The Sun.
London, England, 1845-08-21 00:00:00

AND

CHESTER

HOLYHEAD

SIIERIFFS COURT.—(THIS
(Before Mr. Under-Sheriff Bunciumi.) j
ENGLISH V. TODD. `tri
The defendant is a baker in Bury-street, Bloornsun;g1"
the action was brought to recover the sum of 101. on 1,„
exchange. The defendant pleaded non-acceptance. 1° 'llO
port the plaintiff's case a witness was called, who
syT,regbt
he was present when defendant signed the bill, and said bi
would pay it when he received his dividends. In his er°99 ot,
amination he admitted that he had quarrelled with defer et,
but had not instigated the present action. The bill bore
December 1, but it was signed sometime before that. co,r.,,ivt.f
defendant it was contended that the witness was not defier
of credit, that the defendant was actually a bankrupt jest
vious to the date of the bill.
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The UNDER-SHERIFF said if the evidence was false'
was very deliberate perjury.
The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff.
PETERS V. BRODRICY.
This was an action to recover the sum of 2/. 51- •°r
done. The defendant is a builder in Bethnal-green.
_l_ll;,astle.
fence was, that the defendant contracted with a third
who employed the plaintiff. The amount, however.. TAO,
been paid to any one, and the person referred to boy '
away, and could not be found.—Verdict for the plaint'''.
CROW V. LONGLAND.Ong
The plaintiff in this action is a surveyor; and the de&Øier
is a hosier at Hoxton. The claim was for 17/. 10s. for.obs
intending the erection of some houses. It appeared "A
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plaintiff had made out a specification, for which he I% oetl
The defendant said he thought that he could manage 'o' 0,01"
surveyor, but if plaintiff would look in occasionally beisut vo
compensate him. The plaintiff attended assiduously, rota
arrangement, however, being come to, plaintiff, bad c
out
a per centage of one-and-a-quarter per cent, on the 0
(1,400/. ), which was only one-half the usual charge.. e,tyid
For the defendant! it was proved that the; idalhA" foi'
that he would not make any charge, but take whatever Lcapli
ant thought a fair remuneration, and that he had after urt).
said he would take 5/. (which sum was now paid into Dii
A letter was also put in, in which he said he had
opinion without " fee or reward." 00'
Mr. THOMAS, in reply, urged that the conversatinpra
letter referred to a minor transaction, and it was 0 0
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suppose that a man would go day by day, for six fl roes
such an agreement, and the payment of Si. into Court
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that the defendant knew he was liable. Plaintiff act"...--
set-off of 1/. 15s.
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The jury returned a verdiet for the defendant.

BANKRUPTCY.—(THIS DAV
(Before Mr. Commissioner FONBLANCILM)
IN RE JAMES COPELAND.
The bankrupt was this day brought up
nterim order. It will be remembered thaotilataaPPfloireamteri°lL.dheiltri"jol
it appeared that the scheduled debts amounted to 38NM:er
which the bankrupt stated the greater part to be renew7e
debt since his former bankruptcy. On the last hearing the_4oeil
tificate could not be produced, as it was alleged to be deb... t,
in the hands of a solicitor, ,who claimed to have a lien uPetitact
Mr. STURGEON, whoa ppeared for the bankrupts srii,le
that Mr. Dobson, who was represented in the former 011701
as a creditor for 23,0001., being the amount in which
tiCtlgir
Copeland was security to that gentleman for Lord 11 LAO
tourer, consented to release the bankrupt from the whole now—
except 1,809/,
The schedule, amended accordingly, was then put in. _or
The certificate of the last bankruptcy was not yet fortbnv,,
ing, and a good deal of discussion took place as to the Pep,
sity fur its production before the interim order could be greeop
STURGEONis
fur. contended that parole evidence of the Ole
ruptey and the grant of the certificate was sufficient. ,
furs, indeed, wore to be ascertained from the records of
court.
After an argument of no interest, the Learned C0531.1.,5::
SIONEIt granted the interim order, and gave the bankreP.;i:'
protection. He also adjourned the case to a
which he did not name, intimating that the opposing I°.. a.
might, if they pleased, make an application in the risear,too
distant ,
IN RE BATT AND BATT.
In this case, in which we believe the original se,tednie ere(
tamed debts amounting to more than 100,000/., a diaiden'of
16s. in the pound on the private debts separa:.4 from those
the trade was declared.

• Ity'r
FORTH AND CLYDE CANAL.--The trade
_,Ji•
important channel is in a flourishing state, and greatly error
in tonnage of goods and number of passengers, any, °rose
period of its history. During
in tonnage has been 44 per cent. tompared with the sameator•
in 1844; and the number of inissengers is 40 per cent. gre
the lau two months, the Inc toe
—Glasgow Constitutitosal,
inchole
BRITISH AND IRIPH UNION RAILWAY.---Ta „„rt•
line of the British ar.d Irish Railroad, from Dumfries to...reveih
Patrick, has begirt Itid off for examination by different euginolf.,
who are busily employed making up their
respective O, ero
The survey is ordered over the lowest lands on the o°a 01
of Cairosmoor, and to cross the Cree at Carty Port, P:idee
betwixt the manse and Kirkowen village and tho nertbele
Glenluce, and passing the water of Luce on the, south
he bridge of Park.—Dumfries Herald.

AILWA'Y.
The half-yeaßrly general meet—(THlSing tithe Proprieto
01,
this Company was held this day at their offiees'ir,
Moorgate-street. W. Collett, Esq., M.P., in the eV
The advertisement convening the meeting, and tV
minutes of the last day's proceedings, as well as
extraordinary meeting held on the 2d of J°'°
having been read,
The CHAIRMAN said that previous to laying he'°-,
„efe(l
Proprietors the report, he wished to advert • W
points more prominently calling for comment, co,
first subject to which he would allude was, the 1, ,00
pan), had obtained an integral line threug
and the collateral communication between Bangers?,
Anglesea. By the liberality of Parliament a large3eo
had been passed for the improvement of 11ou,jor,
Harbour, a grant he believed, was only tbY
ccdent to a larger one. He believed, else' 01
before long, that port would be ,
harbour of refuge in the Irish ChanneL The DiTidt
had fulfilled all their engagements, and all the e°11.0!
had been fulfilled, every bridge being let, except o°o'
Conway and Menai ; on these a series of exr
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ments had been lately made, and he ilol/
happy to say, from personal inspection.
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the project was most successful, and the sound° oro
the principle was thus fully established. All the foe
would be completed in the winter of 1847, and therfgo
the line would, in all probability, be opened early,i,",erf
When these arrangements were concluded, the oLe;110
ment would adopt Holyhead as the port by w7;001
send the mails to Ireland. The quickest passage to
country was at present effected between r'
and Kingstown, and he was happy to say that rel
is Ireland were satisfactorily progressing, 100 tulles 01,
which would be open next spring, and
all verg"Zrel
Dublin. With respect to the opposition from the ...p
Western Company, he could at first scarcely re
that such was seriously intended, but he the
not regret that it had been threatened, inasmuch fed,
superiority of their own line would lee the more coge,
manifested, and as the Government had virtually P e 3
themselves to the Chester and Holyhead, they, 44
scarcely fear any other antagonist. The rt,
concluded by calling on the Secretary to read tfulrefoo!
which shewtd the prospects of the Company t°
c4l)
cheering, and their funds such as to render ton ]D4I)
necessary till the 20th of January next, when a
51. would be made.
Mr. Sergeant STORRS inquired what reit,' n the Ditf'
tors had for anticipating the intention of Parhannell
improve further Holyhead and Kingstown ?
The CHAIRMAN said.. that Parliament had /if,
1,200,0001. for the improvement of ports genele°ol
30,0001. of which had been devoted to Holyhead; tit
he fully believed that the Government and the Ol
miralty would eventually expend nearly a milll, of
money to render that port a satisfactory harbow•
refuge.
Thereport was then received and unanimously edAecir:
The CHAIRMAN then moved that the meeting (le
prove and adopt the conditional acceptance 10
the Directors of the offer on the part 01 Joe
Amalgamated Canal Companies, in the C !bit
and Shropshire districts, to appropriate to ro'
Company a portion of the share capital in their P.
posed railway.
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This motion, being seconded, was carried unanitue . 4
• The sum of 1,5001. was then voted as a rem
for the services of the Directors, and 1001. fer.otel
Auditor; and Mr. Hanbury having been apl t
auditor in the room of Mr. Borradale, who he'o9
tired, and a vote of thanks accorded to the viir
officers of the Company, the meeting separated.