their father; and that, therefore., being wiongly indicted
on the two counts so charging her to be and the
verdict being a general one, she most on the ,uthotity of
the recent caee of the ' Queen v. O'Connell,' be acquiVed
on the two remaining counts, which charged her with
ordinary assault. Af er some consteltrat,on the- Court
decided :—• We are of opinion that the first two counts,
referring to acts of omission are bad. as regards the
grandmother ; but as regards the last two coml.:, we art
of opinion that the record is good ; and we pass judgment
on these two counts accordingly.' The Court then passed
the sentences." Thus then have the Cornish Magistrates
blown to the winds the decision of the Lords.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

NEWMARKET HOUGHTON MEETING.

MONDAY.
The CAMBRIDGESHIRE STAKES Of 25 sovs each, 10 ft,
and only 5 sovs if declared, with 100 sovs added. Last
mile and a distance. 122 subscribers, 48 of whom de-
cla red.
Lord Stratlhroke's Evenus, 4 yrs. 7st 1011) ...... (Nat) 1
Mr. Irwin's Foig-a-Bdllagh, 3 yrs, Bst (MO 2
The following also started, but were not placed :—Cap.
taro Ilaro urt's Sir Abstrupus, Mr. Con. hr's Pak, sway,
Mr. Shafio's Porto Bello, Mr. Newton's Ma Mitt. Mr.
Griffith's Newcourt. Mr. Salviri's The Cure, Mr. Bere.,-
lord's The Altered One, Mr. Wesley's Council or, Sir G.
Heat hcote's Akhar, Duke of Rutland's I by Beirain, Lord
G. Bentiock's Croon Oil, Lord Exeter's Algernon, Lord
G. Bentinck's Emma, Mr. Payne's Walpole, Col Peel's
c. by Slane, Mr. S. Scott's b g by Defence, Sir C. Monck's.
Glossy. _ _ _

BETTING.-5 to 4on Foig-a-Ballagh, (taken,) Bto 1
aest The Cute, 12 to 1 nest Akt-ar, (taken,) 14 to 1 agst
Newcourt, 20 to 1 agst Emma, 23 to 1 agst Evenus, 33 to
1 agst Councillor, and 40 to 1 agst Glossy. Won vety
easily by two lengths, Walpole a bad third, Councillor
fourth, The Cure fifth, and Algernon sixth. Foigh-a-
Ballagh's defeat, decisive as it wits, war, anything but dis-
graceful. He gave the winner a year and 4lbs, and from
the severity of the pece tht onghout, ran to a great disad-
vantage ; notwithstanding th.s, he struggled gallantly to
the end, and teat Walpole by four or five length, giving
him 3510, So bad was the start, he and nearly a dozen
others lost nearly three or four lengths. The settling was
harmless.

The Criterion Stakes of 30 sows each, 20 ft, fur two-
year-olds, colts 13-,t 4b, and fillies SA 51b. 40 subs. Won
by Lord Lonsdsle's c by Jerry, Torquoise (Bartholomew)
besting Lord Glasgow's c by Bay Middleton. Miss Whip,
Loud G. Bentinek's Miss Elia, and several others.
THE RATAN AFFAIR.—The report of the committee
has been kid before a general meeting of the club, and
will be published offic ally next week. Rogers and Bra-
ham will be warned off the heath, and the former will be
prohibited from riding at Newniarket or any other place
under the control of the stewards of the Jockey Club.
The parties supposed to be implicated by the evidence of
Rogers and his confederates are, we hear, exonerated from
all dishonesty of purpose, but tie committee express the;r
disapproval of the practice of gentlemen receiving and
executing commissiors for jockies and others in rusted
with the charge of race horses. It is not the intention of
the club to publish the evidence.
The match between Foig-a.Ballagh will not be run ;
Mr. Irwin receives 150 forfeit.