The Sun.
London, England, 1853-12-23 00:00:00

VESSELS SPOKEN WITH.

The Boundary, from Liverpool to Port Phillip, Sept. 18,
lat. 3 N., long. 2 W.
The Cadet, from London to Launceston, Van Dieman's
Land, same day.
The Australia (s), from London to Sydney, New South
Wales, out 22 days, Nov. 9.
The Stad Zierikee (barque), Oct. 25, lat. 28 S., long.
22 W.

The Macao (barque), same day.
The Vernon (ship), from London, Oct, 27.
No. 8,037, And d. p. (barque), Nov. 19, lat. 13 N., long.
27 W.

The Sobron (brig), from Calabar to Liverpool, Dec. 14,
lat. 43 N., long. 18 W.

The Art- Union (America), outward bound, Dec. 6, lat.
51, long. 33.
The Contest (ship), from London to Melbourne, Dec. 7,
lat. 46 N., long. 14 W.

The Amazon (barque), from Quebec to Newport, Dec.
10, lat. 49 N., long. 13 W.
The Zeebloom (brigantine), bound south, Dec. 15, lat.
49 N., long: 6 W.
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The Gannet (s.), Dec. 5, off Cape Finisterre.
The Queen Mab, for Bombay, Dec. 10, lat. 42, long. 11.
The Birmingham, Nov. 1, lat. 7 N., long. 21 W.
The Charles Hill, from Newport to New Orleans
(supposed), Nov. 21, lat. 33, long. 52.
The Chales Sprague, from New York to London, Nov.
30, lat. 41, long. 64.
The East Lothian, from Leith to Melbourne, Sept. 22.
The Deborah, from Liverpool to California, Sept. 12,
lat. 57 S. long. 65 W„
The Pekin, from London to Melbourne, Oct. 9, lat. 29 N.
long. 24 W.

The Regina, of Bristol, from London to Cape of Hope,
Oct. 31., lat. 4 N. long. 22 W.
The Scotland, from London, Nov. 4, lat. 9N. long.
22 W.

The Reindeer, from Liverpool to Rio Janeiro, Dec. 8,
lat. 48 N. long. 41 W.
The Eliza, of Yarmouth, Dec. 11, lat. 51 N. long. 12 W.
The Covenanter, from Bombay to Liverpool, Dec. 12,
lat. 51 N. long. 11 W.

LIABILITY OP RAILWAY COMPANIES.—In the Liver-
pool County Court, on Wednesday,. Benjamin Scott
Geagh, traveller for Messrs. Foster and Co., general
drapers, brought an action against the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Railway Company for the recovery of 4/. 19s.
for loss of time and expenses incurred by the plaintiff in
the non-delivery of a box containing patterns. On the
15th of October last the plaintiff forwarded from Man-
chester to Liverpool, by the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway, a box of patterns, directed " Mr. Geagh, Mee's
Commercial Hotel, Liverpool," and proceeded himself by
train from Manchester to Liverpool on Monday, the
17th of the same month, expecting that his box would
have been delivered at Mee's Commercial Hotel, in
Great Charlotte-street, but it had not arrived. He
, remained in Liverpool on Monday, Tuesday, and Wed-
nesday, without receiving the box. On Tuesday, the
18th, he telegraphed to Manchester, and received a re-
ply by telegraph to the effect that the box had been for-
warded on the 15th by the Lancashire and Yorkshire
Railway. On the Tuesday 'afternoon he sent to the
luggage station, in Great Howard-street, where his
messenger was informed that no such box had been
received. On Wednesday afternoon he went to the
station himself, and after some inquiry he ascer-
tained that the box had been delivered, not at
Mee's Commercial Hotel, but at the Queen's
Commercial Hotel, in Dale-street. When the
box was received in Liverpool, there was upon it the
direction " Mr. Geagb, Mee's Commercial Hotel, Liver-
pool ;" but on going to the Queen's Hotel, he found the
box with the direction torn off. The plaintiff was allowed
2/. 2s. 6d. per day by his employers, and the non-deli-
very of the box had detained him in Liverpool on Mon-
day, Tuesday, and Wednesday, on which days he had
been unable to do business, and would consequently be
unable to charge his employers for his time for that period.
For the defence it was contended that there was no such
place in the directory as " Mee's Commercial Hotel ;"
that the direction contained the name of no street ; that
the porter made all diligent inquiry for "Mee's Com-
mercial Hotel ;" that, being unable to find such a place,
he had taken it to the " Queen's Commercial Hotel ;"
that before 'delivering it he asked the barmaid if it was
right, and that she said it was, and signed the delivery
book. His Honour held that as the box was directed to
" Mee's Commercial Hotel," and as no such place ap-
peared in the directory, the defendants ought to have
kept it at their station until inquiries were made about
it, instead of delivering it at another place. They would,
then have been safe from any liability ; because it was
not to be supposed that railway companies were bound
to make inquiries all over the town when a parcel or
other portion of luggage was insufficiently directed. As
the carter could not find " Mee's Commercial Hotel," he
should have taken it back to the station. He was by
no means prepared that the direction in this case was
sufficient. He thought it was not. He did not think,
however, the plaintiff was entitled to the full amount
claimed. According to his own showing, he had not
lost all the time. But there was little doubtihe had lest
a clear day, and ho would, therefore, give a verdict for
21. 2s. 6d., allowing costs on the whole amount.—Liver-
pool Courier,

CHOLERA IN GLASGOW.—We regret to be informed of
a cash of cholera having occurred on Tuesday at 63,
Garngad-road, which terminated fatally last night at
half-past eight o'clobk. The person seized was a mar-
ried woman, cleanly in her habits and household, and
exceedingly temperate. She was seized with vomiting,
diarrhcea, spasms, and the usual symptoms of Asiatic
cholera, and, notwithstanding the best medical aid, fib
died within 24 hours from the time of being attacked,