The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-11-17 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.—THURSDAY.
BREBNER v. Minn.
An injunction was applied for on notice to restrain
the Glasgow and Liverpool Royal Steam Packet Com-
pany, from appointing as their Liverpool agent any
other than the plaintiff, on the ground, first, that there
WAS an understanding when the company was formed in
1837, that he should be continued in his agency; and,
secondly, that the shareholders had not delegated or autho-
rized the directors to dismiss the officers originally
appointed. The deed did not give them this power, so,
at least, it was contended. The plaintiff was dismissed,
after notice, in December last. It was stated that it was

the piaintifflLat the project had been conceived, and had
ultimately proved successful, and he took a share in the
concern. The Vice-Chancellor regretted the plaintiff had
not applied vending the notice. With regard to the deed,
it certainly did appear to him that the right construction
was that which gave the managers the power of removing
all the officers at their discretion. On these grounds he
must refuse the motion with costs.

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT.

Frinar

DALE V. HAMILTON

Mr. Romilly concluded the reply in this case, the facts
of which were stated in a former report.

His Honour, at the conclusion of the argument, ex-
pressed himself strongly in favour of the moral justice of
the plaintiff's claim to a third of the profits on the specu-
lation in the land at Birkenhead which is the subject of
the suit. The only legal difficulty which stood in the way
of relief in this court was the objection, founded upon the
Statute of Frauds, whereby a writing signed by the party
was rendered necessary in order to establish a contract
relating to land. On this question, on which so many
authorities had been cited, he reserved his judgment.

The winter assizes will be opened at Liverpool on the
6th December, before Mr. Baron Rolfe and Mr. Justice
Williams.
A rule to show cause why a criminal information should
not be filed against the Medical Times, for an article re-
flecting on the conduct of Mr. Waklev, as coroner, in the
military flogging case at Hounslow, has been granted oy,,
the Queen's Bench.
An important question, relating to tithes, and depending
on an important construction of Lnrd Tenterden s Act,
has been referred to the Court of Common Pleas ; but
the judges of that court were equally divided in opinion,
and consequently no decision could be given. A similar
question, arising from another suit, has been referred to
the Court of Queen's Bench, where the judges were also
equally divided ; and the case will therefore be sent to
the Court of Exchequer.
It appears that in the action for damages brought by
Mr. Cotton, the late Governor of the Bank, against the
Eastern Counties Railway. for injuries sustained in the
memorable accident of the 18th of July last, the company
have allowed judgment to go by default. Under this
course the damages will simply be assessed in the Sheriff's
Court, and the company will escape the exposure of their
negligence which would have taken place upon the whole
subject being brought before a jury. In proceeding for
damages, Mr. Cotton characteristically stated his inten-
tion to hand over to a public charity whatever amount
might be awarded to him.

CLERICAL NEWS.

A purse of 544 sovereigns has been presented to the
Rev. J. L. Capper, nearly twenty years curate of
Waltham Holy Cross.

Is IT TRUE?—We understand that a petition will be
presented to both Houses of Parliament from the Rev.
Dr. Thorpe, minister of Beigrave Chapel, on the subject
of licensing curates, occasioned by the refusal of the
Bishop of London to rtceive a clergyman into his diocese
on the ground of his being an Irish clergyman. The
Bishop has laid down the following rule Not to ad-
mit any Irish clergyman into the diocese of London un-
less he has been previously received into some other Eng-
lish diocese." It is obvious that if the other English
Bishops acted on the same principle, the Irish clergy
would be excluded from the church in this country, while
Englishmen hold archbishoprics and bishoprics and some
of the most valuable benefices in Ireland. Not only is
this not doing justice to Ireland, but it is a direct infrac-
tion of the Act of Union. which made the two churches
one, under the title of the" United Church of England and
Ireland." It remains to be seen whether the Legislature
will sanction this extravagance of the Bishop of London.
—Times.—[Several of the London weekly journals throw
discredit on this statement; but the Times is not a likely
journal to make it without some foundation.]

THE C:.URT FASHIONABLE. WORLD.

To-day, the 17th instant, has been fixed upon as
the day for her Majesty's departure for the Isle of Wight.
The Queen will be accompanied by the Prince Consort
and all the royal children. It is supposed the Court will
not be absent from Windsor more than a fortnight or three
weeks, three or four days of which time will be occupied
by the intended royal visit to Arundel Castle.
Her Majesty held a Privy Council, at Windsor, on Sa-
turday. Prince Albert and most of the Ministers at-
tended.

The venerable Earl of Harrowby, according to accomits
received in Grosvenor-square, from Sandon Hall, Staf-
fordshire, is somewhat improved in health.