Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1882-04-22 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

LIT 9.61 wort° was only credital to Ole plastids. 1.4. 14,,. .louts, mm ani'imtirin, claimed the soon of £3 which they salt' the plaintiffs failed to movitt them with, for goods returned. Now as to that, in the month ofJuly 1876, ttie plaintiffs delivered au &emitter of £45 10, 101 for gouda aold, whereas in point of tact, the accounts would show that £47 10. 10.1 worth of goods were delivered, or a tilde...oe of 43 which the d fondants said they had not beau credited witti. the remaiuder of the Antonia claimed, Moe wade up of dist:omits, which toe tiefeudaute had from dole to time deducted (row their own statements. being the custom of the trade. The custom of the trade however, was that the accounts should be sent tit mouldy, and unless each mouth's account was paltl in the following Mouth, discount was not allowed. (sat appeard td be Ono w note if the OA., but the trails:lotions went so far back, he eae afraid that he would hove to treat-nu toe C gni with proota of the delivery of tits good* Mr. Yates said tliat as the amounts appeared to extend over a period of seven years, and as the parties had gone ou dealing with each other since, without auy proper settlement being made it would give hiin leave to plead a Statute of Limitation.  Mr. T. Cooke, one of the defeudanis iu the case, examtued by Mr Hamalron, asid lie had received inouninly statemenitn. of MI delivery of gaud', alt. 110 detailed mon th ly aCCOUII By Mr Yates , their tin in hail dealt with the pinuis,iffs for eonnethiug Ink, 14 years, since 1868 Daring tine ant...loof that time, they bad received a discount of 5 per coot ou all payment., and plaintiffs w-re perfectly aware of it. rho defeedsnds' book' were then produced and examined at some length. The carrier's receipt for the delivery of the dispiated goods wets also produced, but Mr rate. objneted to it holing brought tor wand ai evidence on the ground tuat tine carter was dead. loam, Thorpe, one of the plaintiffs, examined by Mr Hamilton said he invariably omit parcel. in good, uff troth the warehouse, sod he or his son posted them iuto the books. Ile delivered goods to the carrier ou Mtrch Sid 1874 to the value of £35. sod a oimilar pan eel ou Alaroli 8. For the last four year. he lltal been coutiuuslly bothering the defeutlauts to have a“settling up" but they would not. Mr. Yates for the defence, submitted that • case had unit been made out. As to the carriers receipt, there tatia so proof of the delivery of oue of those parcel.. His : No, there is no proof. Mr. Yates coutiumug: Then as to the discounts the bums do not show that they wore deducted. Mr. Hamilton : The only evidence before the Court with regard to the discounts, is that the book& show that the disoouuts have been deducted by the defendant, themselves, and not by the plaintiff,. Mr Ylves: The books show that a balance was struek no bxennoer, 1677, mad after deducting the diseouut, it left a ontlanco of 84. 61. Mr Hatniltou: ella plaintiffs eay they never allowed tine discuaut.  William Walker Cooke, Justice of the Peace. sQI one of the ilefeudautit us the action was then t.xatniued by tifr Yews.  After heariug all th Urn e evideuen, Honour gave julgetneut for the defend. auts With Costs.  I SUICIDE AT SToCKPon.T.— On Saturday night last, John Marillaud. a butcher, of Stockport, formerly landlord of the Royal Oak, Lancasuire Hill, mimmitted suicide by hanging Mussed in iiis bedr....m. He had beau out at work some time, and Consequently became day-eased. On : saturdity morning lie weal. to a platen where he had beta offered employment, but wAS rotted. When he returned hours lie went straight upstairs : and was never seen alive afterwards Ile was 41. years of age, and leaves a widow Lied family.