The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-08-22 00:00:00

ANOTiI ER.

The declaration in this case was for goods sold and de-
livered, for work and materials done and supplied, and for
money due on an account stated.
Mr. Knowles and Mr. Atherton were for the plaintiff:
Mr. Wortley and Mr. Cowling for the defendant.
Mr. KNOWLES stated the case. The plaintiff, George
Bent Olivant, was an engineer, living in Manchester, and
he was also the owner, uf a patent for making machinery
for printing calico on an improved principle. The defend-
ant, Edwin Bancroft Bayley, was a printer of calico, and
lived at Pendleton, near Manchester. Up to the time
when lie (the counsel) now alluded, defendant was in the
habit ofusing a block machine, but having heard of the
invention belonging to the plaintiff, be was minded to
alter his mode of printing, and became the purchaser. of
one of the new machines. On the 18th of February.a
meeting took place between the plaintiff and defendant, in
the presence of Hodges, plaintiff's foreman, and on that
occasion something was said about a machine being or-
dered, but before giving an order defendant required an
estimate of the cost. Accordingly plaintiff drew up an
estimate for the machine, with all the appurtenances,
offering to execute the work for £250. The estimate was
sent to the defendant, who came over and had another in-
terview with the plaintiff, and, after some discussion, an
order was given for the machine on the patent principle—
the basis of which was to be found in the estimate, al-
though it differed, at the request of the defendant, in cer-
tain particulars. The machine was furnished in the middle
of April, and on the 26th it was started to work. Some
alterations were required, but the plaintiff never heard
that the defendant found any fault with the machine until
the Bth of May, when he received a letter, stating, that in
consequence of the shameful delay be would not have it,
and requested that some one might be sent-to pull it down.
After this plaintiff had an interview with defendant, and
some other alterations were again suggested and made.
Towards the end of May plaintiff sent the defendant a
letter, requesting 'payment, the understanding being that
ready money was to be paid for the machine. Defendant
refused to pay, although up to this he had not even hinted
that the machine would not answer his purpose. How-
ever he did refuse to pay. The plaintiff was necessarily,
though reluctantly, compelled to commence this action.
and the defendant now, after paying into court £2O 95.,
refused to pay, indeed denied his liability to pay for the
machine at all.

Mr. Hodges, the foreman, was called, and proved that

the machine was made to order; that the material was
good; and that the work executed by it was satisfactory.
A number of witnesses were called to prove that the
workmanship of the machine was good.
Mr. WORTLEY, in his address fur the defendant, said
he was astonished that, in this case, the plaintiff had not
called one independent machine maker to give his opinion
of the machine in questiou, and, after co rtnenting on the
evidence, the learned counsel said lie undertook to show
that the machine was not made am rding to the cow rac
entered into; and, further, that it was ti tally and tins°.
lutely ruinous, and had been twist mischievous to the de-
fendant.

At the conclusion of Mr. Wortley's address, the Court
aajourned till the following morning.

MEETING OF THE PRESBYTERY OF LANCASHIRE.—
On Friday a meeting of this body was held in the Com-
mittee-room of the Scotch Church, Rodney-street. Tice
Rev. John Ferries filled the office of moderator. The
subject of Mr Park's removal to the parish of Glenc aim
was brought before the meeting, and after remarks from
several gentlemen on the-efficient manner in which Mr.
Park had discharged his pastoral duties during twelve
years at the Scotch Church, Rodney-street, the Presby-
tery agreed to Mr. Park's removal. A memorial having
been read from the district of Chorlton-on-Medlock, in
Manchester, requesting the Presbytety to consider the
Propriety of erecting a new church in that locality. Dr.
Sinclair and Mr. Galt, on behalf of the memorialists,
being in attendance to give any explanation that might he
required, Dr. Sinclair entered into an explanation of the
reasons which had induced the memorialists to con.e be.
fore the Presbytery. After some discussion a motion was
submitted by Mr. Welsh, for the appointment of a corn-
mittee to confer with the proposers of the scheme, and
report upon it. The motion gas seconded by Mr. Rum-
son, and carried.

WESLEYAN METHODISTS.—The Billowing are the
stations of the preachers of this district as fired at the
late annual Conference :—Liverpoot District.— L. ye, pool
North, (Brunswick Chapel, &c.)—Abraham E. Farrar,
Joseph Beaumont, John tl. James : Calverley I. iley, su-
pernumerary, Liverpool South, ( Pitt.street. &c.) Wm.
Athertorr, Joseph Hargreaves, Henry Chettle. (Bean's
Gardens, &c.)—Richard Bonner. Rowland Hushes.
Chester—T. Stead. William 1-1. Clarkson : Isaac Lill .
supernumerary. Mold and Buckley Mount—William
Parkinson, who shall change with the Ministers of the
Chester circuit once in six weeks. Carnarvon (English)—
James Houghton. Holyhead—Joseph Sykes. N.B.
Brother Flaushron and Brother,Sykes are to change one
Sabbath in every six weeks. I.Vrexhani—Francis Barker,
Joseph Whitehead. Whitehurch. (Salop)—Adam Flet-
cher, William Shearman. Warrin on—Benjamin Pearce,
John Haigh. Richard Rymer. . Helen's and Prescot—'
James Sr-tholes. Thomas Sha . Wigan—William Con-
stable, Frederick P. yne. SOuthport and Ormskirk—
John Haigh, Uriah utters. Preston and Chorley—
W lliarn Horton, Peter C. Horton, Thomas Rodham, \ii
Thompson Desk. N 13. Brother P. C. Horton and
Brother Desk shall reside at Chorley. Garstang—Jona-
than Barrowclough, George Dickenson. Lancaster—
John Talbot, James S. Thomas. Douglas and Castle-
town—Edward Sumner. William Hothilestone, Samuel
Atkinson. Ramsey and Peel—Peter Prescott, Samuel
Taylor, John S. Jones. Ist.
WM. Ann-411.°N. Chairman of the District.
JOSEPH H ARGREAVES, Financial Secretary.
DOCK COMMITTEE. THIIRSDAY.—PreQent, Messrs.
San .s, (cli irman,) Rovden, Bolley, Holmes, Evans,
Chilton, Holt, Smith, W. R. Sandhach, Tobin. Bold.
Ripley,'l4loore. and Middleton. After some preliminary
busine-s had been disposed of, of little interest, the fol-
lowing was read from the Marine Surveyor ;—"Angost
14, 1843. The Marine Surveyor reports that, in cortjunc-
rion with his assistant, Mr. Jones, of the Royal navy. he
sounded the bar of the Victoria Channel on the evening
of the 11th and morning of the 12th instant, being tides
of 17 feet two inches by Holden's Liverpool Tide Tattle.
The examination indicated a depth of thirteen feet in the
rooming and twelve in the evening, increasing from six to
twelve inches in depth towards the western side. The
weather was calm, and the water perfectly smooth on
both these experimental occasions The Liver buoy
tender was anchored on the shallowest part of the bar du-
ring the whole of the period. The City of Londonderry
steamer, a vessel drawing twelve feet of water, also pas-
. sed through the channel at dead low water on the 12th; as
also No. 1 pilot boat, and several other vessels at low wa-
ter on the evening of the 11th. The depth obtained at
low water, from corresponding tides in 1839, was twelve
feet, as deduced from a mean of many observations made
at that period. From a tide register, kept at the Liver-
pool Docks, it appears the tide of the 11th instant was
eight feet below the sill at the Old Dock, and that of the
12th seven feet four inches." A copy of the above was
ordered to he sent to Captain Bevis, agent to the Mail
packets, for the information of the officer conducting her
Majesty's mail packet service here. Tire committee then
proceeded to the consideration of financial matters, and
soon afterwards adjourned.
THE WINE AND SPIRIT TRADE.—A meeting of the
parties engaged in the wine and spirit trade was held on
Yridav, for the purpose of receiving a report from Mr.
Mm Dixon, jun.' of the result of an interview with the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, the object of which was to
procure Liverpool, and the other outports, to be placed
upon the same footing as London, with regard to the
duties paid upon brandy. It appears that, in London.
the trade have for many years paid duty only upon the
actual quantity and strength of brandy taken out of bond
for borne consumption ; whilst in Liverpool, Bristol,
Glasgow, and elsewhere, the merchants have been cam
pelled to pay duty upon the quantity originally bonded.
The effect of this has frequently been that the Liverpool
Morebant.hos, from evaporation and waste, sustained a
loss of 60 per cent ad valorem upon the spirit bonded in
the first instance; and this has pressed so heavily on'the
trade as to render it necessary for many parties to keep
their brandy in France; whereby the profit of warehousing
has been lost to the port. A great deal of difficulty was
experienced in the first instance. the treasury having re-
plied that they did not see sufficient grounds for acceding
to the request, and at the beginning of the interview, Mr.
Goulburn was of that opinion ; but, on the hardship and
injustice of the system being urgently represented arid
proved by the introduction of the customs vouchers, he '
gave way. The following day a treasury minute was re-
ceived, which it will be satisfactory to know. It says
that with a view of affording relief in cases of excessive
deficiency. the hoard of customs have been authorised to
grant such extra allowance, upon special application, as
the merits of each case might appear to justify, when the
officers of the customs were satisfied that the deficiency
had ar,sen from natural causes. and that no abstraction
or improper interference had taken place.
AN INTERESTING HOLIDAY.—OR Wednesday last, the
children of the Blue Coat Hospital had a most delightful
excursion to Chester, provided for them through the kind.
ness of William Jackson, Esq.. of Birkenhead. The
children, accompanied by several trustees and many 1
friends of the institution, embarked in one of the railway
steamers, and were landed at Monk's Ferry, and after en.
livening the inhabitants of that district with their spirited
hand, they proceeded to Chester in a special train engaged
for the occasion by Mr. Jackson. The day, which had
hitherto been ovettast, now burst forth into beauty and
loveliness. At Chester the company was anxiously waited
for by a large concourse of people, and the children be-
lonv.ing to the Chester Blue Coat School, with their ex-
cellent band, were drawn up to receive the visitants. A
procession being formed they promenaded the principal
streets of Chester. The procession moved forward to the
castle, which it visited, and as the court was then sitting,
the rildren were there introduced. After leaving the
castle they proceeded to traverse the walls, and then they
were shown the cathedral. They afterwards proceeded
to the Grand Stand, in front of which dinner was provi-
ded on seven tables laid out for them, and they were re-
galed most bountifully with veal pies, ale, and fruit. The
company afterwards retired within the Grand Stand,
where a handsome dinner was provided, of which upwards
of 150 ladies and gentlemen partook, among whom were
the Dean of Chester, Chancellor. Raikes, Prebendary
Slade, and others of the clergy, J. D. Case Esq., A.
Swainson, Esq., E. Gibbon, Esq., James Monk, Esq.,
Hugh Williams, Esq., &c., and, after a number of toasts
had been given, the children and company then assembled,
and, the procession having re-formed, they proceeded
across the Dee Bridge to Eaton Lodge, the entrance to
the beautiful and extensive park of the Marquis of West-
minster, which they entered, and, after proceeding a short
distance that the children might form some idea of the
extent and beauty of the grounds of the Noble Marquis,
they returned through the city to the railway, accompa-
-1 nied by a dense throng of admirers. On reaching Birken-
head, the Blue Coat boys, with the band, walked round
Hamilton-square, and the principal streets of Birken-
head, and thence arrived in Liverpool without the slight-
! eat accident. .
BRIDGE OVER THE ANCIENT " POOL."—Tbe work.
men now employed in laying down the new sewer, or col-
vert, in Lord-street, and for which they had to excavate
to a depth of ten or twelve feet, came a few days ago upon
the remains .of the spring and abutment of one of the
arches (for it is supposed there were several) of the bridge
that crossed the " pool," between Lord-street and
Church-street. The spot is directly opposite the south
from the shop of Mr. Gilham, hatter, corner of Lord-
street and Wbitechapel, and about four yards from the
bottom of the former street. These " ruins" were of a
brightish yellow free-stone, still compact, but inclining to
softness. The masonry and mortar were in a fair state of
preservation. They also discovered what they took to be
stepping stones, but which were probably portions of the
foundation of the small arches of the bridge: Seould we
be wrong in our conjecture, some antiquarian will proba-
bly set us right. We find it recorded in the annals of the
town that " in 1635 a bridge was ordered to be built at
the south side of the town," (which this site then was,)
" over the pool, where the sluices are, and a quay and
harbour to be made there for the succour of the ship..
ping." The whole of the shipping of the port at that time
was about 20 vessels, in all about 400 tons, with about 70
mariners. Judging from the abutment found as Mated,
the bridge must have been about eight feet wide. A
quantity of ribs, skulls, and other bones of horses were
found a little higher up the street ;• but these were proba-
bly a comparatively modern deposit from some tannery,
when the ground was filled up to its present level. Some
of the workmen remember that, about ten years ago, when
similar operations for sewerage were going on at the bot-
tom and junction of Dale-street and Shaw's-brow, large
pieces of black oak, in good preservation, were dug out,
which they considered the remains of a wooden bridge.
These materials, however, were as likely to have been por-
tions of the " flood-gates, ordered to be put up in 1636, at
the bottom of Dale-street." At the time the bridge; at
the bottom of Lord-street was extant, there was a ferry
house, with boats to cross the pool, at the bottom of
Hatton-garden. The stranger who now visits the locality
(on which stand some of the busiest streets in thelown)
would have no conception of the great changes which
time, and the rapid increase of commerce, have effeSted.

THE LIVERPOOL STAN D,ARD