The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-12 00:00:00

NURSE V. HENSLOWE.

A similar prosecution was also heard against the Rev.
W. H. Henslowe, perpetual curate of Vormegay, Nor-
wich, for having refused on two occasions to bury a pa-
rishioner who had been baptised by a Primitive Metho-
dist preacher. The rev, defendant conducted his case in
person.—Sir H. J. Fust suspended Mr. Henslowe from
the ministry for three months, and condemned him in the
costs. Mr. H. protested against the decision, and said
he would appeal to the Queen in Council and to the
Convocation.

The Queen has appointed Thomas Horne, Esq., Attor-
ney-General, and Valentine Fleming, Esq., Solicitor-
General for Van Dieman's Land.

Mr. Justice Erskine has retired from the Bench of the
Common Pleas, and Mr. Erie has been appointed his
successor.

ATTORNEYS.-194 gentlemen have given notice of their
intention to apply to be admitted to practise during the
present term, and there are 21 notices for re-admission.
Mr. Hodgson, of the Chancery Bar; Mr. Whitehurst,
of the Midland Circuit ; Mr. R. C. Hildyard, of the
Northern Circuit; and Mr. James Parker, of the Chan-
cery Bar, have been severally created Queen's Counsel.
Dr. Radcliff, Dr. Battershy, Dr. Gayer, Mr. Keller,
Mr. Baker, Mr. George, Mr. H. G. Hughes, Dr. Butt,
and -Air. Joseph Napier, have been created Queen's Coun-
sel at the Irish Bar.

A NEW DECISION.—In the London Court of Bank-
ruptcy, on Thursday, Mr. Commissioner Fane decided
that the bringing of an action without any reasonable
prospect of being able to pay the costs, is a fraudulent
contracting of a debt.
MASSES FOR THE DEAD.—A cause now pending be-
fore the Master of the Rolls was argued in the Rolls
Court, Dublin, last week, in which a point was raised
whether or not a bequest in Ireland of money directed to
be expended " in masses for the soul's sake ' be valid.
Judgment was not pronounced. The bill alleges that
such a bequest is for superstitious purposes, and there-
fore against the policy of the law.
RELIEF OF INSOLVENT DEBTORS.—John Greathead
Harris, Esq., a Commissioner of the Court for the Relief
of Insolvent Debtors, will hold his court, for the spring
circuit of 1815, at Lancaster, on Tuesday, March 11 ' • in
Liverpool on Monday, March 17; in Chester on Wed-
nesday, March 19 ; in Mold on Saturday, March 22 ; in
R Marcuthihn
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gelly on Wednesday, April 2; and din Welsh-Pool on
Friday, April 4.

WINTER ASSIZES.-It having been finally decided to
hold an additional gaol delivery at the following places,
the judges met on Tuesday, arid made the following ar-
rangement :—Mr. Baron Alderson will preside at Win-
chester, Exeter, and Wells ; Mr. Justice Patteson, at
Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, and Warwi,:k ; Mr. Baron
Gurney, at Liverpool and Chester; Mr. Justice Wil-
liams, at Norwich, Bury, Chelmsford, and Maidstone ;
Mr. Justice Coleridge, at York and Durham ; Mr.
Justice Coltman, at Stafford, Shrewsbury, Worcester,
and Gloucester.

THE TRACY PEERAGE.—NOVEL. INQUIRY.—On
Monday last an inquiry was held at Castlebrack church-
yard, before certain magistrates, relative to the genuine-
ness of the tombstone by which Mr. James Tracy proves
his title to this long-disputed peerage, and which the
House of Lords decided in his favour, subject to their
proving this stone. A great number of respectable peo-
ple attended to give evidence. Mr. John Rafter, stone-
cutter and builder, proved that the four pieces of stone
produced must hare originally been in one, they all cor-
responding with the grain, breaks, and letters, when laid
together closely to form one stone ,• and it was his opinion
that the said stone was the original one belonging to the
family, placed there as a tombstone, in which other wit-
nesses also concurred, and signed declarations to that
effect.—Leinster Express.
THE LAW OF MORTMAIN.—The report of the commit-
tee of the House of Commons on the law of mortmain,
has been issued, and the following is their opinion :
" Although your committee do not feel authorised by the
terms of reference to report in favour of any specific al-
terations of the laws of mortmain, they feel bound to state,
from an attentive consideration of the evidence submitted
to them by witnesses whose means of information and
authority must be held to be great, that the operation of
the law is most unsatisfactory, leads to doubt, expense,
uncertainty, and litigation, and frequently defeats good
and pious purposes, which the present aspect of the coun-
try would induce all men to wish fulfilled; while, from the
existing facilities for evasion, they cannot be regarded as
serving the main purpose for which they are supposed to
be maintained, by securing the heir from the unexpected
alienation of property to which he might reasonably have
hoped to succeed."