The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-08-19 00:00:00

CROWN COURT.—SATURDAY
Thomas Hughes was sentenced to ten y

UooK, who keeps a beer-house, in NI
prisoner had been previously convi

offence

i of the same

g, at Man-

John Murner was found guilty of ha
chester, in June last, uttered two fourperiny pieces,
knowing them to be counterfeit. Sentence deferred.
George Gashell, 30, was acquitted of the charge of
maliciously stabbing John Nelson, at Darcey Lever, the
prosecutor stating that he would not swear the prisoner
had stabbed him, and he believed the wound had been
inflicted through accident. His Lordship refused to allow
the costs of prosecution.
Thomas Coop pleaded guilty to uttering a forged order
for the payment of money, with intent to defraud G. R.
Kershaw, of the Saddlewortb Banking Company, and he
was sentenced to two years' imprisonment, with hard
labour, the mildest punishment for the offence.
John Singleton was sentenced to the same punishment
for forging a receipt, with intent to defraud Charles
Chadwick, of Bury.
Three little boys, two aged 10, and the other 13, were
found guilty of stealing a gelding belonging to John
Preston, of Salford, on the 17th of June. The Judge
sentenced them to three months' hard labour.
Henry Southworth was sentenced to four months' im-
prisonment for stealing fourteen shillings from the bar of
the public-house of Mr. Mark, of Hindley.

Mathew Malone was sentenced to fifteen year' trans-
portation, for maliciously stabbing John Brierley, a police
officer, at Manchester, his Lordship observing that the

it was imperative on the law, resolutely, to oppose it, and
more especially in cases where it had been used agains
'police off
At half

-past five the grand jury had been dismissed

NISI PRIUS,

.-SATURDAY

turer at Preston, and the Mayor of the town ; and the de-
fendant is a tailor at Fleetwood, and a dealer in horses.
The action was for £54, being the value of a horse bought
by the plaintiff from defendant, with a warranty, about
which there was no dispute, and the only paint was whe-
ther the horse was sound at the time of sale. The judge
in summing up quoted a decision of the full court, that a
mere defective form which had not produced lameness at
the time of sale, although it might render the animal more
liable to become lame at some future time, was not a
breach of warranty. Verdict for defendant.

MARSDEN 47. GOODE.—The action was brought by a
woollen cloth merchant at Huddersfield, against a mer-
chant at Manchester, for £4B 18s. 7d., being a balance of
an account. The defendant admitted owing £29, and the
sum, therefore, in dispute, was only £l9. The jury found
for the plaintiff for £l2 10S.
DOE DEM. RYDER C. LCESCHER AND OTHERS.—This
was an action of ejectment, brought by James Ryder, a
seafaring man, to recover possession of property to a con-
siderable extent in Manchester. The plaintiff claimed
the property under two wills, made by two persons, named
Pitt, father and son. The defendants were the widow of
a younger Pitt and daughter of the elder, who hold the
property at present; and the action turned upon the
genuineness of the wills. The plaintiff's case depended
entirely upon the testimony of David Gilmore, a commis-
sion-factor, of Manchester—the same who appeared the
previous day, in the case of " Doe dem. Grundy and wife
v. Boyce." The story which he told was rather a strange
one. He stated that, before being acquainted with Ed-
ward Pitt, he had lived with his father at Kilmarnock, in
Scotland. Ryder was an acquaintance of his father. and
the first time he saw Edward Pitt he came over with
Ryder to see about a document by which Edward Pitt
and the witness's father were rendered liable, as trus-
tees to Ryder, for the sum of .£3 JO. The nature of the
document, or in what way the witness's father had be-
come liable in it, did not very distinctly appear ; but the
witness alleged, that he at that time collected from the
tenants of the houses in qutstion a part of the rents,
which he paid to Thomas Pitt, and tI at he then received
from Pitt the aforesaid sum of £320 which he
paid over to Ryder, on which the document in question was
destroyed. He stated that subsPquently in the year 1829,
he had an interview with.the two Pitts a IA Ryder, at which
one Captain Caldwell was present. An agreement was then

affidavit until the informatio❑ sought had been given.
The jury returned a verdict for the defendant, thereby
invalidating the will, by virtue of which the plaintiff
founded his claim to the property. -
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he jury believed the

e case of the pre-

itoeis Gilmor

and on

that occasion retained a verdict for the plaintiffs. His
LoansniP ordered the docummts produced on the part
of the plaintiff to be impounded, in case of ulterior pro-

he conference c

rpool district for the ensui

Leppington, Edss
Livtrpool, Welsh
Rowland Hughe

Llniel We
'itt stree

Chester—John R. Browne, William H. Tayk
Mold and Buckley-Mount—John Bowman.

Wrexham—v

am Ricketts, Elisha Bailey

the preachers in

Richard Bonr,

Whitchnrch (Salop)—Peter Piescot William Parkinson.
Warrington—Joseph Burgess, James Scholes, John T. Yeats
St. Eleven's and Prescot— I.biaham Watmough, E. B. Pinder,

—Leonard Posnctt, Samuel Atkinson

Southp-rt and Ormsklik—William Coultas, George Dickinson.
Prest, nand Chorley—Benjamin Firth, Peter C. Horton, Rohe t
M. Wilcox; Joseph Meek and James Lynch, Supernumeraries.
—Thomas Brown, George Scott, James Faulkner.
—Thomas Armson. N. C. Pridham.
EDWARD WALKER, Chairman of the District.
ORN, Financial. Secretary.

WALTON FARMERS' CLUB.—YeEterday week, the
twenty-third anniversary of this
_Benevolent Society, was

)rated at Walton village, with the uF•ual festivities.
members to the number of two hundred assembled in

the morning, at the 13

orse, and with flags and

music walked in procession to the residence of the Rev.
T. Gerrard Leigh, the vicar, to escort him according to
custom to cl,urch, but he being from home, his place was
taken. Arrived at the church, the service was performed
by that gentleman in an impressive manner, and a most

appropriate sermon preached, on the 19th and 20th verses,
of the 6th chapter of St. Matthew. The members after-
wards reformed in procession, and visited the residences
of Mr. R. E. Harvey, Mr. C. W. Harvey, and Mr. W.
Harvey. These gentlemen being warm supporters of the
club, the members marched round each of their farm
the band playing—" The Fine Old English Gentle-
They then returned to the Black Horse, where

man."

tney enjoyed a most substantial dinner—Mr. W. Wood,
the president of the society, occupying the char, and Mr.
Meikin, the vice-chair. A number of highly respectable
gentlemen of the town and neighbourhood were present as
visitors ; and many toasts were drunk with enthusiasm,
and a number of glees, &c., sung by professionals. The
society is in a highly flourishing condition, the balance
this year in its favour being £2l 17s. 6d., though the
sums paid to the sick, and for funerals, &c., was £389.
WALTON BR.ECK. COTTRCII.—The first stone of Walton
Breck Church was laid by William Brown, Esq., on
Wednesday. The inscription on the plate was as follows :
" The foundation stone of this church, built by public
subscription, and dedicated to the Holy Trinity, was laid
by William Brown, Esq., of Richmond-hill, this 13th of
August, 1845." Among the large concourse of specta-
tors present and in the procession we noticed tfie follow-
ing clergymen : The Rev. Messrs. Carter. Prince,
James, Connor, Halton, Ewbank, Green, Appleton,
Badwell, and Morris ; and the following ladies and gen-
tlemen :—Mr. and Miss A. Clare, Mr. and Miss Tris-
tram, Mr. and Misses Bower, Mr. and Miss Conway,
Mr. Davidson, Mr. Baldwin, Miss Moreland, Mr. John
Formby, Mr. Gullenson, Mrs. and Miss Allenson, Miss
Hcwartson, Mr. A. Henderson, and Mr. R. Hen-
Mr. John Hay is the architect of the church,

derson

and Messrs. Richard and Paul Bailer are the
builders. The style is the decorated Gothic of the 13th
and 14th centuries, during the reign of Edward 111. Mr.
Hay will adhere closely to the ancient form of the Angli-
can Church, with a nave apd transepts, haying an aisle in

the centre, with benches on each side, to accommodate
from 600 to 500; and the church is to cost £2,500. The
spire is to be about 120 feet in height, and will be of the
most graceful proportions, forming a beautiful and striking
feature in this rapidly improving eaburb. The roof will
be of peculiar and original construction, forming an open
arch, with framed timbers, in perfect keeping with the
style of the architf cture. There will be two spacious

school-rooms underneath, Nciqt every convenience, and
the whole will be executed with a fine red stone found on
the ground.

NEW ScnooLs.—On the 12th instant, the first stone
of the new schools, at Blackburn, was laid, by the Rev.
Peter Brown, M.A., minister, in behalf of the Hon. Col.
Lindsay, unavoidably absent. After service in St. Cathe-
rine's Church, the reverend gentleman, preceded by the
Sunday school children and their teachers, superintendents.
and by various clubs, proceeded to the plot of ground
Given for the schools by the Rector of Sefton, and R. R.
Rothwell, Esq ; the whole assembly havingsung the 100th
psalm, and Mr. Brown having apologised for the absence
of the Hon. C. Lindsay, after an interesting address on
the nature and blessings of scriptural education, concluded
by saving—" Had the honourable scion of the noble house
of Balcarres been present tc-day, he would have placed
beneath this stone silver and gold, but I am constrained
to say with the Apostle Paul—' silver and gold have 1 none,
but such as I have I give'—then producing a bible, a pray-
er-book, and a hymn-book, he said—' I shall place a bible
beneath this stone, to show that our institution is based
upon the Word of God. I shall place the prayer-book
beneath this stone, to show that we cannot expect a bless-
ing exe,pt by prayer and supplication, we make our wants
known unto God. I shall place the hymn-book beneath
this stone, to show that we must be joyful in the Lord—
that we must enter into his house with thanksgiving and
into courts with praise, be thankful unto him and speak
good of his name.' " The band then struck up the na-
tional anthem, the stone was lowered, and the assembly
departed for dinner. In the evening the congregation en-
tertained all the old men and old women in the town, from
sixty years and upwards, with coffee and currant bread.
In the course of the evening Mr. Brown promised that he
would give, next year, a filch of bacon to the most worthy
couple who brought up the largest family, the most virtu-
ous daughters, and the most industrious sons, which ap-
peared to meet with a warm reception from the whole as-
sembly ; the oti people having been plentifully regaled and
entertained by the hymns of the children. The evening
hymn was sung, and the company separated about ten
o'clock, having spent a delightful and profitable day. We
understand that the estimated cost is about £lOOO, which
sum has been nearly raised.—Bollon Chronicle. [Mr.
Brown was, a short time since, curate at Christ Church,
in this town.]