The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-02-23 00:00:00

THE BENCH AND THE BAR

One of the judges has declared that the persons placing
money in the savings' bank, who do not draw some por-
tion within six years, are debarred from all claim by the
Statute of Limitations.

William Allcard, Esq., civil engineer; Joseph Stubbs,.
Esq., file manufacturer ; and John Allen, Esq., cotton ma-,
nufacturer, all residing at Warrington, have been placed
on the commission of the peace for this county.
The Lancaster Assizes closed about noon on Thursday.
The business of the Crown Court was finished on Wednes-
day night, about eight o'clock. On Thursday their lord-
ships (Barons Rolfe and Alderson) proceeded to Appleby,
to open the commission for Westmorland.

NORTHERN CIRCUIT.—LANCASTER, FEE. 18
(Before Baron Rolfe and a Special Jury.)

LEVINS AND LAWTON v. BOUSTEAD AND
LIABILITY OF PROVISIONAL COMMITTEEMEN

ANOTHER.

This was an action brought by the plaintiffs, who are
surveyors at Manchester, to recover the. of s is of £l2B 10s.
from the defendants, who are both ge is en of private
fortune, Mr. Henderson, residing at Liverpool and Mr.
Boustead, at Sedburgh, in Yorkshire, for services ren-
dered in that capacity, in reference to a projected line of
railway between Lancaster and Newcastle, and in the
prospectus of which the names of the defendants 'appeared
as provisional committeemen.

A great number of witnesses were examined, who proved
that the defendants had authorised their names to be
placed on the provisional committee, and that Boustead
took such an active part in the scheme as to direct the
diversion of the route from that originally contemplated
by the surveyor sent over by Messrs. Levins and Lawton.
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Mr. Baines, for the plaintiff, wished to tender a bill of
exceptions, as the case was a most important one.
His lordship had no objection to Mr. Baines taking the
case to a court of error or the House of Lords. He might
nevertheless remark that the state of the case was perfectlt
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joint-stock speculations, and least of all with provisionP
committees. When a man entered into partnership, he
knew who were his partners ; but no provisional corn'
mittee man knew who was to be placed on the list after
him. It appeared to him, therefore, that there was no'
thing startling in the doctrine that provisional committee-
men were not responsible for contracts in which they boo
not taken an active part. On the 17th one of the de-
fendants was appointed a member of the provisional coin:
mittee ; but that did not make him employ the defend'
ants, and was therefore no evidence whatever.—Verdict
accordingly for defendants.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE,

LYTHAM SPRING CHAMPION COURSING MEETING."I
This meeting took place on Wednesday, Thursday, and
Friday, over the grounds of Thomas Clifton, Esq. The
hares ran well, particularly the two latter days. The fol.
lowing are the returns :—The Great Clifton Cup was won
by Mr. Coupe's Handy, beating Mr. Temple's Tricksy
The Talbot Cup was won by Mr. Jardine's Liddesdalef
beating Mr. Barnes's Lady. The Lytham Cup was Wen
by Mr. Buxton's Octavia, Mr. A. Graham's Send-back-
the-money running up. The Veteran Stakes were we';
by Mr. E. Robinson's Old Nick, beating Mr. Saunders
Dressmaker. Sapling Stakes—No. 1, won by Mr. E. 6'
Hornby's Her Highness, beating Mr. Jepson's Hussy;
No. 2, won by Mr. E. . Hornby's Hydropathy, Mr.
Taylor's Ruby running up ; No. 3, won by Mr. Edmund'
son's Beggar Boy, beating Mr. Atkinson's Amber;
4, won by Mr. Edmundson's Gin, beating Mr. Rogers 0
Reindeer ; No. 5, won by Mr. Reade's Sultan the Se'
cond, beating Mr. Browne's Phoenix. The match be-
tween Mr. Graham's Sir Edward and Mr. Bake's Bird-
lime, was won by the former. The match between Calk
Hogg's Handy Andy and Mr. Browne's Stunning Jee‘
Banks, was won by the latter.

POLITICAL MISCELI

Sir Joshua Walmsley has consented to be a candidate
for the representation of Leicester.
On Friday, Sir Robert Peel presented a petition fro°
Liverpool, in favour of further relaxation of restrictive doi
ties on manufactures and commerce.
of
MANCHESTER BOROUGH ELECTION.—At a meeting -
Lord Lincoln's committee, held on Friday, it was re;
solved that a deputation should proceed to London
Tuesday, to present the requisition, asking his lordsni
to offer himself as a candidate for the representation
the borough.

V.
SLAVERY.-Lord Brougham, in presenting a petitie,ll
to the House of Lords on Friday, from the Foreign AO'
Slavery Society, said he had been informed that in coTise;
quence of the bill of last year sugar plantations had been
propagated in Cuba and Brazil, while coffee plantation;
had been thrown out of cultivation. The price of slave
had also increased from 20 to 25 per cent.
LORD GEORGE BENTINCK'S RAILWAY BILL.-1
Entwisle, Esq., J. I. Blackburne, Esq., J. T. COI
Esq., B. Disraeli, Esq., G. Hudson, Esq., and W.
Ferrand, Esq., voted among the minority in favour of
this bill. Lord Sandon, W. Brown, Esq., SirP.Egertel„'
T. Thorneley, Esq., E. Cardwell, Esq., W. T. Egertsj
Esq. W. Ewart, Esq., Sir P. H. Fleetwood, Capp`
Gladstone, Lord R. Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, and
Jervis, Esq., voted with the majority against the bill.
Mr. Barry, the architect of the new Houses of Peril, t;
ment, has intimated to the Marquis •of Lansdowne tlly
the HoUse of Lords will be completed for the receptio%o
their lordships after the Easter recess, with the eePrrtibe
of the fresco paintings and the statues in the niche. ""fot
new House of Commons is not expected to be readY bo
some time. The Victoria Hall, at the south end, and t p
Peel Lobby, at the north end, and the corridors, are ill
great state of forwardness.

LORD GEO. BENTINCK'S BILL AND THE IRISH at,. ht
BERS.—The division was a curious one,- and no dont;
many will. go into an analysis of it. The Irish metni,),Bof
played a very peculiar part. Two of the " dear sons .00
Mr. O'Connell voted for the measure of the " sportlo
lord," namely, Messrs. Daniel and John. One -0( i
nests'
sons Mr.( Maurice O'Connell) did not vote at all, 4lO
did 'AIr. O'Connell himself; but his nephew (Mr. 31°I.Pae,
John O'Connell) gave his vote on the ministerial sii4
Thus the O'Connell interest has been neutralised in 'OO
division. Much has been said as to alleged trickery
O'Connell's part in the affair.
THE TEN HOURS BILL. —We find the folloolll
names among those who voted in favour of the seoo,.
reading of the Ten HOurs Bill :—Lord Sandan, Sired,
Douglas, Sir George Strickland, Sir P. H. Fieetwilioe
Mr. P. Ainsworth, J. I. Blackburne, Mr. W. S. Cr by
ford, Mr. W. Entwisle, Mr. C. Hindley, Mr. J. Hornso
Mr. R. Walker, Lord R. Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor, e.
P. Egerton, aptain Gladstone, and J. Tolleinauig.
Against the second reading :—sr. Bowring, 31r•
Brown, Mr. E. Cardwell, T. M. Gibson, Hon. Cap e'
' Lindsay, Mr. M. Phillips Mr. J. W. Patten, T. 'rig'.
ley, Sir R. Peel, and W. T. Egerton.