The Sun.
London, England, 1847-01-13 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE:

COURT OF COMMON PLEAS, Jsn. 11.
POOLEY AND ANTHER V. THE DIRECTORS OF THE
WESTERN GAS COMPANY.
Mr. Sergeant CHANNEL moved for a rule nisi for a
new trial, on the ground of the improper admission of
evidence. The case was tried during the last Middlesex
sittings after term, before Mr. Justice Cresswell, and a
verdict given for the plaintiff for 22/. 7s. 6d. The
action was brought by Messrs. Pooley and Son, weighing-
machine manufacturers, in Liverpool, against two direc-
tors of the London Western Gas Company, to recover
the value of a patent weighing. machine, supplied to Mr.
Radley, a chemist, employed by the company to make a
series of experiments.
The defence was that Radley bad no authority to
order the machine, neither had the secretary of the
company, who had guaranteed payment, any authority
for giving such guarantee.
The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE thought, in reviewing all
the facts of the case, that there was not sufficient reason
set forth for disturbing the verdict.—Application refused.
THE ECUADOR„EXPEDITION.—SEWARD AND ANOTHER V.

WRIGIIT.

Mr. LUSH moved for a rule to set aside an order made
in chambers by Mr. Justice Wightman, for holding the
defendant to bail, in an action of debt. The judge's
order was obtained on affidavits filed by the plaintiff,
which stated that the defendant, through one of his
agents, a Mr. Charity, had contracted with him for the
outfitting of two steam-vessels, repairing in the port of
London for an expedition to Spain. The amount of
debt thereby incurred was 2431., and the bail was sought
because it was alleged the defendant had no settled place
of residence in this country; that the vessel so outfitted
had been seized by the British Government, as being
engaged for an illegal purpose, against the provisions
of the Foreign Enlistment Act, and in order to wage war
against the Republic of Ecuador, and that he had .
ob-
tained a passport in order to leave this country for Spain
or South America. The two ships had been seized on
the 19th of December, since which one of them had
been sold, and the other soon would be. In support of
the application now made to rescind the order, the de-
fendant replied that he never employed Charity as his
ageilt:; that he had no passport, nor any intention of
leaving the country; that he was at present held in
bail in 4001. to meet a charge in a criminal court for the
Infringement of the Foreign Enlistment Act ; and that
as this was one of four actions, amounting in
all to 2,1684 it would be impossible for him
to find bail for that sum. The defendant further
referred to several gentlemen of station in this country
in proof of this statement, he having held the post of
Consul-General for the state of Ecuador from 1637 to
1844, since which time he had resided in this country,
and badino intention of leaving it.
Rule nisi granted.

ROYAL HUMANE SOCIETY.
The general court of this society was held yesterday,
at their rooms, at half-past two o'clock; B. Hawes, Esq.,
the treasurer, in the chair, for the preliminary pro-
ceedings.
Mr. Charlie; the secretary, read the minutes of the
last meeting, which were confirmed.

Mr. B. BOnd Cabbeloll,;;Ti the chair, while the
Secretary went through the several cases reported by
the committee for rewards.
A silver medal was awarded to Robert Moncey, an
able seaman of the ship Queen, who, at: the risk of
his own life, saved that of the second officer, Mr. John-
son, who fell overboard off the Cape of Good Hope, and
who had sunk twice before Moncey reached him. The
bronze medal was awarded to another seaman named
Martin, for his assistance on that occasion.
A silver medal was also awarded to Lieut. Finch, who,
while dressing on board a frigate at Portsmouth, saw a
man named Bradford, while endeavouring to loose
the jolly-boat from its fastenings, cast overboard.
Lieut. Finch immediately threw off his clothes, and
leaped through the porthole into the water, in doing
which he was much lacerated. He reached Bradford as
-
he was sinking for the second time, and ultimately
sue.
ceeded in getting him on board, though in a helpless
state.

Another medal was awarded to Mr. Clifford, who on
the 2d of July saved the life of a gentleman named
Wakeling, who was thrown off the steamer Waverley,
when off Cadogan-pier, Chelsea, and, though not a
swimmer, succeeded in holding Mr. Wakeling up in the
water until they reached the hawser, by which the
steamers are moored to the pier.
Silver medals were also awarded to the Earl of Leicester
and W. Astley, Esq., for their gallantry in endeavouring
to rescue one of their servants, named Cooper, who,
while passing Holcombe Bay, got into the deep water
where the tide was most rapid. Mr. Astley first leaped
into the water, and the man clasped him round the neck.
Lord Leicester then went to Mr. Astley's assistance, and
they bore the man to the shore. A silver medal was
also awarded to Mr. Jackson, the captain of the steamer

, Locomotive, trading to Chelsea, who seeing a boy strug-
gling in the water on the 22d July, sprang from his
paddle-box into the water and saved him, after he had
sunk for the second time. Medals were also
awarded to H. Vereker, Esq., and Mr. Thomas
Mitchell. Another was awarded to H. Jenner, Esq.,
who, though unable to swim, leaped into the
reservoir in the Green-park, where the water is
eight feet deep, and though loaded with a heavy great-
coat, held on to the side of the reservoir with a young
woman in his arms till they were both rescued. Silver
medals were also awarded to Mr. Gibson, purser of her
Majesty's ship Lily, to H. P. Green, Esq., Mr. Thomas
Mitchell, and the Captain of a French corvette, each of
whom had risked his own life in saving, or attempting
to save, the lives of their fellow-creatures.
From the cash account, it appeared that the balance
remaining in the treasurer's hands at last meeting was
1431. 17s. ld., and the amount received in various ways
since that time 2,6491. 19s. 7d. The amount disbursed
by the society was 1,6191. 7s. 11d. for apparatus, re-
wards, and other necessary expenditure.
Thanks were voted to the Duke of Northumber-
land, who was re-elected president of the society,
and to Mr. Hawes, the treasurer, who has been
for more than fifty-years connected with the society.
Thanks were also voted to the several other officers of
the society. The vice-president and trustees for the next
year were appointed, Mr. Charlier was re-elected secre-
tary, and thanks voted to that gentleman and to the
chairman.
Before the meeting separated Mr. CHARMER. stated that
during the late frost the society had been instrumental in
saving the lives of no less than forty-five individuals.
In this statement no notice is taken of the several severe
accidents which occurred on the ice, many of which
required much surgical aid. The number of skaters
between the 19th December and the 3d of January was
not less than 279,000 on the various ornamental waters
of the Parks.