The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-01-21 00:00:00

Mr. Baron Gurney is labouring under severe indisposi-
tion, which prevents his Lordship's attending to his judi-
cial duties.
The Provincial Law Associations have agreed to amal-
gamate. On Friday week deputies from the previous
isolated associations dined at Manchester.
It is said that the winter intermediate assize will be
abandoned, and that the year will be divided into two
equal parts by the establishment of assizes, to commence
early in January, and about the usual time at Midsum-
mer.
ATTORNEYS.—One hundred and twenty-four gentle-
men have given the requisite notice of intending to apply
during the present term to be admitted to practice as at-
torneys in the Court of Queen's Bench; and there are no
less than 33 notices for re-admission, making a total of
one hundred and fifty-seven.
THE SPRING CIRCUIT.—Home—Lord Denman, Baron
Alderson. Midland—Lord Chief Justice Tindal, Baron
Gurney. Oxford—Lord Chief Baron Pollock, Judge
Manic. Norfolk—Baron Parke, Judge Patteson. North
Wales—Judge Williams. South Wales—Judge Cresswell,
Western—Judge Coleridge, Judge Erle. Northern—
Judge Coltman, Judge Wightman. Baron Rolfe remains
in town.

JUSTICE CRESSWELL.—The Morning Chronicle speaks
of this learned judge as " the readiest and clearest-headed
practice lawyer of the day ; who was for many years the
foremost advocate in Westminster-hall ; who, beginning
as a reporter of cases a quarter of a century ago, ended
his forensic career by being, on oae side or other, in
every heavy cause which came before any of the three
courts of common law."
COUNTY AND BOROUGH CORONERS.—On Thursday a
rule was granted by the Court in London, for a certiorari
to bring up an order of the quarter sessions of the county
of Lancaster upon the treasurer of that county, directing
him to pay to the coroner of the county certain fees. The
point intended to be brought before the Court was this—
where a party had died within a borough, and the body
had afterwards been removed into the county, whether
the county coroner was entitled to hold an inquest on the
body and to receive fees for doing so?
IMPORTANT DECISION.—A very important question,
bearing upon elective franchise, was decided on Thursday
in the Court of Common Pleas. The revising barrister
for Westminister (Mr. Moylan) held, at the last revision,
that a £lO occupier of apartments in a house, where the
landlord did not reside on the premises, was entitled to
the franchise. In a second case, the same gentleman
held that where the landlord did reside, and retained a
Paramount control over the outer door of the house, the
occupier of apartments was in the nature of a lodger, and
was not entitled to the elective franchise. Against each
of these decisions an appeal was carried to the Court of
Common Pleas, in one case by the conservatives, in the
other by the radicals, and the barrister's judgment was,
in both cases, affirmed with costs. The decision cannot
but have a very material effect upon the borough consti-
tuency throughout the kingdom.
EX-PARTE PEMBERTON, IN RE BROWrt, DANSON,
AND OTHERS.—COURT OF REVIEW, Jan. 16.—The
Chief Judge recapitulated the facts relative to the joint
firms at London and Liverpool, as already familiar to our
readers. The complication of the case was unfounded,
and each party bad fail,l in involving a simple case in ob-
scurity. The order must be altered. It was impost•ible
to do so in 1843, there being then no application for a re-
hearing. Now the whole matter was open, and he must
say that the proof ought to be varied by ascribing to the
separate estate of Willis the receipts before the formation
of the partnership with Swainson, leaving the rest to
stand. There appeared to be an agreement on both sides
that neither party should propose to alter the London
proof. The order was so plainly wrong, that it was highly
probable that it was rather the order of the parties than of
the court. Though he should alter the order, those who
sought the alteration must pay the costs of the applica-
tion ; the same to be allowed out of the joint estate of
Willis and Swainson, without prejudicing the respondent's
dividend.

DESCRIPTION FOR VOTING.—In the Common Pleas,
on Thursday, an appeal was heard from the decision of
one of the revising barristers for the southern division of
Lancashire. The case stated that the respondent was
seized in fee of an undivided moiety of two cottages,
situate in Tinker-lane, Hollinwood, in the township of
Chadderton. Neither of the two cottages was numbered
nor were they known by any name. The description of
the property, as it appeared on the list of voters, was
simply "Tinker-lane, Hollinwood", and it was objected
at the revision that this was not a description of its situa-
tion, and that the names of the occupying tenants should
have been added. The revising barrister thought that
this addition was not necessary, and retained the name of
the respondent upon the register. The case was argued
in the course of last term, and the court took time to
consider, in order that they might look into the forms
given in the schedule to the act 5 Victoria, c. 16. The
court thought that the description of the property was
sufficient, and affirmed the decision of the revising bar-
rister.

A FATHER'S LIABILITY.—A case was tried before Mr.
Justice Williams on Thursday, by which it was sought
to recover £4O from a gentleman for goods consisting of
fancy articles—kid gloves and artificial flowers—supplied
to his daughter 18 years of age, who had run up a bill to
that amount for these articles in 18 months. The defen-
dant was an architect, and Mr. Justice Williams, in his
summing up, said that the articles were not necessary for
a person in the station of life of the young lady; and the
defendant, merely because he was her father, was not lia-
ble. It was necessary the case should go further. There
was no direct proof of authority, but the following was
relied on by the plaintiffs. The goods were constantly
sent to the house of the defendant. His daughter was of
course during the time living with the defendant—if the
family went out the daughter went with them, and it was
therefore contended that the defendant must have known
of her having these things ; and the jury were called upon
to come to the conclusion that the defendant had given
his authority to purchase these goods upon his credit.—
The jury found a verdict for the plaintiff for the full
amount.

IN RE C. K. NICHOLLS, A BANKRUPT.—In this case,
it will be recollected that the bankrupt was the manager
and secretary of the somewhat notorious Westminster
Loan Society. The bankrupt's balance sheet, which had
been amended, showed the sum of £15,896 13s. 4d. as
the amount of debts and liabilities, and the only assets
which had come into the hands of the official assignee, or
which lie was likely to receive, were £25. In reply to
questions, he said that he had commenced the Westmin-
ster Loan Society with a capital of £5OO, which was ad-
vanced to him by his uncle, Sir Henry Nicholls, and
£2,000 in addition, which he had received from various
members of his family. Those sums had been swallowed
up by the concern. His position was that of manager,
Cornelius O'Brien, Esq., M.P., being the chairman.
He solemnly declared that more than £200,000 had passed
through his hands, as the manager, within two years, and
the final deficiency was only £3,000. The attacks of the
press, which he withstood for five months, ultimately
caused the overthrow of the society. His private debts
did not exceed £l5O. Mr. Commissioner Fane said that
the accounts were most unsatisfactory, and he should
adjourn the examination sine die, without giving the
bankrupt an hour's protection.
MR. CARUS WILSON AND THE JERSEY" AUTHORI-
TIES.—The Court of Queen's Bench, on Thursday, vir-
tually decided in favour of Mr. Wilson's appeal to English
law, though the opportunity of aformal decision has been
lost in issuing the judicial writ of "habeas corpus ad
respondendum," instead of the prerogative writ of " habeas
corpus ad subjiciendum." The reader will understand
the distinction by our explaining, that the first-named
writ applies to parties imprisoned by the process of the
court. The other (the writ guaranteed to the subject by
the Habeas Corpus Act, 31 Charles II.) applies to the
case of all persons deprived of their liberty, by whatever
authority. The court declared that the writ of habeas
corpus ad suljiciendvm does run into Jersey, and
must be obeyed in Jersey ; thus for ever disposing of
the constitutional question, though, in consequence of the
blunder of which we have spoken, it was impossible to
make a rule in the particular case. Whether this blunder
will deprive Mr. Wilson of Coe benefit of an action is ano-
ther question ; but as a second writ has been issued—if
it has been regular—the question may be raised upo❑ it.
The Solicitor-General, as soon as he was informed of the
decision of the court, gave an undertaking that Mr.
Wilson should be discharged forthwith. We congratulate
our fellow-subjects upon this new declaration in favour
of public liberty.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TAT TERSALL'S, THURSDAY.
Two or three hedging bets were laid against Kedger
and Alarm at more liberal odds than were procurable on
Monday, and a nominal improvement took place in the
Cobweb colt. The betting, and on the whole it was ex-
cessively flat and uninteresting, touched up a few other
Derby horses at the last quotations. For the Chester
Cup 1,000 to 25 each was laid against Trueboy, Zanoni,
and Clumsy ; 1,000 to 20 each against Cataract, The Era,
and Barricade ; and 1,000 to 15 each against Maramat
and Portrait. The handicap is looked for with great
ixiety. The Derby averages at the close were-
-13 to 1 agst Col. Anson's Kedger (taken, and aft. off.)
14 1 Mr. Greville's Alarm (15 to 1 taken)
17 1 Lord Stradbroke's Ides (18 to 1 taken)
18 1 Lord Chesterfield's Pam
18 1 Col. Peel's Cobweb colt
25 1 Mr. A. Johnstone's Annandale
30 1 Mr. Jaques's Anti-Repealer (take 33 to 1)
33 1 Mr. Mostyn's Pantasa (taken)
33 1 Mr. Gully's Old England (tk and aft. off.)
33 1 Lord Chesterfield's Newsmonger (taken)
33 1 Duke of Richmond's Laird o' Cockpen
(taken, and afterwards offered)
1 Mr. Gully's Weatherbit
1 -- Lord Glasgow's Miss Whip colt (taken)
1 Mr. Irwin's Connaught Ranger (taken)
1 Mr. Ferguson's Clear-the-Way (taken)
1 -- Mr. Lintott's Cabin Boy (taken)
1 Lord Miltown's Flahowlagh (taken)

33 -
40 -
50 -
50 -
50 -
50 -

7 to 1 agst Mr. Worthingion's Lancashire Witch

MANCHESTER, FRIDAY EVENING.
The business done at noon to-day, towards selecting a
favourite for the Chester Cup, out of the weights pub-
lished this morning, was in a bet of 1,000 to 30 being
accepted upon %.Vmesour, who as yet appears to have the
call of everything i he would have been backed to a fur-
ther amount afterwards had those odds been attainable.
33,0 to 10 tv.a., ',aid against Ratan, 30 to 1 agsk tiarricade,

respondence between the attorneys of t,,.:
ties ensued, but as a favourable termination 7as not ar-
rived at the present action was instituted. respective par-
Ultimately the jury returned a verdict for the pia:titiff
—damages, £l2O.