The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-01 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

DERBY CLUBS.—The question as to the legality.
Derby Clubs, mhich has occupied so much the atterle,
of tavern-keepers and the sporting portion of the POtwo
has lately been submitted to Mr. E. James, the emit,
barrister, for his consideration ; and that gentleman alp
given it as his decided opinion, that such clubs are illear;
and that persona in any way connected with theol
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liable to be proceeded against for heavy penalties.
SKITTLES UNLAWFUL.—In the Bath Court of lle;
quests, last week, the commissioner refused to alter
plaintiff's claim for a debt won on a game at skittles, bpe;
cause he said, that by the statute of the 9th of (Vejo
Anne, which applied to such cases, no action couldtie
sustained for money won in a prohibited game, and 510'
playing was so prohibited by the statute.

TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.--A A short, but very ,„
prehensive, act was passed on the 6th of August, to o'4
plify the transfer of properly, which, however, will o're
take effect until the 31st of December next. There 14
l 4 sections in the statute, concisely worded and fr'to
from all verbosity. The term " land " is to extend
manors, advowsons, messuages, lands, tithes, tenement
and hereditaments, whether corporeal or incorporea
the word " freehold," to include customary freelto',
r,;
" conveyance," to be extended in its signification ; "Peva
son," to mean a corporation as well as an individual, oria
the word importing the singular number to apply to sell
as well as to one, and the masculine gender to the fern®,'
as well as the male. Dceds need not be " indente9.,o
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and persons, though not parties, are to take iminealfo
benefit under the same. The following provision ;0.
been framed for the protection of trustees :—Section
" That the bond fide payment to, and the receipt of, 3_„i
person to whom any money shall be payable upon
express or implied trust, or for any limited purpose, "4
of the survivors or survivor of two or more mortgagee'l;
or holders, or the executors or administrators of sac
survivor, or their or his assigns, shall effectually discbarg",
the person paying the same from seeing to the appljcatil
thereof, unless the contrary shall be expressly declared
by the instrument creating the trust or security." '11,6
act is not to extend to Scotland.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER,

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FRIDAY EVRNING.—The settlement of the Doncaster Etc'
counts has passed over pretty satisfactorily. fill
For the Cesarewitch Stakes, on Monday, the Souvenir
ld.
and The Brewer were in great force, both singly and e 0.121), eat
On Tuesday, the filly was backed at gto 1 freely, and 135.1 as
20 to I. In the afternoon, at the Old Swan, Pickpocket
backed at 25 to I to about .E2O, and Lightning at 20, who
been laid agst at 300 to 12, giving an "acceptance." °r•eld,
appearance of the weights eight were freely against the fiir f,
The following ten for " 5,i" were booked :—The Souve.., n too
Brewer, Pickpocket, William le Gros, Lightning, Glossy. Crol
Oil, Haftoe, and Boarding School Miss. On Thursday. J'.ol
was backed for a very large sum, commencing at 20 to I, '
ending at 10 to 1 (offered).

DOINGS TO-DAY.
THE CESAREWITCH STAKES.
sto I agst Souvenir (f oifd) 1(0 —6 Marquise
10
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Brewer (i) 100 6 The Bride
10
1 Lightning (thou
15 Glossy (t) 20 —I Boardir4-5
15 —1 Haitoe (t) I Miss ffi
100 6 Albion 20 I Croton 011,,70')
100 6 Pickpocket 24 I Elegance
100 6 Maria and Johnny ta en at Altrincham
4—l—J Im Day (t 5) I4o 1 Winchester
4 1 Scott (t 5) (t to 50) (t)
10 1 Alarm (12 t) 50 1 Bro so E °
600 —2O Brit. Prince (t)
Omits.— No betting.

LIVERPOOL AUTUMN MEETING.-FRIDAY.

The GRAND JUNCTION STAKES, of 200 sovs each. g subs') 1
Colonel Anson's ch f Buzz, by Muley M010ch.... kßut'." I
Mr. Mostyn's br c Brunel, by Velocipede .. • 5
Lord Stanley's c f Ambition
Won in a canter, by two lengths.
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The AINTREE STAKES, of 5 sovs each, with 40 added•
cond to receive 10 sovs from the stakes. ) I
Mr. Owen's b c Joe Raphael, 3 years (030
Mr. Skerratt's ch c Tottenham, 2 yrs ...............
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Mr. C. Peck's g f Alice Grey, 2 yrs
A good race, won by half a head. 5 s°rs
The SEFTON PLATE, of 40 sovs, added tq a Sweepstake o.
each. n
Sir R. W. Bulkeley's bm by Bay Middleton, 5 yrs-5 " $
Mr. F. R. Price's gr Valentia, 5 yrs 6 1
Won easily. pla
The WIND-UP STAKES, of 1 sou each, with a Piece -f
added. 1
Mr. H. 0. Richarison's b m Cerito • • ",
Mr. Shephard's br m Madame Vestris • •
Robin Adair, the celebrated steeple chaser, was :,7,03'
Doncaster during the race week by Messrs. Ta"
for 200 guineas.
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ST.LEGER SWEEPS.—The fortunate holders ofb
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and second horses in some lotteries drawn at eie'lee;
hotel" in Covent-garden, have been placed in an unP',o4
fix by the refusal of the landlord to pay over thetpaf
(between 1,0001. and 2,0001.),. on the plea that gitiA
actions have been commenced against him ! TheWescs:,
some of whom hedged to their draws, and have 110 forty
for withholding payment, attribute other reasons e
non-payment of the money, and threaten exposure' of Ob
FOIG-A-BALLAGEI.—Foig-a-ballagh, the winnero-rragoi
St. Leger, was bred by Robert Knox, Esq., of t ()Oleo
Kildare, and sold by that gentleman to his presooo,l, 5,
Mr. Irwin, of the county of Roscommon, ire -bories
July, 1842, along with Mickey Free and six otilernetbefo
the price for the lot being £2OOO. He is siteloo aj)
horse of great power, and, except in colour, very
half-brother, Coronation : lie has plenty of cournicliclo
fine temper. He is entered in the Grand Duke
Cesarewitch, and Cambridgeshire Stakes.

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