The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-11-26 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

Mr, Butler Cole Aspinall:son of the Rev. James As-
pinall, rector of Althorn, Lincolnshire, has been admitted
a membt r of the Middle Temple.
The Court of Exchequer has refused Mr. O'Connor's
application for a new trial respecting the alleged !ihel on
his character published in the Nottingham Journal.
Lord Langdale, Master of the Rolls, attended on Wed.
nesday to gm ar in solicitors. The number of gentlemen
attended to be sworn exceeded 200. They were intro-
duced to his lordship in parties of twenty.
In the Bail Court, on Friday laSt, the Earl of Dart-
mouth obtained a rule to show cause why a criminal in-
formation should not filed against the printer, publisher,
and proprietor of the Kentish Mercury, for a libel on his
lordship.

In the Court of Exchequer, on Friday, a gentleman,
named Langmeid, obtain, d £2O damages against Mr.
Halliday for injury done to his wife by one of his lamps,

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contended was sold with an implied war-
ranty that it was safe, and was not so. ••

ich it 11

An interesting discussion has been raised as to whetlu
the Duke of Cambridgo is to take rank next to tl

King o

Hanover as a prince of the )1

Tiong the duke

to hi crc

subject occupies the attention of the Lord Chancellor.
Mr. Martin's elevation to the judicial bench was the
result of a compromise. The Premier desired to confer
the honour on Mr. Watson ; the Lord Chancellor upon
Mr. M. D. Hill. Neither would give way to the other,
and at length Mr. Martin was selected by way of coin.
promise.

In the Bail Court, on Wednesday, Mr. Justice Pattesc
discharged a rule nisi that. had been obtained, callir
upon the Recorder of Liverpool to show cause why
mandamus should not be issued, requiring him to he
appeal of V-

London and Northwestern Railway Com
pany against a poor's rate. •

DON PACIFICO IN ENGLAND.—The Solicitor-Genera
has obtained a rule nisi, calling upon the printer and pub
lisher of the Morning Herald to show cause why a crimi
nal information should not be filed against them for

respondent of the Morning M
The Rev. M.A. Gathercule,
in hot water again. He is in the Vic
in the case Hawkins v. Gathercole.

ald at Athens,

Nuns, i

cellar's Com

On Thursday Mr

the defendant. The plaintiff was a mortgagee on the ad,
vowson of the living. which belonged to the defendant

for a sum of .#:24,500 for which I
attorney. and procured a st=ouestl

fie had also a w

the amount of interest due. The question argued wag
whether the plaintiff was entitled by virtue of his judg.
ment to a charga upon the profits of a benefice with, curs
of souls; and if so, whether the Court would grant a re-
ceiver over the sequi strations which had been issued sub-
sequently by other persons. The Court made the order
for the receiver-
%tion I BUSTNES' —Some

DONE IN THE COUNTY COURT
returns to Parliament, now before the public, show the
work done in the County Courts from their establish.
trent, in March,-1847, to December last. From March
to he 31Qt of December, 1847, there were 429,215 plaints
entered, and the number of causes tried in the period was

267,445 ; the amount of the p
the year 1848 there were 427,611 plaints entered
ing to £1,346,892; showing th
from March, 1847, to Deeembc
for would be about #

is was £1,352,035. In

1848. the amount sued