The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-07-09 00:00:00

UNIVERSITY 15- CLERICAL IvET,Vi.

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CAMBRIDGE.—The following degrees were last week
conferred :
D.D.—John Davis. Qtlan's College; Thomas Robinson, Tri.
nity College; Lawrence Stephenson, St. John's College; R. J.
Waters, Christ's College.
ll C.L.—Rev. Ebenezer Cobham Brewer, Trinity Hall.
M.D.—Francis Ker Fox, St. J ho's College; Charles Joseph
Fox, St. John's College; Robert Gordon Latham, King's Col-
lege ; Charles Storer, St. John's College ; Edward Williams,
Queen's College
B D.—John William Donaldson, Trinity College. •
B.C.L —.Walter Meddon Bruton, St. Peter's College.
M.B —Richard Firbank Burman, Canis Co lege.
M.A.—Trinity College.—James Akroyd Beaumont, John
flick erdike, Robert John Hu sell, Fitz-Henry William Ell s,
Ja nee Fenton, Robert Charles Jenkins. Henry Cadman Jones,
William Hutchinson Oliver, Robert Biscoe Tritton, Charles
Henry Wilson, George D Bland, Charles Philips Bnckworth,
William K•daile Cattley, Waiter Cockburn, Edward Henry John
Crawford, George He ry Drew. William Henry Empson, Wm.
Charles Raffles Flint. Unwin He3thcote, William Jennings, Sir
Lawrence Jones. Bart.. Richard Parry Jones, Charles Lawford,
Henry Thomas Lee, Frederick Russell Mills, Thomas C. Paris,
Thomas Goulburne Parker. Samuel Gideon Frederick Perry,
George Powe 1, Leopold Poynder, Charles Henry Ramsden,
Arthur Raws n, Edward J. Rose, William Rushton, George
Percival Smith, Warrington Wilkinson Smyth, Allied Baker
Strettell, Joseph Corbett Turnbull, John Vivian Vivian, James
Templeton Wood, James Gavin Yong, Robert John Ramsden.
St. John's Coll ge.—Charles William Marsh Boutflnwer, Pa.
trick Colquhoun, Richard Hibbs, Daniel Paul Meek Hulbert,
John Bather, John Pettit Beard. John Bu .kner. Henry John
Bull, Thomas William Carwardine, John Marten Cripps, Oda-
vius James, William James Kennedy, John Miller, Richard
Eaton Monins, Ch Iles Edward Raines. John Rogers, John
Romney, John Shelley, Edward Shuttleworth, John Russell
Stock, George Edward Tate, Frederick Taunton, John William
spiller Watkin, John Oct vius
Ring's College —Edward Balston, John William Hawtrey,
Richard Holmes Tuck, John Eyre Yonge.
Caius College.—Henry Claydon. John Gooch. Albert Francis
Jackson, Henry C. Barker, Adolphus Boodle, William Henry
Child, John Newman Harrison, William Hamilton Yatman.
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Magdalene College.—George Frederick Daniell, Chas. Gough
Flint, Henry Hall, Peter Almeric Leheup Wood. John Ingram
Penfold Wyatt, Henry Thring, John Philip Tomlinson, Charles
Ward.

Corpus Christi college.—John Josiah Day, Henry Deck, Chas
Baring Coney, Edward Leopold Denys, Jabez Jones.

Clare Hall.'LHenry Annesley Hotc 'hit* in, J. White Westhorp,
Henry Frederick Barnes.

Christ's College.—Williail Henry Beauchamp, Robt. Everson
Harrisson, David Edward Domville, William Chapman Mee.
Pembroke College.—George Swaine Swansborough, Thomas
Andrew, Charles Augustus liaison. Joseph Harriss, Charles
Babington Jeaffreson, Henry M'Call.
St. Peter's College —Joseph Watson Ayre, Michael Nowell
Peters, Matthew Baillie Begbie, Richard W. Fitzpatrick, Gilbert
W. Robinson.

Jesus College.—Wm. Braithwaite, George Bilsborrow Hughes,
John Hiley Austen. Charles John Fisher. William Howlett,
Moorhonse James, Henry Roberts, John Winter.
Queen's College.—Frederick Jenkins Abbott, Charles Black.
den, Charles Richard Brad:ey, Marrraduke Cockeu, James
Newton Goren, Joseph Ring. Walter Mitchell, Joseph Patch,
David Shaboe, George Eller, George Halls, Charles John Sheb-
beam.

Catherine Hall.--Henry Frederick Beckett, Robert J. Hope,
Henry Pearson, Henry W. Yates.

Emmanuel College.—Edward Boor. Philip Brett, George
Bryant, Beaumont Dixie, Martin William B.owne Ffolkes,
George Henry Woodcock.
Sidney College.—J. G. Gordon, Thomas Wallis Richards,
James Rickards, William Layng.
_ . .

The following were created Masters of Arts on certificate
from the registry :—Charles Upham Barry, Trinity Hall; John
Dupnington Fletcher, Christ's; Walter Grant James Macgregor,
Trinity; Charles Coleby Roberts, Trinity.

OXFORD. JULY 1.-At Wadham College, on the 30th
June, the Rev. John George Shepherd, M.A., Henry
King, M.A., and the Rev. Richard Congreve, M.A.
were elected Fellows; and John Langford Capper, Post-
master of Merton College Francis Morgan Nicholas,
Commoner of Exeter College, and Henry Wear, Bland-
ford, Commoner of Wadham College, and a native of the
county of Somerset, were elected Scholars.—Also on the
same day, John Fielden Mackerness, Postmaster of
Merton College, was elected Fellow of Exeter College.
—This day Henry Hayman, and James Henry Eld.,
Scholars of St. John's College, were elected and admitted
Fellows of that Society, and Arthur Knox, from Tun-
bridge School, was elected and admitted a Scholar of the
same College on Three years of pnbation.

DURHAM, JUNE 29.—The Hebrew prize for the junior
class has been awarded to John Bouk, student in theology,
and Patrick Wilson, student in arts. The merits of the
candidates were declared equal. The Gisborne scholar-
ship has been conferred on John Loro Low. A grace has
been passed granting £6O to Bishop Cozio's Library.

. _
The late Wm. Stevenson, Esq., of Stamford, has se-
cured by deed (the Ven. Archdeacon T. K. Bonney, trus-
tee), for building a church in Deeping Fen, Lincolnshire,
.£4,000 ; for keeping it in repair, .£2OO ; for income for
the minister, £5,000; total, £9,200.

The yew tree in Gresford Church-yard, Wales, is up-
wards of thirty-one feet in circumference. This giant of
nature is probably not surpassed in the Principality, or,
indeel, in England.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

THE RUNNING REIN CASE.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, MONDAY, JULY 1.
(Before Baron Alderson and a Special Jury.)

WOOD V. PEEL.

The counsel for the defendant were the Solicitor-Gene-
ral, Mr. Martin, and Mr. Wortley; and for the plaintiff,
Mr. Cockburn, Mr. James, and Mr. Lush.
Mr. Cockburn proceeded to state the case, and said
that the point at issue was, whether the coit called Run-
ning Rein was got by The Saddler out of Queen Mab,
and foaled in 1841. After calling upon the jury to divest
their minds of all that they might have heard of the case
out of that court, he told them that the question which
they had to try was not one of opinion or science, but
purely of fact. The horse in question won the last Derby
race, and won it gallantly ; but a dispute subsequently
took place as to its age, and Col. Peel, the owner of Or-
lando, the second horse in the race, claimed the stakes.
Mr. Wcod had then taken the onus upon himself of pro-
ving the age of the horse; and he (Mr. Cockburn) should
be able to give to the jury a history of the colt, from the
first moment of its existence up to the time of the race,
and prove it by witnesses whom he should place in the
box before them. The learned counsel then proceeded to
detail the facts connected with the birth of the colt, and
traced him from place to place, as afterwards proved in
evidence. He stated that the real defendant in this case
was Lord George Bentinck, although Col. Peel had al-
lowed himself to be put forward, with that fairness which
distinguished all his conduct on the turf and elsewhere.
Mr. Cockburn then made some very strong observations
on the conduct of those who had made their bets, let the
horse run and win, and then entered their protest. The
ground of the objection to the horse was a pretence that
one colt had been substituted for another; but when,
where, or how, they did not say ; or what colt had been
substituted they did not state ; and what the other side
relied upon lie had not the slightest conception of. When
his learned friend opened his case, he should better know
what he had to grapple with. He did, however, look with
great confidence to the result of the case. He concluded,
as he began, by calling upon the jury to divest their minds
of everything which did not come fairly before them.
Several witnesses were then examined and cross-exa-
mined at great length, in reference to the identity and
the age of the colt, after which
Mr. Baron Alderson said he supposed the horse could
be seen.

The Solicitor-General said they had made an applica-
tion to see the horse and had been refused, although they
had his lordship's order.
Mr. Cockburn.—Yes, because the order was not pro-
perly used.
Mr. Baron Alderson said he thought it was only rea-
sonable that he and the jury should see the horse ; there-
fore he trusted it would be up by to-morrow morning.
Unless the horse was seen, the verdict would certainly be
set aside, whatever should be the verdict. For his own
part, he should like to see the mouth. (Laughter.)
After some discussion betwee❑ the Solicitor-General
and Mr. Cockburn, on the point of refusal,
Mr. Baron Alderson put it to the jury to say, whether
they did not think it was reasonable that they should see
the horse.

The Foreman said he thought it was ; and
Mr. Baron Alderson again urged that the hors:. must
Le seen, and said it would be very much the worse for
the parties if it were not.
_ _

Mr. Cockburn.—Very well, my lord.
Mr. Baron Alderson said there would he plenty of time,
as he S W plainly that they should be there for a day or
two. (Laughter.)
The examination of witnesses was then proceeded with ;
finally the court adinurnpd until upyt dAy

TUESDAY, JCLY 2.

At the sittings of the court this morning, and after
some farther evidence had been adduced. Mr. Baron Al-
derson inquired whether the horse was brought up, so
that it could he examined, when, in reply, it was stated
Running Rein could not be found ; on which Mr. Cock-
burn said he could not proceed further in the case, and
the learned Baron directed a ye: diet to be entered for the
defendant.—Mr. Cockburn here admitted that his client,
Mr. Wood, had been deceived, for he had been no party
to the fraud.—The learned Baron said he was surprised
that English noblemen should associate with such charac-
ters; they must be aware that they would be plundered.
By this decision, Orlando will be proclaimed the win-
ner of the Derby, and lonian will he placed second.
Tne approaches to -Westminster Hall were thronged
during the day with sporting men, and Palace-yard_ap-
peared to have for once exchanged characters with Tat-
tersall's : Newmarket coats and knowing
themselves at every turn, instead of wigs and gowns and
grave-lot • lawyers. faces presenting

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;
In consequence of the indisposition of Mr. Justice
the
Ireland,de fendiann tit) COl.useq
Erskine, Mr. Serjeant Atcherley has been appointed to
go the Oxford Circuit along with Lord Chief Justice
Tindal.
TALACRE COAL COMPANY,—In the Court of Queen's
Bench, on Friday, Messrs. Halifax, Glyn and Co. the city
bankers, brought an action to recover the whole or a part-
connexion as shareholder, with the Talacre Coal and Iron
Company, of no very distant nototiety• The jury gave a
verdict for the defendant.
of
M.P.the fsourmAortuf fi.
ALLEGED CONSPIRACY.—The Court
has been occupied for two days last
4131
cofuronvnty
of Queen's Bench
indictment against Lord Ashburton, week in trying the
Brothers, for a conspiracy to• ind and Alessi's. Baring
Kinder, with respect to an let an injury on Mr.
jointly by Mr. hinder, and estate in Mexico, purchased
them, so
1825. The m • eans which the defendantslong ego as the year
with employing to effectthat were charged
bers of the AI purpose, was bribing mem-
exican Congress
law preventing foreigne to secure the passing of a
in Mexico. It will be rs from holding landed property
retnembered that Lord Ashburton
was arrested on this
of his special charge, and held to bail on the event
mission to America. The jury, after 20
mit,u;es consultation,
returned a verdict of not guilty.

RAILWAY INTE LLIGE CE.

The traffic on the Great North of ghgland Railway fof
the last week exhibits an increase of upwards of £260 a:
compared with the corresponding week of last year. Tl!
increase upon the returns of the Newcastle and Carlisill,
Railway is still more striking, the large sum 01
£1,901 10s. ld. having been received last week.
LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.—By an sr'
rangement with the Post-office, the down day mail-traia
between London and Birmingham will accomplish the
j.)urney in four hours and the up in four-and-a-half. Ou
Wednesday a special train went from Birmingham
London, 1121 miles, including stoppages, in three hourly
or at the rate of thirty-seven-and-a-half miles per hour.
. There is every probability. of a railway being made W
unite the Holyhead and Birkenhead Railways at Chester,
with the town of Mold. The passenger traffic from the
interior of North Wales through Mold to Chester and
Liverpool, is at present very considerable. The viciniti.
of Mold abounds in coal, iron, limestone, lead, and other
commodities, which will be conveyed to the river Metiers
at Birkenhead by means of this railway. . _

The following railway bills received the royal assent,
commission, on Thursday :—The Leeds and Bradfor
Railway Bill ; Manchester, Bury, and Rossendale
way Bill; York and Scarborougo Railway Bill • Easter!!
Counties Railway (Brandon aad Peterborough Extensionif
Bill; Salisbury Branch Railway Bill; Whitehaven and
Mriryport Railway Bill; Chester and Holyhead Railwei
Bill; North British Railway Bill; Edinburgh and Glee;
gow Railway Bill; Brighton and Chichester Railway Bii,!!
South Devon Railway Bill ; South-Eastern Railway Pt'
Slamannan Junction Railway Bill • Stratford (Engel"
Counties) and Thames Junction Railway Bill.
LOW RAILWAY FARES.—During the five weeks end-
ing 30th June, 503,665 passenzers travelled on the Black'
wall line, and £6,925 13s. 11d. was received in fatter
varying from 2d, to 6d. per passenger. The following is
a comparative statement of the traffic of the correspond'
ing weeks of the previous years, from which it will be
seen that the receipts of Vie railway have advanced about
40 per cent. over those of last year; as also, that on tb°
number carried during the last five weeks a single penal
advance on the fares would give equal to £2098 12s. la•
additional :

No. of Amount.
Passengers. .4. s. d.
In 1841 260,157 4,972 11 4
1n 1842 289,206 5,634 19 7
In 1843 296,299 4,934 11 8
In 1844 503,665 6,925 13 11
LANCASTER AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.—The Presto's
Chronicle states, that a memorial to the directors of the
Lancaster and Carlisle Railway has been in course of
signature, in Lancaster, for a deviation of the line of rail-
way, so that it would cross the river Lune near the
Custom-house, which would allow vessels at the port of
Lancaster to receive cargoes of coal, &c., per the line of
railway, instead of, as now, leaving the port with ballast.
The trade in coals and other articles would be thus in'
creased ; and it is expected that the facility of intermediate
transmission inland, by railway, would also increase the
import trade of Lancaster, particularly in Irish produce'
The memorialists consider that the proposed deviatioO
would not only be shorter than the parliamentary lint
and that it would therefore be perpetually worked an"
maintained at a less cost to the company and be morn
advantageous to the traveller, but that its original eon'
struction would be less expensive.
DEPUTATION OF RAILWAY DIRECTORS TO SIR E
PEEL.—On Monday, as stated in the Court Circular, $
deputation of Directors from most of the railways waited
upon Sir Robert Peel, for the purpose of laying before
the Right Honourable Baronet their views on the subject
of the Ministerial measure respecting the railways of the
kingdom. Among the members of the deputation We
observed, the Chairman of the London and Birmingham,
the Great Western, the South-Western, and the South-
Eastern Railways. The Right Honourable Baronet re-
ceived the deputation with his usual courtesy, and listened
with great attention to their case, which was laid before
him at considerable length. A long conference ensued,
in which the Directors enlarged on the objectionable
character of the whole measure, both in its principle and
details, and concluded by expressing a hope that at tho
present late period of the session, the Bill would be post-
poned. Sir Robert Peel declined acceding to the reque
of the deputation for a postponement until the nexEseasoo•
RAILWAY PROPERTY.—In the large provincial town',
where this species of property is dealt in almost as regn'
larly as it is in London, the brokers have adopted the
plan of drawing out returns for six months past in a ta-
bular form, exhibiting not only the variations in price,
but also in traffic, dividends, &c., and giving at one vie!'
their entire history and present position. Under this
head, the fluctuations in value chiefly call for notice, and
we select the following from one of the lists :
July 1. Jan.
Birmingham and Derby 63 to 65 56 to 58
Birmingham and Glocester .. 93 to 94 64 to 8,,."
Edinburgh and G1a5g0w........ 62 to 64 58 to
Grand Junction 221 to 223 227 to 229
Great North of England lOO to 102 84 to 861
•
Great Western (half shares) 7B to 79 694 to 7
Liverpool and Manchester
223
to 225
20
_5
228 to
to
London and Birmingham.. 218
to 2
33,3/
London and Brighton...
23
London and South-Western B2 to 84 75 to 76
Manchester and Bimingham 55 to 56 39 to 44
Midland Counties
Newcastle and Carlisle.... 9 0 to
93 to
9925
78564 to 76i
York and North Midland... 104 to 106 119 tO 121

THE LONDON AND BIRMINGHAM AND GRAND
JUNCTION RAILWAYS.—A note, dated Thursday, wail
received by the Chairman of the Liverpool Stock Ex-
change, on that day, from Mr. John Moss, stating that
an arrangement had been concluded on Wednesday, at
Birmingham, between Mr. Glyn and Mr. Smith, as a
deputation of the London and Birmingham Company,
and Mr. Moss and Mr. Lawrence, for the Grand Junction
Company, which he considered highly advantageous to
both parties. The outline of the terms has since tran-
spired, but not in an authentic form, viz.-
Ist. An alliance, offensive and defensive, against all colsPet'
ing lines.
them by are
alliance with steam-boats, or otherwise, and to give every an2dd;ifT.l,laoedlel,otlicheeaGdratnodb
jeulenfetttioonthneolt.otnodoonppaonsde Birmingham f
fa-
cility in the conduct of the traffic as they woula to any other
line joining them.
se3ndt, wTilti
he Salni r euwnsdbeurrsytalni ndei
ns
gb otthha tt o
itb ew
iilnl
baebecyaarn,
iceed forou hbeyPtrhes"
Grand Junction Company, commencing at or near If'olrer-
hampton.
4th. The Trent Valley to be carried out something
plan as at first proposed, the terms being agreed by the depute'tion, subject to the assent of the Manchester and Birmingilarl'
Trent Valley Company. • t
sth. The Grand Junction withdraw all connection with
London and York schemes. on the saMC

The quotation of London and Birmingham Stock oD
Saturday, the 29th ult., was 217; on Saturday last it had:
increased to 225 ; being an increase of value to the exqa"
of £B. The increase on Grand Junction shares dura
the same period has been to a similar amount.