The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-10 00:00:00

DISTRICT COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.

( Before Mr. Commissioner Phillips.)
IN THE MATTER OF TILLING, INSOLVENT.
Mr. EVANS made an application to the court, on
rhursday, that the messenger's bill, which was said to
imount to £l6, chiefly for possession numey, as it is
termed, that is upwards of 50 days' possession of the in-
iolvent's premises, might be referred back to the regis-
trar for re-taxation, with special directions to him from
he court to disallow such part as was incurred after a
,!ertain day, whe:i security had been offered for the safe
custody of the goods.

Mr.BARDSAVELL appeared on the other side.
The tacts, as they appeared from the affidavits and the
statements of the solicitors, are these :—On the 3rd Aug.
last the petition was filed, and the interim order made
appointing the hearing for the Sth September. The final
order was made on the 22nd September. On the 3rd of
August the messenger was sent into the insolvent's pre-
mises, there being property of the estimated value of up-
wards of £9O. Mr. Green, the insolvent's attorney, re-
commended, in order to save expense to the estate, that
security should be taken for the delivering up of the goods
to the assignee. This was agreed to by Mr. Turner,_ the
official assignee. On the 4th of August, the insolvent
proposed Mr. Aylward, of Lord-street, whom Mr. Tur-
ner said he did not know. The insolvent said he was
well known to Gaskell, the messenger. The affidavits
gave a satisfactory statement of Aylward's responsibility,
which was admitted on all hands. This security was not
taken, the official assignee requiring the value of the pro-
perty to be paid, which the insolvent was not able to ac-
complish. Mr. Turner stated, in his affidavit, that he
should have been willing, in order to save expense, to
have withdrawn the messenger, as he had done on some
former occasions, upon receiving a sufficient guarantee;
that the property, or its estimated value, should be placed
in his hands again at the granting of the final order, and
that he had stated that Aylward's guarantee was nut suf-
ficient, as the insolvent had declared his intention of
leaving his premises unprotected from Sunday until Mon-
day, and that no other guarantee was offered. On the
26th September a sale of the insolvent's effects took
place, which produced about £4O, and on the fol owing
day the messenger was withdrawn, after a possession of
fifty-five days. On the 27th September the solicitor's
bill was taxed, and the sum found due to him was £l6.
There was rent to be paid amounting to £27. The offi-
cial assignee had paid part of the messenger's bill, whe-
ther before or after notice of the solicitor's claim did not
clearly appear.
Two preliminaay questions of practice were disposed of
on a former day, namely, the right of priority of payment
between the solicitor and the messenger, and the necessity
of giving notice of taxation to the solicitor of the messen-
ger's bill. The practice on the former point was stated
to be in favour of the messenger. The learned commis-
sioner promised to inquire into the latter.
Mr. EVANS said there was less reason in these cases
than in bankruptcy to keep possession, since the insol-
vent sought to be protected on giving up his property.
Mr. BARDSWELI„ on the other side, contended that
the official assignee had acted correctly.
The COMMISSIONER said the solicitor should have gone
before the commissioner and made affidavit on the cir-
cumstances, and the commissioner would have ordered
bail. The application was refused.

The new tunnel intended to connect the present station
of the Chester and Birkenhead Railway, Grange-lane,
with the Ricer Mersey at Monk's Ferry, has been com-
menced. The contractors for the work are Mesrs. Hard-
ing and Cuffe, of Leeds.

ADVANCE IN THE PRICE OF COALS.—At a meeting of
the coal proprietors of Wigan, Manchester, St. Helens,
Chorley, &c., held at Wigan, on the 29th of September.
it was unanimously agreed to advance the price of coals
10d. per ton, and slack Gd. per ton, from the Ist of Oct.
Houns OF BUSINESS.—We hear that a meeting of the
Law Society will soon be called for the purpose of consi-
dering upon the closing, or partial closing of the offices
of solicitors, on Saturdays, at one o'clock, with a view to
the release at that hour of the clerks. The bankers and
cotton-brokers have already adopted the plan proposed.
The Penang, Captain Iliberry, arrived at this
Friday last, bringing advices from Hongkong to t
of May, the day of her departure from that island. The
Penang has brought but little news, owing, we suppose, to
the presumption that all intelligence of interest would b c
anticipated by the overland mails.

Mr. GEORGE VANDENHOFF.-Mr. Geo. Vandenhoff,
who has been playing in various parts of the United
States, with the most complete success, is on the point of
returning to England. Indeed, it is probable he is even
now on his homeward voyage. He has, amongst the
Americans, established a high and lasting fame, both in
tragedy and comedy.

BIRKENHEAD CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—TIIC
anniversary meeting of this association was held on Tues
day night. The Rev. A. Knox took the chair. The col
lections for the past year amounted to £167 19s. Id., the
subscriptions to £B2 14s. 6d., money received in the mis-
sionary boxes £56 ls. Bd., and from the Juvenile Associ-
ation £lB Bs. Ild. The disbursements, during the same
period, amounted to £1 12s. 2d.

A LARGE SPINDLE.—On Thursday last a large cylin-
drical mass of wrought iron, weighing no less 22,4001b5.,
was conveyed from the foundry of Messrs. Fawcett and
Preston to the Clarance Dock, where it was to be shipped
for London. This immense piece of metal is intended for
the spindle
_of ..one_of her Majesty's stearn,SriVtltruul,tt
the streets by eleven pow,`4Kilifuild.
DIABOLICAL FREAK.—About four o'clock on Wed-
nesday a number of idle boys, aged from twelve to four-
teen years, were seen standing on the cellar-lid of a ware-
house, occupied by Messrs. Priestly and Griffiths, in Ed-
mund-street. A man passing observed one of the young
rascals push a piece of burning cotton underneath the lid,
and they all immediately scampered off. The warehouse-

man was sent for and strict examination made, but all,
except the piece of burning cotton at the bottom of the
vault, was safe. The warehouse is full of combustible
matter.

A VICIOUS HORSE.—A few weeks ago, Frederick Best,
a watch-case polisher, was in the Saracen's Head Yard,
when a horse belonging to an Aigburth omnibus, broke
loose and galloped furiously along the yard. Best caught
at some of the harness, and endeavoured to check the
career of the animal. The horse threw him down and
trampled upon him, by which he was so much injured that
it was necessary to carry him to the Northern Hospital,
where he lingered till Monday evening last, when he died.
THE STEPHEN WHITNEY.—This splendid packet-ship
arrived in the Mersey on Friday afternoon from New
York, after a short passage of nineteen days. The follow-
ing is a list of her cabin passengers :—Major Baron de
Rottenberg, 8.A., and Baroness de Rottenberg ; Mr.
Goodville and lady, Scotland; Mr. Sayers, Canada; Miss
Parnell and Miss Ann Parnell, Ohio; Mr. Partridge,
Mr. Rakaman, J. Noble, Esq., Mr. Pearce, Mr. Loyd,
T. Scholes. Esq., Mr. Peirce, Mr. La. Forte, Mr. Tomr
belle, and Lieut. Milne, R.N.
THE QUEEN OF THE WEST.—This fine new American
liner arrived at this port on Friday, having left New
York on the 16th instant. She now lies at the south side
of Waterloo Deck. She was built for Messrs. Woodhall
and Minturn, in whose line of packets she has now taken
her place. Her burthen is 1,350 tons, and the following
are her dimensions :—Length of upper or spar deck, 198
feet ; main deck, 181 feet ; breadth of beam, 37 feet 8
inches ; height between decks, 7 feet 43 inches ; depth of
hold, 22 feet; length of gentlemen's cabin, 60 feet;
length of ladies' cabin, 18 feet ; height of cabin, 7 feet 4
inches.

THE REV. W. FALLOON.—This gentleman, late curate
of St. Jude's Church, in this town, entered upon his min-
isterial duties as the incumbent of St. John's on Sunday
morning week. The church was crowded in every part to
overflowing. The subject selected by the reverend gen-
tleman was taken from the Book of Judges. 3rd chapter,
part of the 20th verse, " I have a message from God unto
thee." A text more appropriate to the occasion could not
have been chosen, inasmuch as it suggested subject for
much serious consideration as to the nature, character,
and vital importance of that peculiar message, which de-
volves upon the pious Christian pastor solemnly to deliver
and which were enlarged upon in terms both eloquent and
deeply affecting.
TAKING A RIDE WITHOUT LEAVE.--On Friday Mr.
Whiteman, of the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover-street, ac-
cused two individuals, Joseph Price and Edward Walker.
of having driven off with his horse and gig, which had
been left outside a house in Thornton-place, where he
was paying a visit to a friend. Mr. Whiteman said the
prisoners had made use of the vehicle for upwards of
three hours, and were exceedingly abusive to him after he
regained possession of it ; the elder prisoner having held
out threats of violence. Mr. Rushton having asked Mr.
Whiteman whether he thought the prisoners had taken
the horse and gig with felonious intent, and the latter re-
plying that he thought not, the prisoners were discharged,
after a suitable admonition. The prisoners were appre-
hended in Hill-street, while taking their cheap ride, by
an officer of police.

REPEAL PENSIONERS.—The late meeting in the am-
phitheatre, it appears, has attracted the attention of go-
vernment. The person who officiated as chairman is a
pensioner, and from what has occurred in this case, it
seems to be tolerably evident that the order prohibiting
all military pensioners from attending such meetings, on
pain of their pensions being forfeited, is to be strictly
acted upon in this country as well as in Ireland. He cal-
led last week at the staff office, in Soho-street, for his
periodical allowance, and on applying to the pay-officer on
duty, he was informed of the unpleasant news. Remon-
strance was of course resorted to, but the order could not
be relaxed. The office which the unhappy chairman
holds is " inspector of repeal wardens in England."
Several other repeal pensioners in this town are in the
same predicament, to the no small discomfort of their
families.

SUICIDE.—An inquest was held before the borough
coroner, on Saturday last, to inquire into the death of
Terence Duff, a shoemaker, who had been found sus-
pended by a black handkerchief from his bedpost on the
previous day. It appeared that the deceased lodged in
the house of a Mrs. Ann Campbell, in Fontenoy-street ;
that he had almost constantly been in a state of beastly
intoxication during the last month ; and that, at ties,
there was a wildness about his appearance whichternfied
the inmates. He was 41 years of age and a married plan ;
but he had been for some time separated from his wife on
account of a feeling of jealousy upon her part, and he had
been frequently heard to say that be was very uneasy in
his mind in consequence of the separation. Upon Thurs-
day last he told a female, in whose house he kept a work-
shop, that "he would eat no more until he met his
Maker;" and, upon taking his dinner to him, about
twelve o'clock on the following day, he was found hang-
ing from the bedpost in the manner described. A verdict
of " Temporary insanity" was returned.