The Camden weekly journal. [volume] (Camden, South-Carolina) 1853-1861, 1853-09-06

The Mobile Daily Tribune furnishes the
following notice of decision of commercial
importance lately made in the Supreme Court
of Alabama:
A negotiable note was purchased in Mobile
by Mr.. Westseldt, the makers of which lived in
Sumpter and Mobile Counties ltappears that
prior to- the purchase, certain persons who
lived in Sumpter, and WHO claimed to be cred
itors of an ixolvent Bank of Mississippi, filed
their bill in the Chaneery Court of Sumpter. to
which the makers of the note and certain other
persons who, il was charged, held the note in
trust for the said Mississippi Bank, were made
parties, and upon which an injunction restrain
ing the negotiation and payment Of the note
was granted against the defendant.
The evidence in the case showed that Mr..
Westfeldt purchased the note before maturity,
:and for valuable consideration, without any
notice, in fact, of the pendancy of sail bill, or
that there was any claim against said note
Bat the proceedings in Chancery showed THAI
: the bill was filed, and the Injunction granted
and served in Sumpter, before the purchase was
made in Mobile.
The case was tried before the Circuit Court
at Mobile. The council for Westfeldt contcn.
ded that while it may be admitted, as gene
raj rule, that the tendency of suit withdraws
the subject matter, and prevents its sale or
transfer, except subject to the operation Of the
decree to BIZ rendered in the cause, yet that
the safety OF commercial transactions requires
that negotiable paper should be excluded from
it's operation On the other side it was con-
tended that the rule is of universal application.
There was judgment for the plaintiff below,
and at the last term the Supreme Court affirm
ed this Judgment.
Thus an important principle has been deter
mided in favor of commercial dealings, and it
is somewhat remarkable, as we learn from the
learned and lucid brief Of Col Phillips, which
has been printed in this city, that no express
adjudication has heretofore been made on the
subject, either i'll this country or England.
CHURCHES IN CALlFoRNIA.-We are pleased
to see that among their many enterprises in
California, the churches are not neglected.
A fine ediice has recently been erected BY
the Unitaria,s of San Francisco, and the ".iL0
Cahtornian" gives the following account oc the
services at the dedication:
We have noticed the interior completion Of
the fine elifre erected by the Unitarians of
this city. Yesterday it WAS dedicated in the
presence of one of the largest aud most res
pectable asscmbiagcs that has ever rumgrpg..
ted on. these shores. The church stands on
Stockton street, within three minutes walk of
the First Congregational Church on Dupont.
street, which was dedicated last Sunday. aud
the site of the new Catholic Church. the corner
stone Of which was laid yesterday. The SER
vices were performed under the officiating
charge Of the pastor Of the church, Rev +. r.
Gray. There were present of the city clergy,
Revs. NJ. G. Briggs, Of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church; Is. Briefly, First Baptist Church;
Jesse Boring, Wesley, Chapel and the good
Father Taylor, Of Long Wharf Appoint.
ments."
1t is further stated by the same paper that,
at the sale of the pcws of the Unitarian Church.
on Monday evening, the first choice brought
800 over the original valuation, making its
cost $500. Nineteen others were also sold
at premiums varying from $500 to $50 over
the original valuation named. Four others
were sold at an average of $40 over the origi
nal valuation of $3.50 each OF the Whole
number of pews-one hundred and eighty
sixty have been sold, realizing the sum Of a.
bout thirty five thousand dollars. The build.
ing when finished will cost about $50,000-
Southern Standard.
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