The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-12-21 00:00:00

n forget the merciies.

ad exposed him, and Sir JAMES GRAHAM

a for a share of the

of the indignant

who seemed determineC

on the eve of his 1
COUNTY COURT, YESTERDAY,

at his intellectual strengt:

speech was

ffective that it was

mmediately replied to by

salient points, and ' IMPORTANT TO CARRIERS AND RAILWAY
COMPANIES.
was the excitement that the house refused to RIMPTON V. LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN RAILWAY
npression weakened, and proceeded at once to COMPANY.
His Honour gave judgment in this case, which was tried
ght imagine that all Nature weeps, or, at any
in the above court some time ago. The Darned Judge com-
menced by regretting that the sum in dispute was so small
ws a sympathy with the cloud which has been that the question could not be submitted to the correction
the hopes of the Conservative party. In corn- of a superior court. The plaintiff is a common carrier,
a the rest of the country, we have been deluged and collects small parcels in Liverpool, which he makes
in one large parcel, and forwards them in such form to
, and the greater part of the low lands round the up
London, Birmingham, and elsewhere, to his (the plain-
lis are under water. It is difficult to predict what tiff's) agent or correspondent, for the purpose of distribu-
the consequence of such a continuous soaking of tion at such places, making a considerable profit by doing
so. The package thns made up was called " a packed
but many are entertaining serious apprehensions parcel," and for the conveyance of such the defendants
text year's harvest. It may, however, like the charged double the ordinary charge. These double
''ng of the Nile, add to the fertility of the land, charges the plaintiff paid under protest, and now brought
accidents have occurred through the giving way his action for money had and received, for the amount of
....
)f sewers, and the foundations of many buildings are very trespeoeixnttreaocfhtmgecs. case,
Asfutedr
statingrevieng at great length all
wi
the nature of the law
and the various decisions bearing upon it, his Honour
concluded by saying .—" For one parcel, charged by mis-
take against the plaintiff as a " packed parcel," but proved
said that Mr. Wallis, not to have been so, it is admitted there must be a verdict
nodern works of art is well for the plaintiff for the extra amount charged. Upon all
in Liverpool. This is the other parcels I allow, in addition to the single charge,
..,, and ought to be which never would have been made for them if not coming
n the patronage accorded to him as a dealer. originally from or intended finally for different persons,
c,unday night, about ten per cent. upon such single rate of charge, as a reason-
d broke out in the premises able remuneration for the extra risk and responsibility
the provision-stores of Messrs. Carnes and (whatever that may be) incurred by the company in carry-
in Chapel-street. Fortunately the fire, which ing such packages. This allowance of ten per cent.,
posed to have been occasioned by a Congreve however, must not be taken as a precedent for any future
a tobacconist's shop, was confined to that place, decision. Should the question come before me I shall
must have been very great, as the premises expect to be furnished with evidence on this point, which
--,Pcted with stocks of highly valuable and may more accurately guide my judgment." A verdict
It was extinguished principally was then entered for the plaintiff.
FRAUD SUMMONSES.
,;TS' DINING Rooms.—The sale of the There were about fifteen summonses upon unsatisfied
os in Tithebarn-street, judgments heard, in several of which the parties came to
Rooms, Messrs. I terms, and in others they were ordered to be committed
• - After 1 for periods varying from ten to thirty days.

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Joseph Greetham came before the court for his final
for Mr. James Morrish, order. He was supported by Mr. Frodsharn, and opposed
This sum was solely for by Mr. Jones, on behalf of the assignees. Mr. Simon,
stock and the fixtures to the barrister, also appeared to oppose, on behalf of a
__. We understand that Mr. creditor named Taylor, but as Mr. Taylor had not opposed
acing arrangements for opening a similar on the second hearing, and as his attorney had endea-
nt, on a larger scale, in the immediate vicinity voured to make terms with Mr. Greetham, his honour
lunge. refused to hear Mr. Simon.
i OT ENGLAND TRAINING SCHOOL—The Mr. Frodsbam stated that his honour bad decided at
annual meeting of the Liverpool Church of the last hearing, that half the salary of the insolvent should
Training School, Cornwallis-street, was held be set apart for the creditors. This amounted to £l5 per
ter the patronage of the Lord BISHOP of month, and two payments had been made, but as the
, enerable AnCHDEACON of LIVERPOOL, the insolvent had been discharged from his situation he was
.ter. CAMPBELL, &c.
His Worship, S. HoLmE, unable to pay more, and in fact had been obliged to
i., the mayor, occupied the chair, and the large borrow the money to pay his last instalment. It was
school-room was filled with ladies and gentlemen, objected on the part of the assignees that the discharge of
who partook of tea to celebrate the occasion. the insolvent was merely colourable, it being intended to
Mr. J. Veacock ably presided at the piano-forte, again take him into the service of the gas company after
and a collection of most beautiful pieces were sung his final order had been obtained ; but on its being proved
during the evening. His Worship addressed the assembly to the satisfaction of the learned judge that. the discharge
in eloquent terms, setting forth the usefulness and ex- was absolute, the final order was granted.
cellence of the institution, an concluded by calling upon The following parties had their final orders granted :
Mr. W. Clark, the master ands ecretary of the school, who John Martin, Thomas Brownbill, William Lancaster,
delivered a forcible and lucid speech, showing the good Richard Walsh, William Jones, Henry Brookes, and John
which had been done in the way of tuition, more especially Tunstall.
in the training of masters and mistresses. Mr. H. Banner '
next addressed the meeting, dwelling more particularly EGYPT AND THE NILE.—As this interesting panorama
on the advantages of the Orphan Schools for girls and will shortly close, those who have not yet seen it should
boys ; the former, he observed, had now 150 parentless not lose the opportunity of doing so at once. It is a
children under its care, and the latter, although the really beautiful painting, showing the most important
foundation stone was only laid by the late mayor, had no relics of ancient Egypt and the mysterious Nile from
less than 40 boys ; and it was a remarkable fact that, out Grand Cairo up and down, including the Great Desert,
of the number of children in those Institutions, all the Pyramids, the Sphinx, &c.
of whom bad been deprived of their natural guardians, EXHIBITION or PAINTIN GS.—TheLiverpoolAcademy's
there was not one whose parents had ever applied for Exhibition will, it is announced, be closed on the 24th
pariah relief. (Applause.) Mr. Banner was followed by instant. The lovers of art who have not visited this
Mr. Alderman Dover, the Rev. H. H. Higgins, the Rev. fine collection, should lose no time in doing so. On the
Mr. Fleming, and others ; and a very harmonious and 27th it will be re-opened to the working classes, at re-
highly delightful evening was passed. duced prices ; and with the usual liberality of the
A RETURNED CALIFORNIAN says he lived fcr ten days 1 Academy, an invitation will be sent to all the charitable
on the broth ha made of an old door-met. I achools of the town,

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