The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-06-18 00:00:00

COURT AND FASHION.

The Court returns from the Isle of Wight to-day.
Lord John Russell visited her Majesty at Osborne, on
Thursday.
The Earl of Ellesmere and party are daily expected to
return from Gibraltar, in the noble earl's yacht.
The Duke and Duchess of Montrose do not propose to
extend their sojourn at the German spas beyond the end
of this month. His Grace has determined to rebuild Bu-
chanan Castle, on a very extensive plan.
The Ex-King of the French, although suffering from a
very serious chronic affection, is still, it is said, not in a
state to cause any apprehension of immediate danger, and
has already experienced some benefit from the air of St.
Leonard's.

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

COURT OF EXCHEQUER..--FRIDAY.

(Sittings at Nisi Prius, before Sir F. Pollock, C. 8., and
Special Juries.)
CUSTOMS' CASES-THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL V. STEWART.

The Attorney-General, Sir F. Thesiger, Mr. Watson,
and Mr. James Wilde appeared for the crown in this case,
which was an information charging the defendant with
having been concerned in the illegal removal of an enor-
mous quantity of coffee and foreign sugar from a bonded
warehouse at Liverpool. Soon after the case was entered
upon, _ _ _ _ _ _

Mr. Martin, who appeared as counsel for the defendant,
interfered, and having entered into a negotiation with the
Attorney-General, finally consented to a verdict for the
crown, with penalties to the amount of £40,000.
Verdict for the crown accordingly.

Sir Fortunatus Dwarris, a Master of the Court of
Queen's Bench, aad Recorder of Newcastle-under-Lune,
and Mr. Benjamin Bond Cabbell, M.P., have been called
to the bench of the Hon. Society of the Middle Temple.
At the county court, held at York, on Tuesday week,
Mr. Sergeant Dowling, the judge, expressed a desire that
all professional gentlemen practising in that court would
wear gowns, and several of the attorneys have already
appeared so attired.
In the Court of Bankruptcy, on Tuesday, Mr. Commis-
sioner Fane granted a certificate in re Edward Thomas
Delafield. The learned commissioner went at length into
the circumstances of the case, and explained why he had
not passed a more severe sentence.
At the court of Queen's bench, on Monday, a rule nisi
was granted to show cause why a criminal information
should not be filed against Mr. Stephens, an attorney,
for a libel alleged to have been published against Count
Matasa and Anzolata, charging him with being an adven-
turer and impostor.
The Court of Exchequer, in order to meet the objec-
tion raised by the Bishop of Exeter's advocates, that the
other two courts have refused to hear the Gorham case
properly argued, has granted a rule to show cause why he
should not be called on to induct the Rev. Mr. Gorham.
At the same time, the Attorney-general has obtained a
writ, directed to the Archbishop of Canterbury, from the
Queen's Bench, requiring him to inquire what cause im-
pedes the induction of Mr. Gorham, and of course to in-
duct him, if the Bishop of Exeter will not.
LIABILITY OF INNKEEPERS.7III the London Sheriff
Court, on Wednesday, Mr. Martin, a commercial travel-
ler, brought an action againet Mr. Silk, proprietor of the
Cathedral Hotel, St, Paul's-square, to recover the value
of some stolen property. It appeared in evieence that the
plaintiff had for a long time frequented the house, and on
the night in question had retired to bed, leaving his watch,
12 sovereigns, &c., on the table ; but in the morning the
property was missing. Plaintiff contended that, as an inn-
keeper, defendant was responsible for all property leff in
his care. The learned judge took this view of the case, and
gave judgment for the full amount.