The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-04-15 00:00:00

SOUTH LANCASHIRE ASSEZES.

NISI PRIUS COURT.—TUESDAY.
(Before Mr. Baron PLATT.,
NEWTON V. VAUCHER.—After the examination t to
few witnesses for the defendant, whose evidence went
show that the patent of the plaintiff bad been foresee,
by a previous invention of the defendant, the kirl
turned a verdict for the plaintiff.
„This Wpb
TOULMIN AND, OTHERS V. JOYNSON,
an issue directed by the Court of Exchequer to deteTala
whether or not the plaintiffs were entitled to certain
nocl9
of cotton, which they had stopped in transit:h.. The, g-be•
were ordered by a person named Chadwick, and Ile the
coming insolvent, the plaintiffs served a notice on ivai
captain of the vessel conveying the cotton, on his 811(the
at Liverpool, to hold the goods for the consignors ocl
plaintiffs) ; and this, it was contended, was a g()°d set
legal stoppage in transitu. For the defendant ",. to
contended that the bill of lading had been endinstica
him, for a bond fide consideration, prior to the tie:top
being served on the captain ; and that the right to
the goods was, therefore,-defeated.—Mr. Knowles eliel;
from the defendants' witnesses that when Chadwick g„,,t
the defendant the bill of lading, he told the defer rd
that there were bills of exchange drawn against it ;a
also that on the day in question Chadwick was see'„ „ed
Liverpool by one of the defendant's clerks, who infot7l,l)
the defendant of the circumstance, and that afterwr;:o
person was sent upon 'Change to make sure that it 1;64
Chadwick, and another, subsequently, to the Cr,°°tbe
Billet; with a request that Chadwick would come t° aer
office. The learned counsel, in his reply upon the effor
commented very strongly upon those facts, contend
that they all went to show that the defendant belietbe
that Chadwick's credit was failing ; and that he took be
bill of lading, although he knew that by so doijngoll
would prevent his meeting the bills of exchange uireicle
against it.—The learned Judge left it to the jury to ue,,,ust
the whole question of bond fide or nzald fide. The/
decide whether, taking into consideration all the taco,
the mode in which Chadwick was invited into the
coupled with the pressure for payment and securqatot
they could or could not fairly infer that the defenlio
had reason to know that Chadwick was insolvent. , for
jury, after two hours' deliberation, returned a verdict
the defendant.

WEDNESDAY. abt
NEWELL. 5. BLACKWELL.—This was an action br°,7as
by the plaintiff, a young man, against the defentito"tts
auctioneer; of Nottingham, for maliciously eliarginLot,
plaintiff with corrupt perjury, and for false ImprisonLrio4
The plaintiff had given evidence at a trial last
Assizes, to the effect that he had seen the defendatoOvia
a certain guarantee. Shortly after this the defencla,?,,,ig;
the plaintiff arrested for perjury, in swearing that
eard
nature was his (defendant's) writing.. The case was nt
before Mr. Rushton, when the defendant deposed 01/05
had never signed the guarantee.—Whilst the first 1/4.lo.eett
was under examination, a consultation took place be; gr,',
Mr. Roebuck, who appeared for the-defendant, CO"barli
Lees, the defendant's attorney ; after which,Mr.lWeueia
said, " My lord, in this case I consent to a verdict

taken for.Xloo."
PRICHARD AND OTHERS V. TERER AND vT.,- f dr,
This was an action brought to recover the amount ° eel
mages sustained by the barque Ganges, in consequeLne tag
alieged misconduct on the part of the captain of t",
steam-boat Liver, whilst rounding the curve c" deo
Brunswick Dock. The chief point was as to the 11`04Jeri'
docking pursued by the master of the tug-boat, etlii-rti&
ing the state of the tide at the time.. Several pil cliP
witnesses were called on both sides] whose opini°9,,diolo
,
r
fered " far as are the poles asunder."—After a 016
hearing of several hours, a verdict was returned 004
plaintiffs'for the amount claimed.—During the so.rni'ver,
up his lordship attempted to explain the word "
to the effect that it implied that the vessel was s.
and could stand all sorts of weather. Mr. Knowlea Or;
he had been told that his lordship was mistaken
oteo
liver was the name of a bird that formerly freque,,
these parts, and from which the town in fact to° sent
name. Mr. Sergeant Wilkins observed that the Pl' tlOO
Mr. Sheridan, the member for Shaftesbury, the first 09,
he saw the figure of the " liver" at the Gas-works
lated the motto surrounding it, "Ex fumo dare l°c
to mean liver and lights. (Loud laughter.)
farmern
HALSALL V. GREENOTJGH.—The pluintlff, a S-
neer Wigan, sought to recover from the defendap" 5r
assistant in a druggist's shop at Warrington, conapeno
tion in damages for the value of a ware alleged to ilon.
been killed by the defendant's negl.gence. It wolicruil
tended that the defendant, whilst driving a gig, rite was
into a shandry driven by the plaintiff, and the l'c".;,The
so severely injured that death resulted in a few davAct for
cart was also damaged.—The jury returned a vet'
the plaintiff, damages £36 9s. s 1!1,,i°
HSSKETH V. EARL OF SEFTON AND OTHE--it-•,1
action was brought to recover damages for an sill; 018'
cessive distress. Sergeant Wilkins, in opening tu „real
made some very strong observations on the inconve:,oo4.
and danger to health to parties frequenting the jujeot!
Assize-courts. He said that the late Mr. Roscoe 6,the
01 tll
was accelerated, if not caused, by the atmosphere, death
courts • and he had no hesitation in saying that ttle,,sosf;
of another eminent barrister was owing to -the sarer,,-0
One of the first physicians of -the town had given "istri's
opinion that the death of the late stipendiarY ale soo'd
was attributable to the air of the court. He trloreg°,l
further strong observations on the subject, and e'ies'e.,cl
5e
a hope that the Corporation would adopt some ,
for the evil. He then opened the plaintiff's e9lilbt'r
after Mr. Watson had made a few remarks, Mr. fettle
said he thought he could not continue the case
and by mutual consent a juror was withdrawn. the COo
The whole of the business being disposed of,
closed at five o'clock.

FUNERAL OF 'EDWARD RUSHTON,

The remains of this deceased and lamented g; ,foov-0
weredepositedin their final resting-place, on Toesua:cessi°
ing, at St. James's.Cemetery. The mournful POscoith;
lef the residence of the deceased, Parkside House' hegse
down. lane, at half-past nine. It consisted of a
drawn by four horses, three mourning ouac,,,heprici
Mayor's state eqpipage, and no fewer than for,'ith his
gentlemen's carriages. The coffin was covered° ..9 50r
cloth, without a single ornament. The chapel zect°
filled, and after the service, conducted by the ReY*.neoo„'
Campbell, asslsted by the Rev. Henry Hampton,
bent of St. James's, was read, the procession roc' red
towards the vault, which was situated within thee tllO
surrounding the monument erected to the memory (),,I
late Mr. Haskisson. The coffin, which was carrivelb'
members of the Council, and the leading
six men, was preceded by the clergymen, and follf,teeP,
the sons of the deceased (who appeared deeply uffejisill'i
and about two hundred and fifty gentlemen, coluP",00;,
nearly the whole of the borough magistrates, of 0:
town. The arrangements made by ,Nir.-Thwiilocci;
excellent, and not the least confusion 'or delay rai 0-0
maned, policemen being stationed about silc lee, ;$ fr°,ro
from the chapel to the vault, to prevent Pers°- s
crowding on the walk. Several thousand persl
present, and, from the observations we heard on ticii
every one seemed deeply sensible of the loss /JP fr°,
public have sustained. As the procession enierg,et 1000
the small tunnel, and winded down the slope.,o nlss,e
very impiessive and solemnising effect upon t"here
of people who were crowded on every spa fa be 00
slightest view of the melancholy spectacle Couto be
gentrY fiey
tained. During the early part of the morning:.
a St. Peter's Church rang several muffled PO.

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