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LAW INTELLIGENCE

... VICE-CHANCELLORS' COURTS, JULY 5. (Before Sir J. Stuart,) IlAY4Eh TV. IAI O-RD.This was a bill for the purpose of obtaining a declaration by the court that the plaintiff was entitled to an equitable lien on any palm-oil constituting the cargoes or part of the cargoes of any of the four ships mentioned in a certain delivery order dated the 20th of August, 1857, which should have arrived at ...

BANKRUPTCY COURT

... (Before Mr. Comnmissioner West). MONDAY. RE 110RotT LANE, Cirencester, Agricultural Implement Maker. -Proofs for £327 were put in by Mr. Chas. Bevan, by whom the choice of assignees was carried. RE JOaN] BARRY, Bath, ?? bilanoe-sheet it, this case extends from Sept. 29, 1849, to April 21, 1858, and the following is an abstract of its contents :-Creditors unsecured, £1386 I3. ; ditto, wholly ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... - ?? pfiUOAY, .iry 30. Magistrates present: Messrs. K1. Ctstle and H. Prichaord. ~,Five ragged boys were charged With being found sleeping under thelbridge at Bathurst Basin. Four of thirm, whises first offenice it was, were discharged with a caution, tele fifth, who had been previously convicted of a similar offence, was sent to ae Bridewell for ten, days. se James Page, whose face was ...

MELANCHOLY DEATH OF MR. SCOTT

... On Saturday last an Inquest was held at the Swan Inn, Bridge-street, before the coroner, J. B. Grindon, Esq., and a ?? respectable jury, on the body of Mr. Vinoent Debury Owen it Scott, a gentleman residing at Keynabam, but carrying on an 0 extensive bosiness as en auctioneer, In Broadmead, in this oity,, by who met with his death through an accident, of whioh we saveS h tome Account laest ...

LAWFORD'S GATE PETTY SESSION

... LAWFORD'S GATE' PETTY SESSION. I TEIURSDAY. Magistrates present: M1r. Hughes (chairman), and Messrs. Sydenhaam Teast and J. S. uarlord. Sarah Ann Johnson, a woman with a child in her arms, was charged with assaulting a girl named Marian Dando, at the parishl of Winterbourne. From complainant's statement it appeared that on Saturday last she went to a well near defend- ant's house to draw a ...

POLICE INTELLIGENCE

... COUNCIL-HO USE, FRIDAY, SOpt enierl' 10 eacl 1'reeent: Messrs. Lane and lBurges. Pro Michael Hulsey was charged with being drunk and disorderly real and lighting in Silver-street. P.C. 188 proved the offence, but F it appearing that the prisoner had been greatly provoked by OL the ill-usage of anlother man, the magistrates discharged him pia with at caution. DEI An urchin, about 12 years old, ...

IMPORTANT CASE

... SM1ITIU r. THE BRISTOL WATER.WORKS COMPANY. 1 At the Temple Cloud Petty Section, held on Tuesday, a caese ti 5,s heard of great importlenoe as affeoting the interests of the 1 ,,itoi Water-Works Company, as also those of the millowner. athe river Chew. The sitting magistrates were Captain a wobell, R.N.(chairman), Captain Hogg, andMsr.W tan Adlatel and we subjoin a summary of tbs proceedings. ...

LAWFORD'S GATE PETTY SESSION.—THURSDAY

... --W ?? GATE PETTY SS~lSI{ONHURBSDAY. Maugistrates p resent :Capt. Castle, end M1essrs. EHarford, Gibson, and Whittuck. Joseph J arrett, beer.retsller, of Blitton, for allowing drunken. ness and disorderly conduct in his house, was fiued 1°e, and costs, or fourteen days' imprisonment. John Hopkins was3 summoned for assaulting Samuel Curtis, at Henhury, on the l7th inst. The complainant, a lad ...

BANKRUPTCY COURT

... BANKERU-PTCY COURT. MONDAY. (Before Mr. Conmmissioner Hill.) RE JOHN SHOAleD, Bristol and Keynsham, Miller and Corn- ?? was a sitting for last examination. The balance-sheet extends over a period of 3a years, corn- menoing September 30, 1854, at 'which time the bankrupt a peers to have possessed a capital of £6470 Its. 7d. The debts owing to unsecured creditors are £64 12d. 5d., and to ...

BANKRUPTCY COURT

... (ltfore Mr. CyntrnissfO~lfr lil .jw FRIDAY. let RE W. J. ROBERTS, Pembrey, Grocer and Draper.-This ?? bankrupt was adjudicated in Aprll, 1817, and on his last th. examination was ordered to file certain accounts explaining mnc transactions with some of his relatives. He, however, did not an appear on the adjournment day, and was consequentlyoutlawed, It Hie left England for America in May, ...

BRISTOL ASSIZE

... B RISTOL ASSIZE. FRIDAY.' LUA . (Continued from the 7ith Page.) Lu~ .BRISTOWV,7Thls case wee restumned ait the sitting of C. I the court. 'MSr. Colliesr addressed the jury for the defence, con- REq tending that the oil tendered to the defendant was very inferior Pali oil, in tact not' palm oil 'at'all, bunt an Inferlor'description, only H useful Ir graigmachinery, or for making the very ...

THORNBURY DIVISIONAL SESSION

... SATURDAY, June 0. (Before the Rev. J. K. Charlton, chairman; Colonel Charlton; Sir John Davis; T. J.,Ward, Esq,; and Sir Gen. JenkinoM~i) BLIND flOUSES-Jamze8 Moxonk, of Itoislugton, was charged, under au information laid by Miir. Dalby, officer of Ielan Revenue, with selling beer witbout a license. Defendant said he eould not say the beer was not drawn, but be did not draw it himself. This ...