The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-08-29 00:00:00

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YESTBRDA.Y'S ASSIZE INTEtillcalsiCß.

(Ctiiitiddedji:orn our Third Poqe.)
the plaintiffs had begi required to repOrt; as to thieligibiliti°-
the applicants. •
The Jury found for the plaintiffs—damages 'l,lso,'beingtge
amount claimed, less the sum paid into court. •
Mr. MARTIN and Mr. Hoooncs were counsel for the Pia'
tiffs, and Mr. WATSON for the defendant.
CUMMINO V. SPURR.—In this case a verdict of £2,000 Wag
returned to the plaintiff, subject to a reference.
ALLEGED NEGLIGENCE BY A BANKER.
COOPER V. POWLES.—ThIS was an action brought by M."'
Thomas Oldfield Cooper, a merchant of Liverpool, against the
defendant, Mr. Powles, who was the public officer (gibe Lister,
pool Joint Stock Banking Company, to recover the sum 9
.tl3O 4s. fid., the amount of a bill of exchange due in 1841, 07
which, it was alleged, had been lost through the negligenceA
the defendant. It appeared, however, in evidence, that the. T...
in question had been handed by the bank to their attorney. x.`
Brooke, with the knowledge and consent of the plaintiff, ,O
order that the parties to it might be sued, it not having been
paid at maturity.
The jury found a verdict for the defendant.
Mr. aiartin and Mr. Atherton were counsel for the plaintiff
Mr. Warren. and Air. Hill for the defendant.
PRICHARD V. DERHAM.—This was an action brought by the
harebrelier in Liverpool, to recover the sum!!
£624 16. 3d., a balance of account due to the defendant, who
was a sharebroker in Leeds.
After the first witness had been called, Mr. MARTIN, on
behalf of the defendant, consented to a verdict against hint /ya
a'so, observing that it was more thfin ever the plaintiff WOul
get.
The ATTORNEY-GENERAL said he thought so too, or he
should not have consented to take so small a sutra.
SUN AND OTHERS v. BUTLER.—This WRS an action to recover
a debt of 4s. 50. for coals supplied to the defendant..
Verdict for the plaintiff for the amount sought.
The court rose soon after five.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—`The late unpropitious weather
though it has in same measure retarded visitors to these
grounds, has in no way checked the arduous enterprise,
of the managers. To-night the gala of the Society of
Foresters is to come off—and for to-morrow, Madan_
Warton is announced. However annoying to visitors the
late rains may have been, they have lent to the gardens 3
great amount of beauty. The verdure is splendid. Ever/
stranger as well as resident should seize the earliest op-
portunity of visiting this establishment.
A NOBLE AND ROYAL GIFT.—The Mayor has receive
a communication from Lord John Russell, informing hial
that her Majcsty has b( en graciously pleased to direct
that the sum of fifty pounds should be paid to Frederick
Jerome from the Royal Bounty fund, in consequence of
his gallant conduct in saving the lives of so many of the
passengers of the Ocean Monarch.
THE AMATEUR PERFORMANCE AT TFIE THEATRE'
ROYAL, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE SUFFERERS BY TH3
OCEAN MONARCH.—If the calamity which attended this
unfortunate vessel startled the town, a noble response 105
been made to the efforts on behalf of the unhappy survi"
vors. To aid the object, the gentlemen amateurs ea'.
nected with the Brunswick Club have handsomely coot°
forward to play the " Twelfth Night." The theatre l'efi
been iiberally placed at their service by Mr. Simpson, the
lessee, without charge. Mr. Copeland of the Royal An3'
phitheatre, has aided in the good work in the same spirit'
The band of the 46th Regiment will play during the evert'
ing, and the officers, to the number of thirty, will be.,
present. A concert will follow, in which the unpurchasr
services of Miss Whitnall, Miss Marsh, Mr. Ryalls.
G. Holden and his lady, and others, will be prominent'
The farce will exhibit the talents of Mr. Baker and
promising daughter. In fact, an evening's amusement of
the most refined and sterling kind will be produced. The
spirit with which this noble project has been taken UP'
reflects the highest credit on all parties connected with it'
The amateurs themselves require no eulogy. Their set'
ing will stand the test of comparison with that of ant
average company of comedians.