The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-13 00:00:00

COUNTY COURT-YESTERDAY.

[BEFORE JOSEPH POLLOCK, ESQ., JUDGE.]

ARRANGEMENT OF CASES.-The first June court com-
menced yesterday, the business being confined to fraud
summonses, insolvencies, &c. There are 100 cases for to-day;
131 on the 14th ; on the 15th, 25 cases in which the
amount claimed is for £lO or upwards ; on the 16th, cases
adjourned from the 26th of April and the 19th of May ;
109 cases on the 19th ; 105 on the 20th ; 100 on the 21st ;
on the 22nd, 26 actions for £lO and upwards ; and on the
23rd adjourned cases, making a total of 587 cases, exclu-
sive of what were disposed of yesterday, and those ad-
journed from former courts.
FRAUD SuantortsEs.-Orders of committal for 30 days
were granted against the following parties for non-pay-
ment of the amounts affixed to their names :- John
Haskayne, Oak-street, 14s. ; Charles Burke, market-man,
£2 lb. ' • Robert Walme, alias Vaughan, Wolstenholme-
square, £2 2s. 4d. (not to issue for a month) ; Andrew
Croall, Penrhyn-street, £1 lls. 4d.; James Halliday,
Porter-street, £3 7s. 6d. ; Oliver Shannon, master lumper,
Upper Mann-street, 14s. 11d.; Eliza Peel, 69, Finch-
street, £4 17s. 11d. (to issue in a week); W. Francis
Ellis, joiner, 41, Clayton-street, £33 16s. Bd., (to issue on
the 15th of July) ; Jackson Macviccar, Argyle-street,
£4 3s. 10d. (summons not to issue until the Ist of
August) ; john Jackson, hoop-maker, Pownall-street,
£1 9s. 2d., (to issue in a month) ; Edward Boardman, 11,
Portland-square ; Thomas Goodwin, 7, Woolfe-street,
£1 13s. ; Margaret Macauley, 23, Northumberland-street,
£6l6s. 3d. ' • Charles Smith, butcher, Trowbridge-street,
£1 14s. ld. ' • David Parker, porter, £1 19s. 9d. ; James
McGill, 65, Hill-street, Park, hair-dresser, £2 13s. Bd.;
and James Walls, at Mr. John Garbage's, Shaw's-brow,
for £1 9s. Bd.
INSOLVENCYCA.SES.-Richard Warburton, late of Smith-
down-lane, stonemason and beerhouse keeper, came up for
his final order, which, there being no opposition, was
granted.-Jonathan Beckett, beerseller, late of 29, Mill-
lane, came up on his first examination. He was unop-
posed, but, in answer to questions by his honour, stated
that he had been a bankrupt in 1848, but had got his cer-
tificate immediately. He was formerly an ironmonger.
Since leaving that business he had kept no books of ac-
count. His honour observed that it was a very unsatis-
factary balance sheet, memorandums only existing for the
payment of £2OO odd pounds in each case. These large
sums were put together, without the court being able to
trace out of what they were composed. The insolvent
passed his first examination, and was ordered to come up
for his final order at the first September court, protection
being granted in the meantime.
ACTION AGAINST A CORN-MERCHANT.-Francis Alvis
Pinto, Captain of the Portuguese ship Dois de Julho,sued
Mr. John Francis Goodwin, of 16, Water-street, corn-
merchant, for £3O 7s. 2d., for freight on 69 quarters of
beans delivered, being at the rate of Bs. per quarter, and
10s. primage. Mr. Woodburn, solicitor, appeared for the
plaintiff; and Mr. Goodwin's clerk for defendant.-Mr.
Woodburn said the question would be upon the construc-
tion of the bill of lading, which stated-" Shipped, in good
order and condition, by the good ship Dois de Pulho, at
Larasche, to be delivered in Liverpool, 700 quarters of
beans." They were to be delivered to Messrs. Prescot
Brothers and Co., who were the consignees of the goods,
and the real defendants in the case, " paying freight on
the said goods, as per chatter." He (Mr. Woodburn) had
got a translation of the charter-party. It was dated Lis-
bon, 12th December, 1853, but he should only call atten-
tion to the 9th clause, which was :-" The charterers
oblige themselves to pay the said consignees on their order,
after the faithful discharge and delivery of the goods by
the Dois de Pulho, the sum of Bs. on each quarter of
grain received in Larasche." Now the bill of lading stated
that there were 700 quarters, and the captain had signed
it with the endorsement-" Contents not known." In
point of fact, 769 quarters had been delivered to the de-
fendant. He had paid a freight of Bs. per quarter upon 700
quarters, and the question involved was -whether he
should pay freight upon the 69 quarters in excess. The
amount was £3O 7s. 2d.-His Honour asked if it was in-
tended to carry the action further, into one of the superior
courts ?-Mr. Woodburn replied in the negative; and Mr.
Goodwin's clerk stated that both plaintiff and defendant
were on good terms, and were perfectly content to abide
by his Honour's decision. The defendant wished, how-
ever, to direct his Honour's attention to the second clause
of the charter-party, which stated that the vessel would
receive "a full cargo" of grain.-The learned Judge said
he would take the papers home with him, consider the
subject, and give his judgment on that day fortnight.
The court rose at an early hour, till ten o'clock this
morning (Tuesday).