The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-02-04 00:00:00

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THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

UNIVERSITY 4- CLERICAL NEWNEWS

OXFORD, JAN. 29.—The following degrees were this
day conferred:—Bachelor in Divinity.—Rev. W. Duke,
Fellow of Jesus, Bachelor in Civil Law.—G. Quick,
Fellow of New College. Master of Arts.—M. Morgan,
Trinity, Grand Compounder; Rev. J. Clements, Oriel,
Grand Compounder; R. Richardson, Brasenose, Grand
Compounder; Rev. J. W. Fletcher, Brasenose ; Rev. J.
J. Wilkinson, Queen's ; Rev. D. Royce, Christ Church ;
Rev. J. Harris, Pembroke; Rev. H. Bittleston, St.
John's. Bachelors of Arts.—H. Cramer, Student of
Christ Church; C. Marston, Christ Church; N. Spicer,
Christ Church ; R. W. Brown, Christ Church; P. G.
M'Dowall, Christ Church ; C. W. Taylor, Christ Church ;
W. Belgrave, Lincoln ; P. Lockton, Magdalen Hall ; J.
Craster, St. John's ; W. Denton, Worcester.
OXFORD, JAN. 30.—More than 200 names of members
of Convocation are already attached to the requisition to
be presented to the Hebdomadal Board on Monday, in
favour of a formal condemnation of the principles of the
90th Tract for the Times. In the list figure the names of
many distinguished members of the University, in-
cluding some who have announced their intention of not
voting for the privilegium contemplated against Mr.
Ward.

( ONSEQUENCES OF THE DECISION IN

O'CONNELL'S CASE

DURHAM, JAN. 28.—At a convocation holden on Mon-
day, John Carlen Heath, M.A., of Trinity Hall, Cam-
bridge, was admitted ad eundum by the vote of the house.
The following persons were presented and admitted to
their several degrees :—Master of Arts—Rev. R. W. B.
Hornby, B.A. Ad Eundem Bachelor of Arts—J. G.
Edwards, Trinity College, Cambridge. Bachelors of
Arts—J. R. Davison and k. Taylor.
PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS.—Rev. A. A.
Gibson, late curate of Pucklechurch Gloucester, to be
minister of Posbury chapel, Creditors, void by the resig-
nation of the Rev. F. Shelley, r'ctor of Beerfrrris, Devon.
—Rev. D. Bruce, M.A., curate of Eglingham, to the in-
cumbency of Ferryhill. vacant by the resignation of the
Rev. J. Cartwright.—Rev. M. Henry. M.A., fellow of
Magdalen College, to the curacy of Hilgay, Downham-
market.—Rev. T. Sheepshanks, 8.A., of Hannangate,
of Trinity College, Cambridge, to the incumbency of
Arkendale, near Kuaresbro', vacant by the resignation of
the Rev. H. Stocken.

At length has commenced, in right earnest, the practical
demonstration of the dangerous absurdity of the new
criminal law enacted by the House of Lords in Mr.
O'Connell's case ; and the Court of Queen's Bench—
Lord Denman's own court—he personally present—on
Tuesday witnessed a most remarkable and humiliating
exhibition—viz., one and the same sentence of punishment
solemnly repeated seventeen times, in order to escape the
peril of a total failure of justice, from the application of
the new rule of the House of Lords.
An exciseman was indicted for extortion. There were
two indictments, one containing eight, and the other te❑
counts; being so many varied descriptions of only three
actual offences. The defendant pleaded guilty ; and was
called up for judgment on Wednesday, when Mr. Justice
Patteson at once found himself stared in the face by the
decision in the House of Lords, and declared himself
unable to pass sentence upon such a record. Lord Denman
appealed for relief from the difficulty to the Solicitor-
General, and asked him to enter a nolle prosequi; but
that functionary refused, and very properly, as it was the
office of the Attorney-General to enter a none prosequi.
What was to be done ? The court was confounded, and
adjourned the matter till Thursday morning, when occur-
red the lamentable absurdity which we are almost ashamed
to record. Mr. Justice Patteson, in sentencing the pri-
soner, stated that on comparing together the counts, the
court saw clearly that there was not really so many offences
as there were counts in the indictment; but that most of
such counts were only variations in the statement of the
offences. Then he took the first count, and sentenced the
prisoner, upon that count, to eight months' imprisonment
and hard labour. Then he took the second count, and
sentenced him, on that also, to eighteen months' imprison.
went and hard labour ; and thus he proceeded through
every single count in both indictments ! sometimes even
using merely the word " ditto !" At the close of this
grievous farce—in which Mr. Justice Patteson was called
upon to act in defiance of his ow❑ enlightened judgment
in the O'Connell case—the judge consoled the " astounded
and bewildered prisoner, round whose neck were thus
dangling at once so many sentences," and who looked
comph-ttly thunderstruck at the prospect of some twenty-
seven years' imprisonment and hard labour, by the assur-
ance that all these distinct sentences referred in reality to
only one period of imprisonment !

The University of Dublin have conferred on Mr. Em-
erson 'Ferment, M.P., the degree of Doctor of Laws.
Mr. Parkinson, who has this year attained the distin-
guished honour of Senior Wrangler in the University of
Cambridge, is a native of Keighley, in Yorkshire.
TRACTARIANISM AGAIN.—TO the catalogue of divided
oari•lres and deserted churches must now be appended
that of West Teigninouth, which until two years ago
possessed a devoted clergyman and an attached congrega-
tion. There is, however, a difference in this case from
that of the others which have been visited by innovating
incumbents, viz., that a double kind of experiment has
been tried, and corresponding results have answered each

„cu. The rector first succeeded in the usual;;;;ln'
diminishing his congreLlation by about one half. The ce-
lebrated Mr. Blunt. of Helston notoriety, had the honour
of first displaying his church-emptying propensities in this
parish, and it must be confessed he did it well, for he
reduced the already reduced numbers to a tithe of their
However, he was properly advanced to Helston,
where, as all the world knows, he has earned a gallan,
-ne in the annals of tv

amouat

teological misrul A curate of
milder views restored a decent attendance on Divine
service. But Mr. Gwynne, the rector, insisting upon all
the offensive alterations, the matter has been effectually
taken up by the laity, who, with the exception of a very
few persons, unanimously quit their places on his ascend-
ing the pulpit.

THE COURT 4 FASHIONABLE WORLD,

BISHOPS,—In a recent case where the Bishop of Exe-
ter was applied to for direction as to a clergyman wearing
the surplice, his lordship said he did not think himself

Since their return from Strathfieldsaye, her Majesty and
Prince Albert have been enjoying their usual riding and
walking exercise at Windsor as the weather has permit-
ted. During the week Sir Robert and Lady Peel have
been on a visit to her Majesty. The court would leave the
Castle tor Buckingham Palace yesterday, to be in rea-
dine,s fur the opening of Parliament by her Majesty.
It is stated. that during the approaching sojourn of the
court at Brighton, it is the ktention of her majesty and
his royal Highness Prince Albert, to visit the Duke and
Duchess of Norfolk, at Arundel Castle, and the Duke and
Duchess of Richmond, at Goodwood. The day on which
her majesty will proceed to Arundel Castle, is understood
to be fixed for Monday, the 17th, or Tuesday, the 18th
instant.

"at liberty to direct hitn." The Times says on this sub-
ject " If the Right Rev. Bishop of Exeter is not compe-
tent or authorised to settle all such differences, we do not
ask who is to do it—for there is obviously no one—but
we must be forgiven if we inquire why then have we any
Bishop of Exeter? or why any bishops at all? Of what
use are they ? What are they put there for, and why are
they ennobled and so handsomely remunerated? His
lordship may say, this is a mean worldly estimate of
things. We are sorry for it, but somehow, in maters
spiritual as well as civil, people like to have, as they vul-
garly express it, a quid pro quo. We do not mean that
they grudge their diocesans either their wealth or their
rank, or wish for one moment to dispense with them ; but
th,y think, and rightly, that in all high positions, there is
a price to be paid for eminence—and that is, responsibility
—the necessity of doing what is to be done; of discharg-
ing whatever duties belong to, or arise from their position,
and this they natut ally and properly look for in their pre-
lates ; but with what success we have already shown."

The sale of the effects of her late Royal Highness the
Princess Sophia of Gloucester, which commenced on
We.inesday, at Chesterfield House, a pair of Sevres vases,
a present from his Majesty Louis Philippe, on his recent
visit, bearing the French crown and royal initials, was
knocked down for 47 guineas.
Sir Wm. Massey Stanley, Bart., has arrived in town,
from Hooton Park, Che'hire.
Lord and Lady Francis Egerton have returned to
Ratchford Hall, Cobham, from visiting the Duke and
Duchess of Norfolk, at Arundel Castle, Sussex.

FASHIONS FOR FEBRUARY

(From the " London and Paris Ladies' Magazine cf

Fashion.")

Whilst pompadour veloule, pekin satins, and all rich
materials in beau iful and lively colours, are among the
splendid novelties of the season, all lighter materials are
Preferred for ball dresses: crapes, ombre's and embroi-
dered, and other silk materials, as well as organdy, are
worn. Yellow is a very fashionable colour for crapes.
Double and triple skirts are very general ; and the mon-
tants, which are the trimmings placed on each side the
skirt, are very fashionable : beautiful wreaths have been
made for this style of jeuillage, sparkling with emaux,
havi-ig the appearance of precious stones falling on the
leaves.

For carriage and visiting dresses, velvet and satin da-

matt divide —favour, in all the varied forms of pelisses,
pardessus, robes redingotes, &c. ; they are trimmed with
black lace gimp, in torsades, in chenille, mixed with bu-
gles, &c. ; some are with high bodies and revers, others
quite close, others half open ; the two fronts unitinz,
with several rows of lace and gimp purposely made; the
sleeves tight, with under one of muslin, and three or four
bracelets de fantaisie, which are now much worn. Many
dresses of the Amozon form butt,n from the throat to
the bottom of the skirt, with a small gold or silver chased
button. One of the prettiest novelties of the season, is
the robes a rubans ; these ribbons, of pretty tints and
fringed, are placed in eight and ten rows on crape or tulle
dresses, forming the prettiest trimming possible.
Paletots of velvet, or manteaux Busse, have been worn,
lined and edged with valuable fur : but the newest in this
style is the mantelet tole' of watered silk, lined and wad-
ded, trimmed with a rich dentelle de velours, laid on flat:
this mantelet has wide ends, and the pelerine is so full,
that the folds which are necessarily formed at the elbow
make a kind of invisible sleeve ; it is quite high, encir-
cling the throat, and crosses, closing merely with a single
bride and button.

There is but little variation in the shape of bonnets;
those now worn vary but in material or colour from the
autumn ones ; those of emerald green, with branch of
feuillage. in velvet, are pretty ; and also coloured satins,
entirely covered with black lace. Satin capotes are
trimmed with velvet for morning wear; but if of light
colour, velvet is not used. Coiffures are in endless vari-
ety ; they mostly form fanchon. Wreaths of gold or sil-
ver ribbon placed at the back of the head have a pretty
effect ; flowers are much used on the little caps termed
jeune femme. All coiffures of turbans, toques, resilles,
&c., are generally worn very forward on the head.

child ; but he refused, on the ground that, haying received YORKSHIRE RAILWAYS.-The Board of Trade have
baptism at the hands of a dissenting minister, it was not j determined on reporting to parliament in favour of the
entitled to receive interment in the church yard. Pro- ' Barnsley Junction, Leeds and Bradford Extension to
ceedings were instituted in this case in the Court of Stiptonan andCd Leeds-Heywoodolise
,LeedsandWanedstoßidihdainrngEJxstienncstiioonn:
Arches, some time since ; but the judge in that court (Sir Manchester
11. J. Fust) held that sufficient notice, in conformity with I Manchester and Leeds-Burnley Branch, and against the
the terms of the canon, had not been given to Mr. C., and I Leeds, Dewsbury, and Manchester, Manchester, Bury,
the suit was dismissed. Lord Denman refused to grant and Rossendale, Hey-wood Branch, West Yorkshire.
the mandamus, but intimated that the court might grant A RAILWAY TOWN.-A striking illustration of the
a tale to show cause. A case which had been lying over operat:on of railways is afforded by the Wolverton Sta-
fur five years could not have been considered pressing by tion, on the London and Birmingham Railway, which is
the parties. Mr. Evans observed that the body was lying I rapidly becoming a considerable town. It already con-
in a double coffin, in a room occupied by six persons. It ' tains eight streets ; the number of houses is 199 ; the po-
appeared, on inquity, that no request had been made to pulation about 1,000. There is a neat and substantial
111 r. Charr.an to bury the body since the decision in the church, seating about 850 persons, with a gallery for 200
Court of Arches. or, indeed, since May, 1841, although it children. The churchyard includes more than an acre.
could be shown that the rev. gentleman had repeatedly, in The parsonage house is also an exceedingly neat building.
general terms, declared his determination never to bury FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION.-On Tuesday morning,
the child. The court thought that this declaration, with- at six, a.m., the boiler of a locomotive engine. in the en-
out an express and recent demand and refusal, was insuf- gine shed' of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, at Miles
P
ficient to entitle the applicant to the rule, which was ac- platting, at the top of the inclined plane where the junc-
cordirtgly refused. tion is formed with the extension line to Hunt's Bank,
Manchester, unfortunately burst. Three of the workmen,
who were beneath the engine, were killed. An examina-
tion shows that the copper roof of the fire-box must have
been red hot, either at the time when the accident occur-
, red, or at some former period. At all events, it has the
appearance of having been burned, and there is also the
' further appearance of an old crack at the place where the
fracture commenced.
MANCHESTER, BOLTON, AND BURY RAILWAY AND
CANAL.-At the special general meeting of this company,
at the Clarendon-rooms, the proprietors were congratu-
lated in the report on the steady improvement of the
concern and its future prospects. Reference was also
made to the various railways now in contemplation in
Lancaster, which, it was alleged, would bring a consider-
able accession of traffic to this line. The receipts for the
half-year ending December 31st, 1814, were :-coaching
department, (227,686 passengers,) £15,601 13s. lad. ;
carrying ditto, (-16,450 tons,) £7,826 2s. 6d. ; coal ditto,
(25,453 tons,) £1,647 3s. 9d., making a total of £25,074
19s. 104 d., and deducting expenses, £9.180135. Id., there
was a railway surplus of £15,894 6s. M. The canal sur-
plus amounted to £5,031 15s. 04d., which, added to the
railway surplus, produced £20,926 Is. 104 d., and after
deducting various sums, such as intereston railway bonds,
balance of rents, &c.. the disposable nett proceeds were
£16,805 10s. fald. The committee, as appeared from the
report, declared a dividend of £2 14s. per share, payable
on the 15th of February next, leaving in hand, including
the dividend on the 120 shares held by the company, a
surplus of £386 16s. 61d. Some remarks were made as
to Mr. Hawkshaw, the engineer and secretary of the com-
pany, as to his connection with the Leeds and Manches-
ter Railway, but it was decided that the matter could not
be entertained at that meeting.
CHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY.-On Thurs-
day the adjourned half-yearly meeting of this company
was held at the Clarendon-rooms. The report stated that
the ,otal receipts for the past half-year amounted to
£15,109 17s. Bd., being an increase of £2,567 7s. 9d. on
the correspondi g half- year of 1843. The expenses for
the last half-year in working the line have been £6,810
lls. Id., which with £1,428 7s. 6d. paid for interest,
make the total disbursements for the half-year £8,239
18s. 7d., leaving a surplus (including the balance of £BBl
Is. 2d. from the last half-year) of £7,833 3s. Bd.. "The
directors," concludes the report, " therefore recommend
that a dividend be now declared of 10s. per £5O share,
and ss. per £25 share ; but as there is 4s. 3d. due on each
new £5O shires for interest on calls unpaid, the amount
to be declared on those shares will he ss. 9d. per share ;
and that the same be payable on or efter Tuesday, the
11th February next. The amount will he £5,906 ss. ;
thereby leaving a balance of £1,926 18s Bd. applicable to
the payment cf the income-tax and for general purposes."
The Chairman said that the reduction of fares had brought
an increased revenue, and if the opening of the tunnel still
further increased the traffic, the directors did not intend
to charge for that ad.litonal accommodation. In reply to
a question, the k hairnsan said the directors would not
take any step as to an amalgamation with the Holyhead
line until the bill for the tunnel had passed the committee
of the Commons, and the proprietors should have a full
opportunity of expressing their sentiments on the amalga-
matien prior to its taking place.
LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY.-At the
annual meeting of this company, on Wednesday, it was
announced that the result of the reduction of fares and
increased accommodation to the punlic had been advan-
tageous to the company. During the past half- year an
increase of £B,OOO I,ad taken place in the passenger de.
partment, and of £ll,OOO in the goods department. The
income for the same period amounted to £141,952, and
the expenditure to £64,885, showing a nett profit for the
half-year of £76,367. Out of the nett proceeds the di.
rectors recommended a dividend for the half-year of 44
per cent. on the share capital of the company, equalling
16,926 £lOO shares, which would amount to £76,167, less
half-a-year's interest at 5 per cent. per annum on 12,1100
£4O shares, £12,090, and constituting a nett dividend of
£61,077. This sum deducted from the proceeds of the
half-year, £76,367, would leave £12,290 8s Si., to which
must be added the surplus profit from the last half-year,
£2,808 ]Bs. ld., making a reserve of £15,099 6s. 9d. The
directors asked from the proprietors a vote of £9OO, being
half the amount of the marble statue to Mr. George Ste-
phenson, to be placed in St. George's Hall. The holders
of the new £4O shares were informed that, in conformity
with the arrangements announced on the creation of the
shares, a call of £2 per share was now made, and that
where the amount of dividend would allow it, the call
would be deducted from the dividend warrant, and that
in cases where it was otherwise, such amount of dividend
as was due would be retained. The report was carried
unanimously, and Messrs. Hornby, Saunders, Rathbone,
and Hodgson, retiring directors, were re-elected.
MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.-A spe- I
cial genera meeting of the proprietors of this company
was held on Thursday, at the offices of the company, in
Manchester, for the purpose of sanctioning an application
to parliament for a branch railway from the line at Stock-
port to the Sheffield line, at Ashton ; a branch to Mac-
clesfield, and to aid in making the South Junction to
Altrincham line, and for the purpose also of authorising
the directors to oppose any undertakings which they
might deem injurious to the interests of the company.
Mr. David Waddington took the chair, and moved a
string of resolutions, giving the directors the increased
powers which they required, and the capital required,
viz. £700,000, is expected to be raised by an issue of
quarter shares. The motion was seconded by Mr. Greig,
who abused the directors of the Leeds Railway pretty
roundly, and called them anything but honest men. He
hoped the directors would not allow themselves to be
imoosed upon by those people again. Mr. Rawson sug-
gested that an amicable feeling should be established
between the two companies, as most conducive to their
interests. Mr. Hitchcock was opposed to any arrange-
ment with the Leeds directors. The Chairman denied
that the Birmingham Company had made any overtures
to the Leeds directors, and they did not intend to do so.
If the other party made any proposal to them, they would
attend to it calmly, and act as they thought hest. He
had the pleasure to announce that a satisfactory arrange.
ment had been come to with the London and Birming-
ham Railway for the traffic, which arrangement, when
completed, would enable the Birmingham and Manches-
ter Company to defy any railway in the kingdom. The
resolutions were then passed.
GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.-The half-yearly meet-
ing of the company was held at the Clarendon Rooms on
Saturday, John Moss, Esq. in the chair. The report
stated, that the gross receipts of the company for the half-
year were £229,169 10s. 4d., being an increase of £16,960
18s. 2d. on the corresponding half-year of 1843. The in-
creased accommodation given to the public in the reduc-
tion of fares, &c. has been attended with an increase
both in the number of passengers and receipts. The ex-
pences for the half-year amount-A to £96,593 ss. lld.,
which made up the net profit £132,576 4s. 5d., which,
added to £10,976 ss. 10d., the surplus from time previous
half-year, gave a total of £143,552 10s. 3d. The report
recommended a quarterly dividend of £2 103. per share,
which would leave as a " rest" £30,277 4s. 9d. The
Sunday travelling amounted to Bs. 2d. per £lOO share.
The depreciation fund with the " rest" now amounts to
£48,105 19s. 4d. Under the arrangement for the union
cf the Grand Junction and Liverpool and Manchester
Companies, this amount will belong exclusively to the
Grand Junction Company, and when the amalgamation
shall have received the sanction of the legislature, will be
available for distribution, unless the Liverpool and Man-
chester Company shall arrange to furnish a proportionate
amount, and it should then appear desirable for their
united interests, to retain all, or a part of it, as a protec-
tive
fund for future dividends, or forother purposes. The
negociat'ons with the London and Birmingham line are
still pending. The report then alluded to the branches
and extensions which the company have now before Par-
liament, and stated the conviction of the directors that
the schemes now in agitation injurious to the interests of
the Grand Junction Company will not be sanctioned by
Parliament. The proprietors were asked for a vote of
£9OO, half of the expense of erecting the statue of George
Stephenson, Esq., the directors stating, that any pro-
prietor objecting to such an appropriation might have
his proportion of the cost paid to him. The reading of
the report was frequently interrupted by applause. The
Chairman, in the course of his remarks said, " I think the
report of our ways and means must give universal satis-
faction. A dividend of £lO per share within the year, and
a surplus of £30,000, which, added to the balance of :the
reserve fund, leaves £48,000 at your disposal, is what;the
most sanguine could hardly have expected. We have, of
course, been anxious to know the decision of the Board:of
Trade in respect to the lines which are now proposed in
competition with ours. As to the Churnet, we have only
heard the result this morning, and I will merely, therefore,
now say, that it greatly surprises me, looking at the former
decisions of the board. But, happen what may, it is my
decided opinion that the public will be the chief sufferers
by this kind of competition. Our goods traffic is rapidly
increasing, and I have myself no doubt that we have re-
sources on our line, still undeveloped, which no competi-
tion can touch, and which, in connexion with the extension
of the railway system north of us, will protect us against
any very serious loss if we have to meet the threatened
competition." The Chairman, after declining to make any
observations on the state of the discussions with the Lon-
don and Birmingham line, said, " I feel much gratified in
stating, that the government measure of last session, re-
quiring railroad companies to carry third-class passengers
at ld. per mile, in covered carriages, has, on the Grand
Junction, without seriously injuring our receipts, given
accommodation to 2500 persons per week, and principally
from a class who could not afford to pay the prices pre-
viously charged." Mr. Moss then alluded to the) pro-
posed statue to Mr. George Stephenson, which he said
he personally wished should have been carried out by
individual subscription, but that he gave up his own
opinion to that of the Board of Directors, and concluded,
amidst warm applause, to express his high approval of the
officers and servants of the company. The report was
approved, and the recommended dividend was declared.