The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-07-30 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

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SHERIFF'S COURT, LONDON.-THURSDAY.
LEVY V. THE HON. H. T. STANLEY.
THE SAME V. THE SAME.

In these cases the proceedings were in the nature of a
capias utlagatum to ascertain what property the defendant
possessed that could be made available under an outlawry
to the plaintiff, who claimed upwards of £3OOO.
Mr. Pearson, as counsel for the plaintiffs, referred to a
former proceeding, in which' a jury found that the defen-
dant had an annuity of £250 from the Duchy of Lancaster.
The plaintiffs attached the annuity, but found a caveat at
the instance of Lord Stanley (brother of the defendant)
and the Earl of Derby, his father, that the annuity from
the duchy was assigned to them; and that they had granted
two annuities, one by Lord Stanley of £330, and the
other by the Earl of Derby of £550. No deed could be
produced, and the only evidence given was the notice
mentioned, which was admitted to go to the jury in•refer-
ence to the annuities.

The jury foundaerdict in accordance with the evidence
of the two annuities.

SCOTCH COURTS, JULY 19.
MILES BARTON V. ORDE.
Orde, the pursuer, was the trustee, on the sequestered
estate of Bentley, senior, sole surviving partner of the
firm of Bentley and Co. He was the pursuer of the
present action of reduction of an alleged preference over
half of the ship Dauntless, which bad been assigned to
Miles Barton, a merchant, in Liverpool. The firm of
Bentley and Co. consisted originally of Bentley, senior,
and Bentley, junior, and had many dealings with Barton.
In 1840 the firm was indebted to Barton above £5,000,
and Bentley, junior, died, thus dissolving the old com-
pany. Mrs. Bentley, his wife, made up title to her hus-
band as his executrix; and, amongst other things, the
half of the ship Dauntless, which had been registered in
his name, fell to be vested in her. This she assigned to
Barton, who now claimed to hold it in security, and for
repayment of the balance due to him by Bentley and Co.
at the date of Bentley junior's, death.
Orde resisted this, claiming this half of the Dauntless
as company property, which, at Bentley junior's, death,
fell to the company, and was transferred to Bentley and
Co., and, as such, fell under old Bentley's sequestration.
Lord Ivory decided in his favour, but the Court, with
the exception of Lord Medwyn, held decidedly that he,
the trustee on old Bentley's estate, had no right or title
to pursue a reduction of a deed granted by young Bent-
ley's executrix.

Tx RE J. R. Prm.—This bankrupt came before Mr.
Commissioner Stevenson on Wednesday, on an applica-
tion for his certificate. Mr. Evans appeared on behalf of
the bankrupt, and Mr. Rowe opposed for certain of the
creditors. The Commissioner commented upon the
mode in which the bankrupt's affairs had been conducted,
more particularly as to the fact that be had engaged in
very large transactions, and there were no books from
which any information could be gathered to throw any
light on the proceedings. There had been thirteen
adjournments, three of which were sine die. Mr. Evans
said 'the bankrupt was not required to make out some of
the accounts until twelve months after the fiat. The
Court replied that it was quite clear that the accounts
ought to have been furnished in the first instance, for as
they stood it was quite impossible to test them ; they
could !Hither be proved nor disproved. Such negligence
did not admit of any excuse. A certificate of the second
class was granted, with a suspension for eight months,
protection being given during the whole of that period.
IN RE JOHN HANVIEY.—On Thursday Mr. Hawley,
wholesale confectioner, Queen-square, appeared for his
certificate. His honour stated that he had no hesitation
whatever in granting the certificate at once, and of the
first class.

MR. HUDSON AND THE BAR.—Prior to 111 r. Hudson's
examination at the Nisi Prius Court, on Wednesday, the
gentlemen of the bar (naturally cautious from education)
were generally against Mr. Hudson, but in the course of
the examination, and after hearing the hon. member's ex-
planations, this feeling not only died away, but many of
them hurried out of court to shake hands with and con-
gratulate Mr. Hudson on the very satisfactory evidence he
had given.—Yorkshire Gazette.

BARON PLATT AND THE CORPORATION OF NORTHAMP-
TON.—Baron Platt arrived in this town on Saturday even-
ing, to open the Assize Commission. He was met as is
usual on such occasions, by the Mayor, and as many of the
radical corporation as his worship could persuade to ac-
company him. Arrived in court the Mayor, anxious to
do the civil thing, remarked—" It's very warm, to-day,
your lordship." " Yes," replied the learned baron, " and
that, I presume, is the reason why you gentlemen have
come without your robes." The business of opening the
commission was concluded, and the learned baron was
preparing to depart, when his worship. smarting from the
first encounter, asked, with some trepidation, if his lord-
ship, " intended to go to church in the morning." " Yes,"
replied his lordship, " and I shall stay to partake of the
sacrament." The loyal and constitutional judge fulfilled
his intention ; the radical corporation escorted him to
church, again sans robes, but excused themselves from
waiting until the conclusion of his lordship's devotions.—
Northampton Herald.

RE. W. THRELFALL, COTTON MERCITANT.—TWO
long meetings under this fiat took place at Leeds,
on Monday and Tuesday. The bankrupt refused
to appeal, 0..1 ait.tougii tile nail Issued
his summons to bring him up, Mr. Gibbs, the
governor of Kirkdale gaol, acting under legal advice,
declined to comply with it. The bankrupt was
therefore outlawed. Mr. Bremner, solicitor of this town,
applied for an adjournment, but the commissioner de-
clined. The amount of debts proved on Tuesday was
£19,993 lls., includirg one by Messrs. Samuel Gurney
and Co., money dealers, London, for £15,700, and one
by Messrs. J. H. Gurney and Co., bankers, Norwich, for
£4OOO. The total amount proved up to Tuesday last, is
£55,993, and if the remaining proofs should be admitted,
of which, however, there is some doubt, it will be swelled
to upwards of £70,000. The consequences attaching to
a bankrupt for non-surrender are very serious, the offence
amongst others, being punishable by transportation for
life, or seven years, or imprisonment with or without hard
labour, for any term not exceeding seven years. Suppos-
ing the trial at Liverpool, therefor, to end in an acquittal,
Mr. Threlfall will still be liable to one of the penal en-
actments contained in the 251st section of the Bankrupt
Law Consolidation Act. Nor is this all. An important
question is likely to arise for judicial settlement, whether
the governor of the gaol himself. Mr. Edmund Gibbs,
was justified in refusing to obey the Commissioner's war-
rant to bring up the bankrupt on Tuesday, even though
the latter, acting under the advice of his solicitor, deter-
mined not to appear.
TEE LEGAL APPOINTMENTS.--There was a great diffi-
oulty as to the appointment of a successor to Lord Cot-
tenham. But a memorial from the leaders of the Chan-
cery Bar, as to the delay of business occasioned by the
interregnum of the Lords Commissioners, and the double
duties imposed on Lord Langdale and the Vice-Chancel-
lor, decided Lord John Russell. The same influence
which was exerted to make Sir Thomas Wilde Chief
Justice, was now backed by the party, the personal, and
family claims of Sir John Romilly. The step was sud-
denly adopted, and Lord J. Russell's letter to Sir Thos.
Wilde, offering him the Seals, found his Lordship at
Guildhall innocent, it is alleged, by his friends, of all
such ambitious thoughts. He even delayed accepting the
flittering boon, but if his lordship doubted, his doubts
were not shared by one who must be supposed chiefly
to influence his feelings, and after his arrival at home, he
found his scruples very easily disposed of. He took the
Seals. and Sir John Jervis was very soon on his way to
join the circuit, as Chief Justice of the Common Pleas.
Sir John Romilly's turn comes next, and he is said to be
virtually provided for. Fifteen years will have elapsed next
February since Lord Langdale succeeded Sir Charles Pepys
as Master of the Rolls, and his lordship will then be en-
titled to his retiring pension. That most desirable ap-
pointment is said to be in store for Sir John Romilly, and
as there is no probability of a change occurring in the
Cabinet before the next session of parliament, Lord
John's friend and relative seems to be tolerably secure.
The afflicting visitation of blindness which has befallen
the Vice-Chancellor Wigram will probably occasion his
retirement, as slender hopes are entertained of his re-
covery ; but the office, it is said, will not be filled up, and
the act by which the two new Vice-Chancellors were
created provided that one should be only temporary.
The Vice-Chancellor of England has now held office for
twenty-three years, and his declining health renders his
retirement probable.--Record.