sia} THE GARDENERS’ CHRONICLE. 599 
ommence imeaetietely and it is confitentlg stated | gion of Africa, and within a small district f country ith regard to such portions as were affixed to the body of the 
that the first regular line of railway on ae atmospheric | be seen the ruins of 30 to 50 villages, burnt by him in nae | 8 —-. to them the present plaintiffs had nolan the property, 
principle that has ever been a empte e in opera- d of night, in order to murder, rob, and enslave the in- tos t passed out of Mr. » Conkbarn, would rah in the vicar = the 
tion within : a few miles of the Irish metropolis sae in the | habitants. Tn the missionary school at Haddi ton, when nade arden to rem “ eae a atiionh otha i 
serene sors ‘ eke usual f+ pe dhs meeting pA the bec peal | the attack was made, were 70 or 80 African children, and Lordship having summed up, the j Jury pre med a verdict for fer 
lation took place on ay. Mr. at- | several teachers (mostly females) from the colony. The m domeges 401, bang of spinon 
tended and s ane at some rg The rent ‘a “the week e object of Gouturah was to take these children to sell | a s a en we ven toi jo ine a that Leena 
was announced to be 60/. 13s. 33d them into slavery, to get possession of the property, and charehsrandan did not extend to the gr part of the articles 
east upon the Godmen, as he called them. Mr. Harris, } ™° 
: SCOTLAND. Ss ning i pi coh anuetinek iain te 8, Rawstone v. Cheadle, Clerk.—This was an action for work and 
Edinburgh.—The preparations for her Majesty” 8 visit = : * : ¥® | labour y had and received by the defendant to the 
have surpassed everything of the same kind within the contended with this band of savage wa » for one h tiff’s use. It ‘om the evidence, that the defendant 
twenty minutes nally killed Goutu and com- | ‘s vicar of Bingley, in the West Riding, where for many years the 
memory of the oldest inhabitant. For some ici ast the ‘ h i 
wn, and ole of this part of Sc tla hag | Pelled his followers to retreat with great loss. The writer | vicarage. meth pi a cas om ps py ey “incumbent eg 
been in a state of great excitement at the prospect of her states that no work of fiction has equal interest with the therefore, resided in in that at Nag aor to to tne school. On the death 
Majesty’s arrival. On Thursday morning the news arrived tatements of Mr. Harris, who has given a more vivid | of the last incumbent the trustees of the school resolved to 
the Hass aabictson. wah | orth. Tha MkGcaach petize of life in Africa, and shown more conclusively the | eparate it fom the ing, ont Sx copecenanas, wae op 
* . in canis re W no cient residence or 
steamer had gone down to meet it, and first de ried th ich is to be effected - snlemnen tion in that coun- himself and his family ; and accordingly, in the yane 1838, he re- 
echt when of St, Abb’sFlead. § hen proceeded on try, chan ger, to be fou n books, or heard from | solved to attempt the erectio house, for which 
for couran: walt seat the corel flecl Of Meamoelk it living m Mr. Harris dene. 400 colowred Ppecstiune = agacse! a a mapa quay + = Soot, as which am ayn to 3004. 
s 3 ntiff is an at Bradford, and was employed b 
that time the wind was N. +) an the a Rage Sowae: rant nal ight = og employe d, and fin welcom " € the defendant to draw plans for a residence, ¥ rf " a 
two steamers—the Black Eag d the | Dative tri ribes. About 10,000 of Shea sti Boa peace | scale of a building which he estimat ub- 
Shearwater. The Royal George, in order to es ‘dy h and security om .the lands of the colony. Not far from | scription did mat saepeed.t peony ch by tin ay ag 
er. ge, ' eady her, | 499 : iden f a was the Souetann af meen pc Bounty 
* hee th, o sf t eee , ’ some evidence of conversion to ’ 
jib, flying jib, fore-staysail, a rly t, the Cheistinni who, as the living was worth 250/. per annum, could not make 
ile be ce the: tauboasil baat narch then p ristianity. The letter concludes by stating that ae any grant from their seqular funds, but a enabled to grant a 
Sand: tad sadet At his time ie Wie huerved that he England is about to take a decided stand = favo see gue of: oney from some other source, which did not appear. It 
Majesty was reclining on a couch between the main has Affican colonisation. in ¢ of the bina ~ thee ~ mace 7 = war “i — 
* . * ess the plans ar Tawn in cetall, and a co 
mizen masts, while Prince Albert was pacing the deck close The Alpine Goat. sh ¢ me ago an aged inb a » A submitted for for their approval and they also require ae 
ie The husdieto ng bitant of the commune of Saint Agnes, in the beautiful m besides the cler: e for the completion of the 
her M : ; z tly + Se eae peas loyal. dee alley of Griesivaudan, shut in by the snow-topped Alps, coniene the put was c employed to orem bene plans, wh 
ae Kepearedky scenowiedgs - : were approved as being quite sufficient for the purpose, and he 
Seetistretion. Ab I belong g | wia Athan aie hour of the pa yas, to gather some was appointed to superintend the progress of the works, anda 
to the General Steam Navigation Company, want at e up aot wild fruits, and at the time le goat and her kid | sum of 60/. was to be allowed him for his remuneration. The de- 
Gra the Monarch and Trident then dropped astern to pasture. Seeing a large stone om pac from a 4 fendant also applied to him to allow t to be made in 
and fell Aa the wake of the royal squadron Night was now shove bis head, sng came rolling m him, be, sone was e, wnic the a the Col “allowed for | the architec mad : 
A 8 ; : y c e 
rawing on, and lig ere hoisted at oat ht es po pinay by a rene back but, Dappening to total = gee which — to be drawn for in bills on the certifi- 
M about ten miles to the ea W spot, he alance, | cate o; laintiff tha ork to that amount had been duly exe- 
cane ’ aon whe pale of papgced [ nd fell over a precipice toa depth of 200f. Although ano ‘ maary oh i ™ banda to the plaintiff a the 
, Tractor Ww workmen into 
southern, e, with the apparent intention of taking Ee severely 7 ; ble to rai If up, or bank, whence it was drawn out to pay the various description of 
ne half-past one, arch oxaale —_ to move, he remained the whole day under the tor- builders, Before the works were actually commenced ,the defend- 
Seniesa it ras shail. aacabiekons thar oa id ents of pain and hunger, emsensind by the swarms of | ant wished the site to be changed. This was done ; but when the 
squ ie a 7 pee ye in Aber dy b o eee which came to attack his wounds. As the night ground was opened, it was found necessary to pile some portion of 
: had an y bay. m was accord- a aie Ae a b hi it_ in order to secure @ sufficient foundation. ‘The defendant also 
I 0 “ig t he landing would take place o ? sufferer was surprise y seeing his goat | wished to have the house a foot wider, and suns Sensi ineniacl 
Thursday. morning, on w aa ae neil come down the steep, ,on her hing him, volunta- hich the expense was considerably increased, 
4 ¥ re oer) hes dugs to his parched lips. In this man d the whole 1,151. was consumed, without leaving anything for 
sum et at half-past ten. The c- y ilk P P ©F | the remun ff, For the def 
eleuch, and ans “ bers vl She nobility, were on afi _ animal supported her master for four suc- | tone @ was no proof of any seubaaed ine ther decd oct af 
Granton seme ooking for tidings of the lve pos eatedly ble ~~ with all her force. By | plans, which the witness valued at 20/., nor did it appear that the 
rover a Fp — } - f th hk Phe this exertion of her instinct, one might almost say of her | plaintiff expected remuneration for them, as they could not be 
hal a uring be carly part 2 € nig 6! : sagacity, the animal at len th Ares. 0d the notice a ar gontes. into execution, but were superseded by others, in which 
— or e landing w a t me sh be considered to have merged ; the 
scale, but w. _ noticing it sco wees week, ¢ | goat-herd, who, with oan intrepi ity, got down the plaintiff had had the money in his own hands, and if he chose to 
disappointment ofthe Je on Wediiceda avid om gerous descent, and reached the old man thus mira tae Eo pay it all away, h by his own act and bear the loss. 
Sad be eas ABA SS SRS a Ay ay w y grea’) | preserved. It was, however, only for a short time, for, in reply, 
as p e local authorities suenlved inti- . . pe argued ‘that though the. money had Lac weer through the 
mation, through Sir Robert Peel and the Barl of Aberdeen, | Poin Proust! home by the collected ert ons OF many of | tts be d by the signatare of the 
that t was Ker Majesty's desire te contvibote, as much > | his ego eyn np - — on the aw ) in t defendant, 
db i écualaten + y's ted, t ‘he sh ti 64 ti oe her | 2 t uré of the parish, who eagerly p ased a it catia not be said that the Niakitr had ever haa it. be ‘his homer 
i oe soiean GP ts) ts O the gratincation of her abfal Pesce, hie hh had pres served her at, ta wt long to eee the money; while it was clear, “4 the other hand, that 
s a “4 pong : - iated to the plai 
ei nue. arr : : ar p Poear sgt aa weseniet tant one Galignani’s Messenger. ent the inal : bry Wengen ca re jai out of the 
— - ‘ —SE—EESSEEEEEE=EE= 607. . had been monsined my hee laintiff’s use, and he wasalsoli 
ajesty i eae Albert seat pene the night on board Dab. y for the first plans, ioe had. been 
ge yacht, and land on Thurs ED te drawn by his pr Bag is Lordship P e case, 
pose eo a ae and the ury returned a verdict for the aint. both for the 20/. 
HB Il NorrHern Cirevit.— ~¥o RK.—. . Cook.—This was an ac- ; 4 zl 
- aneous. tion of imenppens It appeared that in the year 1834, a Mr. Cock- anon Rates.—Dale ¥~ Pollard and others.—This was an 
Niger Expedition.—The dai y papers nce that eve ng ergyman i ro ataee ee otene tion of replevin, brought by John Dale, an inhabitant of B 
th ng service throughout the year, too. ps to have | ford, against George Pollard and JSevianin Briggs a 
the agus steamer, whi ch pote at Falmouth, from the | the ‘church fitted up with what might = ae to light it | the churchwardens d, and John Andrew and ewe 
editerranean this week, spoke her Majesty’s steamer | during the winter months. For this a number of | Waddington, constables. Mr. Wortley, for dants, 
Kite, steer Lisbon, from coast of Africa, last | branches to hold candles were put up, but “here n not ¢ being found the case, as the affirmative lay upon them. This action 
from Sierra Leone and Madeira, with th ts of sufficient, it was opm. rea determined to light it with gas. | out of a distress under the justices’ warrant for the recovery ofa 
row a re e branches were re taken down, with the exception of | church-rate, and he thought that in the course of the case it 
Tieus 4 wher d netig J : ol a | men om oe eee and ponding-4 k, endwe non - pay would a tes between the the de- 
received her atches, but no details c s-fi which were substitu' coves fendants were rather matters of law 
e ince ree “ : g. en sek i and ip . aes. So 8 ct get upon whi e jury wo’ — —_ _ = nyt ag 
2 ;‘ church. The parish, howeve sed, ini capacity, | ments. By the ancient law of this country it was the duty of the 
. mentions the arriv, the Kite at ae port, with the to take upon itself the expense of these improvements, and asub- anaes pe to maintain the fabric of the parish church, That 
Officers of the ex pao on board, which is reported to | scription was set on foot to defray it. This, however, was not rested entirely upon prescription and was as old as the oldest 
be broken w very ere there being no more realised than from 20/, to times In the parish of omega va be santa were mos Pos fp a 
Liberia.— 3 ji ~ | 222. cost, too, was much greater than y been always two ens appo: or the 
dr beh the 8 herp oe papers contain s letter ad ce "amounting to somewhere about I40/., and this parish a me Bradio: rd, and for the other townships in Brad- 
tess e “ North American,” containing | amount, after some considerable delay, was, wit a charge for | ford there h n. also other officers, c wardens, 
an account of pi sep ya ein the following are €X- | interest, which made the whole amount to 150/., paid by Mr. | elected and redremcnn agen s townships. But the —— 
tracts. meric: ‘ockburn oe of his own pocket. Further than pr arge; but wardens elected by the peta of Bradford —_ eg pe anv 
subscription the parish paid no part of this original charge; called the rhe oan ss ie purpose ar 
a Society, lately visited Liberia, Senna ke ts y Mr. it would ap they afterwards went to some considerable ex rate, and to the nfided ie — of taking care of 
10n , an uneducated man of colour, who emigrated nse in improvement of the pipes with ves, fahalo of es seutabiaiieneln About as the jury were aware, 
to the colony 12 years ago from State of At | and additions for the p of increasin ciency. Dur- derable excitemen’ this ra cho me an 
i at Boston, Mr. Harri ing the summer hs, a a m te dispute the necessity of lay 
ston, Mr. gave an acco . 
en . ials, end conflicts , | tus, such " bd pillars to a jets, ved under the | for the purpose e church as had anciently, 
: an ‘ ‘ ? | direction urn, and vor in a box b the | and ae ao law of this country, immemorially been made ; this dis- 
scribed the country, i its features, productions ; the man- | parish unti? they might be required the following winter. | position to op in — a religious 
s, characte . ante superstitions of the African tribes in | Matters continued in this way until the latter part of the | ples oud paste — tet merefused a ~—“ high, ora fo 4 
ted year 1840, when Mr. Cockburn left Pocklington e in- | year 1935 arate was for the _ re _ in. the parish of Brad- 
the vicinity of y of the Society’ ? ig a stated oo come of ‘which livin ving —— it would ——— considerably = From ens teers ade to lay the rate, but 
rs ve occasiona y been | under 2001. a year, and went to reside another part of uccessfully. An attempt sss ae made by private sub- 
engaged ; their uc endeavours against the sla country. He, ar comaequemen; wrote to the churchwardens, couigtboecte repair the fabricof th the paris ih church, but this attempt 
tra Sand bs gee they. poe bs nded over pe requesting — to call a meeting of the parish to consider whe. | was not successful. In 1941 it became evident that it was 
Pinesin ds of the ‘endi ing nations who have fied to ther they would purchase the « fitings a & sayin that he requisite that something should be done for the maintenance of 
them fi could not afford tolose the money which had been sunk in lighting | the parish church. Accordingly, in February, 1841, a ves' 
ah an ‘their pee: oa and the ‘benefit of the Gospel and warming the church ; but if the parish would offer anything | meeting was called in the ordinary way by the churchwardens of 
in reason, he would much prefer coe tee rs aengte be the es vs er ae The vicar — and mar ig 
a suc leaving the apparatus for the use of the paris stea taking | strong mare d that there was an ute necessity for laying 
Boston i Thais naif of Li oo $0 BoM = ~~ meno itdown. The churchwardens on this did calla meeting, which | out in upon the church a sum of between 300i. 4001, 
‘cater z rod if and } > i o re pag i was not, however, very numerously attended, and ae senres. Nevertheiess, 5 such were the dissensions at that time amongst the 
‘ A r. Harris ieasatpente is father-in-law, the | satio p y of setting a subscription on | pari 
Rev. G. M. Erskine, to Africa, i _ ine | foot for the purpose of reimburs rsing Mr. aaa deaeon Several | strongly opposed, and Sees the result suce ecofully. in the nant 
as parties recommende i thi is course, but nothing w: a Mr. | time a church-rate case 
hi hly ured preacher of the Presbyterian Church, Cook the cement 4 solicitor for Mr. Cockburn, fally re- and after that decision, the churchwardens,, the first two pa 
ghiy respected in Tennessee and ther parts of the ate ed to remove the uestion, ants on the record, Mr. Pollard and Mr. ‘Poppleten, who felt 
Union. A part only of his family went with him to Africa, | to Mr. chert one cj ae plelis ntiffs, as churchwarden, for the | themselves 5 dee = responsible for the state of the church, 
_ at his death, which occurred i n six months after his Se of the church, which was given, and r. Cook then proceede another m th of May, to give 
; to remove the greater part of the fittings, leaving, however, a | the parishioners an opportunity of making a rate, or, if the ma- 
al, b he ieee Mr. H if} he should ever be ab 
"the - Harris, if he shou ~~ | good pact ion which could not be taken away without doing con- | jority refused to lay a rate, with the consent - the Fe 
States, to bring the rest of his | siderable inju Consequently, according to the enciautenatem, Us e usual notices 
**it would make him smile in his | of the stove- pipes which had been pai id for by the parish, The | were given, the hioners assembied in the parish charch, the 
rave.” His request has been complied with in part: M value of so removed, if sold immediately, would be, in | vicar presided, and everything w: mera charpy peorrm so 
ri P Maeva raf him to their es a , about 20/7 ig na rere the aa deferred | But, besides this, another step was also Gane samo 
until a favourable opportunity Yy mi realise about 30%. The ssible, still more imperativ: ie 
Norfolk 13 of the descendants and relatives of his father- | removal of these goods was the trespass complained of. It ap- te uired—namely. application was made to wesisse, 
Ww, am S are in to k | peared, during the case for the og that of them, Mr, | astical Court at York, and the part of that monition was issu! 
| i i is chose * ae Tyndale had given permission to efendant to remove the | without any oppositi 
) ame ~~ > * “he believes — still remain z -fittings, bat ther stoves had no © ies mentioned, —> it | and whieh onawed the to Spey open pur- 
. 3 Mr. | seemed questionable whether this permission extended ‘to m pose of maintaining the church. It was | th A 
oth th : , cike that the meet. 
. i } in efence of the ars, &c,, which had been usually removed every and under 
mission nm at Haddington, against the can- yeerns at the close of the wows Ty For the hee ‘was con- : | essen andthe re informed of the necessity 
eC 
ary 
_ nibal chief Gouturah and from four to six hundred and more bo 
his warriors. This savage was the terror of all that re- pai and ha tr Cosi nad one ag mow At Deen called. A rate was proposet: 
