The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-10-15 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

Mr. Carus Wilson, the well known solicitor, has been
imprisoned by the Royal Court of Jersey, for contempt
of Court. In a libel case tried before them he appears
to have protested against some of the Judges on the
ground of personal animosity. He was sentenced to pay
a fine of £lO and to beg pardon of the Court. Having
declined compliance he was in consequence incarcerated.
RECKLESS PROFLIGACY.—At the final examination, in
the Birmingham Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday se'nnight,
of Henry Jecks Dixon and John Dixon, Kidderminster,
carpet manufacturers, it appeared that the latter had in
four years lost no less than £2413 lOs by betting at races,
and £213 Gs on opera admissions. Other instances of
extravagance and profligacy were proved, and the further
hearing of the bankrupt's case was adjourned till the 2nd
of December. Henry Dixon, upon whom no imputation
was made, was discharged.

ASSIGNMENTS FOR THE BENEFIT OF CREDITORS.—An
important judgment was recently pronounced by the Vice-
Chancellor of England in the case of "Bush and Co., v.
Shipman and Co. The plaintiffs are hop-merchants in
the borough, and bad had dealings with John Shippam, a
grocer of Mansfiad, of whose estate and effects the de-
fendants were assignees under a deed of assignment.
Some time before the assignment the insolvent bought a
quantity of hops from the plaintiffs,, but which were in
the possession cf the plaintiffs at the time the assignment
was made. Three months ft om the date of the assign-
ment was the time limited for creditors to come in and
take the benefit of it; but some time after the expiration
of the three months, the plaintiffs sold the hops in their
possession, passed the proceeds to the credit of Shippam's
account, and then sought the benefit of the assignment
for the difference. but on the assignees refusing to allow
their claim, they filed their bi 1. After hearing the case
the vice-chancellor said that both on the substance and
merits of the case the plaintiffs could not recover as they
were clearly not entitled to their security, and at the
same time take she benefit of their deed. That point had
been decided in " Cullingworth v. Lloyd," (2 Beavan
385) and was to govern this case. The plaintiffs were,
therefore, condemned in costs.

IMPORTANT TO SCOTCH AND IRISH CREDITORS OF
ENGLISH BANKRUPTS.—Tuesday, in the Bankruptcy
Court, in the case of 1). of Chambers-street,
City, merchant, a point of some importance to the credi-
tors of English and Scotch bankrupts was decided on the
proof of the Clydesdale Banking Company. who were
creditors of the bankrupts to the amount of £l,lOO. The
solicitors to the fiat objet ed to the proof On the ground
that the affidavit was sworn before a Master Extraordinary
in Chancery, whereas the act required that where persons
reside out of England, it should be sworn before a mazis-
trate, and attested by a notary public. The learned Com-
missioner Evans held this to be the legal mode of proceed-
ing, and the proof was rejected. An assignee was then
chosen, but before the close of the meeting, the solicitor
to the bank said, that in searching fur cases, he found that
by the 6th and 7th Vict., c. 42, the power of Masters in
Chancery to take affidavits was extended to Scotland and
Ireland. The learned Commissioner said, it was quite a
new thing to appoint Masters of the Court of Chancery of
England in those places, and he certainly never heard of
their power to take these affidavits. On perusing the act,
however, he found such was the case. The proof was ad-
mitted, and a power of attorney was put in to vote for the
choice of assig: ees, but the power bad not got the seal of
the company, and was held to be incomplete.

THE CO orq.eim—E SVORLD.

LOUIS PHILIPPE IN ENGLAND.

Yesterday week, at half-past six o'clock, p.m., his Ma-
jesty the King of the French embarked at Treport, on his
long expected visit to her Majesty Queen Victoria. His
Majesty was accompanied by his son, the Duke de Mont-
pensier, and a host of distinguished persons attached to the
French court. The Queen was deeply affected at his
Majesty's departure, being her first separation from the
King since their marriage. All the population of the
place turned out to see the King's departure, and every
house was illuminated ; nor was it only the houses that
were lighted up, but a very curious effect was produced
by the illumination of the whole line of the pier. along
which were placed flambeaux arid lamps. In this work
the fishermen's wives took a prominent part. for on them
was conferred the honour of lighting his Majesty as he
walked from his carriage along the stand t 9 the small
barge which was manned to convey him aboard the
Gower. It may easily be conceived that about 50 of these
women marshalled in a line as regular as soldiers, and
each antra with a large and flaming flambeau, must,
combined with their peculiar costume, have given a very
striking appearance to the scene.
About day break on Tuesday the squadron approached
the English coast, arid the inhabitants of Portsmouth were
early on the look-out for it. It was contrived that a sort
of fleet, as it were, formed of the squadron of experimen-
tal gun-brigs and one or two ships-ot the line, and some
otter vessels, should, by stretching out for some miles off
the harbour in the direction of the French coast, at once
act as heralds of the approach of the french vessels, and
as a sort of escort to his Majesty up the harbour. Oppo-
site the Victoria Pier his Majesty stopped the steamer,
arid retired to the saloon, where the Mayor and Corpora-
tion of Portsm uth presented his Majesty with an address
to which his Majesty replied, and in the course of conver-
sation afterwards with them, his Majesty feelingly alluded
to his former visit to Portsmouth many years ago. He
remembered the various objects ofattracton , and recollected
the dock-1 and well, though it was then called the Naval Col-
lege. The King to on after returned on deck, and was
vociferously cheered by the populace assembled on every
available piece of ground. At Cold Harbour,whichthesquad-
ron reached at halt-past trine, they awaited the arrival of
Prince Atbsrt, but nearly an hour elapsed after the king's
steamer took up her moorings before his Royal Highness
arrived. At twenty mutates past ten the Prince ent-red
the yard and stepped into his barge, loudly cheered by the
spectators, who thronged in the boats that covered the
harbour. Immediately behind the Prince was the Duke
of %‘ ellington, and, as he descended the steps, a cry was
raised of " a cheer for the Duke," to which a deafening
response was given. Thi Duke wore his Field Marshal's
uniform : but the Prince was dressed in plain clothes
(black), with a white hat end crape band. When the
Prince stepped on the deck of the Gower his Majesty
hastened with cage-roes; to greet him, and not only shook
him heartily by the fund in a manner which denoted a
most friendly feeling, but saluted him on both cheeks,
after the French fashion. The Prince returned the King's
welcome with equal warmth, though his demonstrations
of amity were confined exclusively to the English style.
The greetings of the King and Prince had scarcely con-
cluded when the Duke of Wellington came on board the
Gower. His Majesty Louis Philippe instantly recognized
him, and seizing both his hands in his, shook them cor-
dially, addressing the Duke at the same time in terms of
the most friendly impel. The French King, Prince Al-
bert, and the Duke of Wellington, remained uncovered
during their mutual salutations.
The royal party then landed amidst every demonstra-
tion of applause, and the King and Prince Albert walked
up the yard, followed by the Duke, M. Guizot, &c., &c.,
to the carriages in waiting, which they entered, and drove
off at a rapid rate to the railway station. They here set
off in a special train to Farnborough Station, where car-
riages were in waiting, in which they immediately set off
towards Windsor. Here every preparation was made for
the reception of the Kingly visitor, her Majesty, in her
anxiety, having descended into the grand vestibule at
which the cortege was to enter, some minutes before the
carriages drove up. At a quarter-past two the escort
swept rapidly round the quadrangle and formed in front,
whilst the first carriage, containing the King, Prince Al-
bert, the Duke de Montpenaier, and M. Guizot, drove
under the portico. At this moment Queen Victoria ad-
vanced to the threshhold, and in the most cordial maser
extended her arms, whilst Louis Philippe end the Prince
descended from the carriage. Their Majesties embraced
most affectionately at the moment of meeting, and the
three principal personages advanced at once into the ves-
tibule, the French monarch bestowing his cordial smiles
and greetings upon Sir R. Peel, the Earl of Liverpool, the
Hon. George Anson, and others of the Royal bonerhold
with whom he was familiarly acquainted. The Duke de
Montpensier and Admiral de Meeker] escorted the Duch-
ess of Kent, arid the Royal ear y, followed by the Minis-
ters and suites of both the Monarchs, proceeded at once
up the grand staircase, where, turning to the left, the
Queen conducted her guest to the apartments which were
occupied by his I mper:al ajesty during lisvisit. Toe whole
ceremonial was so entirely of a domestic arid social nature
as almost to disarm description, and to reduce its narra-
tion to a mere statemer:t of the facts. But there was ne-
vertheless such a heartiness both in the welcome and tee
appreciation of it on the part of the Royal guest as to
ren-
der an attempt to convey a true idt a of the scene at least
p4rdonlble. Having installed the King in his apartments
her Majesty and the Prince Consort' withdrew until the
hour of luncheon. At eight o'clock the Royal visitors
were summoned to dinner, which was served in her Ma-
jesty's private dining-room, covert being laid for the prin-
cipal persons only of their !Majesties' suites. Her Ma-
je3ty occupied the centre of the table, the King being