The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-02 00:00:00

FALSE IMPRISONMENT

GASKELL V. MORETON.—Mr. VENABLES appeared for
the plaintiff in this case, and Mr. JAMES for the defendant.
The action was brought to recover damages for an alleged
assault and false imprisonment. The plaintiff, John Gas-
kell, is an attorney's clerk, and the defendant, Samuel Hol-
land Moreton, is an attorney, carrying on business in
Marybone. The plaintiff was in the service of the defend-
ant, at a salary of 16s. a week. He left it on the Bth April,
1841, and went to London. He returned to Liverpool, and
entered the employment of Mr. Jones, in Doran's-lane.
Whilst in the defendant's service his duty was to collect debts
and rents. He left that situation without giving notice, but
sent in a written statement of the account between himself
and the defendant. In May last, after the plaintiff had been
in Liverpool. for more than 12 mouths, the defendant
caused him to be apprehended on the charge of embezzle-
ment: he was brought before Mr. Rushton, who remanded
the case till the next day, when the plaintiff was discharged.
The defendant pleaded a justification, but failed to establish
it to the satisfaction of the jury, who returned a verdict for
the plaintiff—damages, £lO.
BROKER'S COMMISSION.

MILLER V. WiLLiNGs.—This was an action to recover
£5 for work and labour done. Mr. Venables appeared for
the plaintiff, and Mr. Harden for the defendant. The
plaintiff is an estate broker, and agent for the disposal of
public-houses. Mr. Spinks, of the Bull Inn, Lime-street,
wished to dispose of the tap attached to his house, and he
instructed the plaintiff to advertise it. The defendant replied
to the advertisement the next day, and he agreed with Mr.
Spinks to purchase the tap for £lOO. The commission to
which the plaintiff was entitled for his trouble was live per
cent. ; but before the transaction was completed, there was a
difference between Mr. Spinks and the defendant, who broke
off all negociation. The defendant thereupon refused to pay
the commission, and the plaintiff brought the present action.
On the part of the defendant, it was contended that the com-
mission was not earned until the contract was completed ;
and Mr. Williams, the estate agent, proved that the com-
mission was paid, not by both parties, but by the party who
employed the broker; and that if the contract proved
abortive, no commission was paid. It was part of the
broker's duty to see the purchaser put in possession ; pos-
session was necessary before the commission became due,
although the contract might have been signed. Mr. T. A.
Dale gave similar testimony. A witness, named Hoare,
proved that possession was refused by Mrs. Spinks until
£9O had been paid, the authority to pay which money was
not shewn. Spinks, it was stated, had become bankrupt,
and had gone to America. The jury found a verdict for the
defendant.

SCANDAL.—We regret to be compelled to state, that we
have received no authority to contradict the report, which
we noticed last week, of a lady of rank having been found in
possession of jewellery lost by Lady Augusta Gordon. As
the name of the lady implicated in this scandal is in every
person's mouth, we think it right to entreat the attention of
the Earl of Winchilsea to a report in which he must feel the
deepest interest. Lord and Lady Winchilsea are on the
point of leaving England for the continent. It is said that
his Lordship applied at the Foreign-office for his passport on
Wednesday. The noble pair are, we believe, now enjoying
the seclusion of his Lordship's seat in Kent.—Observer.

SIMPLE TRUTH. A ludicrous mistake occurred at a
funeral in Marylebone. The clergyman had proceeded with
the service until he came to that part which says, " Our
departed brother or sister," he then turned to the mourner
who stood nearest to him, and asked whether it was a brother
or sister ! The man, imagining it referred to the relation-
ship to himself, very innocently said, " No relation at all,
Sir—only an acquaintance."—John Bull.
WAR AND CANDLES.—An old woman the other day went
into a grocer's shop at Barnsley, for a pound of candles.
On their being given her, she inquired how much they were
to be? " Sevenpence. Malty," said the shoprnan. " Seven-
pence! yo dont say
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it!, w, ot in the name a fortan iz it mocks
mmat nab ; it's t' farst time at ever all
to the war, Many,"
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knew at sowgers feight by collide leet ;"—(fight by candle-
light.)

MEETING OF THE PROPRIETORS OF THE
GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY.

Yesterday the half-yearly meeting of the Proprietors of the
Grand Junction Railway was held at the Cotton Sales Room.
The attendance was numerous, and the proceedings altoge-
ther of a most satisfactory nature. Previously to the busi-
ness of the day being commenced, a printed list of the pro-
prietors was handed to each of those present, from which it
appears that the total inumber of those holding shares equal
to five £lOO shares and upwards in amount, (and conse-
quently qualified to serve as directors,) is 960.
CH ARLES LAWRENCE, Esq., the Chairman, on taking his
place, requested Captain Huish to read the Report—a copy
of which was supplied to all the proprietors present. The
following is a copy of the