The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-01-26 00:00:00

ALLEN V. MATTHEWS

This was a debt offoiigstttaiiiitineTby defendant; to the
amount of, Lb, £lO of which amount had been paid and was an
acknowledgement.

Mr, COTTINGHAM on behalf Of the plaintiff; was willing to
submit the ease•to arbitration, which was agreed to.
. Verdict for the plaintiff £45, subject to a reference.
COWAN V. MEANEY.

Mr. COTTINGIIAM opened the pleadiugs.—Mr. MURRAY de-
fended the action.

The plaintiff was a tailor and draper, in Redcross-street, and
the defendant the captain of the Tallahasse, an American ship.
The plaintiff was in the habit of furnishing clothes to the crews
of vessels, and, as the sailors were strangers, the p:o intiff.was in
the habit in such cases of getting an order front the captain of
the vessel for the payment of the clothes. Ile had sent ou
board the vessel on this occasion and received a verbal order
from Captain Meaney for the supply of clothes to the men for
the amount of 1:3 or £4 a man. The clothes were accordingly
made for six sailors, and the bill amounted to £lO 95., which was
sent on hoard. Immediately after, the first intelligence Mr. Cow-
an heard was that the ship was pulling out of dock to sea. He
sent his foreman on board to demand payment, and on his ask-
ing the captain for the amount, he said " Oh, I have given .the
men ship notes." The foreman said the captain had done
very wrong, and he should look to hith for payment. The cap-
tain said directly, "he might go to h—l." He then came
alime, and his master had put the case into the hands of his
attorney. •
Edward Jones, plaintiff's foreman, deposed to the facts of
the case as above.
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• The assessor, in summing up, said the point for the jury to
decide was whether the credit was given to the captain or to the
crew. The foreman of Mr. Cowan had been called, and had
stated in a most positive manner that the. credit was given to
tbo captain; add fiat - the 'captain said " you may make them
clothes to the amount of £3 or Ed a man," and, 10 consequence
of this, the clothes were furnished.

The.jury found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £lO 9s.
BANKS V. MACKINTOSH.

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This was an action brought for the recovery of the value of a
saddle. Mr. VENABLES opened the pleadings, and Mr. LAW-
RENCE.appeared for the defence.
John Banks deposed to being the son of the plaintiff. De-
fendant had ordered a saddle of his father in 1833, which was
furnished to him. Defendant then followed the professionnra
doctor, in Moore-place. He frequently called for payment,
but could never get to see him. , Defendant now kept a dram
shop in Scotland-road.
Cross-examined—Defendant's -name was Wm. Mackintosh ;
had seen his name over the spirit vaults. Did not know that it
was James Mackintosh who lived in Moore-place the brother
of the defendant, who ordered the saddle.
Edward Bentley deposed to William Mackintosh being the
person who ordered the saddle, and that he formerly lived in
Moore-place, and now kelit a spirit shop in Scolland-road.,
Cross-exernined—WOuld swear that it was not James Mack-
intosh who ordered the saddle.
*I This was the case for the plaintiff. No witnesses appeared
for the defence.
The Ruconnan, in summing uptsaid there could be no doubt,
from the evidence offered, of the identity of the party. There
was no evidence to the contrary.
Thejury found a verdict for the plaintiff—damages £4 10s. '
The court was then adjourned till Thursday week, at ten
o'clock,