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London, England, 1846-11-18 00:00:00

duced terms, caused buyers to operate with more' freedom,
and several parcels have been sold.
TALLOW.—Although there has been a large demand for
Russian on the spot, yet merchants have been compel led to
further reduce their prices owing to the heavy arrivals.
There has, however, been little business transacted for for-
ward delivery. Home made is plentiful. but there being
sellers at 49s 6d to 50s nett cash occasioned the demand to be
good.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.
ROLLS' COURT, Nov. 17.
PERRY V. BIEADOWCROFT.
(Continued from our Afternoon Edition of yesterday.)
His LORDSHIP delivered judgment, in the course of
which he went through the facts of the case, and de-
-0.'4.1ed that the exceptions should be overruled.

VICE-CHANCERY COURT, Nov. 17.
(Bef'ore Vice-Chancellor Sir J. K. BRUCE.)
APPLIBBY 71. 'AGE.—IMPORTANT RAILWAY CASE.
This case came, before the Court upon motion for an
order to inquire in:
o the conduct &c., of the directors
of a defunct railw.'Y, called the Eastern Counties
Midland Railway, and k`..
or directions respecting a sum of
money paid into, and now' in the Court, to the credit of
the above undertaking. kr July, 1845, a project was
formed by the defendants to c,."'nstruct a railway from
the Northern and Eastern Counti;'s Railway to North-
ampton, through Fenny Compton, Stzatford-upon-Avon,
to Worcester, and to form a direct com.munication with
the eastern and western counties of England. The
capital was to be 500,0001, to be divided into 60,000
shares, and a deposit of 11. 7s. 6d. per share to be paid.
On the 25th of July the undertaking was registered, and
the deposit was increased from the original sum of
11. 7s. 6d. per share to 21. 12s. 6d. • The deposiLa
had been paid on the faith of the whole of the.
shares having been divided, but it was subsequently
discovered that only. 35,000 shares had been allotted,
and that out of that number but 17,800 were accepted,
while the deposits on even some of these had not been
paid. The defendants, who were aware of the circum-
stances of the company, notwithstanding the deficiency
in the capital, still proceeded with the undertaking, in-
curring all the expenses of survey, &c., and went to Par-
liament, though quite unable to comply with the stand-
ing orders for the passing of the line. They
applied for a line from Cambridge to Weedon last
session, which passed through the House of Commons,
but was rejected in the House of Lords. It was then
withdrawn, and the project is now abandoned ; 35,0001.
was paid into Court to the credit of the Cambridge and
Weedon line. The plaintiff contended that the directors
were not justified in prosecuting the undertaking after
the failure in complying with the standing orders of the
House of Commons, and consequently they were not
entitled to the expenses incurred.
The arguments haring concluded,
His Holzoun postponed his judgment.
(Before Vice-Chancellor Sir J. WIGRA3I.)
BLAIR V. BROMLEY.
The arguments in this cause were then resumed.
The cause was postponed, in consequence of the ab-
sence of Mr. Bothell, who was to have replied.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER, Nov. 17.
PETERS V. DOBSON.
In this action, which was tried at Guildhall last Thurs-
day, before the Sheriff of London, the plaintiff sought
to recover the sum of 101. 17s. 6d. for goods sold and de-
livered. The defendant pleaded that the goods were not
according to order, that the credit had not expired upon
which the goods were sold, and lastly, non acceptance of
the goods under the statute of frauds. A verdict was
returned for the plaintiff, with leave to enter a nonsait,
or to move for a new trial.
Mr. PnENTICB accordingly now moved for leave to-
enter a nonsuit upon the first of the grounds above
named. It appeared from the evidence given on the
trial that the plaintiff's traveller called upon the de-
fendant, and asked for an order for some goods, after a
short time defendant gave him an order, and some goods
were sent the same evening. Defendant looked at them,
and considering them not of the same quality as ordered
by him, returned them to the plaintiff before twelve
o'clock on the next day, and upon the same evening they
were again brought back to the house of the defendant ;
upon their arrival the defendant said he would have no-
thing to do with thew, and threw them out into the
street, where they were picked up by a policeman and
conveyed by him to the station-house, where they still
remained. Upon those grounds, it was now contended
dint this did not amount to an acceptance of the goods
under the statute of frauds. Upon the other grounds
it was contended that the verdict was against evidence.
The COURT—Take a rule to show cause.

The Court having disposed of a number of unimportant
motions, prodeedvd with the cases set down on the new
trial paper. The first case taken was that of
PITT AND OTHERS, ASSIGNEES, V. CLEGG AND EXECUTORS.
This was a case tried at Chester at the last assizes,
before Mr. Justice Williams. It was now sought to set
aside the verdict then entered for the plaintiff.
The point raised for the consideration of the Court
was one of considerable importance, viz., whether the
liability of a banker to pay the money deposited with
him by his customers, after the expiration of six years,
was at all affected by the statute of limitations.
The ATTORNEY-GBNEUAL and Mr. WELSBY were
heard at great length fur the defendant, and contended
that the relation between the banker and the depositor.
was simply that of debtor and creditor, and that the
obligation of the banker to honour the cheques of the
depositor was simply a long-established and general
usage, but that such usage did not at all affect their
respective relations to each other.
Mr. Chiltern, Mr. Townsend, and Mr. Egerton were
heard upon the opposite side, and contended that the
defendant could not possibly plead the statute of
limitations.
The COURT took time to consider.

CAPMASING AND STARVATION.—Yesterday an in-
quest was held before Mr. Baker, at the Halifax Arms,
King Edward-street, Mile-end New- town, on the body:of
Mary Atm Ryan, aged 43. The case was one of great
interest. The body lay at No. 5, Spring-gardens, a
most miserable place, down the middle of which runs a
ditch about two feet wide. The room was so small the
jury could only enter it three at a time. On the return
of the jury, Elizabeth Simmons, who looked like a resus-
citated corpse, said that she occupied the room in which
the body lay, for which she paid Is. 6d. per week rent.
The deceased lived with her, and paid 6d. a week. She
got her living by capinaking when she could get it to do.
In February last she fell down and hurt one of her legs,
causing a bad wound, from which she suffered most se-
verely. She did not apply to the parish surgeon for
assistance, but got a pennyworth of salve when
she had the means. The deceased had no bed
to lie upon, but used to sit on a bundle of rags
and lay her head on a box when she went to sleep. She
had not had any work to do for four or five days before
her death, and had lived very badly. Witness parted
with some of the things to provide her with food as well
as she could; but could not do much for her, her own
means of livelihood only being the sale of nuts. The
deceased had relief from the parish in February last, but
none since. The Coroner—Why do you not go into the
house? Witness—They won't take me in, Sir; I applied
two years ago, but they would not admit me. I don't
know why. About half-past two on Monday morning I
awoke, and as I could not get an answer when I spoke to •
the deceased, I got a light, and found her dead and cold.
Some discussion then took place among the jury, and a
verdict of " Found dead, caused by starvation," was re-
turned. A subscription was then made to purchase
flannel for the witness Simmons, who was advised to
apply for admission into the workhouse, which she said
she would do.
ST. GILES'S BURIAL-GROUT D.—On Tuesday, at a
meeting of the directors and guardians of the poor of
St. Pancras, a long discussion took place on the subject
of the alleged recent desecration of the dead in the burial-
ground of St. Giles's-in-the-fields, immediately adjoin-
ing St. Pancras Workhouse. It was stated, on the one
hand, that tho bodies were but partially decomposed,
and the shrouds not decayed; on the other ha`hd, it was
tiboeogyreoaurnsdbutoriesd,.;
tailileegpeadritshba tothey hadianbcer eons
ehigadh 41:olocir
Giles s. It being urged that substances of an offensive
and dangerous nature were thus being brought into the
parish, a committee, with Mr. Cooper, the medical officer,
proceeded to the spot, and, on their return, reported that
the pit had been opened at their request, and the lid of
one of the boxes it contained lifted up; the pit was about
ten feet deep, and more than half full; the box contained
ossified remains of human beings; there was no exhala-
tion or unpleasant smell when the box was opened. The
boxes were of the shape of egg-boxes, and had been
brought to the ground in hearses. After some further
conversation the board appeared to be satisfied, and was
adjourned.
SOUTHAMPTON, Nov. 17.—The Royal West India
mail-packet Severn, Captain Vincent, went out of port
this day at 2 30 P.M., with the West Intact'. d
lenient of the
mails, a good general cargo, and
,a coeuoapl.
mesbip Madrid,
passengers. The Oriental Company
s steam
for Gibraltar,
Captain Bingham, left the docks
full cargo of bale goods,
several passengers and a.very__eeks,
came into dock last
&c. The Queen, Captcam_ W
Peninsular and other mails,
with the Peninsular and Med rerrraenean mails, with
evening, and landed the Peninsula
by
the n 1
A.M. train this
which were forwarded t
o 12th; and Corunna, 13th. The
7th; Lisbon, 10th; ig ,
assengers and a full cargo of fruit.
Queen had fourteen p. c .
day. Her dates arv. Gibraltar, November 6th; Cadiz,
mails to Alexandria on the 20th inst.
mai
The Pottioger, Captain ooper,
.will take out the India
DRIED FRUITE.—A vessel named the White Mouse,
arrived at the port of Liverpool, from Smyrna, had the
very large quantity of 14,017 packages of figs, and
2,300 packages. of raisins on board, being an entire
cargo of these fruits, the produce of Turkey, or of the
Turkish dominions in Asia Minor ; and another vessel
arrived also at Liverpool from the same Turkish port, with
13,633 packages of figs and 1,373 packages of raising
and other productions ; the mention of which two single
importations will show the extent to which they continue
to be carried.
AMERICAN ORDERS.—We understand that the or-
ders for British goods brought by the Caledonia are
unusually large, and that there is every prospect of a
clianeteflryn internal w
icnogn condition
ohne
very extensive trade with the States when once the new
tariff rti
the
ehas
icomeUnion
is intoh ighol py
per
ra
ot operation. The
great demand for grain, flour, and provisions—and con-
fident expectations are entertained of a great increase
of business with this country.—Liverpool t
n ry.--Liverpool Standard.
If all the taxes on beer were repealed, the same ale
now purchased fur 63. per quart would be 2d., and
porter, now 4d per quart, would be lid.—Mr. W. B.
Smee, on reper.l of the malt tat.
PRESENTS FROM THE QUEEN Or SPAIN TO TILE
FRLNCII PRINCESer-A letter from Madrid, of the 10th
says:—" Twenty magnificent horses are about to be sent
to Paris, with many others, as presents from the Queen
to the Dukes de Montpensier and d'Aumale."